Private Wealth Management case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
15
Topics
14
Hard
30
Topic
All topicsLump-sum allocation9Goal and retirement planning8Risk profiling and IPS6Rebalancing and drift6Tax-aware portfolio moves7Concentrated positions and liquidity events7Estate, succession and trusts8Client situations and behaviour8Fixed income and cash management7Alternatives and private markets7Products and fund selection8Lending and leverage6Market view and security pitch6Bank economics, fees and risk7
Level
AnyWarm upCoreHard
Source
AnyReported at a firmStandard
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  1. 017A tech employee holds Rs 2.4 crore of restricted stock units in his US-listed employer, vesting quarterly. Set a sell-on-vest rule and show the currency and tax points at vest and at sale.Concentrated positions and liquidity eventsCoreWealth management
  2. 023The central bank cuts rates by 50 basis points. Mark to market a Rs 8 crore portfolio that is 40% long bonds of duration 7, 50% equity and 10% cash. What changes, and what do you tell the client?Market view and security pitchCoreWealth management
  3. 026A client will need dollars for a goal five years out but holds almost everything in rupees. What does a weaker rupee cost him, and how much of his portfolio should sit in dollar assets?Market view and security pitchCorePrivate banking
  4. 029A client scores aggressive on the risk questionnaire, but most of his portfolio is earmarked for a house purchase in two years. How do you reconcile tolerance, capacity and need, and what allocation does each part get?Risk profiling and IPSCoreWealth management
  5. 031A client has booked Rs 18 lakh of gains this year and holds three positions sitting on losses of Rs 4, 7 and 11 lakh. Which losses do you harvest, what tax does it save, and what replaces the positions you sell?Tax-aware portfolio movesCoreWealth management
  6. 032A listed company's CFO holds shares worth 60% of his net worth as his lock-in ends. Build a staged sale plan of 25% a quarter within insider-trading rules, and show what a 40% fall would do to him with and without the plan.Concentrated positions and liquidity eventsCorePrivate banking
  7. 035A client is offered an 11% NCD from an A-rated housing finance company against 8% on AAA paper. With a 3% yearly default chance and 50% loss if it defaults, what is the expected return, and is the extra yield enough?Fixed income and cash managementCorePrivate banking
  8. 036Two years into a venture fund, a client's statement shows an IRR of minus 12%. With fees of 2% on commitment and no exits yet, rebuild the J-curve and show when it should turn.Alternatives and private marketsCoreFamily offices
  9. 040A private bank relationship holds Rs 40 crore across advisory, custody and a loan, with Rs 12 lakh of cost to serve. Is it profitable, and which lever moves it most?Bank economics, fees and riskCorePrivate banking
  10. 041In a one-hour assessment you must produce a one-page proposal for a salaried couple with Rs 3 crore of savings, a Rs 90 lakh home loan at 8.6% and a child due next year. Build the page.Lump-sum allocationCoreIndian wealth management

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