Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

There are a couple of reasons for this: Asset managers can see cash flow and earnings fluctuate wildly with markets. This will have a pronounced effect on leverage and coverage metrics. Asset managers like to have flexibility via risk management and speculative solutions provided by the trading floors of investment banks.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

One example of a company that embodies Porter’s approach is Patagonia, an outdoor clothing company, which is committed to creating high-quality products as well as protecting the environment. Investment banks made huge profits along the way, and often knew that these securities were overvalued and going to fail.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. Business students are taught to value a company based on the discounted amounts of future cash flows or earnings.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

In a follow up HBR article , we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks and distilled seven key insights from those discussions. The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model.

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