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- 03 Nov 2011
- News
Oversight Of Brokers Scrutinized
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
payments to its pension fund and drawn down all the fund’s cash until there was nothing left but a $50 billion unfunded liability. Capital markets had deemed the island an unacceptable risk. “They had lost access to traditional capital,... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 19 Apr 2023
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
to achieve in order to raise a subsequent round." Part of that hands-on guidance comes in the form of market strategy, fundraising, and talent and customer acquisition. It helps that Saggioro Leal and Lemann have an extensive network in... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani
analysts say, because I want to keep track of the stocks they like and get ideas to put on our list," says Modigliani, poised, relaxed, and making it all sound quite simple. But when she announces a new addition every week or so to the top-ten or "fresh money" buy... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 29 Aug 2024
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
supports the real estate industry through a platform that allows brokers to digitize their operations, enabling access to a larger client base and performance data, options that so far have not reached their full potential in Latin... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
years later, both camps benefit enormously from their close ties: the mutual fund is America's investment vehicle of choice, with one in three U.S. households owning a stake in the industry's $5.5 trillion in assets. "By making the capital View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
answer is ambidexterity. Firms must remain competitive in their core markets while also winning in new domains. O’Reilly and Professor Tushman explain how shrewd organizations have used an ambidextrous approach to solve their innovator’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Fixer Upper
Real estate broker Sharon Enloe Baum (MBA ’65) cruises the streets of Manhattan in a chauffeured black Rolls-Royce that sports the license plate SOLD 1. Actually, in terms of co-ops and houses, she’s sold a lot more than one during her... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
Washington, D.C., Retsinas believes all parties in the housing mess were coconspirators — from lenders that hawked subprime finance deals with microprint caveats, to brokers that turned a blind eye to borrowers’ long-term solvency, to... View Details
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Ocean? And I would argue, how do we build in those places? When markets fail, that's the role of government plain and simple in my view. And so, if something isn't insurable, you have to think about why that is. It's because the risk... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
vice president of the school's 1,200-member marketing club, she also served as its director of special projects in charge of six committees. At the same time, she and another student partner operated a campus specialty-apparel business,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
company Mobley to offer an alternative: an affordable way to furnish a home with stylish, quality pieces with a lease of 3 to 12 months, without the burden of ownership. Mobley’s entrée to the $230 billion market for furniture and home... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
brokers of space in newspapers and magazines,” the authors tell us. “With Lasker’s prodding — and with contributions from pioneers at a handful of other agencies — the industry became a creative force and began earning substantial... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
so that it was sufficient for firms to be operationally effective," continues Crane. "Now strategy is much more customer driven, and a firm's brand is more important than ever." Marketing that brand, in fact, has become so essential that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
professionals from lawsuits filed by clients and customers (typically related to medical malpractice or errors in provided services). Diversifying its offerings will give At-Bay access to a larger market while further endearing it to the... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
renowned venture capital firm he cofounded in 1972. In 2007, he cofounded and became a nonexecutive director of Social Finance, a London-based nonprofit social investment advisory that is pioneering ways to apply market principles to... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
for cosmetics needed to be more customer focused, so in 1999 she launched Bluemercury, a retailer of high-end beauty products. Perhaps the most obvious evidence that Beck’s thoughtful strategy and hard work have disrupted the beauty View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
employer and employee, Nomad manages the process, from background checks to malpractice insurance to payroll. It charges health care institutions a 15 percent commission for each hire—a transparency unheard of in a sector in which the employment agency typically serves... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
brokers to talk to Internet customers in real time, cautioned that advances in quality and service should be introduced over time. "It's important to stay on the leading edge with customers without falling off," he concluded. "Technology... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
to be service-oriented volunteer leaders in their communities. I want to see our programs expand to markets that we are not yet in. And I want to see our efforts help to change the narrative about America’s veterans; that they are a force... View Details