Dr. Silke Waterstraat
Dr. Silke Waterstraat
Activities at FHNW
Lecturer
Supervisory Board Mandates
- Compensation Fund of the Canton of Solothurn
2024 – Present
Member of the Board of Directors - Raiffeisenbank Möhlin
2021 – Present
Member of the Board of Directors - United Nations, International Organization for Migration, Geneva
Member of the Audit and Oversight Advisory Committee (AOAC) 2020 – Present
Chairperson of the Audit and Oversight Advisory Committee (AOAC) 2023 – 2024
External Member of the Investment Committee 2022 – 2024
External Member of the Treasury Risk Committee 2022 – 2024 - Cryco Think Tank
2020 – 2023
Member of the Scientific Board - Swiss Bankers Association
2019 – 2020
Board of Directors / Committee Member
Represented the Swiss Bankers Association at Economiesuisse (Commission for Research and Education), Swiss Conference of the Commercial Training Professions (SKKAB), SAQ Standards Committee, etc. - Familea
2018 – 2019
Chairperson of the Audit Committee & Member of the Board of Directors
Professional Experience
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
2018 – Present
Lecturer, Institute for Finance - ETH Zurich
2025 – Present
Lecturer for Finance, Master of Science in Management, Technology, and Economics - Zurich Insurance Group
2021-2023
Project Manager IFRS 9, Member of the Leadership Team - CERTON GmbH
2020-heute
Co-Owner - Swiss Bankers Association (SBA)
2017 – 2020
Member of the Extended Executive Board - UBS AG
2010 – 2017
Senior Group Governmental Affairs Advisor 2016 – 2017
Head of Commercial Viability (Business CFO), UBS Asset Management 2015 – 2016
Chief of Staff / Chief Administration Officer, Group Treasury & Secretary to the Group ALCO 2011 – 2015
Director Treasury Reporting 2010 – 2011 - Ciba (now part of BASF)
2008 – 2010
Director, FX Risk Management - Group Finance - Basler Kantonalbank
2006 – 2008
Financial Analyst, Investment Research 2007 – 2008
Portfolio Manager 2006 – 2007 - HSZ Group, Zurich
2005 – 2006
Assistant, Investment Management - Säntis Investment, Herisau
2004 – 2005
Junior Investment Professional - Internships during University Studies
With Daimler, Bosch (EU Scholarship), DAAD / EU, Manpower
Education
- CAS Board of Directors, University of Applied Sciences Lucerne, Switzerland, 2024-2025
- Python for Everybody, University of Michigan, 2021
- Sustainable Business Strategy Program, Harvard Business School Online, 2020
- Ph.D., Business Administration (Accounting, Controlling, Auditing), University of St Gallen, Switzerland, 2015
- Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) & Federal Diploma in Financial Analysis and Asset Management, AZEK / CFPI, Zurich, 2009
- Master in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, RWTH AACHEN University, 2004
- Japan Studies Program, Tokyo International University, University of St Gallen and Konstanz (DAAD Scholarship), 1999
- Leitung CAS Sustainable Finance
- Leitung CAS Bank Treasury Risk Management
- Leitung Sustainable Finance Talks
- Leitung ALM in Financial Institutions Talk
- Co-Leitung Studienrichtung International Financial Management (Corporate Treasury, Sustainability Regulierung und Reporting, Digitalisierung)
- Grundlagenvorlesung Management Accounting
- Kontextmodul The Swiss Banking Sector
- Financial Risk Management (2017-2020)
- Sustainable Finance, Regulation and Reporting
- Corporate Governance
- Bank and Corporate Treasury
- Accounting
- Japan
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No peer reviewed content available
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Kustner, C., & Waterstraat, S. (2024). Corporate governance und corporate performance. Case study Japan. In T. Hüttche (Ed.), Finance in crises: Financial management under uncertainty (pp. 87–109). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48071-3_7
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Peer reviewedWaterstraat, S. (2024). Corporate governance sustainability regulation: The impact of sustainability competencies on ESG ratings - An exploratory study of European and Japanese banks. Society 5.0. Innovation for sustainable and inclusive social good. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11661083
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Peer reviewedDa Silva Lima, Y., & Waterstraat, S. (2023). ESG Disclosures – Voluntary guidelines and standards & mandatory regulations. A decision framework for directors of multinational firms. Expert Focus, 8, 465–470. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/43420
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Waterstraat, S., & Kustner, C. (2022). IFRS 9 Einführung in Banken – Implikationen für Unternehmen. Finanz- und Rechnungswesen. Newsletter. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/43157
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Waterstraat, S., & Kustner, C. (2021). Negativzinsen – Herausforderung im Cash-Management. Finanz- und Rechnungswesen. Newsletter. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/43055
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Waterstraat, S. (2021). Messung der Treasury Performance. Finanz- und Rechnungswesen. Newsletter. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/42739
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Waterstraat, S., & Kustner, C. (2021). Working Capital Management - Tipps in Zeiten der Krise. Finanz- und Rechnungswesen, Newsletter, 2. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/42898
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Peer reviewedWaterstraat, S., Kustner, C., & Koch, M. (2021). Does board composition taking account of sustainability expertise influence ESG ratings? An exploratory study of European banks. In A. Gerber & K. Hinkelmann (Eds.), First International Conference, Society 5.0 2021, virtual event, June 22–24, 2021, revised selected papers (Vol. 1, pp. 129–138). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86761-4_11
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Peer reviewedWaterstraat, S., & Kustner, C. (2021). Negativzinsen und Profitabilitätsstrategien von Retailbanken. Expert Focus, 2, 5. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/42912
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Waterstraat, S., & Kustner, C. (2021). Trade Finance – Finanzierung von Handelsaktivitäten. Finanz- und Rechnungswesen, Newsletter. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/42957
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Waterstraat, S. (2015). Cultural Significance on Accounting: Analyzing the Link between Uncertainty Avoidance and Accounting Conservatism in the Hofstede-Gray-Framework. Dissertation. Universität St. Gallen. http://hdl.handle.net/11654/27843
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Peer reviewedWaterstraat, S. (2015). Analyzing the Link between Uncertainty Avoidance and Accounting Conservatism in the Hofstede-Gray-Framework. In American Accounting Association (ed.), Annual Conference of the American Accounting Association. http://hdl.handle.net/11654/27844
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Moser, C., Spenser Lake, C., McLean Forrest, B., Waterstraat, S., & Wilson, D. (2015). The perspective of a Swiss bank - an illustrative example. In E. Gnan & C. Beer (Eds.), Asset-Liability Management with Ultra-Low Interest Rates (pp. 46–57). SUERF. http://hdl.handle.net/11654/27854
Contact
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Dr. Silke Waterstraat
- Lecturer, Institute for Finance
- Telephone
- +41 61 279 18 38 (direct)
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- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Business
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CH – 4052 Basel