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Arm Yourself for the Coming Battle over Social Security (Spanish version)
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-R0211CEconomicsThe U.S. Social Security system is in deep trouble--and that's not just bad news for your friends and family. It's also bad news for your company. Unless the Social Security system is changed, by 2041 the system will be utterly insolvent. In the next decade, the very prospect of the rising deficit will mean serious pressure on recent tax cuts, higher long-term interest rates, increased pension-funding costs, and other punishing conditions for U.S...Starting at €8.20
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Credit Unions: The Future of the Cooperative Financial Institution, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Hou, GraceTeaching Note HBS-312132-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 312131.Starting at €0.00
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Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU
Pozen, Robert C.; Conroy, BrianCase HBS-312127-EEconomicsThe purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It further describes changes already enacted by the US and the EU, as well as other reform proposals considered by lawmakers.Starting at €8.20
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Note: Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers in the U.K. Before and After the Global Financial Crisis
Pozen, Robert C.; Hammerle, MelissaCase HBS-311014-EEconomicsThis note will examine the regulatory framework for hedge funds in the United Kingdom (UK) before and after the financial crisis of 2008. First, it will discuss European Union (EU)-level regulation that applies to the UK as an EU member state. Second, it will discuss UK-specific regulation. Finally, this note will cover anticipated changes to regulation, both at the EU-level and within the UK, resulting from the financial crisis.Starting at €8.20
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Securities Lending After the Financial Crisis
Pozen, Robert C.; Hameister, GayleCase HBS-311130-EEconomicsIn April 2009, Wendy Jefferson had just returned to her office following a whirlwind day of meetings with her newest client, Star Advisor. Jefferson, a financial services consultant, was eager to dig into the information provided to her and her team about the Star mutual funds and the income the funds earned from securities lending. Securities lending involved temporarily transferring securities from mutual funds managed by Star Advisor to short ...Starting at €8.20
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Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Gu, XiaoyuTeaching Note HBS-311138-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 311137.Starting at €0.00
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Credit Unions: The Future of the Cooperative Financial Institution
Pozen, Robert C.; Hou, GraceCase HBS-312131-EEconomicsCredit unions are a specialized type of depository institution with a cooperative, non-profit structure and a federal tax exemption. They originated as small, cooperative institutions with an emphasis on uncollateralized consumer lending to the unbanked working-classes. Over time, credit unions have evolved into a wide range of sizes, though compared to banks, a much higher proportion of credit unions are still very small. One subset of "non-trad...Starting at €8.20
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Legislative Choices for U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
Pozen, Robert C.; Lonstein, EricCase HBS-314090-EEconomicsThis case asks students to wear the hat of a policymaker to explore the politically charged issues around corporate tax reform in the U.S.Starting at €8.20
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Securities Lending After the Financial Crisis, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Hameister, GayleTeaching Note HBS-311131-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 311131.Starting at €0.00
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Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund
Pozen, Robert C.; Gu, XiaoyuCase HBS-311137-EEconomicsThe China Investment Corporation (CIC) was China's sovereign wealth fund (SWF), established with $200 billion of registered capital in September 2007 to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and increase risk-adjusted returns on those assets. CIC was unusual in that it had a strictly commercial orientation and market-driven investment mandate to invest in foreign assets but also served as the parent company of a 100 percent-owned subsidiary...Starting at €8.20