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After years building a solid customer base by cross-selling its financial service offerings, Wells Fargo was engulfed by a scandal over unauthorized accounts opened in customers’ names. Regulators discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts had been opened by bank employees scrambling to meet sales quotas.
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Reference 6430
Published 29 Nov 2019
Topic Responsibility
Region North America
Industry Banking
After years building a solid customer base by cross-selling its financial service offerings, Wells Fargo was engulfed by a scandal over unauthorized accounts opened in customers’ names. Regulators discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts had been opened by bank employees scrambling to meet sales quotas.
This case tells the story of Bank of America, a single cog in the financial machine that survived a major crisis in 2008, though its repercussions continue to be felt in the industry and in the global economy more generally. The mechanics of the financial crisis are examined as well as the part played by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.
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Reference 5824
Published 28 Mar 2012
Topic Responsibility
Region North America
Industry Banking
This case tells the story of Bank of America, a single cog in the financial machine that survived a major crisis in 2008, though its repercussions continue to be felt in the industry and in the global economy more generally. The mechanics of the financial crisis are examined as well as the part played by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.
Microfinance investment opportunities have been well received by Credit Suisse clients seeking socially responsible investments. They provide a "double bottom line": a positive financial return (despite the global financial crisis), and a social impact by offering first-time access to financial services to the poor.
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Reference 5673
Published 22 Feb 2010
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
Industry Banking
Microfinance investment opportunities have been well received by Credit Suisse clients seeking socially responsible investments. They provide a "double bottom line": a positive financial return (despite the global financial crisis), and a social impact by offering first-time access to financial services to the poor.
Social vs. Commercial Enterprise: The Compartamos Debate and the Battle for the Soul of Microfinance
The Mexican microfinance bank Compartamos Banco took the industry by surprise in 2007 with a successful IPO that valued the bank at more than US$ 1 billion.
Social vs. Commercial Enterprise: The Compartamos Debate and the Battle for the Soul of Microfinance
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Reference 5627
Published 30 Sep 2009
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
Industry Financial Services, Banking
The Mexican microfinance bank Compartamos Banco took the industry by surprise in 2007 with a successful IPO that valued the bank at more than US$ 1 billion.
In January 2008, Société Générale, revealed that trader Jerome Kerviel had exposed the bank to 50 billion euros in apparently unhedged and unauthorized trades, resulting in 4.9 billion euros of losses when his positions were unwound.
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Reference 5613
Published 25 Jan 2011
Topic Responsibility
Region Europe
Industry Banking
In January 2008, Société Générale, revealed that trader Jerome Kerviel had exposed the bank to 50 billion euros in apparently unhedged and unauthorized trades, resulting in 4.9 billion euros of losses when his positions were unwound.