Research

Selected Articles:

• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Approaches for Detecting Greenwashing, in: Journal of Financial Reporting and Regulation, 2025.
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.; Gehrig, T.: A Drop in the Ocean or an Ocean of Opportunities? Insights for Sustainable Ocean Economy Investors, in: Journal of Economic Boundaries and Transformation, 2025.
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Analytical Approaches for the Climate-Related Risk Estimation of Commercial Banks' Credit Activities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Ahead, in: Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 2022. DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2022.214057.
• Blumer, A.; Dietrich, F.: Challenges of Group Auditing in the Current Economic Environment, in: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 12 (5), 2012, pp. 342–346.
• Müssig, A.; Blumer, A.: Limited Audit – Assessment in Light of the Expectation Gap, in: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 11/2008, pp. 947–951.
• Blumer, A.: Chance is Never a Good Advisor, in: Handelszeitung, 21 March 2007, p. 55.
• Blumer, A.: Private Banking: Overregulation and Lack of Growth Perspectives, in: Insight Financial Services, Winter 2003/2004, pp. 4–5.
• Blumer, A.; Dal Santo, D.: What Falls Under Client Assets? in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 15 May 2003, p. 25.
• Blumer, A.; Fishman, B.; Wohlhauser, E.: Money Laundering and Due Diligence: Regulatory Push for Banks, in: Praxis, Spring/2003, pp. 15–17.
• Blumer, A.; Wohlhauser, E.: New Regulatory Push in Combating Money Laundering, in: FS Insight, Spring 2003, p. 24.
• Blumer, A.; Garnitschnig, A.: Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance Enacted – Stricter Due Diligence Requirements for Banks and Securities Dealers Towards Clients, in: Finanz- und Wirtschaft, 18 January 2003, p. 20.
• Blumer, A.; Bourqui, C.: Complex Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Law Has Consequences for US-Listed Swiss Companies and Their Auditors, in: Finanz und Wirtschaft, 9 November 2002, p. 22.
• Blumer, A.; Bourqui, C.: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Facts and Consequences, in: Praxis, 11/2002, pp. 19–23.
• Blumer, A.; Loetscher, A.: Accounting – European Standard in Sight, in: Die Schweizer Bank, 4/2002, pp. 24–26.
• Blumer, A.; Gut, A.: IAS: Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers Are Also Affected, in: FS Insight, Spring 2002, pp. 15–16.
• Blumer, A.: Banking Supervision and Bank Auditing, in: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 10/1996, pp. 799–808.
• Bourqui, C.; Blumer, A.: Collapse of Barings, in: Schweizer Bank, 12/1995, pp. 43–47.
• Bourqui, C.; Blumer, A.: Improvement of SFBC Supervision through “On-site” Audits, in: Schweizer Bank, 10/1995, pp. 63–67.
• Bourqui, C.; Blumer, A.: “Internal Control”: Problems and Development Trends. Reducing Asset Losses as an Objective, in: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 12/1994, pp. 1069–1080.

Selected Book Chapters:

• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Integrating Human Rights into Financial Supervision: Insights from European Central Banks and Supervisory Authorities, in: Air Pollution Control, Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Springer Nature (forthcoming).
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Bridging the Gap: An Integrated Intersectional Approach to Address the Position of Early-Career Academics in Universities, in: The Routledge International Handbook on Race, Racism and Education (forthcoming).
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Mind Your AI-Bias: Intersectionality in Education and Auditing, in: Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of Intersectionality (forthcoming).
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Addressing Corporate Biodiversity Impacts through Content and Geospatial Analysis, in: Methods for Researching Global Challenges: An Interdisciplinary Guide, Routledge (forthcoming).
• Mihaylova, I.; Blumer, A.: Sustainability Balanced Scorecards, in: CSR Encyclopedia, edited by the International Center for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Nottingham University Business School, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
• Blumer, A.; Burke, R.: Relevance of the Swiss Code of Obligations for Banks and Other Financial Service Providers, in: Pfaff, D.; Glanz, St.; Stenz, T.; Zihler, F. (eds.), Financial Reporting under the Code of Obligations, 2nd edition, veb.ch Practice Commentary with Consideration of Tax Law Provisions, Zurich, 2018, pp. 955–980.
• Blumer, A.; Zimmermann, Ph.: General Regulatory Remarks on Auditing, in: Sester, P.; Brändli, B.; Bartholet, O.; Schildknecht, R. (eds.), St. Gallen Handbook of Swiss Financial Market Law – Financial Market Supervision and Financial Market Infrastructures, Zurich/St. Gallen, 2018, pp. 424–448.
• Blumer, A.; Dietrich, F.: Trust in Auditors, in: Vollmar, J.; Becker, R.; Hoffend, I. (eds.), The Power of Trust – Perspectives and Current Challenges in the Corporate Context, 2012, pp. 87–101.
• Günther, R.: Are Contingent Convertible Bonds a Valid Instrument for the European Banking Sector to Win Back Trust in the Current Market Environment?, in: Vollmar, J.; Becker, R.; Hoffend, I. (eds.), The Power of Trust – Perspectives and Current Challenges in the Corporate Context, 2012, pp. 103–132.
• Blumer, A.: Banking Supervision and Bank Auditing – Basic Concepts, Current Issues and Perspectives of the Institutional Design of Selected Banking Supervision Systems, Volume 217 of the Publication Series of Banking and Financial Research of the Institute for Swiss Banking at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Institute for Banking and Finance at the University of St.Gallen, Bern, 1996 (also Diss. St.Gallen 1996).

Studies:

• Ernst & Young: Retail Banking Study 2035: Adaptability and New Advisory Approaches as the Key to Future Success, 2024. Link
• Ernst & Young: Retail Banking 2020 - Eine Studie über den Bankenmarkt Schweiz, 2012.