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
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  1. 001A 22-year-old has saved his first Rs 1 lakh, has no emergency fund, and asks for the one thing to put it in. What do you tell him, and in what order?Lump-sum allocationWarm upInvescoDallas · 2023
  2. 015In a group assessment, four candidates get 30 minutes and a data pack on an entrepreneur with Rs 40 crore and five candidate funds, and must agree a portfolio. What structure does a strong group follow, and what portfolio should it reach?Lump-sum allocationCoreUBSSão Paulo · 2026
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 053Two doctors, both 38, place Rs 8 crore from selling their clinic and ask how you would invest it. They own their house, have children aged 6 and 9, spend Rs 6 lakh a month and earn Rs 1.2 crore a year. Build the sleeves in rupees and defend each.Lump-sum allocationCoreNorthern TrustLake Forest · 2022
  8. 059You are trustee of a Rs 6 crore trust for a minor. The guardian asks for Rs 40 lakh to buy a car; the deed allows spending on education, health and maintenance. Walk through what a fiduciary does with this request that day.Estate, succession and trustsCoreBNY MellonNew York · 2022
  9. 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
  10. 077A 67-year-old retiree places Rs 6 crore with you, draws a pension of Rs 9 lakh a year and spends Rs 18 lakh. How would you invest the money? Size the reserve, the income sleeve and the growth sleeve.Lump-sum allocationCoreNorthern TrustLake Forest · 2022

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