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Juliane Proelss, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Jacques Ménard-BMO Professor in Capital Markets, Finance

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Biography

Dr. Juliane Proelss is an associate professor of finance at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal. She studied business administration at Katholische Universität Eichstaett-Ingolstadt and holds a postgraduate diploma in commerce from Lincoln University, New Zealand. Dr. Proelss earned her doctorate at the European Business School (EBS), Oestrich-Winkel.

Dr. Proelss began her career in the Risk Management Department of Santander Consumer Finance in Germany, specializing in credit analysis and refinancing. Before joining Concordia, she served as professor of business administration with a specialization in financial management at Trier University of Applied Sciences. She earned the professional designations Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Foundation and Estate Planner (CFEP), and Certified Generation Advisor (CGA).

Dr. Proelss’s research focuses on modern financing instruments, corporate finance, sustainable and climate finance, and the integration of AI in financial markets. She has published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Strategic Management Journal, Finance Research Letters, European Financial Management, Small Business Economics, and Energy Economics. 

Her work has been recognized and funded by leading agencies, including the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC), Autorité des Marchés Financiers, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Dr. Proelss is the co-founder of the annual AI in Finance Conference.

Education

Doctorate (European Business School)

Areas of expertise

  • Alternative Investments
  • AI in Finance
  • Chinese Capital Markets
  • Commodities
  • Corporate Finance
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Hedge Funds
  • Risk Management

Research activities

Most Important External Research Grants

CAD 74,674 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, Insight Development Grant on “Bridging Gaps in Digital Asset Pricing: Innovative Methodologies and Open-Access Tools” (principal investigator with Christian Fieberg, Gerrit Liedtke and Denis Schweizer, 2025-2028)

CAD 148,500 Education and Good Governance Fund of Autoritédes Marchés Financiers on “Corporate Fraud and Illegal Insider Trading”(co-investigator with Denis Schweizer and Thomas Walker, 2016-2019)

CAD 47,126 FRQ-SCApplication on ”Chine: de l’imitation à l’innovation?” (principal investigator, 2016-2018)

Associate Editor

Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment

Publications

Working Paper

[NEW] Can CEO Activism Predict Analyst Recommendations?
Juliane Proelss (Concordia University); Denis Schweizer (Concordia University); Chen Zhang (Concordia University)


[NEW] Can CEO Activism Boost ESG Ratings?
Juliane Proelss (Concordia University); Denis Schweizer (Concordia University); Chen Zhang (Concordia University)

How to Optimally Structure and Rebalance Crypto-Asset Portfolios?
Bastien Buchwalter (SKEMA Business School); Juliane Proelss (Concordia University); Denis Schweizer (Concordia University)

Refereed journal articles

[NEW] Misconduct in the SPAC Market: Evidence from Venture Capital Exits
Groh, A./Proelss, J./Sannajust, A./Schweizer, D, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2025, Vol. 93


[NEW] Do Risk Preferences Drive Momentum in Cryptocurrencies?
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./ Buchwalter, B., Finance Research Letters, 2025, Vol. 73

[NEW] PolitiFi: Just Another Meme, or Instrumental for Winning Elections? 
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Sévegny, S., Finance Research Letters, 2025, Vol 72


Is Bitcoin ESG-Compliant? A Sober Look
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Sevigny, S., European Financial Management, 2024, Vol. 30

GameFi - The Perfect Symbiosis of Blockchain, Tokens, DeFi, anf NFTs?
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Sevigny, S., International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 90

The Price of Being Green
Koziol, C./Proelss, J./Roßmann, P./Schweizer, D., Finance Research Letters, 2022, Vol. 50

CEO Divorce and Firm Operating Performance
Abreha, K.G./ Cserpes, T./Kleindienst, I./Proelss J./Schweizer, D., Academy of Management Discoveries, 2022, Vol. 8


An Explanation for Momentum With a Rational Model Under Symmetric Information — Evidence From the US and Chinese Equity Markets
Koziol, C./Proelss, J., Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2021, Vol 700

Bad news for announcers, good news for rivals: Are rivals fully seizing transition-period opportunities following announcers' top management turnovers?
Burchard, C./Proelss, J./Schäffer, U./Schweizer, D., Strategic Management Journal, 2021, Vol 42

The Economics of Philanthropy—Evidence from Health Crowdfunding
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Zhou,T., Small Business Economics, 2021, Vol. 57
China: From Imitator to Innovator?
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Zahn, F., Emerging Markets Review, 2020, Vol 42

The Economic Importance of Rare Earth Elements Volatility Forecasts

Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Seiler, V., International Review of Financial Analysis, 2020, Vol. 71
Do Announcements of WTO Dispute Resolution Cases Matter? Evidence from the Rare Earth Elements Market
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D./Seiler, S., Energy Economics, 2018, Vol. 73
Hidden Champions or Black Sheep? The Role of Underpricing in the German Mini-Bond Market
Mietzner, M./ Proelss, J./Schweizer, D., Small Business Economics, 2018, Vol. 50
Polynomial Goal Programming and the Implicit Higher Moment Preferences of Institutional Investors in Hedge Funds
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D., Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 2014, Vol. 28

Are Portfolio Holdings Affected by Parameter Uncertainty and Ambiguity?
Proelss, J./Schweizer, D., IEB International Journal of Finance, 2011, Vol. 3

Do Institutional Investors Care the Ambiguity of Their Assets? – Evidence From Portfolio Holdings in Alternative Investments
Koziol, C./Proelss, J./Schweizer, D., International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, 2011, Vol. 14

Chapters in handbooks

Groh, A./Proelss, J./Sannajust, A./Schweizer, D. (2023): SPAC Exits in Venture Capital, in D. Cumming and B. Hammer (editors), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, Palgrave.

Haß, L. H./Proelss, J./Schweizer, D. (2013): Alternative Investments, in H. K. Baker and G. Filbeck (editors), Portfolio Theory and Management, Oxford University Press, 314-340.

Proelss, J./Schweizer, D. (2009): Optimal Multi Asset Portfolios, in: G. N. Gregoriou (editor), Value-at-Risk – Alternative Investments, Banking, Insurance and Portfolio Management, Mc Graw Hill, New York, 315-341.

Proelss, J. (2008): Five Entries, in: Encyclopaedia of Alternative Investments, Greg N. Gregoriou (editor), Chapman Hall, U.K.

Proelss, J./Schweizer, D. (2008): Efficient Frontier of Commodity Portfolios, in: F. Fabozzi, R. Füss and D. G. Kaiser (editors): The Handbook of Commodity Investing, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 454-478.

Johanning, L./Proelss, J./ Rosenbusch, A. Ph./Schweizer, D. (2006): Strategy Selection for Hedge Fund and Managed Futures Portfolios using Higher Moments, in: G. N. Gregoriou and D. G. Kaiser (editors): Hedge Funds and Managed Futures – A Handbook for Institutional Investors, Risk Books, London, 301-322.

Participation activities

Refereed conference

2025: Finance and Business Analytics Conference (Thessaloniki, Greece) (2 papers), African & Mediterranean Finance Society Conference (Valencia, Spain) (2 papers), 11th International Conference on Business, Management and Economics (Paris, France), Future Finance Fest (3f) (Vilnius, Lithuania)

2024: Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (CCPF) - Special Multi-Thematic Conference (Taiyuan, China), Cryptocurrency Research Conference (Dubai), ENTFIN Conference on Entrepreneurial Finance (Munich, Germany) (2 papers scheduled), International Conference on Finance Security Applications (ICFSA) (Nurnberg, Munich)

2023: 39th Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI) (Bordeaux, France), Financial Management & Accounting Research Conference (Republic of Cyprus), Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (CCPF) June Conference (Shenyang, China), Cryptocurrency Research Conference 2023 (Monaco, France) (2 papers), ENTFIN Conference on Entrepreneurial Finance (Antwerp, Belgium), 12th International Conference on New Ideas in Management, Economics and Accounting (Berlin, Germany), Financial Management Association (FMA) (Chicago, USA) SFiC Annual Conference on “ESG in the Era of Geopolitical and Economic Instability” (Dubai, UAE), Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (CCPF) (virtual), Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (CCPF) Virtual December Conference, Global AI Finance Research Conference (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam)

2022: Digital, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance (Lyon, France), SFiC Annual Conference on “Sustainability, Climate Change and Financial Innovation” (Dubai, UAE) (2 papers), ENTFIN Conference on Entrepreneurial Finance (Bath, U.K.), Cryptocurrency Research Conference 2022 (Durham, U.K.), Global Research Conference Forum “Sustainable Business Growth Challenges Measures and Solutions in Global Scenario” (Dubai, UAE), 3rd Annual Boca Corporate Finance and Governance Conference (Boca Raton, USA)

2019: Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (JIFMIM-CCPF) Symposium (Jinan, China), Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (JIFMIM-CCPF) Symposium (Balaclava, Mauritius)

2018: Lixin 90th Anniversary Celebration Corporate Finance Workshop (Shanghai, China), International Conference on Global Economy & Governance (Shanghai, China), Operations Research 2018
(Brussels, Belgium), Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (JIFMIM-CCPF) Conference (Guangzhou, China), Digital, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance (Lyon, France), Developments in Entrepreneurial Finance: Crowdfunding, Blockchain, and ICOs (Lyon, France), Infiniti Conference on International Finance 2018 (Poznan, Poland), 2018 Cross Country Perspectives in Finance (JIFMIM-CCPF) Conference (Tanzania)

2017: Academy of Management (Atlanta, USA), European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) (Glasgow, UK), FMA (Boston, USA) (2 papers), Northern Finance Association (Halifax, Canada)

2016: World Finance Conference (New York City, USA), 2016 Commodity Markets Conference
(Hannover, Germany) (2 papers), Academy of International Business (New Orleans, USA), FMA
(Las Vegas, USA), Strategic Management Society (Berlin, Germany), International Atlantic Economic Conference (Washington, USA) (2 papers)

2015: “Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation” Workshop (Trier, Germany), Forum for Economists International (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2015 Commodity Market Workshop (Oslo, Norway), 5th Chinese Capital Markets Conference (Winnipeg, Canada)

2014: FMA (Nashville, USA)  

2013: 3rd Conference on the Chinese Capital Markets (Edinburgh, UK)

2010: Eastern Finance Association (Miami, USA)  

2009: WHU Campus for Finance (Vallendar, Germany)

2008: Academy of Economics and Finance (Nashville, USA)

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