Fund Managers
Discover all of the fund managers
Mr V Ramanan
MrRamanan has over28 years ofexperience in Listed Equity Markets. He is known for setting up strong investment and research processes and identifying and evaluating multi-bagger investment opportunities.He was instrumental in setting up the research deskand was an integral part of the investment team at Reliance Mutual Fund.He spent 1.5 years in New Zealand with a Boutique Investment Bank, involved in setting up a Merger Arbitrage Fund. He was Co-head of Listed Equities at Premji Invest, managing the listed portfolio and growing the fund from Rs 4,000 crore to Rs 35,000 crore. He was a part of MK Ventures where he worked closely with Madhu Kela to conduct in-depth analysis of companies.
Mr. Aman Chowhan
Aman has over 17 years of Indian equity experience. Prior to joining Abakkus he was Portfolio manager for all local and offshore schemes for PMS division of Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management). Having worked at Singapore office of Reliance, Aman brings along a regional and global perspective in investing and has strong track record across – benchmark, absolute long and long-short strategies. Before joining Reliance in 2005 he was associated as research analyst with TAIB securities, Tata TD waterhouse and other brokerage firms. Aman holds an MBA degree from Mumbai University.
Mr. Hiren Ved
Hiren Ved, an equity market veteran, serves as the Whole-Time Director and CIO at Alchemy Capital Management where he has been leading the firm’s Asset Management business. With over 30 years of experience in the Indian equities market, Hiren has developed a sustainable long-term investment philosophy based on fundamental research. He is known for his deep sector knowledge, bottom-up research skills and stock picking abilities. Hiren manages and advises funds over USD 931 million (as on June 30, 2023) across domestic PMS and offshore institutional mandates for Alchemy Capital. He holds a graduate degree in Accounting from Mumbai University and a post-graduation in Management & Cost Accounting from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
Mr. Jasdeep Walia
Jasdeep is the founder and fund manager of Clockvine Capital.Jasdeep has worked for almost 17 years (2004-2021) at Kotak Mahindra Bank in various businesses related to equity markets. He has had comprehensive experience on various facets of business: equity research, investment management and sales. Jasdeep has done Bachelors of Engineering (1998-2002) from Netaji Subhas University of Technology and MBA from IIM-Kolkata (2002-2004).
Mr. Mayank Bhagat
Mayank comes with 15 + years of deep commodities and capital market experience with institutions like Alpha Alternatives and Edelweiss Set up, diversified and scaled one of the largest commodity fund for Alpha Alternative in India. Successfully deployed Rs 1500 Cr + across commodities with no negative quarter He was also responsible for setting up and scaling Edelweiss commodities business which went on to become the largest desk in the country. He also has deep understanding of capital market and has traded options and special situations Mayank holds Master degree in Finance from Mumbai University
Mr. Mayur Shah
Mr. Mayur Shah is Fund Manager for PMSs run at Anand Rathi, he has done post graduation in MBA Finance and CFP. He has more than 15 years of rich experience in Investment advisory, Product Development and Portfolio Management. He had Started Career with Kotak Securities Ltd in 2005 as an Investment Advisor subsequently got into developing Equity products and running the same. From last 13 years he is part of Anand Rathi group and worked across Portfolio Management and Private Client Group Equity Advisory. Recently, the MNC fund being managed by him has been featured in top 3 pms based on 1 year performance in economic times.
Mr. Mehul Jani
Mehul has over 17 years of experience in covering and managing financial services and consumer stocks. Prior to working with IIFL, he worked with DSP BlackRock (a joint venture between BlackRock and the DSP Group in India) for 10 years as an analyst and fund manager. Previously, he spent 4 years at Morgan Stanley Plc in London as an analyst, dealing with structured product valuation and fund derivatives. Mehul is an alumnus of the Cass Business School, London and holds a Masters in Banking and International Finance. He is also a CFA charter holder.
Mr. Raghvendra Nath
Mr. Raghvendra Nath has more than three decades of capital markets and investment management experience. His ability to analyse trends and evaluate businesses has supported him to lead a few esteemed organisations in the industry. He has worked with Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, one of the leading Mutual Fund companies in India. In his tenure he successfully created Asset Allocation strategies for various MF Schemes. He tracked macro-economic factors in India & globally to identify major trends & analyze the impact on fund performance as well as the overall business. His acumen in creating differentiated strategies to address investor needs contributed to the success of the firms he has been associated with. Prior to this he was the business head for Aditya Birla Money. He is a CFA, MBA and an Engineer by qualification and provides thought leadership to the business. He has an impeccable reputation in the Indian Markets and is a frequent face in the Indian Business media.
Mr. Ricky Kirpalani
As Founder and Chief Investment Adviser for First Water Capital, Ricky is a logic-based value investor with over 30 years of experience. His investment approach is fueled by His investment approach involves a combination of rigorous due diligence, an intuitive understanding of the correlation between global, industry, and company specific factors, and a macro perspective on the ever-changing landscape of the emerging markets. Prior to launching First Water Capital, Ricky was an independent business analyst and ran a private pool of capital generating alpha with a CAGR north of 30% over a timeline of over 15 years. Additionally, Ricky has seen commerce from an owners viewpoint with interests in various industrial businesses in Africa and as financial advisor to a number of CEOs. This has allowed him to obtain a broader viewpoint of the internal dynamics and conflicts of operating and managing a business.
Mr. Shailendra Kumar
Mr. Shailendra Kumar is associated with Narnolia and has over 20 years of experience in research and fund management. Under Mr. Shailendra leadership, Narnolia has developed a wide spectrum of category-leading onshore and offshore investment products ranging from both capital protection to growth-oriented funds. Mr. Shailendra is also the editor of Market Twitter and India Quant Analytics, a publication on quantitative statistics and structure of the Indian equity market. He has also created over 69 indexes including India's most broad and comprehensive "EW All-Share Index" and the very first "EW Islamic Index". Mr. Kumar holds post-graduate degrees from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Mr. Sunil Singhania
Sunil Singhania, CFA, is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Management, LLP, an India-focused Asset Management Company established in 2018. Prior to this, in his role as Global Head – Equities at Reliance Capital Ltd., he oversaw equity assets and provided strategic inputs across Reliance Capital Group of companies including asset management, insurance, AIF and offshore assets. And as CIO – Equities, Singhania led Reliance Mutual Fund (now Nippon India Mutual Fund) equity schemes. Reliance Growth Fund (now Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years under Singhania’s leadership. Furthermore, he led Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management)Ltd.’s international efforts and was instrumental in launching India funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, besides managing mandates from institutional investors based in the US, Singapore, and other countries. He is currently appointed on the IFRS Capital Market Advisory Committee. (2020-2023). He was the Promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India; a body of stock brokers. He served on the Global board of CFA Institute, USA (2013-2019) and as Chairman of the Investment Committee (2017-2019) of the CFA Institute, USA. He also sat on CFA Institute’s Standards of Practice Council for six years, and was the Founder of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (now CFA Society India) and served as its President for eight years. He is a CA rankholder and a CFA charterholder and graduated in commerce from the Mumbai University.
Mr. Yashraj Kedia
Mr. Yashraj Kedia is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a MBA degree from ISB (Indian School of Business). He was instrumental in setting up Portfolio Management Services (PMS) desk and Derivatives desk of Kedia Shares. He has vast experience in the field of Equity Research, Wealth Management, Corporate Finance and Derivatives.
Mr.Vishal Khatri
Vishal Khatri has 12+ years of professional experience in Investment advisory and investment banking, having a demonstrated track record for identifying stocks, formulating investment strategies and managing risk. He has been associated with various boutique investment banks and advisory companies such as Indcap Advisors, VT Investment Advisors and AFII Corporate Advisors. Has worked in various domains of financial modelling, equity research and analysis with exposure to multiple sectors, M&A due diligence and have also advised on transactions of foreign infra companies in India. He qualification is BBA, MBA (Finance), and a SEBI registered ‘Portfolio Manager’. Designated as Principal Officer at Valtrust PMS.
Mridul Jalan
An alumnus of The IIM Calcutta, Mridul Jalan got exposed to Equity Market in his teens and got fascinated by it immediately. His inclination to numbers and analysis found the destination and became his first love. Even after his MBA he chose to come back to markets instead of exploring other career options.Having seen the bad delivery scam, UTI scam and Lehman Bros bankruptcy early in his career, Mridul understand the aftermath of risk, thus risk management and returns go hand in hand for him.He strongly believes the edge in research is predicting the future and the rationale for it, by managing the risk at the portfolio level, at Senora Asset Management Mridul leads fund management and research
Mukul
Born in New Delhi, Mukul Pal has spent the past 25 years developing quantitative investment strategies for active managers across the globe. He began his career at the Bombay Stock Exchange, supporting major Indian financial institutions, before expanding his advisory practice to Europe, where he worked with asset managers and the securities arms of global banks. Holding two master’s degrees—in finance and statistics—he also earned the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations. His significant contributions to financial technology have earned him recognition from MIT, and he has been invited to speak at prominent conferences worldwide, including the Princeton–Chicago Quant Conference. He has also played a pivotal role in bringing financial innovations to NASDAQ. Today, he leads a deep tech firm in Toronto, delivering advanced solutions that are designed to deliver alpha.
