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- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (C) case describes the results of Credit Suisse's PIP I program, the value of PAF, shareholders' vote on the new compensation plan supported by management, and the impact of the company's approach to the U.K. banker's tax.
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Keywords:
Voting;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-007, July 2010.
- September 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Unbanklike Experimentation
By: Ryan W. Buell and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Unbanklike Experimentation (619-018). In August 2017,... View Details
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Unbanklike Experimentation (619-018). In August 2017,... View Details
- August 1995
- Case
Credit General, SA
By: Andre F. Perold
The head of a bank's asset and liability committee has to approve an unexpectedly large overnight currency exposure or require at great cost that the exposure be reduced.
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Perold, Andre F. "Credit General, SA." Harvard Business School Case 296-011, August 1995.
- July 2010
- Supplement
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. managing directors, and the other employees globally.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Cost;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-006, July 2010.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India
By: Shawn A. Cole
This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test for political capture in a novel way. Studying banks in India, I find that government-owned bank lending tracks the electoral cycle, with agricultural...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Banks and Banking;
Financing and Loans;
Political Elections;
State Ownership;
Banking Industry;
India
Cole, Shawn A. "Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-001, July 2008.
- March 2021
- Article
Loan Guarantees and Credit Supply
By: Natalie Bachas, Olivia S. Kim and Constantine Yannelis
The efficiency of federal lending guarantees depends on whether guarantees increase lending supply or simply act as a subsidy to lenders. We use notches in the guarantee rate schedule for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to estimate the elasticity of bank...
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Bachas, Natalie, Olivia S. Kim, and Constantine Yannelis. "Loan Guarantees and Credit Supply." Journal of Financial Economics 139, no. 3 (March 2021): 872–894.
- August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
Late in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team closed in on the decision of whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. There were a number of substantial issues facing Dougan and his team, including whether...
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Keywords:
Financial Institutions;
Capital Markets;
Financial Crisis;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leadership;
International Finance;
Financial Liquidity;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Switzerland
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Case 312-007, August 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Markets Credit Cycles
Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME... View Details
- September 2013
- Article
Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing
By: Lily H. Fang, Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments. Their market share is highest during peaks of the private equity market, when the parent banks arrange more debt financing for in-house transactions yet have the lowest exposure to...
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Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner. "Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing." Review of Financial Studies 26, no. 9 (September 2013): 2139–2173.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing
By: Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments. Their market share is highest during peaks of the private equity market, when the parent banks arrange more debt financing for in-house transactions yet have the lowest exposure to...
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Fang, Lily, Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner. "Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19300, August 2013.
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Taxation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland;
United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 14 Sep 2018
- News
Best Credit Cards: Ask the Experts
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
Nagi Otgonshar (MBA 2015) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Nagi Otgonshar (MBA 2015) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Earning a full scholarship has always been the only realistic ticket to a superior education for me. It was this golden opportunity that allowed me to...
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- 06 Aug 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India
- October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
The Export-Import Bank of the United States
By: C. Fritz Foley and Matthew Johnson
In the fall of 2009, Fred Hochberg, chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), and his team struggled to find a way to help finance the sale of Boeing aircraft to Emirates. Ex-Im responds to the challenges in the credit market with an innovative...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Credit;
Financing and Loans;
International Finance;
Banking Industry;
United States
Foley, C. Fritz, and Matthew Johnson. "The Export-Import Bank of the United States." Harvard Business School Case 211-032, October 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- September 2010
- Article
Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008
This paper documents that new loans to large borrowers fell by 47% during the peak period of the financial crisis (fourth quarter of 2008) relative to the prior quarter and by 79% relative to the peak of the credit boom (second quarter of 2007). New lending for real...
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Keywords:
Financial Liquidity;
Financing and Loans;
Credit;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Crisis;
Banking Industry
Ivashina, Victoria, and David S. Scharfstein. "Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008." Journal of Financial Economics 97, no. 3 (September 2010): 319–338.
- October 1994
- Case
Bankers Trust: Global Investment Bank
By: Andre F. Perold and Kuljot Singh
In October 1992, Eugene Shanks, president of Bankers Trust New York Corp., and Brian Walsh, head of the Global Investment Bank (GIB) business unit, are considering a proposal for a large and complex financing involving the North Sea Oil Co. (NSOC). The financing...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Credit Derivatives and Swaps;
Risk Management;
Value Creation;
Business History;
Capital Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Financial Markets;
Corporate Finance;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Kuljot Singh. "Bankers Trust: Global Investment Bank." Harvard Business School Case 295-010, October 1994.
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
In the run-up to the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies gave high marks to such risky financial vehicles as collateralized debt obligations, which few people understood. It has been argued that these ratings misled investors...
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- September 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)
Consumer Bank pondered the possibilities of launching a credit card in the Asia Pacific region. The bank's New York headquarters, and several of its country managers in the region, were not enthusiastic. But others were supportive because of the opportunity to expand...
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Keywords:
Product Launch;
Service Operations;
Value Creation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Trade;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Laws and Statutes;
Banking Industry;
Asia;
New York (city, NY)
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)." Harvard Business School Case 595-026, September 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking
By: David S. Scharfstein and Antonio Falato
We argue that stock market pressure to generate earnings encourages banks to increase risk. We measure risk using confidential supervisory ratings as well as financial information released in regulatory filings. We document that there is an increase in the risk-taking...
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Keywords:
Stock Market;
Financial Markets;
Business Earnings;
Banks and Banking;
Risk and Uncertainty
Scharfstein, David S., and Antonio Falato. "The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22689, September 2016.