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Fernstrom, Aaron
An Arbitrage Opportunity in the Futures Market: The ECB’s Quantitative Easing Program
Tomio, Davide Fernstrom, Aaron
F-2080 | Published August 28, 2024 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In early 2016, Tommaso de Marchi identified a potential arbitrage opportunity in the futures market due to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) quantitative easing (QE) program. The ECB’s bond purchase... Read More
MetLife Meets Insurtech App to App
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron Holtz, Paul
F-1947 | Published April 21, 2020 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case examines the key issues facing MetLife, a major company in life and annuity (L&A) and—to a lesser extent—property and casualty (P&C) insurance. The case provides an opportunity to analyze th... Read More
IEX Group, Inc.
Lipson, Marc L. Fernstrom, Aaron
F-1876 | Published September 13, 2019 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
At the start of 2018, Brad Katsuyama and his leadership team at the Investors Exchange (IEX) had much to be proud of - and much to worry about - as they contemplated the rollout of their latest innova... Read More
JUST Capital
Matos, Pedro Frank, Mary Margaret Fernstrom, Aaron
F-1844 | Published February 04, 2019 | 31 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case examines the development and launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on JUST Capital's socially responsible corporate ranking methodologies. The case provides a market overview of Envir... Read More
Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron
F-1856 | Published November 07, 2018 | 38 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's second-year "Financial Institutions and Capital Markets," elective. Using Invesco Ltd. (Invesco) as an example, the case examines the strategic challenges facing the asse... Read More
Bitcoin: Investment or Illusion? (RUSSIAN)
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron Luzgina, Anastasiya
F-1851 | Published August 27, 2018 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a case in Russian that adapts and builds on the January 29, 2018, version of UVA-F-1819. It describes a hypothetical hedge fund manager who is examining whether to invest in bitcoin. The case ... Read More
An Introduction to Blockchain (RUSSIAN)
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron Luzgina, Anastasiya
F-1849 | Published August 27, 2018 | 23 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a technical note in Russian that adapts and builds on the December 7, 2017, version of UVA-F-1810. It explains what blockchain is and what it allows, and discusses its advantages and potential... Read More
Bitcoin: Investment or Illusion?
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron
F-1819 | Published December 08, 2017 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The case describes a hypothetical hedge fund manager who is examining whether to invest in bitcoin. The case discusses potential risks and rewards of investing in bitcoin, the role of bitcoin and digi... Read More
An Introduction to Blockchain
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Fernstrom, Aaron
F-1810 | Published | 15 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note explains what blockchain is, what it allows, as well as discusses its advantages and potential issues to consider further. It also provides an example of an application in which bl... Read More