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- July 2009 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Citigroup's Exchange Offer
By: Robin Greenwood and James Quinn
Citigroup faced considerable distress in early 2009. In late 2008, the bank had accepted $45 billion in preferred equity from the United States government via the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Yet, the stock had continued to slide in early 2009. In late... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital Markets; Banks and Banking; Stocks; Price; Globalized Markets and Industries; Financial Services Industry
Greenwood, Robin, and James Quinn. "Citigroup's Exchange Offer." Harvard Business School Case 210-009, July 2009. (Revised June 2015.)
- 15 Jan 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets
- April 1998
- Case
Citibank Hong Kong--Capital Arbitrage in the Emerging Markets
Describes how a credit derivative may be used to structure a profitable transaction between a bank and its client. Design and risk management issues are discussed in the context of this new class of derivative security. View Details
Das, Sanjiv R. "Citibank Hong Kong--Capital Arbitrage in the Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 298-029, April 1998.
- January 2023
- Case
The Ford Motor Company Green Bond
By: Vikram S Gandhi and James Barnett
In November 2021, Ford Motor Company offered a $2.5 billion green bond to finance investments in electrification. Issuance of green bonds significantly increased into the 2020s, and to date, the Ford Motor Company green bond was the largest such bond offered by a... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Bonds; Green Technology; Financial Services Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., and James Barnett. "The Ford Motor Company Green Bond." Harvard Business School Case 823-069, January 2023.
- February 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Enron Corp.: - Credit Sensitive Notes
This case investigates an innovative bond issue by Enron. The coupon on the bond is indexed to the company's credit rating, making it a credit derivative structure. View Details
Das, Sanjiv R., and Stephen E. Lynagh. "Enron Corp.: - Credit Sensitive Notes." Harvard Business School Case 297-099, February 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- October 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
MasterCard International: World Championship Soccer Sponsorship
By: David J. Arnold and David Lane
MasterCard must decide whether to renew the sponsorship of the World Cup and other soccer events in light of a 100% increase in the sponsorship fee and a strategic realignment by MasterCard. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Credit Cards; Marketing Strategy; Sports; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Arnold, David J., and David Lane. "MasterCard International: World Championship Soccer Sponsorship." Harvard Business School Case 500-036, October 1999. (Revised July 2000.)
- July 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Cougars
By: Scott P. Mason and Mihir A. Desai
Provides an introduction to zero coupon bonds and stripping coupon bonds. Concerns the relationship between the spot curve, the strip curve, and the coupon curve. View Details
Mason, Scott P., and Mihir A. Desai. "Cougars." Harvard Business School Case 295-006, July 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- Article
Dividend Decisions and Earnings
By: Paul M. Healy and Franco Modigliani
Healy, Paul M., and Franco Modigliani. "Dividend Decisions and Earnings." Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance 5, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 3–26.
- July 1983 (Revised March 1986)
- Case
Fred Johnson's Adjustable Rate Convertible Note
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Fred Johnson's Adjustable Rate Convertible Note." Harvard Business School Case 284-008, July 1983. (Revised March 1986.)
- March 2009 (Revised April 2010)
- Supplement
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (C)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Shawn A. Cole and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
Supplement to 209119 and 209131 View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Shawn A. Cole, and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai. "UBS and Auction Rate Securities (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-135, March 2009. (Revised April 2010.)
- March 2009 (Revised October 2011)
- Supplement
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (B)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Shawn A. Cole and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
Supplement to 209119 View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Shawn A. Cole, and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai. "UBS and Auction Rate Securities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-131, March 2009. (Revised October 2011.)
- September 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)
Documents the decision taken by Citibank managers in 1989 regarding a new product. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 595-027, September 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- September 2008
- Article
Does Innovation Cause Stock Market Runups? Evidence from the Great Crash
By: Tom Nicholas
This article examines the stock market's changing valuation of corporate patentable assets between 1910 and 1939. It shows that the value of knowledge capital increased significantly during the 1920s compared to the 1910s as investors responded to the quality of... View Details
Keywords: History; Technological Innovation; Patents; Stocks; Valuation; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Does Innovation Cause Stock Market Runups? Evidence from the Great Crash." American Economic Review 98, no. 4 (September 2008): 1370–1396.
- 19 May 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
experiences or opportunities at HBS that influenced your work on the plan? Arvind Krishnamurhty A: Both our prior business experience and our HBS experiences have been instrumental in creating the plan and executing it. The founders bring... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Weak Credit Covenants
- September 2008 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
The American Express Card
By: John A. Quelch
Senior executives at American Express are reviewing the company's marketing strategy for charge and credit cards in the United States. A variety of growth options exists for students to consider, including further penetration of existing markets and the opening of new... View Details
Keywords: Credit; Credit Cards; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Jacquie Labatt. "The American Express Card." Harvard Business School Case 509-027, September 2008. (Revised April 2011.)
- August 2004
- Article
Appearing and Disappearing Dividends: The Link to Catering Incentives
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
We document a close link between fluctuations in the propensity to pay dividends and catering incentives. First, we use the methodology of Fama and French (J. Finan. Econ. (2001)) to identify a total of four distinct trends in the propensity to pay dividends... View Details
Keywords: Dividends; Payout Policy; Catering; Dividend Premium; Investor Sentiment; Investment Return; Motivation and Incentives; Trends; Stocks; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Appearing and Disappearing Dividends: The Link to Catering Incentives." Journal of Financial Economics 73, no. 2 (August 2004): 271–288.
- January 2016 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
The Galaxy Dividend Income Growth Fund's Option Investment Strategies
By: W. Carl Kester
This case is designed to provide an elementary introduction to options and option pricing for beginning finance students. Analysis of the case requires students to compare the prices of put and call options with various exercise prices and maturity dates on two... View Details
Keywords: Options; Option Contract; Option Pricing; Derivatives; Mutual Funds; Call Options; Put Options; Stock Options; Risk and Uncertainty; Volatility; Financial Services Industry; United States
Kester, W. Carl. "The Galaxy Dividend Income Growth Fund's Option Investment Strategies." Harvard Business School Case 216-041, January 2016. (Revised April 2017.)
- March 16, 2003
- Article
Footnote Reporting Distorts Impact of Stock Options
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, Robert S. Kaplan, and Robert C. Merton. "Footnote Reporting Distorts Impact of Stock Options." Boston Globe (March 16, 2003).