Publications

June 1985 (Revised August 1994)
Background Note

U.S. Government Debt Market and the Structure of Interest Rates, The

Concerns U.S. Government Debt Market and various conventions used to depict the structure of interest rates. View Details

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Bonds; Interest Rates

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Municipal bonds: ratings

Muni tab. From here you will see all Muni Bonds and can filter using any of the amber fields above each column, e.g., by state. Or use Mergent Bond Record Available in print: Ref. HG4905 .M78 in... View Details

Richard S. Fuld, Jr.

Fuld took the helm of Lehman Brothers when it was spun-off by American Express in 1994. Over the next ten years, he transformed the small bond trading firm into one of the most respected full service investment banking and brokerage firms... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Securitization process and credit rating agencies

Access to credit research on bond issues from around the world, including public finance and structured finance issues LSEG Workspace - Features market quotes, earnings estimates, financial fundamentals, press releases, transaction... View Details

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SDC: New Issues Database

How do I search the New Issues database in SDC Platinum? You can find stock, bond and loan issues in the New Issues database in SDC. The SDC... View Details

21 Jul 2011
News

Social Investing’s Time Has Come

How would you like to invest in a project that simultaneously provides a needed social service and generates a financial return? Nice idea, but not possible? Not exactly. Social impact bonds (SIBs) do just that. The concept is simple and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

Stocks Traded Outside the United States How can I screen for equities and other securities in Bloomberg? Valuation of Defaultable Fixed-income Instruments How can I find holders of stocks and bonds in Bloomberg? How do I look up and... View Details

October 1991 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Buying Time

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Susan Harmeling

A self-contained explanation and simple practice examples to introduce students to the concepts of compound interest, present value loans, bonds, and leases. Necessary present value tables are included. The study questions provide simple exercises to enhance student... View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Financing and Loans; Learning

bonds in foreclosure, launching a fight that took years to settle. Young, however, came out on top and was vindicated when the SEC formally instituted a competitive bidding requirement for all bond... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

13 Jun 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

For most of the 20th century, three bond ratings agencies—Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poor's—dominated the credit ratings industry, recently controlling 97 percent of the market. But the status quo was disrupted by the 2008 global... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

person in need, which, in turn, increased intentions to help. Inflation-Indexed Bonds and the Expectations Hypothesis Authors:Carolin E. Pflueger and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Annual Review of Financial Economics 3 (December 2011)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 13

horizon, implying that growth is less risky than value at long horizons. Investors with access to bills and bonds exhibit similar behavior when value and growth tilts are computed relative to the total equity allocation of the portfolio.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

July 1994 (Revised October 1995)
Case

Coca-Cola Harmless Warrants

By: Scott P. Mason and Mihir A. Desai

Underscores the arbitrage implicit in the pricing of a complex unit of debt and warrants issued by the Coca-Cola Co. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Price; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry