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
Showing 21–30 of 100
  1. 021Add 10% of a 60/40 portfolio to a long-short fund returning 12% with beta 0.4, or to more long-only equity returning 14%. With the market at 12% volatility, which improves the portfolio's return for its risk more?Alternatives and private marketsHardPrivate banking
  2. 022An autocallable note on an index pays 9% a year if the index is at or above its start on an annual observation date, and then calls. If it ends below 60% of its start after three years, capital is lost one for one. Work three scenarios and say what the coupon is paying for.Products and fund selectionHardPrivate banking
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 027A first-time investor inherits Rs 2 crore. Should it go into the market at once or in stages over a year, and what does a monthly transfer plan look like?Lump-sum allocationWarm upMutual fund distributionIndian wealth management
  8. 028A 32-year-old earning Rs 12 lakh a year has Rs 3 lakh in savings, no life cover and a dependent mother. What are her first four priorities, in order?Goal and retirement planningWarm upIndian wealth management
  9. 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
  10. 030Compare annual calendar rebalancing with 5-point threshold bands for a 60/40 portfolio over five given years of equity returns. Which rule trades more, which ends higher, and what does that tell you?Rebalancing and driftHardWealth management

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