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- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
structure and liquidity policies—for tax or agency reasons—appears to be a key driver of their decision to simultaneously raise and pay out capital. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48383 Online...
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Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
Authors:Jakub W. Jurek and Erik Stafford Abstract This paper studies the cost of capital for alternative investments. We document that the risk profile of the aggregate hedge fund universe can be accurately matched by a simple index put option writing strategy that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
and, in particular, senior risk officers play in fifteen international banks. The research was carried out between June 2006 and June 2007, thus it offers a rare snapshot of the "calm before the storm"—the state of risk management at fifteen large players...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
v. Van Gorkum); and the board's role and process in hiring, firing, and severance decisions (Ovitz at Disney). Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/these-people-are-fiduciaries/an/314067-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-024 Coca-Cola: View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
faced a liquidity crunch. Aracapita offered Islamic-compliant private equity, real estate, and venture capital products. In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack, however, Islamic banking was an endangered species in the U.S. Should...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
recommendations for stocks with larger market capitalizations and lower return volatility than their sell-side peers, consistent with their facing fewer conflicts of interest and having a preference for liquid stocks. Tests with no...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6
Republic of Geneva), and other immigrant founders who guided the nation to prosperity. Their expertise with liquid capital far exceeded that of native-born plantation owners Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, who well understood the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
com-pany's local dump site is piped to the factory and burned for fuel. In the Dutch factory, liquid waste has been reduced to nearly zero through an innovative retrieval, recycling, and reuse system. Johnson acknowledges, however, that...
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challenges for these firms are different from those of larger, public firms and often require a different approach because of their small scale, lack of liquidity and the difficulty of attracting and deploying capital. The careers of...
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