Christoph Schmidhammer

Professor Christoph Schmidhammer serves as Head of University and faculty member at the Deutsche Bundesbank University of Applied Science, teaching Microprudential banking supervision, Bank management, Quantitative methods, and Business administration with specific courses on banking supervision, financial statement analysis, and the Basel Capital Accord.

His academic credentials include:

• Business Administration studies at the University of Regensburg featuring a study abroad period at University College Dublin
• PhD from University of Regensburg with doctoral thesis "Essays on Index Product Pricing"

Dr. Schmidhammer's research centers on market microstructure (ETFs, certificates, futures markets, indices), operational risk, and banking product pricing. His empirical work examines pricing efficiency and tracking errors in German index products, with particular focus on DAX ETFs and bond market strategies during low-interest periods.

Analysis of his publication history reveals evolving research trajectories from traditional banking topics toward fintech disruption, especially peer-to-peer lending platforms. His 2020-2022 work demonstrates increasing emphasis on digital two-sided platforms' impact on banking supervision frameworks while maintaining core expertise in index replication mechanisms.

No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.

Professional details regarding doctoral student supervision, research grants, or leadership of dedicated research teams were not provided in the available information.

His industry background as a consultant for Bavarian credit cooperatives implementing Basel II requirements informs his practical approach to banking regulation topics.