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In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Basel III Accord imposed minimum capital requirements to strengthen the resilience of individual banks and thus enhance the stability of the international financial system. This in turn elevated the need to properly assess the banks risk-weighted assets, RWA.
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Reference 6721
Published 19 Apr 2022
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Basel III Accord imposed minimum capital requirements to strengthen the resilience of individual banks and thus enhance the stability of the international financial system. This in turn elevated the need to properly assess the banks risk-weighted assets, RWA.
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
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Reference 5853
Published 30 Jan 2012
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Banking
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
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Reference 5853
Published 30 Jan 2012
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Banking
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
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Reference 5853
Published 30 Jan 2012
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Banking
The case involves a management buy-out of a small bank engaged in wealth management mainly in the Geneva market for offshore private banking services. It explores problems of due diligence and confidentiality in private banking, and the legal and regulatory aspects of valuation and risk exposure.
Arcelor believes its shares are undervalued and has to decide whether to buy back stock via a repurchase tender offer or via an open market repurchase. Before doing so, it has to value the company to get an estimate of the fair value of the company. It has also to decide whether it can afford the buyback: is the increase in leverage a move to a better capital structure?
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Reference 5476
Published 31 Jan 2009
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Mining & Metals
Arcelor believes its shares are undervalued and has to decide whether to buy back stock via a repurchase tender offer or via an open market repurchase. Before doing so, it has to value the company to get an estimate of the fair value of the company. It has also to decide whether it can afford the buyback: is the increase in leverage a move to a better capital structure?
The case describes the hostile bid of Mittal for Arcelor in the first half of 2006. It documents stock price behaviour around the crucial events surrounding the acquisition. It also provides estimates of synergy benefits as well as a spreadsheet that allows students to calculate directly the implications of synergies for shareholder value.
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Reference 5471
Published 30 Jan 2009
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Mining & Metals
The case describes the hostile bid of Mittal for Arcelor in the first half of 2006. It documents stock price behaviour around the crucial events surrounding the acquisition. It also provides estimates of synergy benefits as well as a spreadsheet that allows students to calculate directly the implications of synergies for shareholder value.
This case focuses on the financial distress of France Telecom in 2002. It takes the student through the events that led to this crisis by focusing on the succession of credit rating actions from 1995 through 2004.
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Reference 5343
Published 01 Jan 2007
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Telecommunications, Financial Services
This case focuses on the financial distress of France Telecom in 2002. It takes the student through the events that led to this crisis by focusing on the succession of credit rating actions from 1995 through 2004.
This case focuses on macroeconomic policy in France during the period 1981-93. The early socialist attempt at re-inflating the economy during 1981-82 is critically reviewed, suggesting lessons that go beyond the case of France. The case then reviews the Francs stabilisation and the concomitant rise in unemployment over 1983-93.
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Reference 4567
Published 01 Sep 1996
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services
This case focuses on macroeconomic policy in France during the period 1981-93. The early socialist attempt at re-inflating the economy during 1981-82 is critically reviewed, suggesting lessons that go beyond the case of France. The case then reviews the Francs stabilisation and the concomitant rise in unemployment over 1983-93.
This case deals with the development of a pan-European universal banking strategy by a major state-controlled financial institution. First, can Crédit Lyonnais (CL) make a multi-market retail and corporate banking strategy work in Europe, where it faces entrenched competition and vastly different banking markets in the various EU countries?
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Reference 4316
Published 01 Jan 1994
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Banking
This case deals with the development of a pan-European universal banking strategy by a major state-controlled financial institution. First, can Crédit Lyonnais (CL) make a multi-market retail and corporate banking strategy work in Europe, where it faces entrenched competition and vastly different banking markets in the various EU countries?
Describes foreign currency hedging and the choice of hedging methods.
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Reference 1986
Published 01 Jan 1986
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Investment Management
Describes foreign currency hedging and the choice of hedging methods.