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BlackRock Solutions
Froot, Kenneth A.; Waggoner, ScottCase HBS-211082-EFinanceThe BlackRock Solutions case examines the different functions and economics of a global asset manager's value chain, with particular emphasis on the "money management" and the "investment systems platform" businesses. Students analyze why BlackRock decided to unbundle its Aladdin investment platform and if the firm should consider expanding the platform in the future. Students also explore the resulting "dual-mission" challenges of servicing both...Starting at €8.20
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Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC
Froot, Kenneth A.; Cohen, Lauren H.; Waggoner, ScottCase HBS-211031-EFinanceKishore Karunakaran, President and COO of FFCM, faces a variety of challenges in launching an innovative investment management business in the rapidly evolving ETF space.Starting at €8.20
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BlackRock Money Market Management in September 2008 (B)
Froot, Kenneth A.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-209139-EFinanceThis case highlights the issues surrounding money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008.Starting at €5.74
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UAL, 2004: Pulling Out of Bankruptcy, Teaching Note
Bergstresser, Daniel B.; Froot, Kenneth A.; Smart, Darren R.Teaching Note HBS-209128-EFinanceTeaching Note for [205090].Starting at €0.00
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Framework for Risk Management
Froot, Kenneth A.; Scharfstein, David S.; Stein, Jeremy C.Article HBS-94604-EStrategyIn recent years, managers have become aware of how their companies can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. To insulate themselves from such risks, many companies are turning to the derivatives markets, taking advantage of instruments like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Although heavily involved in risk management, most companies do not have clear goals underlying their hedging programs. Without such goals, using derivatives can be ...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Commodity Futures
Light, Jay O.; Froot, Kenneth A.; Donohue, NancyCase HBS-293018-EFinanceDescribes how commodity futures work, what products and exchanges are available, and who the players in the commodity markets are. Also presents a careful discussion of the pricing of futures in commodity markets, focusing on cost of carry and risk premium approaches, and explaining backwardation and contango markets.Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Investment Performance
Froot, Kenneth A.; Perold, Andre F.Case HBS-208110-EFinanceExamines 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 fund performance.Starting at €8.20
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Cross-Border Valuation (Spanish version)
Froot, Kenneth A.; Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-207S18FinanceProvides a review of valuation techniques used to assess cross-border investments. Discusses the discounting of free cash flows with a weighted average cost of capital and the use of adjusted present value. Special concerns such as foreign-exchange risk, country risks, and international diversification are also discussed. Unlike Note on Cross-Border Valuation, this note contains no discussion of valuing real options. A rewritten version of an ear...Starting at €8.20
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La crisis del peso mexicano en 1994 – 1995
Froot, Kenneth A.; McBrady, MatthewCase HBS-205S06FinanceExplora la crisis del peso de 1994-95 y por qué ocurrió. Los estudiantes deben examinar las políticas de México, las reacciones del mercado de capitales, y las consecuencias de la devaluación para los futuros flujos de capital y el crecimiento.Starting at €8.20
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Intel Corp.--1992 (Spanish version)
Froot, Kenneth A.Case HBS-203S04Financecomplementarity externalities and costs of finance, appropriability of returns on investments, the role of finance in high-tech and rapidly innovating sectors, the strategic uses of cash, analysis of capital structure and cash disbursement policies, the use of financial policy as a competitive weapon, and timing in the sale and purchase of equity-linked instruments.Starting at €8.20