Harvard Corporate Governance
MAY 12, 2023
The survey paper is organized around three main lessons learned about banking crises: the importance of leverage as a precursor to crises, the large and negative real impact of crises on various sectors of the economy, and that government and central bank intervention has historically ameliorated these effects. more…)
Harvard Corporate Governance
APRIL 17, 2023
In March 2023, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) shocked global financial markets. In many ways, the SVB failure was a classic bank run, with details that appear drawn from the 19 th century rather than the 21 st. This post is based on their recent paper.
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IVSC
JULY 31, 2023
Drawing the conclusions from the global financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published in December 2017 new requirements for the valuation of real estate for lending purposes in the context of the so-called ‘Standardised Credit Risk Assessment Approach’ (SCRA). The new Article 229 CRR reads: 1.
Brian DeChesare
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.
Brian DeChesare
MARCH 27, 2024
If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. are as essential as oxygen or high grades if you want to work at a large bank. Banks are also to blame because they now market spring weeks to students as young as 16. How to Apply for Investment Banking Spring Weeks Who Wins Spring Week Offers?
Brian DeChesare
JUNE 15, 2022
Yes, if you’re working at a large bank, it’s generally best to be in a “front office” (client-facing) role. First, note that these terms apply only to investment banks and related finance firms (private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.).
Musings on Markets
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
It is in the last two decades that corporate sustainability has become a term that you see in academic and business circles, albeit with definitions that vary across users. Greenwashing is a feature of ESG, not a bug, and the more you try to refine the scoring, the more sophisticated the gaming will become.
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