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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.

Kisan Ratilal Choksey Shares & Securities Pvt. Ltd. is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1979, the firm offers trading services to high net-worth individuals, corporates, NRI, mutual funds, as well as other financial institutions.

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.

Kotak Securities Ltd. (KSL) is an equity brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (NSE: KOTAKBANK). KSL offers a full-service stock broking service to retail and institutional investors across all segments of the capital market. Through a tie-up with partner brokers, they also provide direct access to the US markets.

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.

ICICI Home Finance Co. Ltd. engages in originating mortgage loans and real estate construction loans. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. provide housing finance for the poor. It offers mortgage products for use in conjunction with government subsidies and tenure security; and non-mortgage loans for home and infrastructure improvements. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Omidyar Network India Advisors Pvt Ltd. is a venture capital subsidiary of The Omidyar Group founded in 2009 by Pierre Morad Omidyar. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

National E-Governance Services Ltd. is a private company based in Bengaluru, India. The Indian company provides verified information to adjudicating authorities that do not require further authentication.

The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. provides online clearing and settlement transaction services. It offers guaranteed clearing and settlement functions for transactions in Money, G-Secs, Foreign Exchange and Derivative markets. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd. engages in the in the Indian fixed income and money markets, with a franchise across the spectrum of interest rate products and services – institutional sales and trading, resource mobilization and research. It trades in government securities, swaps, and corporate bonds markets. The company was founded in February 1993 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Indsec Securities & Finance Ltd. (Indsec) is an independent securities broker headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1993, Indsec offers a complete range of broking services to various investors.

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (MOSL) is a diversified brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai with an extensive network of branch offices throughout India. The firm is a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: MOTILALOFS). MOSL provides research-based brokerage services that covers equity and derivatives. Their clients are international institutions from the US the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as corporations, high-net worth individuals and retail investors.

IBM India Pvt. Ltd. provides information technology solutions. Its products include mainframes and servers, storage systems and peripherals, processors, and memory chips. The firm provides solutions to the financial services, manufacturing, process, distribution, government, and infrastructure sectors. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

SMERA Ratings Ltd. provides credit rating services to small and medium enterprises. The firm's services include micro finance institutions and maritime institutes grading, green ratings and project grading. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Evalueserve.com Pvt Ltd. (dba Evalueserve) is an AI-enhanced managed services global provider headquartered in Gurgaon, India. The firm was founded by Alok Aggarwal and Marc Vollenweider in 2000. They are owned by Evalueserve Holdings AG in Switzerland. More than 30% of the Fortune 1000, which includes over 25,000 platform users, rely on Evalueserve’s intelligence and analytics to strengthen and accelerate decision-making. Their solutions uniquely combine expert services with domain-specific AI and have been recognized by analysts such as Forrester and Chartis. Evalueserve’s solutions include data analytics, insights and advisory, intellectual property and R&D, investment banking services, lending services, private equity services, and risk and compliance. These solutions are powered by Evalueserve’s modular AIRA (AI for Research and Analytics) ecosystem, which includes domain-specific accelerators, products, and platforms. Evalueserve experts use these tools to reduce time to value and integrate new solutions into existing workflows. Notable products and platforms include Insightsfirst, Insightloupe, Publishwise, Spreadsmart, and Compsbuilder. The firm supports three categories of firms: financial services, corporates, and professional services. Specifically, this includes Investment Banks, Corporate and Commercial Banks, Asset and Wealth Management Firms, Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms, Index Providers, Technology and Telecom, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Manufacturing and Industrial Goods, Energy, Chemicals, CPG and Retail, Logistics and Transportation, Professional Service Firms, Consultancy and Advisory Firms, Legal Firms, Real Estate Firms, Education and EdTech Firms.

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.

Taurus Corporate Advisory Services Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Mumbai, India. and has subsidiaries in India. Taurus Corporate Advisory Services was founded in 2005.

Part of STCI Finance Ltd., STCI Primary Dealer Ltd. is a security broker, dealer, and Indian flotation company. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

IDBI Asset Management Ltd. (IDBI AM) is the asset management subsidiary of IDBI Bank Ltd. (NSE: IDBI) in India. The firm was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Mumbai. IDBI AM manages the IDBI mutual fund range for individual and institutional investors.

JM Financial Services Ltd. offers comprehensive investment management solutions to institutions, banks, corporates, high-networth individuals and retail clients. The firm provides a wide spectrum of products and services ranging from equity trading to wealth management services as well as portfolio management services to distribution of investment products like mutual funds, public offerings and fixed income products. The company was founded on June 19, 1998 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Nirmal Bang Equities Pvt Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of Nirmal Bang Financial Services in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1986 and offers corporate houses and institutions dealing capabilities on India stock exchanges (NSE and BSE) in the cash and derivatives segments. This unit has devised a process driven approach to address the needs of institutional clients who have unique and specialized investment needs. Their specialized services consist of the most experienced market professionals and Institutional Broking Services are backed by an insightful research team who provide the most in-depth reports on the markets.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PwC India LLC is an Indian company that provides accounting advisory, tax and regulatory services. The company is based in Gurgaon, India.

CGS-CIMB Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (CGS-CIMB India) is a securities broker headquartered in Jakarta, India. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of CGS-CIMB Securities International Pte. Ltd., ultimately held by government-owned China Investment Corp. CGS-CIMB India provides equities brokerage services to retail, corporate and institutional clients.

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.

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.

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.

Citigroup Global Markets India Pvt Ltd. (Citi India) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Seven World Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Citi India offers full-service execution services to corporate and investment banking companies.

Deutsche Equities India Pvt Ltd. (DEI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. DEI provides brokerage services to various clients. Their global offering extends across cash management, trade finance, custody, trust and agency services, liquidity management, securities lending, and collateral management.

Milaap Social Ventures India Pvt Ltd. operates as a crowd funding platform for personal and social causes. The firm provides online social lending services. It focuses on organizations that work in the following areas: education and training, energy, enterprise development, healthcare, sustainable farming, vocational training, and water and sanitation. The company was founded by Mayukh Choudhury, Sourabh Sharma and Anoj Viswanathan in June 2010 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) provides access to earlier NAV reports in text format and allows users to download open-ended and close-ended NAV reports. AMFI is based in Mumbai, India and N. S. Venkatesh has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2017. AMFI is a nodal association of mutual funds across India and provides useful knowledge and insights regarding mutual funds and investments. The association offers expert market insights to experienced investors looking for advice on the market.