House of Finance

What House of Finance does

House of Finance (HOF) is an interdisciplinary research community established in 2008 at Goethe University Frankfurt that consolidates three university departments, six research institutes, and three graduate and executive education schools into a single platform for money and finance research, teaching, and policy advisory. Its affiliated units include the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS), the Institute for Law and Finance (ILF), Foundations of Law and Finance (LawFin), the efl Data Science Institute, the Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM), Goethe Business School (GBS), the International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR), and the Competence and Transfer Center (CTC) for Sustainable Finance and Regulation. The center hosts approximately 200 researchers, including more than 40 professors, and serves graduate students, executive professionals, policymakers, and financial industry practitioners.

Its core "products" are research output, degree and executive programs, policy advice, and convening infrastructure rather than commercial goods; technical depth is concentrated in empirical finance, monetary and financial stability, law and finance, sustainable/green finance, digital money and finance, and applied data science via the efl institute (a cooperation with TU Darmstadt). Notable architectural and partnership components include close ties to ECB, Bundesbank, BaFin, and EIOPA, an ISSB Memorandum of Understanding (2022), admission of SAFE to the Leibniz Association (2019), and participation in the Sustainable Finance Cluster Frankfurt am Main (2025).

Its operating model is non-commercial: House of Finance is organized as a Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts (public-law foundation) under Goethe University Frankfurt. Funding is drawn from German federal and state higher education budgets, an initial €12M endowment from DVAG and DZ Bank (2011) with approximately €1.5M allocated by the Advisory Board since 2019-2020, tuition and program fees from affiliated schools, project grants, and donor contributions. Governance is exercised by an Advisory Board, a Board of Trustees chaired by Axel Weber, and an Executive Director (Rainer Klump since July 2022). Customer segments are academic, policy, and financial-industry stakeholders rather than paying commercial customers.

Name

House of Finance

Legal name

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt SdöR

Website

https://hof.uni-frankfurt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

House of Finance is an interdisciplinary research community at Goethe University Frankfurt, uniting 200 researchers across six institutes and three graduate/executive schools to produce money-and-finance research, degree programs, and policy advice for German and European regulators and the financial industry.

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Product category

Academic Finance Research and Education

NAICS

Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

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PRIMARYEDAHAHAO

Management Research Institutes & Doctoral (PhD/DBA) Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Business Schools & Management Institutes

SECONDARYMPAGAGAG

Finance & Investment Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

SECONDARYBPAHADAB

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

Keywords

• Financial research
• Academic finance education
• Policy advisory
• Central banking research
• Sustainable finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding: The House of Finance Foundation was established in 2011 with initial funding of 12 million euros. The foundation generates proceeds used for research, teaching, and communication activities.
2. Donor Contributions: Corporate and institutional donors provide funding and support. The organization maintains a code of conduct for third-party donations ensuring research independence.
3. Government Funding: As part of Goethe University Frankfurt, receives public higher education funding from German federal and state governments.

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Core offering

The House of Finance is an interdisciplinary academic research and education center at Goethe University Frankfurt that unites finance-related professorships, departments, research institutes, graduate schools, and executive education programs. It conducts research in finance, economics, and law; delivers doctoral and executive education programs (including LLM and MBA offerings); provides policy advisory services to governments and regulators; and hosts high-profile conferences and working paper series.

Product overview

The House of Finance is an academic research and education center at Goethe University Frankfurt comprising multiple specialized institutes, graduate schools, and executive education programs. The core research institutes include SAFE (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research), the Center for Financial Studies (CFS), the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS), the Institute for Law and Finance (ILF), the Foundations of Law and Finance (LawFin), and the E-Finance Lab (efl) Data Science Institute. These are complemented by educational institutions: the Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM) for PhD programs, Goethe Business School (GBS) for executive MBA programs, and the International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR). The Competence and Transfer Center (CTC) coordinates sustainability finance activities and connects these units with policymakers and practitioners.

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Brands

• Competence and Transfer Center (CTC) for Sustainable Finance and Regulation: Coordinates interdisciplinary network for sustainable finance research and transfer activities
• House of Finance Foundation

Products and services

• Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Quantifiable outcome

• SAFE became part of the renowned Leibniz Association in 2019, augmenting academic excellence
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Sustainable Finance Cluster Frankfurt am Main (SFC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The House of Finance became a member of the Sustainable Finance Cluster Frankfurt am Main in 2025 to expand the outreach of its sustainability network centered around the CTC.
• International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) - MoU Network PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Additional MoU network partners include Goethe University's Sustainability & Biodiversity profile area, Department of Economics, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, Senckenberg Nature Research Society, Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UfZ), and German Accounting Standards Committee (DRSC). These partners collaborate on sustainability research through the Competence and Transfer Center (CTC).
• International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2022 between ISSB (based in Frankfurt since 2022) and Goethe University, assigning the House of Finance a coordination and transfer function for an interdisciplinary academic network collaborating with the ISSB's office. The cooperation highlights Frankfurt's strength as a research hub.
• Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing academic partnership through the Christoph von Metzler Visiting Professorship for International Finance, including a faculty exchange program with annually rotating guest professors.
• Paris Dauphine University (Paris House of Finance)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose ties to the 'Paris House of Finance' based at Paris Dauphine University. Goethe University is a member of GRASFI along with Paris Dauphine.
• Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouse of Finance is a member of GRASFI, a network of research-intensive academic institutions including University of Oxford, LSE, and Université Paris-Dauphine. Rainer Klump was elected to GRASFI's Board of Directors.
• LUISS University, RomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral partnership for postgraduate education, joint with GSEFM. Member of the QTEM (Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management) network.
• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral partnership for postgraduate education, joint with GSEFM. Member of the QTEM network.
• Center for Advanced Research (CARF), University of TokyominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration established with CARF at University of Tokyo for research and PhD exchange.
• Nordic Finance Network (NFN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration established with NFN in Scandinavia for research and academic exchange.
• European Central Bank (ECB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational engagement with ECB for expert dialogue and research collaboration in central banking and financial stability.
• European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation with EIOPA on insurance regulation research and policy advisory through the International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR).
• Frankfurt Institute for Risk Management (FIRM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with FIRM, a non-profit institution dedicated to research and policy advising on financial risk management.
• Institute for Banking and Financial History (IBF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with IBF, a non-profit institution dedicated to research and policy advising on banking and financial history. IBF supports the Financial History Visiting Professorship.
• House of Digital Transformation (HoDT) and House of Pharma and Healthcare (HoPH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs one of the 'Houses of' initiatives launched by the State of Hesse, the House of Finance maintains strong ties with its sister institutions. Joint executive degree programs offered with Goethe Business School.
• Deutsche Bundesbank (Research Data and Service Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research collaborations and consulting activities with the Research Data and Service Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
• Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the umbrella of the House of Finance, joint research collaborations and consulting activities are conducted with BaFin.
• Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers from the House of Finance hold key leadership roles: Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln is Programme Director for Macroeconomics and Growth; Michalis Haliassos serves as Director of the Research Policy Network (RPN) on Household Finance.

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Recent moves13 records

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