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Martingale Asset Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy (Spanish version)
Viceira, Luis M.; Tung, Helen H.Case HBS-218S15FinanceIn early July of 2008, William (Bill) Jacques, Chief Investment Officer at Martingale Asset Management, a quantitative value-oriented investment manager in Boston, Massachusetts, was busy preparing for an upcoming meeting with the group that made new product decisions within the firm. The objective of the meeting was to review the backtesting and real-time investment results of a new minimum-variance strategy within the framework of a 130/30 fund...Starting at €8.20
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Puerto Rico's COFINA Bonds: Hold or Fold
Sunderam, Adi; Viceira, Luis M.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-218023-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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North Forty: Managing a Microsoft Family Office
Viceira, Luis M.; Parker, Cameron; Simmons, WilliamCase HBS-218036-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management in 2018
Siriwardane, Emil Nuwan; Viceira, Luis M.; O'Brien, ShawnCase HBS-219063-EFinanceIn early 2018, Blackstone announced that John McCormick would succeed Tom Hill as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), the largest fund-of-hedge funds in the world by a sizeable margin. As new CEO, McCormick must decide on strategic growth options for the firm as its traditional FOF business is maturing and growth in its nearly $80 billion in assets under management (AUM) is plateauing. In the r...Starting at €8.20
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Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0
Viceira, Luis M.; Di Maggio, Marco; Ciechanover, Allison M.Case HBS-220021-EFinanceZillow Group launches an ibuyer program to buy and sell physical homes. Founded in 2005, Zillow had become the leading online real estate and home-related marketplace. The brand was recognized as a trusted resource for players in the real estate market,Starting at €8.20
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Windward Investment Management
Viceira, Luis M.; De Armas, RicardoCase HBS-211005-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Windward Investment Management has experienced rapid growth in assets under management in just ten years, from under $30 million at year end 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Windward is one of the leading firms in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry that seeks to value for its investors through asset diversification and active macro-level investing. The firm implem...Starting at €8.20
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The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.; Holmes, Andrew S.; Zajac, Damian M.Case HBS-212045-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed.Starting at €8.20
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S&P Indices and the Indexing Business in 2012
Viceira, Luis M.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-213049-EFinanceIn June 2012, Standard & Poor's Indices is finalizing a deal with the CME Group, the largest global exchange for futures and options and majority owner of Dow Jones Indexes, to combine their respective indices business into a new joint venture called S&P Dow Jones Indices. This case discusses the index provider business model through the lenses of this transaction: sources of revenue and profitability, business valuation, uses of indexes in the m...Starting at €8.20
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Harvard University Defined Contribution Pension Plan in 2013: Looking Ahead
Viceira, Luis M.; Chapman, Jordan; Souther, JohnCase HBS-213108-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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APG Group: Managing Pensions for the Future
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-214087-EFinanceStarting at €8.20