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- April 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Supplement
AQR's Momentum Funds (B)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy
This is a (B) case for AQR's Momentum Funds. It follows the first year of performance of the funds after launching, and gives students a critical inflection point for analyzing the nascent stages of a new product launch and the potential path dependence of the product...
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Keywords:
Change;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment Funds;
Product Launch;
Product;
Performance;
Perspective;
Strategy
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher J. Malloy. "AQR's Momentum Funds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-075, April 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- 2006
- Chapter
Government Funding of Nonprofit Organizations
By: Arthur C. Brooks and Michael Rushton
Brooks, Arthur C., and Michael Rushton. "Government Funding of Nonprofit Organizations." Chap. 4 in Financing Nonprofits: Putting Theory into Practice, edited by Dennis R. Young, 69–92. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2006.
- 24 Jun 2012
- News
Suggested Safeguards Irk Fund Industry
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
particularly tough time. During the 1990s small investors lost out to professional financial firms that manipulated the market; this time they're likely to lose out—if they're not careful—to other sophisticated investors as well. The Next Big Thing—the View Details
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by D. Quinn Mills
- October 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund
By: Josh Lerner, Kate Bringham and Nick Ferguson
Schroder Ventures is considering launching a pan-European fund in response to investor demand. This will lead to changes in the interactions between the parent organization and the national affiliates. A related question is the extent to which the private equity model...
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Change;
Private Equity;
Investment Funds;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Product Launch;
Europe
Lerner, Josh, Kate Bringham, and Nick Ferguson. "Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund." Harvard Business School Case 297-026, October 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- 19 Jun 2011
- News
Don't hobble money market funds
- 17 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Claflin-Ukraine Fund 1995
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Thomas M. Claflin II
Stevenson, Howard H., and Thomas M. Claflin II. "Claflin-Ukraine Fund 1995." Harvard Business School Case 395-158, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- October 2021
- Supplement
Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)
By: Mark Kramer
Engine Number 1's proxy fight succeeded in part because Exxon shareholders had lost money in the preceding years and because climate change was a high-profile issue. The B case raises the question of whether Engine No. 1's next target should be Facebook, where social...
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Keywords:
Proxy Fight;
Hedge Fund Activism;
Social Impact;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Climate Change;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Goals and Objectives
Kramer, Mark. "Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-038, October 2021.
- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Vanguard Group management, led by CEO John Brennan, was considering whether to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2000. ETFs, first created in the early 1990s, combined aspects of traditional mutual funds and closed-end funds. The US ETF industry had reached...
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Investment Funds;
Managerial Roles;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Experience and Expertise;
Market Entry and Exit;
Network Effects;
Profit;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Product Launch;
Asset Management;
Distribution Channels;
Ownership;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Steven Vickers. "Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-134, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- January 2007
- Case
Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The three founding partners of Gobi Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early start IT and digital media companies in China, are planning to raise a second fund. The first $51.75 million fund is close to being entirely invested and the portfolio companies are...
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Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Investment Funds;
Financial Strategy;
Business or Company Management;
China
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners: Raising Fund II." Harvard Business School Case 807-093, January 2007.
- Fast Answer
Exchange traded funds
Where can I find information on exchange traded funds or ETFs? News and Journals ABI/ProQuest or Business Source Complete To find academic and news articles comparing exchange traded funds to index mutual...
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- 22 Feb 2017
- News
Funding Solar’s Future
and former Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, who now advises the company. Altogether, Double Time has financed 36 solar energy projects, which collectively produce roughly 10% of North Carolina’s solar power and power around 30,000 homes in the...
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- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
patient served—would have access to the more flexible capital of a loan. Letelier started with his own money and began to attract grantors to fund SITAWI when he had a track record View Details
- July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Supplement
Amagansett Funds (D)
Supplements the (A) case.
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McAfee, Andrew P. "Amagansett Funds (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 606-008, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 2009
- Case
The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)
By: Roberto Charvel, Fernando Fabre and T. Putimahtama
NAEF was the first VC fund created in Latin America. It was also the first fund to focus on green technologies. The fund and its managers confronted several issues regarding the under-developed governance and cultural structures required for succesful VC investments.
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Clean Tech;
Emerging Market;
Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Energy;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Governance;
Technology;
Green Technology Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Charvel, Roberto, Fernando Fabre, and T. Putimahtama. "The North America Environmental Fund (NAEF)." Mexico City: Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) Case (P)DGe-440, 2009.
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Bloomberg: mutual funds
How do I screen for or find performance and rankings of mutual funds in Bloomberg? To create a Fund Performance Chart that compares returns of...
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