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Richard K. Mellon
Mellon was responsible for the reorganization of the financial structure of Mellon enterprises. He consolidated several family-managed companies, the most significant of which was the merger of two competing Mellon institutions – the Mellon National View Details
Keywords: Finance
Alonzo B. Hepburn
Hepburn was instrumental in building Chase’s global finance presence. After three years of his tenure, the Bank declared a 400% dividend. A strong proponent of the gold standard, Hepburn became a prominent figure in international View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Thomas Weisel | Baker Library
Thomas Weisel MBA 1966, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Play Video duration: 47:01 Thomas “Thom” Weisel, HBS 1966. Interview conducted in March 2001 Thomas “Thom” Weisel, HBS 1966, helped launch Montgomery Securities, a niche investment bank... View Details
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Lehman Brothers Records | Baker Library
Lehman Brothers Records The Lehman Brothers Records document the history of the investment banking firm from 1868 until 2007. The records of the investment firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co., prior to its 1977 merger with Lehman Brothers, are also... View Details
James Stillman
Benefiting from his close ties to William Rockefeller and “the Rockefeller crowd,” Stillman was able to not only grow National City’s commercial banking business, but also to expand operations into the investment View Details
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Lehman Brothers - Introduction | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
First Boston's Union Carbide Deal: Acquiring a New Client (TN)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Penny Rossano
Teaching Note for 897201. View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- News
Catherine Bouvier D'Yvoire: Making A Difference
- September – October 2011
- Article
Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk-Part II: The Office of Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes and Robert S. Kaplan
In the second article of our two-part series, we explore the concept of an Office of Risk Management along with a case study of an innovative risk management function at JP Morgan Private Bank. We also look at the "softer" components of risk management, including a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Risk Management
Mikes, Anette, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk-Part II: The Office of Risk Management." Balanced Scorecard Report 13, no. 5 (September–October 2011): 1–6.
- 2009
- Comment
Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'." United States House Committee on Financial Services, Hearing (2009).
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Hakeem Belo-Osagie | Baker Library
Hakeem Belo-Osagie MBA 1980, United Bank for Africa Play Video duration: 40:14 Hakeem Belo-Osagie, HBS 1980. Interview conducted in March 2002 Hakeem Belo-Osagie, HBS 1980, grew up in Nigeria, England, and the United States. After... View Details
Jesse H. Jones
Under Jones’ presidency, RFC became the nation’s largest bank and biggest single investor. It not only provided loans to established banks, but also encouraged new ventures and sought to enlarge bank capital... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- September 1994
- Case
BayFunds
By: Alvin J. Silk, Lisa Klein Pearo and Jamie Harper
In June, 1994, the Senior Vice President of BayBank's Investment Management Group is preparing a strategic plan for her organization's line of mutual funds. Sixteen months earlier, BayBank, Massachusetts's leading retail bank, had entered the mutual fund business by... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Investment Funds; Product Marketing; Integration; Financial Services Industry
Silk, Alvin J., Lisa Klein Pearo, and Jamie Harper. "BayFunds." Harvard Business School Case 595-031, September 1994.
- 04 Sep 2015
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Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone Feels the Agony of Victory
Dennis Sheedy
After making a great deal of money in cattle raising, Sheedy entered the banking business as a vice president of Colorado National City Bank in 1886, a position that later gave him his connection to Globe... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
help improve saving and financial decision-making, but much more can be done to improve the effectiveness of these programs. Download the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13824 Contract Rights and Risk Aversion: Foreign View Details
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- 11 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates
- 04 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle
- 27 Jan 2011
- Working Paper Summaries