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Lara Hodgson

large lines of credit – to purchase assets from small businesses. We’ve essentially recreated the intermediary – we’re borrowing, we’re not lending. We don’t lend to small businesses; we buy their assets. So it’s an off balance sheet... View Details

16 May 2017
News

Facing the Board

began with a review of the case, which was focused on two decisions facing asset management firm BlackRock, Inc.: Should the company license its Aladdin operating system? And should it acquire Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM)?... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young; Blackrock; The Boardroom

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Nicola Leahy-MacManus

Why was getting a business education important to you? Coming from a consulting background, I was keen to pursue an MBA in order to expand my skill set, particularly in the areas of finance and marketing. I felt it was the pinnacle of potential qualifications and a... View Details

04 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets

that dominate the private sector. These include huge conglomerates such as the chaebol in Korea, the Tata Group in India, and the Koc Group in Turkey. The arguments for restructuring conglomerates are simple. Selling off assets could... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu

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Annual Report 2024 | Harvard Business School

The School generated an operating surplus of $36 million, compared with $64 million for the prior year. The School ended fiscal 2024 with an unrestricted reserves balance of $260 million, compared with $247 million a year earlier. The School’s total net View Details

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Whit Collier

driving edge (“alpha”) in a given mandate, and transitioning from Analyst to PM roles. He also has expertise in fund manager research, asset allocation, and portfolio construction, and currently serves on an OCIO (“Outsources Chief... View Details

09 Jun 2015
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media

Tate's Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum What happens when the traditional museum-going experience meets the world of digital marketing? WORKING PAPERS Competing with Privacy Personal information is a valuable asset in... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Advertising

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Robin Greenwood | Working Knowledge

markets and asset pricing in the Journal of Financial Economics (second place), and the inaugural 2014 Jack Treynor Prize awarded by the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance. Robin received a Ph.D. from Harvard in Economics, and... View Details

December 2001 (Revised July 2005)
Case

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company: The Conoco Split-off (A)

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Perry Fagan

After taking 30% of its Conoco oil and gas subsidiary public in the largest domestic initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. history, management of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DuPont) is considering divesting its remaining interest in Conoco. This goal is to be... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business Subsidiaries; Restructuring; Non-Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Assets; Initial Public Offering; Business and Shareholder Relations; Diversification; Value; Chemical Industry; United States

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Pension and retirement funds

Where can I find information on pension plans and retirement funds? To find out more on individual pension funds or create a list: Pensions & Investments Research Center: Screen by asset owner or money manager, or... View Details

September 2010
Teaching Note

Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Teaching Note for 310011 and 310017. View Details

Keywords: Projects; For-Profit Firms; Networks; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Evaluation; Investment Portfolio; Asset Pricing; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Poverty; Financial Services Industry; Kenya

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Purchase

30 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI

differentiated capabilities. Simply replicating strategies that were successful at home is likely to be insufficient in the United States. The real lesson of this experience is that investing directly in corporate assets is a very... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai

15 Jun 2021
News

In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks

five-year stint in Boston as partner and senior managing director at AEW Capital Management. In 1999, Lewis moved to London to launch AEW Europe, a real estate investment business that grew to 18 billion in assets under management under... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; diversity; leadership; real estate; Real Estate

01 Sep 2017
News

Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

the question of where to apply it to a team of experts—tech gurus as well as specialists in asset management, regulation jurisdiction, and operations. The team eventually landed on private equity. O’Grady offers the example of a fund... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

accountabilities. This provides a mechanism for the board to set objectives and subsequently review its performance. The Balanced Scorecard strategy map provides a framework to illustrate how strategy links intangible assets and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

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Financials | Annual Report 2024

earlier. The School’s total net assets were $6.6 billion as of June 30, 2024, compared with $6.3 billion as of June 30, 2023. PDF Downloads Key Metrics (pdf) Financial Statements (pdf) View Details

14 Sep 2015
News

Helping Investors Have an Impact

getting people to cross-connect and cross-pollinate our ideas. It enables philanthropic funders, whether they are philanthropists giving money or they are institutional investors who want to actually deploy their assets via venture... View Details

11 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 11

in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly equity. Another important factor was growth in fees... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Henry R. Mallory

Under Mallory's presidency, the company became the second largest shipping company and 59th largest corporation in the United States. He was owner-operator of 70 American flag steamships, and his assets amounted to $47 million. View Details

Keywords: Transportation

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

now or wait a bit. Selection It’s not possible or even a defensible investment strategy to try to reinforce every asset everywhere, and forever. High value assets in high risk areas clearly merit investment... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

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