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April 2012
Case

Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU

By: Robert C. Pozen and Brian Conroy

The purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It... View Details

Keywords: Debt Securities; Financial Condition; Standards; Financial Crisis; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States; European Union

June 2011
Teaching Note

The Expansion of Ping An (TN)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Nina Yang

Teaching Note for 311133. View Details

Keywords: China

April 2011 (Revised June 2012)
Background Note

Note on U.S. Pension Accounting

By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij Khurana

The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans. View Details

Keywords: Retirement; Accounting; United States

April 2011 (Revised November 2012)
Supplement

Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for Auburn Re

By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta

The Reinsurance Negotiation case is a fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. The case is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and... View Details

Keywords: Insurance; Negotiation

February 2011 (Revised April 2011)
Background Note

Note on the Reinsurance Industry

By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta

This note begins with an overview of reinsurance contacts - their mechanics, types and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry. View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Insurance Industry

May 2010 (Revised August 2010)
Case

Breaking the Buck

By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth Leonard

After an incredibly volatile six months since Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Finbar McCall contemplated his options. As the investment manager of RPG Prime Reserve Fund, Inc. (RPGXX), McCall had just heard the news that the U.S. Treasury was extending the... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Insurance; Investment Funds; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry

August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
Background Note

Note on Comparative Treatment of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union

By: Robert C. Pozen and Felicia Ellsworth

This note analyses and compares the legal definitions and practical applications of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union. View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Patents; Business Processes; United States; European Union

27 Oct 2009
News

Want to fix Wall Street? If you're Pozen, write a book

10 Nov 2009
News

Fixing The Financial System

28 Nov 2009
News

Does the Public Care About the Public Option?

03 Aug 2011
News

No Ducking the Debt Ceiling

Lecturer Robert Pozen succinctly proposed what he called “a debt plan Republicans can support with $400 billion in revenue raisers.” To many Americans, this is now read-it-and-weep material. Just days before... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

July 2013
Teaching Note

Searching for a Retirement Plan

By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman

Keywords: Retirement

July 2013
Case

Searching for a Retirement Plan

By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman

October 21, 2012
Article

Social Media is a Thorny Issue in the U.S.

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

October 2, 2012
Article

Fund Managers Eager to Use Social Media are Held Back by Industry Regulations

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

April 4, 2012
Article

Public-pension Pitfalls: What Municipal Budget Pressures Mean for Bond Investors

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

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April 5, 2011
Article

A Bond Backfire After Racing to Buy Long-term Treasuries and Sell Tax-exempt Funds

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

Keywords: Revenue; Taxation

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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... View Details

Keywords: 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

April 2011 (Revised June 2014)
Case

Securities Lending After the Financial Crisis

By: Robert C. Pozen and Gayle Hameister

In April 2009, Wendy Jefferson had just returned to her office following a whirlwind day of meetings with her newest client, Star Advisor. Jefferson, a financial services consultant, was eager to dig into the information provided to her and her team about the Star... View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Debt Securities; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information