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- July 2009 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
What Happened at Citigroup? (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
What went wrong at Citigroup? In 1998, the Travelers Group and Citicorp merged to create Citigroup Inc., considered the first true global "financial supermarket" and a business model to be envied, feared, and emulated. By year-end 2006 the firm had a market... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership; Risk Management; Failure; Financial Services Industry
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "What Happened at Citigroup? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 310-004, July 2009. (Revised August 2011.)
- July 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing
By: Peter Tufano
Kinecta Federal Credit Union has the opportunity to purchase Nix Check Cashing as part of their "blue ocean" strategy to reach the financially underserved and increase credit union membership and deposits. But they face financial as well as reputational risk. Check... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Credit; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Reputation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Tufano, Peter, and Andrea Ryan. "Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing." Harvard Business School Case 210-012, July 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- July 2009 (Revised July 2011)
- Technical Note
Note on Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry
By: Clayton S. Rose, Scott Waggoner and Sally Canter Ganzfried
This note was created to supplement classroom discussion in the EC course "Managing the Financial Firm" and provides background for exploring issues general managers in financial firms face in considering appropriate capital levels. View Details
Rose, Clayton S., Scott Waggoner, and Sally Canter Ganzfried. "Note on Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 310-005, July 2009. (Revised July 2011.)
- 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.)
- July 2009
- Supplement
Spreadsheet Supplement to Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing (CW)
By: Peter Tufano
These spreadsheets will allow students to analyze financials for Kinecta Federal Credit Union and Nix Check Cashing. They also provide insight into the banking and AFS markets in which both organizations operate. View Details
- June 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Background Note
How Institutional Investors Think About Real Estate
By: Arthur I Segel
Real estate is an increasingly important component in the portfolios of institutional investors. This note discusses the issues these investors must consider when investing in real estate from the legal forms of ownership, to separate or commingled funds, to property... View Details
Segel, Arthur I. "How Institutional Investors Think About Real Estate." Harvard Business School Background Note 209-152, June 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)
By: Kenneth A. Froot and David Lane
This case highlights the issues around money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008. View Details
Keywords: BlackRock; Mutual Funds; Money Market; Investment Management; Bank Runs; 2008 Financial Crisis; Government Intervention In The Markets; GRG; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
Froot, Kenneth A., and David Lane. "BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-101, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- June 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Cathy Ross
Describes the conception, development, and implementation of Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe. The initiative recently celebrated its first... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Education; Gender; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Cathy Ross. "Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 509-042, June 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- June 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Supplement
BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (B)
By: Kenneth A. Froot and David Lane
This case highlights the issues surrounding money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008. View Details
Keywords: BlackRock; Mutual Funds; Money Market; Investment Management; Bank Runs; 2008 Financial Crisis; Government Intervention In The Markets; GRG; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry
Froot, Kenneth A., and David Lane. "BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-139, June 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- June 2009
- Supplement
F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008
By: John A. Quelch
Professor John Quelch interviewed F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group in April 2008 to review updates since the original case was published in 2004. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States
Quelch, John A. "F. William McNabb, Chairman, Vanguard Group, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, April 2008." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 509-730, June 2009.
- May 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Going to the Oracle: Goldman Sachs, September 2008
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
On September 23, 2008, in the midst of an historic crisis in the U.S. financial markets, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. Goldman CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, said: "We are pleased that given our longstanding relationship, Warren... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Investment; Performance Capacity; Financial Services Industry; United States
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "Going to the Oracle: Goldman Sachs, September 2008." Harvard Business School Case 309-069, May 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: Shawn A. Cole, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
Teaching Note for [209119], [209131], and [209135]. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- April 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Before the Fall: Lehman Brothers 2008
By: Clayton S. Rose and Anand Ahuja
This case examines Lehman Brothers in the months preceding its collapse. Following the announcement of a huge and unexpected second quarter loss, the CFO was removed from her post after only seven months in the job. This case explores the challenges faced by a firm... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Management; Financial Markets; Crisis Management; Trust; Financial Services Industry
Rose, Clayton S., and Anand Ahuja. "Before the Fall: Lehman Brothers 2008." Harvard Business School Case 309-093, April 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
SKS Microfinance (TN)
By: Shawn A. Cole
Teaching Note for [208137]. View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?
By: Shawn A. Cole, Thomas Sampson and Bilal Zia
Financial development is critical for growth, but its micro-determinants are not well understood. We test leading theories of low demand for financial services in emerging markets, combining novel survey evidence from Indonesia and India with a field experiment. We... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Saving; Knowledge Acquisition; Emerging Markets; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry; India; Indonesia
Cole, Shawn A., Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia. "Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-117, April 2009. (Revised October 2009, September 2010, October 2010.)
- March 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
State Street Corporation
To maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. State Street Corp. reports a 13% gain in EPS in 2008 amidst a global financial crisis. The stock price declines 59% on the day of the earnings report. This one day decline was exceeded in the... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Crisis; Financial Liquidity; Financial Markets; Crisis Management; Financial Services Industry
Fruhan, William E. "State Street Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 209-112, March 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [709401]. View Details
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.: An IPO in India (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807095]. View Details
- March 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)
By: Daniel Baird Bergstresser, Shawn A. Cole and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai
UBS, a global financial services company, must decide whether to continue to support the market for Auction Rate Securities in the face of a growing financial crisis. These instruments, underwritten by UBS, were marketed to clients as highly liquid and safe... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Asset Pricing; Financial Liquidity; Financial Instruments; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
Bergstresser, Daniel Baird, Shawn A. Cole, and Siddharth Bhaskar Shenai. "UBS and Auction Rate Securities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-119, March 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- February 2009
- Case
HP: The Computer is Personal Again
By: Rajiv Lal and Cathy Ross
In September 2008, Todd Bradley, executive vice president of Hewlett-Packard Company's Personal Systems Group (PSG), gathered his thoughts before a meeting with his top executives and managers for product design and marketing. On the agenda was a discussion of... View Details
Lal, Rajiv, and Cathy Ross. "HP: The Computer is Personal Again." Harvard Business School Case 509-010, February 2009.