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An Evaluation of Money Market Fund Reform Proposals

By: Samuel G. Hanson, David S. Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
U.S. money market mutual funds (MMFs) are an important source of dollar funding for global financial institutions, particularly those headquartered outside the U.S. MMFs proved to be a source of considerable instability during the financial crisis of 2007–2009,... View Details
Keywords: Balance and Stability; Globalized Markets and Industries; Banks and Banking
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  • 26 Apr 2017
  • News

How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

  • February 2024 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

CLSA: Integrating ESG in Stock Valuation

By: Shirley Lu, Aaron Yoon and Billy Chan
In 2023, a senior financial analyst at the Hong Kong-based stock brokerage firm CLSA was surprised to see that, based on his calculations, the financial impact from climate risks on a major Indian cement manufacturing company’s projected earnings could be massive.... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Analysis; Stocks; Valuation; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong; China; India; Asia
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    Case Problems in Finance

    The leading volume of finance cases used worldwide, Case Problems in Finance presents real business situations that pose debatable alternative courses of action. The cases contain problems that can be narrowed but not always settled by the usual techniques... View Details

    • Research Summary

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    By: Ethan C. Rouen
    Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details
    • September 2006 (Revised February 2007)
    • Case

    Timing of Option Grants at UnitedHealth Group (A)

    Faced with press allegations that executives' stock options might have been backdated, the Board of UnitedHealth Group needs to determine whether its accounting for the options was proper, and if not, what the restatement amount should be and what... View Details
    Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Ethics; Stock Options; Accounting; Crisis Management; Corporate Governance; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; United States
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      Jonas Heese

      Jonas Heese is a Professor of Business Administration in the Accounting & Management (A&M) Unit at Harvard Business School. He serves as a course head of Financial Reporting and Control in the MBA core curriculum and teaches The Anatomy of... View Details

      • 06 Mar 2019
      • HBS Seminar

      Adam Isen, U.S. Department of the Treasury

      • July 2007 (Revised October 2007)
      • Case

      Cintas y Lazos, Inc.

      By: David F. Hawkins
      A recent Cuban immigrant establishes a new notions store. The initial 3-month, GAAP-based income statement differs from one prepared by an economist friend. The store owner wants to know why one shows a profit and the other a loss. View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Financial Statements; Management Practices and Processes; Standards; Retail Industry; Florida
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      Finance II (MBA Required Curriculum)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty

      This course builds on the foundation developed in Finance I, focusing on three sets of managerial decisions:

      • How to evaluate complex investments.
      • How to set and execute financial policies within a firm.
      • How to integrate... View Details
      Keywords: Finance
      • June 2013
      • Supplement

      Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)

      By: Jim Sharpe
      This is the Video Supplement for Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (HBS Cases #807103 and 807119). View Details
      Keywords: Global Business; Turnaround; Distressed Debt; Bank Loans; Bank Debt; Search; Acquisitions; Cash Flow Analysis; Liquidation; Careers; Unions; Government And Business; Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Operations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Uruguay
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        An Evaluation of Money Market Fund Reform Proposals

        U.S. money market mutual funds (MMFs) are an important source of dollar funding for global financial institutions, particularly those headquartered outside the U.S.  MMFs proved to be a source of considerable instability during the financial crisis of 2007–2009,... View Details

        • 05 Oct 2015
        • News

        Marcus Jadotte, Karen Gordon Mills on Trade Opportunities

        • March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
        • Case

        Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News

        By: Vincent Pons, Jesse M. Shapiro, Bharat Anand and Susan Pinckney
        The case examines the Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News defamation settlement based upon statements made on air in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. View Details
        Keywords: (General) Management; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Transition; Crime and Corruption; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Demographics; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Finance; Cost; Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Policy; Political Elections; Business History; Information; Law; Legal Liability; Laws and Statutes; Management; Marketing; Advertising; Media; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Society; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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        • 2014
        • Working Paper

        Agenda Setting at the FASB: Evidence from the Role of the FASAC

        By: Abigail Allen
        I examine the extent to which the FASB's agenda determination is a function of the contemporaneous preferences of its primary constituents: auditors, preparers, and financial statement users. Using the FASB's consultation with the FASAC as a lens through which to view... View Details
        Keywords: Accounting; Accounting Industry; United States
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        Brand Values and Capital Market Valuation

        By: Mary Barth, Michael B. Clement, George Foster and Ron Kasznik
        Brand value estimates are significantly positively related to prices and returns, incremental to accounting variables. Questionable brand value estimate reliability underlies lack of financial statement recognition for brands. Findings suggest estimates are relevant... View Details
        Keywords: Brands and Branding; Valuation
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        • September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
        • Case

        Giant Cinema

        By: Malcolm P. Baker, Richard S. Ruback, Erik Stafford and Kathleen Luchs
        The owner of Giant Cinema must decide whether to invest in a digital projector, a new technology for screening films, or purchase a traditional projector. The impact of the new technology is uncertain, and the case describes probabilities for different outcomes that... View Details
        Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Film Entertainment; Technology Adoption; Financial Strategy; Investment; Outcome or Result; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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        Professor Sherman's research has long focused on financial reporting, performance measurement/management, and financial literacy issues facing corporate management and Boards of Directors in global businesses. He also actively studies methods to improve productivity in... View Details
        • 2009
        • Report

        Clusters and Dubai's Competitiveness

        By: Christian H.M. Ketels
        The Dubai Cluster Competitiveness Report presents a consistent analysis of the four clusters that currently dominate the Dubai economy: construction, financial services, tourism, and transportation and logistics. Each of the four cluster chapter provides a profile of... View Details
        Keywords: Economy; Industry Clusters; Performance Evaluation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Dubai
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        • March 2018
        • Case

        Sachem Head's Activism at Autodesk

        By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
        In 2015, activist hedge fund Sachem Head Capital, led by founder Scott Ferguson, launched an activist campaign at computer aided design (CAD) software maker Autodesk. The activist campaign, waged mainly in private, was over Autodesk's lackluster financial performance,... View Details
        Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Investing; Activist Investing; Technology; CEO Turnover; Hedge Fund Activism; Benchmarking; Corporate Governance; Information Technology; Investment Activism; Performance Improvement; Management Succession; United States
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