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Is It Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-R0911G-EFinanceWhen the credit markets seized up in 2008, many heaped blame on "mark to market" accounting rules, which require banks to write down their troubled assets to the prices they'd fetch if sold on the open market - at the time, next to nothing. Recording those assets below their "true" value, critics argued, drove financial institutions toward insolvency. Proponents of marking to market, on the other hand, said it exposed executives' bad decisions. I...Starting at €8.20
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The Expansion of Ping An, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Yang, Nina J.Teaching Note HBS-311141-EFinanceTeaching Note for 311133.Starting at €0.00
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Redesigning a 401(k) Plan at Haley-Midland, Teaching Note
Pozen, Robert C.; Perl, ScottTeaching Note HBS-311129-EFinanceTeaching Note for 311128.Starting at €0.00
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Es correcto culpar a la contabilidad a justo valor por la crisis financiera
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-R0911GFinanceCuando los mercados de crédito se paralizaron en 2008, muchos culpan colmada de "mark to market" las reglas de contabilidad, que requieren los bancos para anotar sus activos en problemas a los precios que habían recuperan si se venden en el mercado abierto - en el momento, al lado de nada. Grabar esos activos por debajo de su valor "verdadero", argumentaron los críticos, las instituciones financieras condujeron hacia la insolvencia. Los defensore...Starting at €8.20
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Searching for a Retirement Plan
Pozen, Robert C.; Goodman, Lucas W.Case HBS-314022-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Norway Sells Wal-Mart
Pozen, Robert C.Case HBS-308019-EFinanceIn June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites seriouStarting at €8.20
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Note on the Reinsurance Industry
Pozen, Robert C.; Senbetta, HenochCase HBS-311102-EFinanceThis note begins with an overview of reinsurance contacts - their mechanics, types and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry.Starting at €8.20
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Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
Pozen, Robert C.; Khurana, BrijCase HBS-311115-EFinanceThe purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans.Starting at €8.20
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The Expansion of Ping An
Pozen, Robert C.; Yang, Nina J.Case HBS-311133-EFinanceIn June 2010, Mingzhe Ma, chairman and chief executive officer of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China ("Ping An" or "the Company"), sat down with Sun Jianyi, vice chief executive officer and executive vice president at Ping An, to discuss the future direction of the Company. They would have to answer questions at the upcoming shareholder meeting about Ping An's financial strategy for diversification within China and globally. Ping An had b...Starting at €8.20
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Fixing the Pension Fund Mix (Spanish version)
Pozen, Robert C.Article HBS-F0403EFinanceWise allocation of assets across both stocks and bonds can help companies reap higher returns from an asset mix that includes equities without assuming unacceptable risk.Starting at €8.20