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
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 033A couple with Rs 4 crore of assets and a four-year-old child have no wills, and their nominations still name parents and siblings. What must their wills cover, and which nominations need changing?Estate, succession and trustsWarm upTrust and estate administration
  10. 034A client wants to lend Rs 50 lakh to a friend's business at 18%. If there is a 20% chance of default with 30% recovery, what is his expected return, and how do you have the conversation?Client situations and behaviourWarm upWealth management

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