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Portfolio Betas Do Not Make for Better Asset Pricing Tests
Many papers claim that because using portfolios instead of individual stocks as test assets minimizes idiosyncratic volatility, their use also yields more precise estimates of risk premia. I show that while portfolio formation does lead to more efficient beta... View Details
- January 2015 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Shannon Gombos
The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to integrated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues in investment decisions. At Barclays Capital, Omar Selim... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; ESG; Social Business; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Investing; Investment Management; Asset Management; Values and Beliefs; Religion; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Europe; Germany; United Kingdom
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Shannon Gombos. "Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-021, January 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
- May 1991
- Background Note
Analysis and Reporting of Long-Lived Tangible Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Analysis and Reporting of Long-Lived Tangible Assets." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-144, May 1991.
- Article
The Right Amount of Assets under Management
By: André Perold and Robert S. Salomon Jr.
Keywords: Assets
Perold, André, and Robert S. Salomon Jr. "The Right Amount of Assets under Management." Financial Analysts Journal 47, no. 2 (May–June 1991): 31–39.
- April 2003
- Article
Expect More Significant 2003 Asset Impairment Charges
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Assets
Hawkins, David F. "Expect More Significant 2003 Asset Impairment Charges." Accounting Bulletin, no. 118 (April 2003).
- Forthcoming
- Article
The Imperfect Intermediation of Money-Like Assets
By: Jeremy C. Stein and Jonathan Wallen
We study supply-and-demand effects in the U.S. Treasury bill market by comparing the returns on T-bills to the administered policy rate on the Federal Reserve’s reverse repurchase (RRP) facility. In spite of the arguably more money-like properties of an investment in... View Details
Stein, Jeremy C., and Jonathan Wallen. "The Imperfect Intermediation of Money-Like Assets." Journal of Finance (forthcoming).
- April 1986 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Tribal Assets Management: The Dragon Proposal
By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Norman Klein. "Tribal Assets Management: The Dragon Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 286-110, April 1986. (Revised February 1989.)
- March 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-era Asset Restitution (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
Beginning in 1994, a series of articles and public disclosures indicated that Swiss banks may have retained assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust, and also may have engaged in long term attempts to block survivors' ability to recover those assets after World War... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Banking And Insurance; U.s. History; Germany; Europe; Governance; History; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Insurance Industry; Germany; United States; Switzerland
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Rough Justice: Stuart Eizenstat and Holocaust-era Asset Restitution (A)." Harvard Business School Case 913-037, March 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa
By: Mark Egan, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
In late 2017, Satrix, one of the largest passive asset management firms in South Africa and a pioneer in the industry since 2000, had to decide its strategy going forward in a market where passive asset management had become increasingly commoditized and... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; South Africa; Africa
Egan, Mark, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa." Harvard Business School Case 221-020, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- 07 Jan 2011
- News
Narcissists Rejoice: Self-Centeredness Is an Asset
- September 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
By: Marco Di Maggio and Susie L. Ma
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-057 View Details
- June 1997
- Article
New International Asset Impairment Accounting Standard Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Asset Impairment Accounting Standard Proposed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 53 (June 1997).
- February 2011
- Journal Article
Minimal Settlement Assets in Economies with Interconnected Financial Obligations
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
A model is developed where firms belonging to a group are obliged to make payments to one another by using a liquid asset. The paper studies the exogenous endowments of this asset that are necessary to assure that all obligations are met. Conditions are presented under... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Minimal Settlement Assets in Economies with Interconnected Financial Obligations." Journal of Money, Credit & Banking 43, no. 1 (February 2011): 81–108.
- January 2003
- Article
A Multivariate Model of Strategic Asset Allocation
By: Luis M. Viceira, John Y. Campbell and Y. Lewis Chan
Viceira, Luis M., John Y. Campbell, and Y. Lewis Chan. "A Multivariate Model of Strategic Asset Allocation." Journal of Financial Economics 67, no. 1 (January 2003): 41–80. (Click here for Appendix. Winner of the second 2003 Fama/DFA Prize for Capital Markets and Asset Pricing.)
- fall 1994
- Article
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: B. C. Esty, P. Tufano and J. Headley
Esty, B. C., P. Tufano, and J. Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 3 (fall 1994): 33–51.
- February 1994 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Peter Tufano and Jon Headley
Banc One's share price has been falling recently due to analyst and investor concern over the bank's heavy use of interest rate derivatives. Dick Lodge, chief investment officer in charge of the bank's investment and derivative portfolio, must recommend to the CEO a... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Financial Management; Interest Rates; Investment Portfolio; Governance Controls; Risk Management; Banking Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Peter Tufano, and Jon Headley. "Banc One Corporation: Asset and Liability Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-079, February 1994. (Revised July 2008.)
- November 2018
- Case
Komatsu Komtrax: Asset Tracking Meets Demand Forecasting
By: Willy Shih, Paul Hong and YoungWon Park
Komatsu's Komtrax system started as a way of remotely monitoring and tracking equipment for the purpose of improving operational efficiency. This case follows its evolution towards other uses including demand forecasting for its sales, marketing, and production... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industry; Data Strategy; Internet Of Things; Construction; Production; Analytics and Data Science; Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Forecasting and Prediction; Industrial Products Industry; Construction Industry; Japan
Shih, Willy, Paul Hong, and YoungWon Park. "Komatsu Komtrax: Asset Tracking Meets Demand Forecasting." Harvard Business School Case 619-022, November 2018.
- September 1998
- Article
New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New International Accounting Standard: Impairment of Assets." Accounting Bulletin, no. 70 (September 1998).
- 2004
- Book
Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004.