
SIF

Platinum SIF by Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
A Focused Brand for Specialized Investment Funds (SIF)
Platinum SIF by Mirae Asset Mutual Fund launched by Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Mirae Asset AMC) is a distinct brand identity under which the company aims to offer Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs).
Platinum is more than a new offering. It embodies our commitment to being a Permanent Innovator, continually redefining wealth creation for the evolving Indian investor—global in perspective, strategic in approach, and focused on enduring value.
Platinum SIF marks a strategic evolution in Mirae Asset’s approach to product innovation, designed to create space for differentiated strategies within the Mutual Fund framework. The brand aims to provide a platform that could help cater to the evolving investment needs of investors seeking more focused exposures, while remaining within structures they are familiar with.
Platinum SIF will serve as a platform for innovation delivered with clarity, aligned to investor needs and grounded in the principles of the mutual fund format. Our intent is to thoughtfully expand our product suite by exploring differentiated strategies within a structure investor already understand and trust. These product offerings will be measured, thoughtful, and built on a strong regulatory foundation and will cater to investors’ increasing interest in more specialized approaches keeping in mind suitability, structure, and transparency.
With Platinum SIF, Mirae Asset AMC would like to offer a cut above experience to the discerning investors through its differentiated product offerings.
Key personnel

Dr. Manoj Vaish
Independent Director
Dr. Barendra Kumar Bhoi
Independent Director
CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal
Independent Director
Mr. K. Ramasubramanian
Associate DirectorDr. Vaish has 33 years of experience in the field of finance & capital markets. Dr. Vaish is an Independent Director on the Board of GHCL Limited, Anand Rathi Financial Services Limited and GHCL Textiles Limited. He was Executive Director & CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd, President & CEO of Dun & Bradstreet India Pvt Ltd, Managing Director & CEO of NSDL Database Management Ltd. and Managing Director & CEO of MCX and was part of various Committees such as Committee on Delisting of Securities of SEBI, Committee on Corporate Governance of SEBI (Narayan Murthy Committee), Risk Management Committee of SEBI, Primary Market Advisory Committee of SEBI, etc.
Mr. Agarwal is a Senior Partner of Uttam Abuwala & Co and he was also the Past President of “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India associated”. He has over 38 years of experience in the field of finance. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Bhagalpur Smart City Limited, Intensive Fiscal Services Private Limited, Trinity Alternative Investment Managers Limited, 3i Infotech Limited and Planify Capital Limited. In the past, he was also associated with ICAI Accounting Research Foundation, Bigwin Infotech Pvt Ltd, Globe International Carriers Ltd, Uttamprakash Agarwal Shiksha Pariwar and Reliance Capital Trustee Co Ltd.
Dr. Bhoi is an Independent Director on the Board of Patel Engineering Limited and is also a visiting fellow at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. Earlier, Dr. Bhoi served RBI as Principal Adviser and Head of the Monetary Policy Department before his superannuation. He was also an Economic Policy Expert at the Central Bank of Oman, Muscat and Chief General Manager, Research Department, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Mr. K. Ramasubramanian is a renowned consultant who specializes in foreign exchange, and is a respected visiting faculty in various reputed institutions. He was General Manager of the Foreign Exchange Department in the Reserve Bank of India, and was instrumental in implementing FEMA throughout the country. He is also a director on the following companies :
- Patel Engineering Ltd.
- Excelus Capital Advisers LLP
- Patel Energy Resources Limited
- Patel KNR Infrastructures Limited
- Michigan Engineers Pvt Ltd

Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti
Independent Director
Ms. Malini Thadani
Independent Director
Mr. Swarup Anand Mohanty
Vice Chairman
Mr. Sung Ho Ahn
Associate DirectorMr Haribhakti is the Chairman of Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates, Chartered Accountants and has around 5 decades of experience. He has been presented with the honorary PhD title of “Doctor of Letters” by ITM University. He has also been awarded the ‘Vivekananda Sustainability Award – 2022’ by Vivekananda Youth Connect Foundation. Mr. Haribhakti is a director on the Board of several companies. He has been associated with many management institutions as well as industry and professional forums. He has led the Bombay Management Association; Institute of Internal Auditors, Bombay Chapter; Western India Regional Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; Indian Merchants Chambers; Financial Planning and Standards Board, India; and Rotary Club of Bombay; over the last many decades. Mr. Haribhakti served on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards and Takeover Panel and was the Chairman of the NPS (National Pension Scheme) Trust from 2015-2017.
He is also a director/partner on the following companies:
- TVS Motor Company Limited
- Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited
- Aakash Educational Services Limited
- Rapidue Technologies Private Limited
- Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited
- Stair Digital Private Limited
- Adani Total Gas Limited
- Moores Rowland Consulting Private Limited
- Brookprop Management Services Private Limited
- Planet People and Profit Consulting Private Limited
- Goveva Private Limited
- Cynergyis Infotech India Private Limited
- IBS Fintech India Private Limited
- Haribhakti Moti India Private Limited
- Gaja Trustee Private Limited
- Bennett Coleman and Company Limited
- YCWI Green Solutions Private Limited
- Bajaj Electricals Limited
- Bharat Clean River Foundation
- Protean EGOV Technologies Limited
- Swiggy Limited
With the acumen gained from two successful careers, the first in the Indian Revenue Service and the second at HSBC in India and Hong Kong, Ms. Malini Thadani advises corporates and not-for-profit Boards to design and operationalise the effective integration of sustainability, communications and investor relations into their strategic vision, so as to future-proof their organisations.
Ms. Thadani has been a Strategic advisor on Sustainability and ESG for Board level and Senior Business leaders. Ms. Thadani is a Leader of high-level stakeholder groups and has held positions on international and regional Boards for industry bodies and not-for-profits. She is an experienced civil servant of Indian Revenue Service, with 14 years’ experience in various Indian Government Ministries. Ms. Thadani is skilled in designing, developing and implementing large-scale, complex, cross border sustainability projects in partnership with global and regional think-tanks, not-for-profits and academia, specialising in areas including livelihoods, employability, entrepreneurship, sustainable finance, environmental resource security.
She is also a director on the following companies:
- AU Small Finance Bank Limited
- Access Development Services
- Lighthouse Communities Foundation
- Max Estates Limited
Mr. Swarup Anand Mohanty is the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of financial services including 21 years plus experience in Asset Management Sales. He is overall responsible for the India AMC. He has been associated with the AMC as Head - Sales from July 2011. Mr. Mohanty holds a degree in PGDBM and B.COM (HONS.)
Mr. Ahn is the Chief Business Officer & Director of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has more than 21 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Project Financing, auditing Investment performance, Financial reporting and performance analysis. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Korea since July 2007. In his previous assignment, Mr. Ahn was the Head of Private Equity Fund Division 1 of Mirae Asset Korea.

Mr. Swarup Anand Mohanty
Vice Chairman and CEO, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India)
Mr. Neelesh Surana
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Mr. Mahendra Kumar Jajoo
CIO - Fixed Income
Mr. Sung Ho Ahn
Chief Business Officer
Mr. Taewan Kwon
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Chandan Bhatnagar
Head Operations & Investor Relations
Ms. Rimmi Jain
Head- Compliance, Legal & Company Secretary
Mr. Manish Jha
Head - Risk Management
Mr. Shrinivas Khanolkar
Head - Digital, Marketing & Corporate Communication
Mr. Sanjay Patni
National Head - Institutional Sales
Mr. Vaibhav B. Shah
Head - Products, Business Strategy & International Business
Ms. Suranjana Borthakur
Head of Distribution & Strategic Alliances
Mr. Makhdoom Ansari
National Head – Retail Sales & ND’s
Mr. Siddharth Srivastava
Head – ETF Product and Fund Manager
Mr. Nishant Pradhan
Chief AI Officer
Mr. Vijay Rao
Head – Information TechnologyMr. Swarup Anand Mohanty is the Vice Chairman & CEO of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt. Ltd., with over 30 years of expertise in financial services, specializing in Asset Management Sales. Since joining in July 2011, he has led Mirae Asset’s India operations with visionary leadership, navigating challenging market conditions with strategic insight.
He is actively engaged in key industry bodies, including:
- SEBI’s Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC)
- Board of Directors, AMFI
- Index Advisory Committee (Equity), NSE Indices Limited
- Ministry of Finance’s Committee for Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) investment patterns, chaired by Shri Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Former Chairperson PFRDA
Beyond his corporate roles, Mr. Mohanty is an avid music enthusiast, championing the preservation of vinyl records. He draws parallels between his investment philosophy and his passion for music, emphasizing patience and long-term vision—core principles that have driven Mirae Asset’s success in India.
Mr. Surana is Chief Investment Officer at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He joined Mirae Asset in 2008. In his capacity as CIO, Neelesh spearheads the research and fund management function. An engineering graduate with MBA in Finance, he has over 32 years of experience in equity research and portfolio management.
Mr. Mahendra Kumar Jajoo is the Head - Fixed Income of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has over 31 years of experience in the field of financial services including 17 years of experience in Fixed Income funds management. He is overall responsible for supervising all Debt schemes of the Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Jajoo was Director with AUM Capital Markets Ltd. He has also been associated with organizations like Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd., Tata Asset Management Ltd., ABN AMRO Asset Management Ltd and ICICI Group.
Mr Jajoo is a qualified ACA, ACS and CFA.
Mr. Ahn is the Chief Business Officer & Director of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has more than 21 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, Project Financing, auditing Investment performance, Financial reporting and performance analysis. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Korea since July 2007. In his previous assignment, Mr. Ahn was the Head of Private Equity Fund Division 1 of Mirae Asset Korea.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Studies, Bachelors of Art in Management, CFA, USCPA License Holder.
Mr. Kwon is the Chief Financial Officer of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has around 15 years of experience in global business strategy, marketing, fund accountancy and client service. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Kwon has worked with Mirae Asset Global Investment Co. Ltd. Korea (“Mirae Asset Korea”) and Standard Chartered Fund Services. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Korea since May 2011. In his previous assignment, Mr. Kwon was the Head of Global Business Development Team1 of Mirae Asset Korea.
He holds degree in Bachelors of Arts in Economics.
He has over 19 years of work experience of which over 18 years have been in the mutual fund industry. Mr. Bhatnagar has been associated with the AMC for around 4 years. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Bhatnagar was working as VP - RTA and Banking Operations for the AMC.
Before joining the AMC, Mr. Bhatnagar has worked as AVP - Operations with IIFL Asset Management Ltd and has also worked with UTI Asset Management Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited.
He holds degree in Masters of Business Administration.
Ms. Rimmi Jain has over 15 years of experience in the field of Mutual Fund Industry. Ms. Jain has been associated with Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private limited as Compliance Officer since February 01, 2020. Prior to this assignment, Ms. Jain was associated with DSP Investment Managers Private Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited with experience of around five years in each of the above-mentioned organizations. Ms. Jain was responsible for ensuring the compliance with SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and other applicable regulations along with handling secretarial and legal functions.
Mr. Manish Jha has over 15 years of experience and has been associated with the AMC for around six years. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Jha has worked as a Research Analyst with Eqestar Capital Pvt. Ltd. and Manager - Principal strategies Group with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
He is a qualified CFA Charter holder, MBA (Finance), Bachelor of Arts.
Mr. Vaibhav Shah has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of Mutual Funds, Financial Services and Stock Markets. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Mutual Fund for more than 13 years (since August, 2011). He is currently Heading the Products, Business Strategy & International Business divisions. In the past he has also headed Marketing, PR and Business Development functions for Mirae Asset MF.
Prior to joining Mirae Asset MF, he had been associated with various leading National & International Banks (ICICI Bank and DBS Bank) where he was responsible for Product strategies for Mutual Funds & Alternate Investment Products. He was associated with industries from stock broking firm in his first assignments.
He is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Financial Planner and MBA Finance by qualification.
Mr. Vishal Samant has over 19 years of experience in handling Application Management and Projects, BCP / DR, Database and has been overall responsible for the Information Technology and Security Functions. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Samant was associated with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited and IDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.
Mr. Samant has done Masters in Information Management
Ms. Smita Vermani has around 27 years of experience in the field of financial services. Prior to this assignment, she was associated with UTI Asset Management Company Ltd as Senior EVP and Country Head – Institutional Sales and with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited as National Head – Institutional Sales.
Mr. Mayukh Datta has over 24 years of work experience of which over 18 years have been in the mutual fund industry. Mr. Datta has been associated with the AMC for around 13 years. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Datta was working as the National Head - MFDs and before that was the Zonal Head - North and East for the AMC.
Mr. Mayukh Datta has worked in asset management, insurance, retail financial services and nonbanking finance company domain. Before joining the AMC, Mr. Datta has worked as Associate Director Sales with IDFC Asset Management Ltd and has also worked with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Bajaj Auto Finance Ltd. & CEAT Financial Services Ltd.
Mr. Shrinivas Khanolkar has over 22 years of experience out of which 18 years is in the Mutual Fund Industry. Mr. Khanolkar has been associated with the AMC for around 17 years and has worked across various departments like Sales, Business Development, Marketing and Product Development.
Further, Mr. Khanolkar has worked in Industries like Asset Management, Insurance and Telecom.
Shrinivas is now responsible for driving Business and Strategy for Digital, Marketing & Corporate Communication.
Mr. Sanjay Patni has over 25 years of work experience, out of which more than 20 years has been in the mutual fund industry. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Sanjay Patni has worked as VP & Head – India, Institutional Sales with Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited for approx. 5years and worked in the capacity of Segment Head – India, Key Client Group (Institutional Business) with Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited for approx. 13years.
He holds degrees in B.E. (Electronics & Communicatio n) & MBA (Marketing)
Ms. Suranjana Borthakur has over 17 years of experience out of which 15 years she has been with the Mutual Fund Industry. She has been associated with Mirae Asset for the last 6 years and has worked across profiles within the firm. She is currently the Head of Distribution & Strategic alliances.
Prior to joining the AMC Ms. Suranjana has worked as Head of Business Development with HSBC Global Asset Management. She has also worked in the Banking wealth space before entering the Asset management Industry
Mr. Makhdoom Ansari has over 16 years of experience in the mutual fund industry and has been associated with the AMC for around 13 years. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Ansari was heading Mumbai Region Retail Sales for the AMC. Prior to joining the AMC, Mr. Ansari has worked as Relationship Manager with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited.
He holds degree in Master of Finance & Control.
Ms. Mitali Chitnis has 15 years of overall work experience in the field of Manufacturing sector, Media and Financial Services and has experience in various gamut of HR activities and processes.
Ms. Chitnis has been associated with the AMC for last 4 years as Assistant Vice President - HR. Prior to joining the AMC, Ms. Chitnis has worked with ASK Investment Managers Limited, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd and Zee Network in the HR Generalist Role.
Mr. Jignesh N Rao has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Equity dealing. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Rao was associated with Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd. as Dealer – Equity.
He has done B.SC. and PGDBA.
Mr. Siddharth Srivastava has more than 13 years of experience in the field of financial services and stock markets. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited from 1st January 2020 till date with overall responsibilities of leading passive investment products. He has been associated with Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) Private Limited from 17th Oct, 2018 - 31st December 2019 with overall responsibilities of leading passive investment products of the company. Prior to this assignment, he was Senior Manager at NSE Indices Limited from September 2014 - October 2018 and was associated as Senior Associate at Morgan Stanley Capital International from November 2010 - August 2014.
He has done MBA (Tech) and B (Tech).
Mr. Nishant Pradhan has over 25 years of experience. He was working as the Chief AI Officer of Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) Private Limited since February 2024 where he was driving AI initiatives for the Global Indices business as well as the India AMC Business.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Pradhan was associated with Axis Bank as Senior Vice President & Head of Business Analytics, Fidelity Investments as Director, Intellect Design Arena Ltd. and JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Mr. Vijay Rao is the Head of Information Technology. He has over 19 years of experience in delivering business transforming IT initiatives across application, infrastructure and security. Prior this assignment, Mr. Rao was associated with HSBC Asset Management India Private Limited, HSBC Software Development Private Limited and SBI Funds Management India Private Limited.
Fund Management Team

Mr. Jignesh N. Rao
Head – Dealer and Co – Fund Manager
Mr. Neelesh Surana
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Mr. Gaurav Misra
Head – Equity
Mr. Harshad Borawake
Head of Research and Fund Manager
Mr. Ankit Jain
Sr. Fund Manager
Mr. Varun Goel
Sr. Fund Manager
Mr. Vrijesh Kasera
Fund Manager
Ms. Bharti Sawant
Fund Manager
Mr. Gaurav Kochar
Fund Manager
Mr. Siddhant Chhabria
Research Analyst and Fund Manager
Mr. Gaurav Khandelwal
Research Analyst and Co-Fund Manager
Mr. Tanmay Mehta
Research Analyst and Fund Manager
Mr. Jigar Shethia
Dealer and Fund ManagerMr. Surana is Chief Investment Officer at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He joined Mirae Asset in 2008. In his capacity as CIO, Neelesh spearheads the research and fund management function. An engineering graduate with MBA in Finance, he has over 32 years of experience in equity research and portfolio management.
Mr. Gaurav Misra has over 28 years of experience in investment management and equity research functions. Prior to this he has worked as Senior Portfolio Manager with ASK Investment Managers Limited.
He has done MBA, IIM Lucknow/ BA ECO(HONS).
Mr. Borawake has professional experience of more than 19 years and his primary responsibility includes Investment Analysis & Research. Prior to this assignment, he was associated with Motilal Oswal Securities as Vice President (Research). He has also been associated with Capmetrics & Risk Solutions as Research Analyst - Equity.
Mr. Borawake has done MBA (Finance), B.E. (Polymers).
Mr. Jain has professional experience of more than 12 years and his primary responsibility includes Investment Analysis & Fund Management. He has been associated with the AMC as a Research Analyst since September 7, 2015. He was previously associated with Equirus Securities Pvt Ltd. and Infosys Ltd.
He has done MBA (Finance), B. Tech (ICT).
Mr. Varun Goel has around 17 years of experience in Fund management & Equity Research. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Goel was fund manager for Equity AIF funds at Nippon Life India AIF Management Limited. Additionally, Mr. Goel has also worked with Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited, Karvy Stock Broking, KC Securities and Kotak Securities.
He is qualified in BTech (Mechanical Engineering) IIT Delhi and PGDM (Finance & Marketing) IIM Lucknow.
Mr. Kasera has professional experience of more than 16 years and his primary responsibility includes Investment Analysis & Research. Prior to this assignment, he was associated with Axis Capital Ltd. as an Equity Research Analyst. He has also been associated with Edelweiss Broking Ltd.
He has done M.B.A. (PGDBM) and CFA (ICFAI).
Ms. Sawant has professional experience of more than 16 years and her primary responsibility includes Investment Analysis & Fund Management. She has been associated with the AMC as an Investment Analyst since September 3, 2013. She was previously associated with Sushil Finance Securities Pvt. Ltd., Latin Manharlal Securities Pvt. Ltd., Kabu Shares & Stocking Pvt. Ltd. for Financial Analysis and Research.
She holds a degree in M.S. Finance (ICFAI Hyderabad), CFA, B.Com.
Mr. Khandelwal has professional experience of more than 13 years and his primary responsibility includes assisting fund managers in equity research. Prior to this he was associated with Ambit Capital Private Limited, Emkay Global Private Limited, CRISIL Limited and ICICI Bank.
Mr. Tanmay Mehta has over 12 years of experience primarily into equity research. He has been associated with the AMC since Jan 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Mehta has worked across Institutional Equity Research and Investment Banking Functions at SBI Capital Markets.
Mr. Mehta is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has also cleared CFA (US)
Mr. Gaurav Kochar has over 9 years of experience as a Research Analyst and Internal Auditor. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Kochar was associated with Ambit Capital and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Chhabria is an equity research analyst and co-fund manager at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited covering consumer discretionary sector. He is associated with the AMC since December 2019. He has a professional experience of more than 8 years. Prior to joining Mirae Asset, he was associated with HDFC Securities and Crisil Ltd. He has pursued his masters in MBA Finance and cleared CFA (US).
Mr. Chhabria has done PGDBM Finance (MBA), CFA Level 3 (US).
Mr. Jignesh N Rao has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Equity dealing. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Rao was associated with Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd. as Dealer – Equity.
He has done B.SC., PGDBA.
Mr. Jigar Bharat Shethia has more than 18 years of experience in the field of Equity dealing. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Shethia was associated with Sushil Financial Services Pvt Ltd as Assistant Manager – Equity.
He has done B.COM & CFA – India - Level 3
Mr. Tushar Shah has over 18 years of experience in the Financial services industry. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Shah has worked with Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd, JM Financial Services Ltd and Anagram Broking Ltd.

Mr. Mahendra Kumar Jajoo
CIO - Fixed Income
Mr. Basant Bafna
Senior Fund Manager
Mr. Amit Modani
Dealer – Fixed Income and Fund Manager
Ms. Kruti Chheta
Fund Manager & Fixed Income Analyst
Ms. Vaibhavi Kamat
Head – Credit
Mr. Ravi Agarwal
Credit Analyst
Mr. Krishnpal Yadav
Fixed Income dealerMr. Mahendra Kumar Jajoo is the Head - Fixed Income of Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. He has over 31 years of experience in the field of financial services including 17 years of experience in Fixed Income funds management. He is overall responsible for supervising all Debt schemes of the Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Jajoo was Director with AUM Capital Markets Ltd. He has also been associated with organizations like Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd., Tata Asset Management Ltd., ABN AMRO Asset Management Ltd and ICICI Group.
He is a qualified ACA, ACS, CFA.
Mr. Basant Bafna has over 13 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Basant Bafna worked as Chief Dealer and Assistant General Manager with Export-Import Bank of India.
He has qualified in CFA, FRM, MBA (Finance), B Com (Hons), Certified Treasury Professional, Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, cleared all levels of Company Secretary.
Mr. Modani has over 12 years of professional experience with primary responsibility being portfolio management. Prior to this assignment, he was associated with BOI AXA Investment Managers Pvt Ltd as Fund Manager and with Quantum Asset Managers Pvt Ltd and Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt Ltd as Dealer - Fixed Income.
Mr. Modani has done CA/CS/B.Com.
Mr. Modani has over 12 years of professional experience with primary responsibility being portfolio management. Prior to this assignment, he was associated with BOI AXA Investment Managers Pvt Ltd as Fund Manager and with Quantum Asset Managers Pvt Ltd and Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt Ltd as Dealer - Fixed Income.
Mr. Modani has done CA/CS/B.Com.
Ms. Kruti Chheta has over 9 years of experience in the fixed income market and has been associated with Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Ltd. for over 6 years as a fixed income analyst. Her responsibilities as part of the investment team includes leading the research for managing debt funds. Prior to joining the AMC, Ms. Chheta has been associated with AK Capital and Shriram Wealth Advisors. At AK Capital, Ms. Chheta was a Fixed Income Analyst for the tenure of ~1 year in a client advisory role, assisting large pension funds with research on fixed income investment opportunities. At Shriram Wealth Advisors, Ms. Chheta was a Research Analyst for tenure of ~2 years advising Shriram Life Insurance Company.
Ms. Chheta has done Masters in Management Studies (Finance) & Bachelor in Accounts and Finance.
Ms. Vaibhavi Kamat has over 14 years of experience in Credit research across ratings, Banking and Mutual Fund industries. Prior to this assignment, Ms. Kamat was associated as Head of Credit Research in UTI Mutual Fund, Senior Credit Analyst in FirstRand Bank (India) Limited and ICRA Limited.
Ravi Agarwal is a Credit Analyst at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited. Mr. Agarwal has over 11 years of experience in Financial Market. Prior to joining Mirae Asset, he was associated with UTI Asset Management Company Limited for over 6 years and has also worked with Aditya Birla Capital, ICICI Bank and AK Capital group in various capacities. Ravi Agarwal is a CFA Charter holder from CFA Institute and Chartered Accountant from ICAI. He has done his graduation (B. Com) from Mumbai University.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Bachelor of Commerce (B. com).
Mr. Krishnpal Yadav has over 3 years of experience. He was involved in active participation in the secondary debt market, executing trades across various fixed income instruments including corporate bonds, commercial papers, and non-SLR government securities. Further, he has developed a strong understanding of market dynamics, yield curve movements, credit spreads, and liquidity management. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Yadav was Dealer (Fixed Income) specializing in trading Non-SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) securities.
Part of the real estate team with more than 12 years’ experience in Indian real estate covering, direct property investments, asset management, valuation & consulting. Previously with Cushman & Wakefield, TATA Realty & Infrastructure, Ascendas India Trust, CRISIL. Involved in US$172 million two staged acquisition of special economic zone and formation of US$340 million platform office.
Part of the real estate team with more than 11 years’ experience in corporate finance focusing on real estate, education, healthcare & hospitality industry. Previously with Yes Bank, Indusind Bank, Unitech & Pareek & Jain Financial Services. Extensive deal origination and execution experience in providing debt funding for early, mid and late state real estate projects in Mumbai