Questão jurídica principal
Whether the bank breached the placement advisory agreement by exceeding the agreed investment instructions
Decisão extraída
Yes. The bank, through its manager, acted as a portfolio manager rather than as an adviser and clearly exceeded the agreed 30% equity cap.
Fundamentação extraída
A placement advisory contract is governed by mandate rules; instructions are binding, and the facts showed repeated unauthorised trading and an equity share of 44.20%.