K. Ramanathan

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. (Investment Management) (ABSLAMC-IM) is the investment management division of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. (NSE: ABSLAMC), a publicly-listed investment company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. (NSE: ABCAPITAL), which is owned by Grasim Industries Ltd. (NSE: GRASIM). ABSLAMC-IM acts as the investment manager of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF) and manages a variety of mutual funds, fund of funds and offshore funds for wholesale and retail clients.

ING Investment Management (India) Pvt Ltd. (INGIM-IN) is majority owned by ING Investment Management (INGIM), the asset management division and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ING). The parent company INGIM was founded in 1994 and provides asset management services to institutions, pension funds, insurances, fund distributors, foundations, high net-worth individuals and retail customers. They manage a range of global and regional investment products covering all asset classes. INGIM-IN was incorporated in 1998 and is located in Mumbai. The firm provides discretionary and pooled investment management services to an institutional, corporate and retail clientele, with a particular focus on high net-worth individuals. The firm manages the ING Vysya Mutual Fund, a trust comprising a family of equity, fixed-income and hybrid sub-funds. They are specialist investment managers focused on the Indian market.