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- January 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Note on the Pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities
By: Jay O. Light and Jeremy C. Stein
An introduction to mortgage-backed securities, prepayment risk, and their market pricing. View Details
Light, Jay O., and Jeremy C. Stein. "Note on the Pricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities." Harvard Business School Background Note 287-060, January 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- Article
Sidelined Investors, Trading-Generated News, and Security Returns
By: H. Henry Cao, Joshua D. Coval and David Hirshleifer
Cao, H. Henry, Joshua D. Coval, and David Hirshleifer. "Sidelined Investors, Trading-Generated News, and Security Returns." Review of Financial Studies 15, no. 2 (Summer 2002).
- 2008
- Working Paper
Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West
By: Benjamin Edelman
Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online advertising. Advertising is the bedrock of web sites that are provided without charge to end users, so advertising is everywhere. But advertising security gaps... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin. "Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-039, September 2008.
- Web
Information Security & Privacy Policy | About
Information Security & Privacy Policy Protecting Harvard's data is a responsibility shared by all members of the HBS community. Faculty and staff must educate themselves on how to recognize and protect the information entrusted to us,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
Working to Keep Pirates At-Bay: My Summer in Cyber Security
fascinated by Cyber Security and, therefore, as the summer approached, I started to look at opportunities in this area. Thanks to the HBS network and the Rock Fellowship support, I was able to find a summer position at At-Bay, a series A... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- June 1991
- Teaching Note
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. (B), Teaching Note
- April 2010
- Background Note
Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office
By: Francois Brochet and Rakeen Mabud
This note explains the basic structure of the trading floor in a typical financial institution and how the front, middle and back offices interact to ensure a functioning trading system. View Details
Brochet, Francois, and Rakeen Mabud. "Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office." Harvard Business School Background Note 110-070, April 2010.
- May 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
After suffering years of volatility and crises, Turkey desperately sought macroeconomic and political stability in an ever-worsening region of the world. In the short term, Turkey had to repay its debt, which amounted to more than 80% of GDP. By January 2004, Turkey... View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; International Finance; Privatization; Religion; Turkey; European Union
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Emily Thompson. "Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood." Harvard Business School Case 704-045, May 2004. (Revised November 2005.)
- 03 Apr 2015
- News
Blocking Bad: A Flare for Internet Security
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
European Association of Security Dealers TN, The
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords: Europe
- November 18, 2010
- Comment
Congress Should Focus on Social Security Reform
By: Robert C. Pozen
Keywords: Government and Politics; Compensation and Benefits; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Pozen, Robert C. "Congress Should Focus on Social Security Reform." FT.com (November 18, 2010).
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Disclose the Fair Value of Complex Securities
By: Robert Kaplan, Robert C. Merton and Scott Richard
Kaplan, Robert, Robert C. Merton, and Scott Richard. "Disclose the Fair Value of Complex Securities." Financial Times Ltd., August 2009. (op-ed.)
- March 1986 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Securities and Exchange Commission: New Technologies Initiative
Porter, Leslie R. "Securities and Exchange Commission: New Technologies Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 186-279, March 1986. (Revised March 1992.)
- June 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Teaching Note
Salomon and the Treasury Securities Auction TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Charles A Nichols III
Teaching Note for (9-292-114). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- 26 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan
- March 2023
- Article
Attracting the Sharks: Corporate Innovation and Securities Class Action Lawsuits
By: Elisabeth Kempf and Oliver Spalt
This paper provides novel evidence suggesting that securities class action lawsuits, a central pillar of the U.S. litigation and corporate governance system, can constitute an obstacle to valuable corporate innovation. We first establish that valuable innovation output... View Details
Keywords: Class-action Litigation; Turnover; Lawsuits and Litigation; Innovation and Invention; Risk and Uncertainty
Kempf, Elisabeth, and Oliver Spalt. "Attracting the Sharks: Corporate Innovation and Securities Class Action Lawsuits." Management Science 69, no. 3 (March 2023): 1323–1934.
- February 2014
- Article
Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
By: Francois Brochet and Suraj Srinivasan
We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial- and disclosure-related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over... View Details
Keywords: Independent Directors; Litigation Risk; Class Action Lawsuits; Director Accountability; Reputation; Boards Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Debt Securities; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation
Brochet, Francois, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation." Journal of Financial Economics 111, no. 2 (February 2014): 430–449.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
By: Francois Brochet and Suraj Srinivasan
We examine which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial and disclosure related fraud. Investors can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over... View Details
Brochet, Francois, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Accountability of Independent Directors—Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation." Working Paper, 2013. (Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-104, June 2013.)