Vikram Chopra

HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. (HSBC AM-India) is the Indian investment management subsidiary of HSBC Securities & Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd., ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LSE: HSBA, ADR: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Mumbai, HSBC AM-India was founded in 2001 and offers a comprehensive range of investment management solutions to institutional investors (foreign and Indian), corporates and financial intermediaries and provides bespoke portfolio management services for large institutional investors, insurance companies, high net-worth individuals.

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.

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 Religare Enterprises Ltd., Lotus India Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides asset management services. The company is based in New Delhi, India.

Invesco Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. (Invesco India) is the India-based asset management subsidiary of Invesco Hong Kong Ltd., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. Established in 2006 as Lotus India Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd., the firm was acquired by Religare in 2008 and became Religare Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. They changed their name to Religare Invesco Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. in 2013 and became Invesco Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd. in 2016. Invesco India is based in Mumbai and offers mutual funds and portfolio management services to individual investors, corporate and 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.

SBICAP Securities Ltd. (SSL) is the wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of SBI Capital Markets Ltd., itself a subsidiary of the Indian Government's State Bank of India (BOM: 500112, NSE: SBIN). The firm was created in 2006 to take over the broking operations of SBI Capital Markets Ltd., which was founded in 2001. Headquartered in Mumbai, SSL provides broking services to a range of investors including financial institutions, FIIs, mutual funds, banks, corporates, high-net worth individual, non-residential investors and retail Indian investors. Its broking product range covers Institutional and Retail Equity, Derivatives, Depository Participant services, On-Line trading and a wide variety of Third Party Distribution products.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM Singapore) is the Singapore-based asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; ADR: HSBC), a multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Great Britain. Formerly known as HSBC Investments (Singapore) Ltd., HSBC-GAM Singapore manages mutual funds and develops investment instruments for institutional and private investors.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

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.

L&T Capital Markets Ltd. provides wealth and investment management solutions. The company is headquartered on Mumbai, India.

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a pioneer institute in the area of capacity building in financial markets. Established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), NISM conducts a wide range of capacity building programs in securities markets, from basic financial literacy to full-time courses, MDP, and e-learning solutions. The institute is based in Mumbai, India. NISM aims to motivate and provide an enabling environment for the conduct of top-quality research that contributes immensely to the form and structure of financial markets, helps product innovations and deepening of the markets, and evaluates and improves risk management methods and policy.

The Confederation of Indian Industry operates as a business association. The non-profit company is based in India and has subsidiaries in Singapore and India. The Indian company was founded by Ashok Khanna.

Citibank NA provides banking services. Its services include banking, lending, insurance and investment. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

A.F.Ferguson & Co. provides accounting services. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.