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- 04 Aug 2010
- News
A Lonely Crusader
We’ve all read stories about those rare individuals who saw the financial crisis coming and profited handsomely from their contrarian insights. Add to that list of contrarians hedge fund manager Bill Ackman... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
global hedge fund initially focused on managing his own money. Over the last 15 years, Jakurski and his team have grown the now 80-person firm into one of Brazil's top five independent asset management firms... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
feared and loathed in some quarters, celebrated in others. With nearly $120 billion in assets under management in 2014, and big players like Icahn Enterprises managing $22.3 billion, Pershing Square managing $13.4 billion, and Third Point managing $8.3 billion,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au
10th Reunion, and Howard Stevenson responded.” Stevenson, the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, introduced Au to principals of a major hedge fund who not only advised him but also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Mark Schwartz
for new challenges. Following a yearlong sabbatical, he joined the legendary hedge fund and private equity firm founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros. The firm appeals to Schwartz’s twin... View Details
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Courses - Private Capital Project
Courses Courses Executive Education Courses Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital The Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital course is structured for individuals new to the sector, covering the initiation of new View Details
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
with identical objectives can differ by obtaining funds from distinct donor groups. The model then provides an interpretation for situations in which the number of charities rises while total donations are stagnant. Read the article: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Preqin reports
Full/downloadable reports include: Global Annual Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate, hedge funds, private debt, infrastructure, natural resources) Quarterly Reports (private equity/venture capital, real estate,... View Details
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
LaneHarvard Business School Case 112-004 A Chinese company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange is accused of fraud by a hedge fund. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112004-PDF-ENG Sino-Forest (B) David F.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
three decades, Klarman has built one of the most successful hedge fund companies in the world. While such accolades are important to Klarman, he is equally proud of the culture at Baupost. "We have a very... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
leadership positions (CEO, CFO, COO, or CMO) in both large and small companies; as strategy consultants or investment bankers who advise companies; or as private equity, public equity, venture capital, or hedge View Details
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
statistical trading system; he handled administration and sales. Hedging was an important feature of the fund, since trading in commodities requires frequent short selling of commodities contracts. Registering the View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators
fraudulent fund, even though many suspected something was strange, since the low-risk fund had defied reality by dramatically outperforming the stock market several years in a row. “We were all aware of this View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
trillion hedge fund industry to police itself with voluntary standards and codes. Codes of conduct and self-regulation programs are growing in popularity, but are these initiatives just window dressing to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
bonds to the stock market has moved considerably over time. While it was slightly positive on average in the period 1960-2011, it was unusually high in the 1980s and negative in the 2000s, a period during which Treasury bonds enabled investors to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
Course MaterialsMatrix Capital Management (A) Malcolm P. Baker and David LaneHarvard Business School Case 211-017 Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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What are the best finance interview prep resources?
in the menu bar. Select Banking & Finance. Titles include Vault Guide to Finance Interviews and Vault Guide to Advanced Finance and Quantitative Interviews Street of Walls - Their training courses cover investment banking, private equity,... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
CNET Networks, Bonnie was a managing director at Tiger Management, a New York-based investment firm. Jon Burgstone (MBA 1999), Symbol Capital Mr. Burgstone is Managing Director of Symbol Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, where he... View Details
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
Engagement with a long-term horizon is a strategy that allows them to advocate for change and returns-driven shareholders. JANA Partners: Impact through Activism? (819073) by Vikram Gandhi and Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme NOVEMBER 2018 (REVISED 2019) Jana Partners, a... View Details
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
companies and other financial intermediaries, and hedge funds rated more highly as sources of risk. In addition, 40% of participants stated that pension funds would be at the... View Details