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15 May 2012
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Finally Finding the Right Fit

pursued a variety of career aspirations. Heffernan trained as a doctor (graduating first in his class), practiced briefly, and decided that medicine was not the right fit. He tried investment banking with Goldman Sachs for a few years,... View Details

Keywords: fashion; apparel; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

October 2012 (Revised June 2015)
Case

Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium

By: Samuel Hanson, Erik Stafford and Luis Viceira

Keywords: Equity Valuation; Investment Banking; Equity

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03 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?

was a source of stress for the system's stability. Today, banks are better capitalized, rely less on short-term wholesale funding, and make available much more detailed information about their portfolios, while the amount of "shadow... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Banking; Banking; Banking; Banking

01 Sep 2012
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Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone

Roscini As news headlines continue to validate uncertainty about the European debt crisis, HBS students have a direct line to an expert in the field. Senior Lecturer Dante Roscini (MBA 1988), the L.E. Simmons Faculty Fellow, left a 20-year career in European View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Mar 2005
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Desert Dust-Up

Simmons “raising a ruckus in the oil patch,” said Barron’s (November 29, 2004). Simmons is chairman of Simmons & Co. International, a Houston investment bank active in the energy sector. As part of a small group invited to Saudi Arabia in... View Details

Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

February 2011
Teaching Note

Citigroup's Exchange Offer (TN)

By: Robin Greenwood

Teaching Note for 210009. View Details

Keywords: Equity; Government and Politics; Stocks; Price; Capital; Banks and Banking; Performance Evaluation; Risk and Uncertainty; Capital Markets; Banking Industry; Banking Industry; United States

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December 1974 (Revised May 1990)
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Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.

By: W. Earl Sasser and Robert L. Banks

Keywords: Insurance Industry

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31 Jul 2014
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Making Private Equity Public Knowledge

©Rick Friedman As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting analysts; the elite. "Goldman... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

17 Nov 2022
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Blockchain for Good

cash, which is held by a regulated third party in a segregated account. “Holding 100 percent liquid collateral for our stablecoins eliminates any risk of a bank run, which is something no other provider can claim,” she notes. As the... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

03 Mar 2014
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A Life Transformed

final exams, received a scholarship, and left for college." Parija attended BJB College, a state school with low fees, where he majored in economics and political science, graduating in 1974. He took a clerical job at a local Indian bank... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

08 Oct 2020
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JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity

more tangible, meaningful way.” The release notes that the firm’s commitment will focus on promoting and expanding affordable housing and homeownership for underserved communities; growing Black- and Latinx-owned businesses; improving financial health and access to... View Details

25 Oct 2013
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"Cool as Ice" CEO Takes Helm at Canada's Scotiabank

October 2011 (Revised February 2018)
Teaching Note

Mike Mayo Takes on Citigroup (A) and (B)

By: Suraj Srinivasan

Keywords: Banks and Banking

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October 2007 (Revised August 2013)
Supplement

Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (C)

By: Rawi Abdelal, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Ane Damgaard Jensen

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Czech Republic

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01 Dec 2008
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Alumni Books

“sell their souls.” Albion helps MBA students give themselves “permission” to be who they really want to be. The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs by Charles D. Ellis (MBA ’63) (Penguin Press) Now a bank holding company, Goldman... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

May 2008
Teaching Note

Warburg Pincus and emgs: The IPO Decision (TN) (A) and (B)

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Teaching Note for [807092] and [808046]. View Details

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Decision Making; Investment Banking; Financial Services Industry

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01 Dec 2018
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Averting Crisis

A decade ago, the global economy nearly collapsed entirely, bringing down with it some of the biggest banks and the livelihoods of countless individuals in lost jobs, savings, and homes. When the next downturn comes, will we be any better... View Details