Private Wealth Management case studies, worked step by step

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100
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15
Topics
14
Hard
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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
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  1. 024A private bank has a loan-against-shares book, a large base of client deposits, a cluster of mis-selling complaints and a recent IT outage. Rank its risks by expected and tail loss, and name the greatest.Bank economics, fees and riskHardUBSnew york · 2026
  2. 025An adviser runs the same 60/40 policy for an Rs 8 crore client and an Rs 8,000 crore family trust. Where does the large mandate break, and how would you allocate each?Lump-sum allocationHardScotiabankToronto · 2025
  3. 039Tell me where you think the market is headed. With an index at 22 times earnings, earnings growth of 12% and a 10-year government yield of 7%, build a one-year base, bull and bear range and say how a client portfolio should be positioned.Market view and security pitchHardBNY MellonNew York · 2022
  4. 051A client asks your view on two stocks he holds: Rudravarna Steel at 7 times earnings earned at a peak margin, and Kalpavadi Software at 35 times earnings growing 18% a year. Which would you trim, and why?Market view and security pitchHardNorthern TrustChicago · 2022
  5. 066A family office has Rs 85 crore to invest for a three-generation family with no near-term liabilities and Rs 2 crore of annual family spending. Build the policy portfolio across public equity, fixed income, alternatives and cash, and show the illiquidity budget.Lump-sum allocationHardSchrodersLondon · 2023
  6. 091A client returning from the US brings Rs 8.3 crore, about USD 1 million, and faces a USD 300,000 bill for her son's US college in six years. How would you invest it today across asset classes, and why? Treat currency as part of the answer.Lump-sum allocationHardGoldman SachsNew York · 2025
  7. 099Price a 5-year capital-protected note on Rs 1 crore: a 7.5% zero-coupon yield sets the bond floor, 2% goes to distribution, and the rest buys at-the-money index calls costing 30% of notional at 18% volatility. What participation results, and how would you explain the Black-Scholes inputs to the client?Products and fund selectionHardGoldman SachsZurich · 2025

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