Helvetian Investment Club

Connecting students to the financial services industry since 1986. The DACH region's leading student-run finance society at the University of St.Gallen (HSG).

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HIC Networking Trips

We bring our top-performing members directly to the heart of Europe's leading financial hubs.

Beyond standard campus recruiting, our international networking trips offer a highly selective cohort an exclusive look inside bulge-bracket banks, elite advisory boutiques, and top-tier private equity funds.

  • Direct AccessOn-site office visits and trading floor tours
  • Executive NetworkPrivate dinners with partners and HSG alumni
  • Fast-TrackAccelerated recruiting for summer internships
  • Highly SelectiveMerit-based, competitive application process

London

Europe's financial capital. Our London networking trip (April–May 2026) takes members into the banks and funds of the City and Canary Wharf.

Skyline of London with the financial district along the Thames

Frankfurt

Germany's banking hub. On the Frankfurt trip (October 2025), members visit the towers of the Bankenviertel.

High-rise towers of the Frankfurt banking district at dusk

Munich

Home to private equity, asset management, and industry. The Munich trip (May 2026) connects members with the local investment community.

Aerial view of Munich's city center with Frauenkirche and Marienplatz

Zurich

Switzerland's financial center and our home market, where many HIC members begin their careers.

View over Zurich with the Limmat river, Fraumünster, and the lake

Senior Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Florian Deglmann

Senior Advisor

Prof. Dr. Florian Deglmann

Professor at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences, and a lecturer at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) since 2019. He spent fifteen years at J.P. Morgan's investment bank as Executive Director before moving to academia. His teaching and research cover corporate finance, capital markets, accounting and artificial intelligence.

Senior Advisor

Prof. Dr. Florian Deglmann

Professor at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences, and a lecturer at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) since 2019. He spent fifteen years at J.P. Morgan's investment bank as Executive Director before moving to academia. His teaching and research cover corporate finance, capital markets, accounting and artificial intelligence.

Prof. Dr. Robert Gutsche

Senior Advisor

Prof. Dr. Robert Gutsche

Professor of Finance and Accounting and co-head of the subject group at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences. He has held positions at Columbia University as a visiting professor, at the University of Twente and at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), and worked in financial analysis and audit at Siemens and PwC. His work covers financial analysis, investment strategies, asset and wealth management, and sustainable finance.

Senior Advisor

Prof. Dr. Robert Gutsche

Professor of Finance and Accounting and co-head of the subject group at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences. He has held positions at Columbia University as a visiting professor, at the University of Twente and at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), and worked in financial analysis and audit at Siemens and PwC. His work covers financial analysis, investment strategies, asset and wealth management, and sustainable finance.

More coming soon

Further members of the Senior Advisory Board will be introduced here.

Corporate Partners

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