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Kunal Modi

my friends. The transience of the expat experience tempted me to cling to what I left behind or simply shut my eyes until it was over. Yet, in a new school so far from home, my classmates and I found common understanding through our upheaval. In the cafeteria, we View Details

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Whisky, Bourbon & Spirits Society | MBA

Whisky, Bourbon & Spirits Society Our mission is to develop a community that fosters appreciation for and understanding of the culture surrounding whiskies, bourbons, scotches, and other fine spirits that will translate to forging bonds... View Details

13 May 2013
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A Record Worth Stretching For

leadership—with the help of 61 fund volunteers—a new participation record was established with 74 percent of the class contributing. “Our class had a great experience at HBS and an extremely strong bond with each other,” says O’Brien. “We... View Details

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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

Investing Network - Read the GIIN's latest Op-eds and publications, along with Investor Spotlights, Investment Profiles, and third-party research from other leading impact investing organizations. Climate Bonds Initiative - An... View Details

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

on those less familiar with the reporting standards. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430589 Working Papers Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John Y., Carolin E.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

external funds. Conditional on issuance of new debt, we interpret firms' switching from loans to bonds as a contraction in bank credit supply. We find strong evidence of substitution from loans to bonds at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2002
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Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity

solvent and that a credible monetary policy will emerge, he said. The country also needs international support, but such aid may be hard to come by now. Asked if converting the Argentine money supply into long-term bonds that people don't... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Fighting Back from a Knockout

bit of tarnish. Thanks to years of mismanagement by the administration he was voted to replace, Cranston’s bond rating was reduced to B, the lowest of any municipality in America. In an opinion piece in the Providence Journal (November... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

17 Jan 2020
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Going the Distance for Investment Excellence

Run As a research analyst at MFS Investment Management, Cameron focuses on quantitative, strategic, and thematic approaches to bond management. MFS specializes in managing investment portfolios for both retail and institutional investors... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Ideas

universalities in the decisions that founders faced. He also saw that the “fundamental implications of those decisions were getting the start-ups into trouble down the road.” More Case Study: Good as Our Word For most of the 20th century, three View Details

Keywords: Finance; Manufacturing

13 May 2013
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Tied Together by the Times

says. And, as the 11 records that the class holds show, the classmates on the other end answer the call. Yanow believes the class's special bond is the result of his classmates' common experiences—growing up during the Depression,... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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An Action Plan for Economic Recovery

confidence in credit rating agencies? The first thing Congress did in 2006 was to boost competition. We now have nine approved rating agencies instead of three. However, if you are a bond issuer and you don’t like what one rating agency... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

duration function as large-scale shocks to the quantity of interest rate risk that must be borne by professional bond investors. I develop a simple model in which the risk tolerance of bond investors is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2011 (Revised December 2017)
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Tombstones

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and David Lane

This case consists primarily of excerpts from term sheets and prospectuses for six securities offerings made by US companies during 2009-2010, just after the financial crisis and recession of 2008-09. There are three issues of senior unsecured notes, one floating rate... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Equity; Debt Securities; Bonds; Motivation and Incentives; United States

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Obsolete securities

Where can I find information on obsolete securities? Capital Changes : Once in database select "Tax - Estates, Gifts & Trusts" Select "Worthless Securities Archive" under "Capital Changes" Search by company name; for more... View Details

01 May 2013
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Isik Kececi Asur, MBA 1997

ventures. They are also partners in their belief of supporting women who want to pursue entrepreneurial careers. “We decided to do this together, given that we are both entrepreneurs interested in fostering others who want to launch their own businesses,” Asur... View Details

30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30

perturbation enables efficient exploration in the midst of intense exploitation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-011.pdf Understanding Inflation-Indexed Bond Markets Authors:John Y. Campbell, Robert J. Shiller, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

for a broad array of service domains where operations are hidden and levels of consumer trust and engagement are faltering. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45842 Macroeconomic Drivers of Bond and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Aug 2019
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Investing for Good

arrangement to deliver social value and financial value. “The social impact bond allows government to transfer the risk of performance of particular social programs to the investors. So in the event of a project's success, the government... View Details

Keywords: Finance