The case highlights deliberations led by Brett Barakett, CEO and chief investment officer of Tremblant Capital, just months prior to launching an actively managed ETF, Tremblant Global (TOGA). However, his team continued to have reservations around the launch. On the one hand, TOGA would provide investors compelled by Tremblant's investment philosophy a more tax-efficient, liquid, and transparent product, at a lower cost than its long-only fund. On the other hand, there were concerns that TOGA might cannibalize Tremblant's higher-fee hedge fund business, increase its disclosure requirements, and expose the firm to greater counterparty risk.

The American Bully XL, first introduced to the United Kingdom around 2014, had been held responsible for a disproportionate share of both dog-related attacks and deaths. The case discusses the announcement, in October 2023, that the dog breed would be added to a list of banned dogs under the Dangerous Dogs Act. The case allows for a discussion of how society regulates risks, particularly related to products or activities that might result in personal harm or harm to others. The case also provides international comparisons of animal regulation, and potential issues resulting from the ban.

Social Finance is a Boston-based nonprofit that works at the intersection of finance and policy. It raises, allocates, and manages capital to fund projects in the areas of education, early childhood development, criminal justice, and health. The case explores how Social Finance designs and implements programs related to worker training. While Social Finance's recently launched New Jersey Pay It Forward program has garnered nationwide interest, the organization currently serves around 50,000 people and has ambitions to eventually help upskill millions of Americans. Social Finance's leadership is now examining how best to expand its reach, at a time when rampant shortages of "middle skill" labor threaten to slow economic growth and the energy transition in the United States.

This case explores the merits and drawbacks of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposal to bring rent control back to the city in 2023. It lays out the features, objectives, and potential unintended consequences of this policy, before highlighting the expected impact of rent control on tenants, landlords, and developers. In addition, the case looks back at Massachusetts' long history with rent control to better understand whether rent stabilization efforts enacted in the 1970s and repealed in 1994, following a narrowly decided state-wide referendum, were effective in increasing local housing supply and easing rents in the Boston area.