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  • 22 Aug 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Hedge Fund as Activist

to realize, the investment horizon of hedge funds makes them unsuitable overseers of management. Firms that would benefit from modest changes in operating policy or governance, or for which a reduction in... View Details
Keywords: by Robin Greenwood; Financial Services
  • January 2008
  • Background Note

Measuring Investment Performance

By: Andre F. Perold and Kenneth A. Froot
Examines various approaches to measuring investment performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe and Information Ratios. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate the effect of using different metrics to measure... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Investment; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty
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Perold, Andre F., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Measuring Investment Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-110, January 2008.
  • October 2020 (Revised June 2021)
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Francisco Partners Private Credit Opportunity Fund

By: Luis M. Viceira, John D. Dionne, Soracha Prathanrasnikorn and Ari Sunshine
In April 2020, Scott Einsenberg, the Head of Credit at the private equity firm Francisco Partners, is deciding whether to go ahead with extending a private lending agreement to Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE: EB), a leading global event management and online ticketing... View Details
Keywords: Private Debt; Private Credit; Industry Evolution; Private Equity; Investment; Analysis
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Viceira, Luis M., John D. Dionne, Soracha Prathanrasnikorn, and Ari Sunshine. "Francisco Partners Private Credit Opportunity Fund." Harvard Business School Case 221-002, October 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
  • April 2010 (Revised July 2010)
  • Background Note

Introduction to Mutual Funds

By: Robert C. Pozen
This note is an excerpt from my book The Mutual Fund Business and is an introduction to mutual funds, contrasted with commercial banks. View Details
Keywords: Commercial Banking; Investment; Investment Funds; Banking Industry
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Pozen, Robert C. "Introduction to Mutual Funds." Harvard Business School Background Note 310-117, April 2010. (Revised July 2010.)
  • 28 May 2015
  • Working Paper Summaries

Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Changing Property Rights on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Greg Rafert; Technology
  • Article

Optimal Life-Cycle Investing with Flexible Labor Supply: A Welfare Analysis of Life-Cycle Funds

By: Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Luis M. Viceira
Keywords: Investment; Labor; Investment Funds
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Gomes, Francisco J., Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira. "Optimal Life-Cycle Investing with Flexible Labor Supply: A Welfare Analysis of Life-Cycle Funds." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 98, no. 2 (May 2008): 297–303.
  • February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
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OpenInvest

By: Shawn Cole, Boris Vallée and Nicole Tempest Keller
Founded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their portfolios to their personal values in an automated way, for instance by screening out weapons manufacturers stocks or overweighting... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Impact Investing; Investment Portfolio; Customization and Personalization; Technological Innovation; Social Issues; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Financial Services Industry
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Cole, Shawn, Boris Vallée, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "OpenInvest." Harvard Business School Case 218-064, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
  • January 2023 (Revised September 2024)
  • Supplement

The END Fund (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
Founded in 2012, the END fund focused on eliminating five Neglected Tropical Diseases that accounted for 80% of the tropical diseases affecting nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide. Its roughly $25 million/year annual budget was fully committed when it got news that the... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Investment Funds; Global Range; Nonprofit Organizations; Resource Allocation; Decisions; Health Care and Treatment; Mission and Purpose
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "The END Fund (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 523-064, January 2023. (Revised September 2024.)
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ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities

By: Sakis Kotsantonis, Christopher Pinney and George Serafeim
The authors’ aim in this article is to set the record straight on the financial performance of sustainable investing while also correcting a number of other widespread misconceptions about this rapidly growing set of principles and methods. Myth Number 1:... View Details
Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Investment Management; Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance
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Kotsantonis, Sakis, Christopher Pinney, and George Serafeim. "ESG Integration in Investment Management: Myths and Realities." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 28, no. 2 (Spring 2016): 10–16.
  • April 2008 (Revised April 2010)
  • Background Note

The Hedge Fund Industry

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
This note describes the hedge fund industry as of the end of the year 2007. View Details
Keywords: Investment Return; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "The Hedge Fund Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-126, April 2008. (Revised April 2010.)
  • August 1994
  • Background Note

World Pension Fund Markets

By: Jay O. Light and Jon Headley
Presents a comparative description and analysis of pension funds in different countries. There is a special focus on comparing the United States and the United Kingdom. View Details
Keywords: Retirement; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; United States; United Kingdom
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Light, Jay O., and Jon Headley. "World Pension Fund Markets." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-027, August 1994.
  • September 2017 (Revised July 2021)
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Asset Allocation at the Cook County Pension Fund

By: Emil Siriwardane, Juliane Begenau and Yuval Gonczarowski
Nickol Hackett, chief investment officer of the Cook County Pension Fund, is responsible for investing the fund’s $9 billion worth of assets on behalf of the employees of Cook County, Illinois. Like many other defined-benefit pensions at the time, the Cook County... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
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Siriwardane, Emil, Juliane Begenau, and Yuval Gonczarowski. "Asset Allocation at the Cook County Pension Fund." Harvard Business School Case 218-030, September 2017. (Revised July 2021.)
  • January 2019
  • Supplement

JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
[pre-abstract] Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. [abstract] Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched “Invested in Detroit,” a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropic Investment; Banking; Economic Development; Expansion; Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan
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Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (C)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 919-801, January 2019.
  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

in the Internet and telecom bubbles. Those who have money left, or who have new savings coming in and are seeking investments have heard that hedge funds have done well. For example, they've heard that... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • October 2018 (Revised February 2018)
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Masayoshi Son and the Vision Fund

By: Tom Nicholas, Ramana Nanda and Benjamin N. Roth
In October 2016, SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese conglomerate giant caused a significant shock to the worldwide market for venture capital and private equity by announcing the Vision Fund, the largest tech investment fund in the world at close to $100 billion. The... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Competitive Strategy
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Nicholas, Tom, Ramana Nanda, and Benjamin N. Roth. "Masayoshi Son and the Vision Fund." Harvard Business School Case 819-041, October 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
  • September 2010 (Revised May 2012)
  • Case

Windward Investment Management

By: Luis M. Viceira and Ricardo Alberto De Armas
Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year-end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Valuation; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
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Viceira, Luis M., and Ricardo Alberto De Armas. "Windward Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 211-005, September 2010. (Revised May 2012.)
  • January 2008 (Revised March 2009)
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Fortress Investment Group

By: Malcolm Baker, Carlos M. Galvez and James Quinn
CEO Wesley Edens and the five Fortress principals are contemplating a move unprecedented in the industry: becoming the first hedge fund and private equity firm to complete an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This case examines potential reasons for a leading... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Public Equity; Initial Public Offering; Investment Funds; Going Public; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
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Baker, Malcolm, Carlos M. Galvez, and James Quinn. "Fortress Investment Group." Harvard Business School Case 208-080, January 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
  • 2016
  • Teaching Note

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching note for case 316-047 View Details
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Howard Fischer, Eric Jacobsen, and Gratitude Railroad's Impact Investing." Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Note 316-119, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
  • 18 Sep 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film Industry

Keywords: by Venkat Kuppuswamy & Carliss Y. Baldwin; Motion Pictures & Video
  • January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG

By: George Serafeim
In the fall of 2018, Hiro Mizuno, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of GPIF, the Japanese Government Pension Fund, was reflecting on his efforts to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into every aspect of GPIF’s portfolio. His efforts ranged... View Details
Keywords: Pension Funds; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Investment Funds; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Governance; Leading Change; Economy; Performance Improvement; Japan
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Henderson, Rebecca, George Serafeim, Josh Lerner, and Naoko Jinjo. "Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World? Inside GPIF's Embrace of ESG." Harvard Business School Case 319-067, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
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