Publications

July–August 2013
Article

How Experts Gain Influence

By: Anette Mikes, Matthew Hall and Yuval Millo

In theory, the risk management groups of two British banks—Saxon and Anglo—had the same influence in their organizations. But in practice, they did not: Saxon's was engaged in critical work throughout the bank, while Anglo's had little visibility outside its areas of... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Banking Industry

March 2013 (Revised June 2013)
Case

Triodos Bank: Conscious Money in Action

By: Rebecca Henderson, Kate Isaacs and Katrin Kaufer

Keywords: Banking Industry

September 2012
Case

BASIX (Abridged)

By: Shawn Cole and Peter Tufano

BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah,... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Microfinance; Household; Risk Management; Insurance; Banking Industry; India

April 2011
Teaching Note

Santander Consumer Finance (TN)

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull

Teaching Note for 711015. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Expansion; Decisions; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Credit; Growth and Development; Personal Finance; Management Practices and Processes; Banking Industry; Spain

September 2010 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Citigroup 2007: Financial Reporting and Regulatory Capital

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Edward J. Riedl and Sharon Katz

This case introduces 1) financial statements for banks, 2) basic regulatory capital calculations, and 3) actions Citigroup must consider under a scenario of continued losses/fair value declines in 2008 (leading to potential violation of regulatory capital). View Details

Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Financial Crisis; Capital; Financial Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Banking Industry; United States

September 2009
Supplement

Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (B)

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Akiko Kanno

As the regulatory environment for consumer lending evolves, CFJ has to decide how to respond. View Details

Keywords: Personal Finance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Japan

fall 2010
Article

Lawsuits and Empire: On the Enforcement of Sovereign Debt in Latin America

By: Faisal Z. Ahmed, Laura Alfaro and Noel Maurer

The re-occurring phenomenon of sovereign default has prompted an enormous theoretical and empirical literature. Most of this research has focused on why countries ever chose to pay their debts (or why private creditors ever expected repayment). The problem originates... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Sovereign Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Debt Securities; Motivation and Incentives; Markets; Equity; Banking Industry; Latin America

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October 2008 (Revised August 2010)
Case

The Christmas Eve Closing

By: Peter Tufano

In 2002, two homeowners in Massachusetts are deciding whether to refinance their home less than two years after taking out an initial mortgage and a subsequent home equity line of credit. View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Personal Finance; Consumer Behavior; Banking Industry; Massachusetts

November 2006
Teaching Note

HSBC Holdings (TN)

By: Tarun Khanna

Teaching Note to 705466. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

January 2006 (Revised March 2007)
Supplement

Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (B)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner

Keywords: Investment Funds; Banking Industry

December 2005 (Revised April 2010)
Teaching Note

Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage (TN)

By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Capital Markets; Banking Industry

September 2004 (Revised May 2006)
Supplement

Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (B)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Vincent Dessain and Monika Stachowiak

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Czech Republic

June 2003
Teaching Note

Abelli and Saviotti at Banca Commerciale Italiana (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Tiziana E. Casciaro and Kathleen L. McGinn

Teaching Note for (9-402-043) and (9-402-044). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Italy

January 2003 (Revised January 2005)
Supplement

Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (C)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry

April 2002 (Revised February 2004)
Teaching Note

Argentina's Financial System: The Case of Banco de Galicia

By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Tarun Khanna, Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel

Teaching Note for (9-702-033). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Argentina

January 2000 (Revised February 2000)
Case

Hambrecht & Quist (B)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; San Francisco

October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
Case

Credit Suisse (A)

Credit Suisse is looking for ways to differentiate itself from current and likely competitors. After two years of restructuring, the bank's leadership wants profitable growth. It has decided to emphasize customer service. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Competitive Advantage; Customer Focus and Relationships; Banking Industry; Switzerland