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- July 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The
By: Andre F. Perold and Joshua Musher
In 2001, the Unilever Superannuation Fund sued Merrill Lynch for damages of 130 million British pounds. Over the period 1977 to 1998, the Unilever Fund had significantly underperformed the benchmark, and its trustees contended that the poor returns resulted from... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Performance Evaluation; Agreements and Arrangements; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Management; Risk Management; Legal Liability; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Perold, Andre F., and Joshua Musher. "Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The." Harvard Business School Case 203-034, July 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- December 2001
- Teaching Note
Cachet Technologies TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-200-031). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- November 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes the compensation system for portfolio managers at Harvard's portfolio management company, including its formulaic and bonus bank features. Harvard Management Co. President Jack Meyer explains the philosophy behind the incentive pay at his company. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Investment Portfolio; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "Incentive Pay for Portfolio Managers at Harvard Management Company." Harvard Business School Case 902-130, November 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- December 1987 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
Diversified Funds, Inc.
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Diversified Funds, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 188-042, December 1987. (Revised October 1988.)
- October 2001
- Teaching Note
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)TN
Teaching Note for (9-301-081). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- August 2001
- Teaching Note
Francisco Partners TN
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for (9-200-063). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- April 2001 (Revised September 2001)
- Teaching Note
Cost of Capital at Ameritrade TN
By: Mark L. Mitchell and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note for (9-201-046). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- March 2001 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Venture Capital Vignettes
By: G. Felda Hardymon
Presents three fictionalized but realistic situations in which a venture capitalist may find himself. One situation requires crisis intervention to quell a dispute between a vice president of sales and a CEO; another poses the problem of working out the composition of... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Crisis Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Executive Compensation; Situation or Environment; Employee Relationship Management; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda. "Venture Capital Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 801-408, March 2001. (Revised February 2005.)
- March 2001
- Case
Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Economy; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 701-118, March 2001.
- September 1999 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
The Goldman Sachs IPO
Addresses the proposed IPO and raises questions regarding how agency costs may rise or fall as Goldman converts from a private partnership to a public limited corporation. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Transformation; Financial Services Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Malcolm S. Salter, Boris Groysberg, and Sarah Matthews. "The Goldman Sachs IPO." Harvard Business School Case 800-016, September 1999. (Revised July 2022.)
- January 1989
- Case
Primerica Corp. (B)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Primerica Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 589-088, January 1989.
- February 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C) (Abridged)
A year after Rob Parson's manager decided to postpone Parson's promotion, Parson's new manager Gary Stuart faces the decision of promotion again. Stuart considers whether the efforts Parson had made were sufficient. View Details
Keywords: Management; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 498-057, February 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- 2004
- Report
Gatekeepers of Venture Growth: A Diana Project Report on the Role and Participation of Women in the Venture Capital Industry
By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and M. M. Hart
- 1994
- Other Unpublished Work
Trans Union Corp.: 118 FTC 821
By: Dennis A. Yao
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- August 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Hutton Branch Manager (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Hutton Branch Manager (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-045, August 1995. (Revised September 1995.)
- December 1980 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
International Foodstuffs
By: David E. Bell
Describes three fairly routine instances in which considerations of risk exposure in foreign exchange are necessary. The three are a delayed payment for a grain shipment, a foreign subsidiary facing devaluation of its domestic currency, and a foreign acquisition. The... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Risk and Uncertainty; International Relations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Money; International Finance; Financial Services Industry
Bell, David E. "International Foodstuffs." Harvard Business School Case 181-049, December 1980. (Revised January 1994.)
- September 1994
- Supplement
Leadership Problems at Salomon (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Leadership Problems at Salomon (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-045, September 1994.
- October 1984 (Revised July 1988)
- Case
Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc.
Describes the history, management, and organization of an extremely successful bank holding company. The company has had a very charismatic chairman, has made MBAs bank presidents at very early ages, and has a long record of innovation. Now deregulation and a coming... View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 385-178, October 1984. (Revised July 1988.)
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This year's committees are Club Relations, chaired by Amelie Vecchione (MBA '84); Online Services for Alumni, chaired by Michael V. Jennings (MBA '68); and Continuing Education for Alumni, chaired by Susan Luick Good (MBA '71). Each... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
impeccably turned out in a suit and tie, he required all of his students in his class at HBS to dress accordingly. “Sport coats are for newspaper boys and college boys,” he would chide his pupils. The more I researched Doriot’s life, my... View Details