Avinash Agarwal

ICICI Securities Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of ICICI Securities Ltd., a subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. (NSE: ICICIBANK) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 and offers retail trading and investment services for corporates, financial institutions, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (HDFC-IM) is the fund management division of HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NSE: HDFCAMC), which is ultimately owned by HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK) in India. The firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between HDFC and Standard Life Investments Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, HDFC-IM manages a range of mutual funds and provides portfolio management and advisory services for institutional investors and private individuals.

DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. (DSP AM) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1996 as DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers through a joint venture between Hemendra Kothari’s DSP Group and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. They were renamed DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2008 when BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) bought out Merrill Lynch's stake. The firm changed their name to DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 and DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2023. DSP AM manages the DSP BlackRock mutual funds for individual and institutional investors. They also sub-advice offshore funds.

Bharti Axa Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Bharti AXA Life) is an independent Indian life insurance firm which was created in 2006 as a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises Ltd. and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. Based in Goregaon, the firm brings together the financial expertise of Paris-headquartered AXA Group and Bharti Enterprises, an Indian business group with interests in telecom, agricultural businesses, financial services and retail. Bharti AXA Life's national network of distributors offers a range of innovative insurance and wealth management products and services, including financial advice, to Indian customers.

Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (RNLIC) is the Indian life insurance joint venture between Reliance Capital Ltd. (BM: 500111) and Japan's Nippon Life Insurance Company. The firm was founded as AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company in 2001 then changed their name to Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in 2006 and to Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in 2016. Headquartered in Mumbai, RNLIC provides life insurance products for individual and corporate clients.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 2003. Suresh C. Soni has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

HDFC Securities Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK). HDFC provides brokerage services across different asset classes such as equity, gold, debt, real estate, stocks, derivatives, mutual funds, fixed deposits, NCDs, insurance, bonds and currency derivatives.

Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd. provides life insurance services. It offers term insurance, ULIPs, retirement, child, rural and group insurance plans. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (ICICI Pru) is the insurance management division of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. (NSE: ICICIBANK, BOM: 532174; ADR: IBN) in India. The firm was founded in 2001 as a joint venture between ICICI Bank Ltd. and Great Britain’s Prudential plc. Headquartered in Mumbai, ICICI Pru manages the parent company's investment portfolio.

PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. (Insurance Co) (PNB MetLife) is a life insurance firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2001 through a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc. (MIHI), Punjab National Bank Limited (PNB), Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (JKB), M. Pallonji and Company Private Limited and other private investors, with MIHI and PNB being the majority shareholders. PNB MetLife offers a wide range of protection and retirement products through its Agency sales of various financial advisors and multiple bank partners and provides access to Employee Benefit plans for over 550+ corporate clients in India.

Aviva Life Insurance Co. (India) Ltd. (Aviva India) is a life insurance firm headquartered in Gurgaon, India. The firm was founded in 2002 as a joint venture between Dabur India Ltd. (Dabur) (NSE: DABUR) and Aviva plc (Aviva) (LON: AV). In 2022, Aviva acquired an additional 25% minority stake in Aviva India from Dabur and the acquisition increases Aviva’s ownership to 74%. The firm provides bancassurance, financial health check services and unit-linked products for customer savings, retirement, investment and protection needs. Aviva India is a socially responsible firm which provides micro insurance initiatives to the underprivileged through their distribution network of branches and Bancassurance partnerships throughout India.

Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Canara HSBC Life) is a life insurance firm headquartered in Gurugram, India. The firm was founded in 2008 as a joint venture between Canara Bank (51%), HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited (26%) and Punjab National Bank (23%). Canara HSBC Life offers a vast portfolio of insurance products and solutions, tailored to the specific needs of various customers.

Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt Ltd. (Mirae AMC) is the Indian fund management subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Formerly known as Mirae Asset Financial Services (India) Pvt Ltd., the firm was founded in 2007 as Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) Pvt Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, Mirae AMC acts as the Asset Management Company (AMC) of Mirae Asset Mutual Fund (MAMF).

Indiabulls Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Indiabulls AMC) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 2008, the firm was acquired in 2023 by Nextbillion Technology Pvt Ltd., a subsidiary of Billionbrains Garage Ventures Pvt Ltd. Indiabulls AMC provides portfolio management services to Indiabulls mutual fund range.

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd. (KMAMC) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BOM: 500247) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, KMAMC was founded in 1994 and provides portfolio management and mutual fund management services for high-net worth and institutional investors.

Tata Asset Management Pvt Ltd. (TAMPL) is a fund management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. TAMPL manages investments of Tata Mutual Fund, a mutual fund registered with SEBI. The firm also offers portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals and advisory services to offshore investors/funds that invests in India.

ICRA Ltd. (Research Firm) (ICRA Research) is the research division of ICRA Ltd., which is ultimately held by Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. ICRA Research provides research services to their clients.

KPMG India Pvt Ltd. provides accounting services. It specializes in risk consulting, strategic alliances, deal advisory, infrastructure advisory and government advisory services. The company was founded in September 1993 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Axis AMC) is the fund management subsidiary of Axis Bank Ltd. (BOM: 532215, NSE: AXISBANK) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, Axis AMC was founded in 2009 and manages a range of equity, debt and hybrid mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

Sunidhi Securities & Finance Ltd. is a brokerage firm founded in 1985. The private company is based in Santacruz (East) Mumbai, India. The Indian company provides brokerage services.

Canara Robeco Asset Management Co. Ltd. (CRAMC) is an Indian fund management firm which was founded in 1993 as Canbank Investment Management Services Ltd. through a joint venture between Canara Bank and Robeco Groep NV in The Netherlands. Headquartered in Mumbai, CRAMC manages the Canara Robeco mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

Bandhan Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Bandhan AMC) is a mutual fund manager and holding firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between IDFC Ltd. and Natixis Global Asset Management. Formerly known as IDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd., the firm rebranded as Bandhan Asset Management Co. Ltd. in 2023 after they were acquired by Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd. (Bandhan), ultimately held by Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd. Bandhan AMC serves as the Investment Manager of the schemes of Bandhan Mutual Fund and manages a range of mutual fund products for institutional and retail investors.

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt Ltd. (B&K Securities) is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1998, B&K Securities offers investment and financial services such as equity, debt, currency and derivatives research, sales and trading for institutional and corporate clients.

JM Financial Asset Management Ltd. (JMFAM) is a fund management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is owned by JM Financial Ltd. (NSE: JMFINANCIL). JMFAM offers a bouquet of funds that caters to the diverse needs of both its institutional and individual investors. The firm is the Sole Sponsor of JM Financial Mutual Fund.

Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. (Investment Management) (NAM India-IM) is the asset management division of Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. Formerly known as Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd. and as Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1995 as the investment manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund. Headquartered in Mumbai, NAM India-IM manages mutual funds for private clients as well as pension funds, managed accounts and offshore funds. They are a socially responsible investor which aims to influence and mobilize stakeholders to integrate responsible business practices into their processes.

Elara Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (Elara Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Elara Capital (India) Pvt Ltd., which is owned by Elara Capital Plc in Great Britain. Elara Securities India is a market maker across Indian cash equities and equity derivatives and offers execution services across a host of platforms, state of the art services in term of DMA, algorithm trading, and state of the art programs. They serve long only funds, hedge funds and asset management companies and private banks amongst other institutions.

Part of STCI Finance Ltd., Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1994. Rajeev R. Srivastava has been the CEO of the company since 2021. Standard Chartered Securities (India was acquired by STCI Finance Ltd. on February 02, 2006 for $60.06 million.

Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (Broker) (Emkay-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: EMKAY), a publicly held financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1995, Emkay-Broker offers commodities, currency derivatives and retail broking services to various investors.

Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt Ltd. (PL) is an investment research firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides various global equity research reports for institutional and retail clients. PL covers over 150 stocks that span across 20 mid and large sectors. Their Research Desk is comprised of dedicated teams for technical and fundamental research, conducting painstaking research to beat the market time and again. The lab has internally developed analytical tools and models that have consistently provided clients with an edge over the market. The findings of the research team take shape in the form of their various daily, monthly and quarterly; fundamental & technical research reports.

Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (NFASPL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. NFASPL provides stock broking, merchant banking and research to various investors.

Part of Centrum Capital Ltd., Centrum Broking Ltd. is an Indian brokerage company. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1977. Nischal Maheshwari has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (UTI-IM) is the investment management division of UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NSE: UTIAMC) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 2002 as the asset manager of the UTI Mutual Fund and acts as manager and marketer to offshore funds through their wholly owned Guernsey-registered subsidiary, UTI International Ltd. UTI-IM manages money-market funds, fixed-income funds, asset allocation funds, index funds, equity funds and balanced funds.

Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1996. Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. Mihir Jagdish Doshi has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

HSBC Securities & Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd. (HSBC Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of HSBC Investment Bank Holdings BV, ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA) in Great Britain. HSBC Securities India offers services in Investment Banking (IB), Infrastructure and Real Estate, Equities research and stock broking. Infrastructure and Real Estate Group services are provided to governments, large corporates and top-tier banks. Equities research and stock broking primarily cater to the institutional client base which includes foreign institutional investors, foreign portfolio investors, local institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, and select high net worth and corporate clients.