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EQUITY

Vetri Subramaniam - Head of Equity Funds




Vetri has over 15 years' experience in the Indian equity markets and is responsible for the AMC's equity portfolio. He joins Religare Asset Management from Motilal Oswal Securities where he was the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to Motilal Oswal, he was working as an Advisor to Boyer Allan Investment Management, UK, where he was advising them on their investments in India. Vetri has also worked with Kotak Mahindra Asset Management as Head of Equity Funds, Sharekhan.com as Chief Investment Advisor and SSKI Securities as Vice President - Equity Sales. Vetri holds a Commerce degree and holds a PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Pradeep Kumar - Fund Manager

Pradeep has over 9 years’ experience in fund management and equity analysis. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Pradeep was a Fund Manager in ABN Amro Mutual Fund where he was actively managing three equity funds. Prior to ABN Amro Asset Management he was working with DBS Cholamandalam AMC, initially as an equity analyst and then as a Fund Manager. Prior to joining the investment field, Pradeep worked as a Mechanical Engineer for 2 years. Pradeep holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and is an MBA from Mumbai University.

Vinay Paharia – Associate Fund Manager

Vinay has over 7 years' experience in equity research. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Vinay was an Equity Research Analyst with DBS Cholamandalam AMC. Prior to DBS Cholamandalam AMC, Vinay worked with KRC, a domestic broking house, as an Analyst in the PMS division and as a sell side analyst with First Global. Vinay holds a Commerce degree and holds an MMS degree from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst from ICFAI.

Shashank Shekhar Panda – Analyst

Shashank has over 6 years’ of experience including equity research and equity fund management. He joins Religare Asset Management from Capgemini Consulting where he was heading the Investment Research SBU as a Manager. Prior to this, he was working with Dawnay Day AV Financial Services as Manager, Equity PMS, where he was a part of the equity fund management team. Shashank has also worked with Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, Infosys and ICRA Online. Shashank holds a Commerce degree from BHU, Varanasi and is an MBF (Management in Business Finance) from the Indian Institute of Finance, New Delhi.

Amit Ganatra – Analyst

Amit has over 6 years' experience in equity research. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Amit was working with DBS Cholamandalam Mutual Fund covering banking, property and construction sectors. Prior to DBS Cholamandalam Mutual Fund, he was working with Fidelity as sector specialist covering the banking sector. Amit holds a Commerce degree and is a Charted Accountant. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst from AIMR.

Pranav Gokhale – Analyst

Pranav has over 7 years’ experience in equity research and financial services domain. He joins Religare Asset Management from Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited where he was assisting the Fund Manager in managing portfolios, investment process and client interaction as an Equity Analyst. Prior to this, he was working with ICICI Web Trade Limited as a Research Analyst identifying stock ideas and dealing in equity and derivative market on behalf of NRIs. Pranav has also worked with Rosy Blue Securities Private Limited and International Ship Repair LLC. Pranav holds a Masters degree in Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant.

Rajeev Bhardwaj – Dealer

Rajeev has over 4 years’ experience in equity sales and dealing. He joins Religare Asset Management from SAL Securities where he was in the Institutional Equity Sales function which involved Dealing and providing technical analysis to support and grow ongoing key client business. Prior to this, he was working in Share Khan as a Relationship Manager advising clients to invest in equity products including Portfolio Management Services and Mutual Funds. Rajeev has also worked with Motilal Oswal Securities as a Business Development Executive, acquiring high net worth clients and revenue generation. Rajeev holds a degree in Information Technology and is an MBA from Pune University.

Abbas Ratnani – Dealer

Abbas has over 3 years’ experience in the financial services sector of which, over one year was on the fund management side. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, he was working with ICICI Bank Limited as a Research Analyst in their Global Research Group. Abbas holds a Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant.

FIXED INCOME

Ashish Nigam – Head of Fixed Income

Ashish has over 11 years' experience in fixed income, foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives market. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Ashish was Head - Fixed Income with DBS Cholamandalam AMC. His earlier assignments include institutions like Development Credit Bank, Mashreq Bank and IDBI Principal Asset Management. Ashish graduated as a Bachelor in Science. He also holds an MMS degree with specialization in Finance from Mumbai University.

Umesh Sharma – Fund Manager

Umesh has over 10 years’ experience in the fixed income market. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Umesh was working with ICICI Bank, in their International Banking Division, as Chief Manager. Prior to ICICI Bank, he was working with JM Financial Asset Management as a Fixed Income Fund Manager. Umesh has also worked with Unit Trust of India as Manager Dealing (Primary Markets). Umesh holds a Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant. He is also a Company Secretary and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Nitish Sikand – Fund Manager

Nitish has over 9 years’ experience in fixed income and product development. Prior to joining Religare Asset Management, Nitish was working with ICICI Bank Limited, in their International Private Banking Division, as Product Manager. Prior to ICICI Bank, he was working with JM Financial Asset Management as a Fixed Income Analyst. Nitish has also worked with Citicorp Maruti Finance Limited as a Relationship Manager. Nitish holds a Commerce degree and is an MBA with specialization in Finance.

Karan Singh – Credit Analyst

Karan has over 6 years’ of experience in credit research and analysis. He joins Religare Asset Management from Fidelity India where he was Associate – Credit Research, conducting research and analysis on the global economy and the world markets from a fixed income asset allocation perspective. Prior to this, he was working as Senior Analyst in ICRA Limited where he conducted research on the banking and finance industry. Karan has also worked with Escorts Asset Management Company as Fixed Income Analyst. Karan holds an Economics degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance. He is also a CFA Institute Member.

Avishake Choudhary - Dealer

Avishake has over 7 years’ of experience in Fixed Income. He joins Religare Asset Management from DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management where he was Manager – Fixed Income. Prior to this, he was working as Treasury Manager in Fullerton India Credit Co. where he was jointly responsible for setting up the entire treasury of the company and mobilizing various funding resources. Avishake has also worked with Mata Securities as Senior Dealer overseeing corporate debt placements. Avishake holds an Arts degree and is an MBA from Pune University.

Sudha Purohit - Dealer

Sudha has over 2 years’ experience in Fixed Income at Religare Asset Management, where she started her career. Sudha holds a Management degree and a Diploma in Business Finance.