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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312007-ELate 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 contingent capital would provide sufficient loss absorption when called upon, would there be sufficient demand for this new instrument, would it be cost effective capital, and what were...Starting at €8.20
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (B)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-312008-EThe B case describes the process and terms of the very successful offerings of contingent capital in February 2011, as well as The Basel Committee's preliminary decision not to allow contingent capital to count as Tier 1 equity.Starting at €5.74
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Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. - The Belle of the Ball
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-313017-EIn November of 2011 Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a global property and casualty reinsurance company, announced it had agreed to sell itself to Alleghany Corporation, ending "the most frenzied takeover battle" of 2011, which involved competitors, Warren Buffett's National Indemnity, and private equity investors. The agreement with Alleghany came after Transatlantic's failed effort at a merger of equals, and a several other unsuccessful bids for t...Starting at €8.20
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-311007-EThe (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 tax.Starting at €5.74
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Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
Rose, Clayton; Lenhardt, Jerome; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-315016-ELeadership and People ManagementFor Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities and values were at the heart of the diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond this, attracting skilled workers to Germany was a national imperative; as the native population aged and its numbers in the workforce shrank, it would be critical to find new workers t...Starting at €8.20
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Excellence Corrupted (Spanish version)
Rose, Clayton; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-318S01Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter years of vigorous denials, on January 14, 2013 Lance Armstrong admitted in a television interview with Oprah Winfrey that he "doped" in each of his record seven consecutive Tour de France victories, confirming the findings a few months earlier by the US Anti-Doping Agency that he had orchestrated "a massive team doping scheme, more extensive than any previously revealed in professional sports history." Until that moment with Oprah, Armstron...Starting at €8.20
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-311005-EOn 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 had laid out a set of guidelines for compensation in the financial industry. Credit Suisse Group was the first firm to adopt the G-20 guidelines, and did so a year ahead of the sugges...Starting at €8.20
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)
Rose, Clayton; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-311006-EThe (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.Starting at €5.74
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Rose, Clayton; Canter Ganzfried, SallyTeaching Note HBS-312046-ETeaching Note for 311-005, 311-006, and 311-007.Starting at €0.00
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High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital, Teaching Plan
Rose, Clayton; Lane, DavidTeaching Note HBS-313048-EThis teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital," (A) and (B), HBS Nos. 312-007 and 312-008, to help faculty deepen student comprehension of business issues and energize classroom discussion.Starting at €0.00