For more than 25 years, we have been helping investors make sound investment decisions responsibly and unemotionally, so the outcomes they earn are not by chance but by design. Lakhs of investors like you and thousands of MF Distributors & investment advisors trust us today, helping us become one of the largest AMCs in India.
We feel honoured that our family of investors come from all walks of life: hard-working salaried people, high-net-worth individuals, NRIs, small & mid-sized business owners, large private & public corporations, trusts and foreign institutions. While this makes us proud, it also gives us a deep sense of responsibility and strengthens our resolve to help you invest better.
Today, DSP Asset Managers is a 100% independent & Indian Asset Management Company (AMC) with a wide range of active and passive funds managed across the risk-reward spectrum. We are backed by the DSP Group, an almost 160-year-old Indian financial giant. The family behind DSP has been very influential in the growth and professionalization of capital markets and the money management business in India over the last one and a half centuries.
Our investors’ interests will always remain at the core of our business and we will continue to maintain a relentless focus on doing what's best for them, as they #InvestForGood.
DSP’s identify has two key elements: The Teal Line that underlines our Logo and our brand philosophy, #InvestForGood.
The Teal Line reflects who we are: Simple. Agile. Sophisticated. Relevant. Focused. Principled.
Constant change can result in a complex array of financial decisions to be made. The challenge is to help investors navigate this ever-changing world in a simple, smooth, agile & responsible manner. We take inspiration here from Leonardo Da Vinci, who is often attributed to have said, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". At the same time, we want to remain dynamic and relevant, so that we’re always looking ahead with preparedness & eagerness.
The (under) Line is also an expression of DSP Group's strong foundation, built over the past one and a half centuries, on the principles of integrity, honesty and transparency. The stability and trust that comes with this rich experience balances finely with our desire to always remain contemporary so we can continue to face changing times. Further, the Line reflects continuity and balance - connecting our past to the future.
We are a specialist, focused asset management firm, with no other business interests. The Line also represents this focus and brings to life our endeavor to cement ourselves as a strong, dependable brand with a responsible, investor-first approach.
Finally, The Teal Line helps bring out what we stand for: #InvestForGood. It means always doing the right things for our investors, no matter what. It means following good values & principles and being good people. It means investing for 'good', or for the long-term. And it means investing for the good of the world and therefore having a higher purpose, not just aim for our own individual gain.
We have no alternative business interests. This means that we are single-mindedly committed to do well for our investors and for ourselves.
We have a unique business model of family ownership and professional management. Globally, such companies deliver longevity and durable results to investors as such a model allows long term thinking and decision making. We want to make the best of it and be valuable to our investors.
Gathering AUM is not our number 1 focus. Delivering consistent performance while beating benchmarks and serving the right products to the right people with the right purpose, is our primary focus. Our core skill sets come from an understanding of market cycles, risks and sound fundamental investing principles. We have consciously & continuously invested in building these capabilities and will continue to do so.
Not just our shareholder wealth, even our employee wealth is invested in our funds. All of us as a rule invest only in schemes of DSPMF. This skin-in-the-game philosophy gives investors more confidence as their hard-earned money is also invested where their asset manager invests. Put another way, we look after our investors’ money as if it were our own.
We often say that DSP = Discipline, Science, Processes. We believe our analytical rigour that powers our framework-based thinking and risk-management will help us deliver good long-term investment outcomes for investors.
We want our investor community to ‘do good’ for the world, not just focus on building a better future for themselves. #InvestForGood is not just about investing for good results and outcomes, but also investing for really long periods of time, focusing on doing only what is right for you, our investors. This strong belief in ethics & integrity powers our philosophy and aims to make a real difference in people’s lives.
We aim to attract and nurture smart, curious and ambitious professionals from all kinds of backgrounds and domains as long as they share our goal of building better, more responsible investing experiences. Our people always look to stretch individually and thrive in teams equally well, to collaboratively do their best work.
Vice Chairperson
Independent Director
Non-Executive Chairman, DSP Asset Managers Pvt.Ltd
Independent Director
Independent Director
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Independent Director
Vice Chairperson
Aditi Kothari Desai is the Vice Chairperson of DSP Asset Managers Pvt Ltd. (DSPAM). She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
Aditi is passionate about the digitization of the financial sector and was instrumental in the launch of all DSP’s digital platforms including its investment platform, education platform, corporate platform and its distributor platform. She is very focused on the future of investment management and its distribution and is therefore very engaged in fintech for the wealth space. Aditi also leads financial wellness initiatives at DSPAM and was instrumental in launching Winvestor, a special initiative aimed at empowering women with confidence and financial knowledge to plan for their economic and long-term security.
Aditi joined Merrill Lynch's investment banking group in New York in 1998, primarily working on M&A activities in the Financial Institutions Group. Subsequently, she worked in DSP Merrill Lynch as part of the fixed income sales team and later joined DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers in 2002 (now DSPAM) where she worked on various projects, including establishing an offshore fund for foreign investors.
Aditi is a Trustee in the Hemendra Kothari Foundation as well as the Wildlife Conservation Trust. She is passionate about viewing and saving wildlife. Apart from being an Independent Director at Godrej Agrovet, she also serves on the Board of DASRA, a leading strategic philanthropy foundation in India.
Aditi is also an Advisory Council Member with the British Asian Trust.
Aditi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Independent Director
Mr. Mungale is a Chartered Accountant and Lawyer by education. He has had long and distinguished career stints with Bank of America and DSP Merrill Lynch, in Corporate, Private and Investment Banking in India and Europe. His Counsel and advice is sought by policy makers, enterprisers and financial institutions on matters relating to business strategy, financial and capital markets.
Mr. Mungale serves on the Boards of various entities and institutions ranging from the publicly held, private to non-governmental.
Based in Mumbai, with engagements across India, Middle East and Europe, he performs a wide repertoire of roles across various sectors, both corporates as well as pro-bono.
He is a member of National Committee of the Mahindra United World College.
Non-Executive Chairman, DSP Asset Managers Pvt.Ltd
Mr. Hemendra Kothari represents the fourth generation of a family of prominent stock brokers. After serving the Stock Exchange, Mumbai, in the capacity of Vice President for three years, he was elected President in March 1991. He founded the company "DSP Financial Consultants Ltd." (DSP) in 1975 which has evolved into a full fledged financial services organisation with offices in all the major metros in the country. In 1995, DSP entered into a joint-venture with Merrill Lynch and the name was changed to DSP Merrill Lynch Limited. Mr. Kothari served as the Chairman of the Company till March 31, 2009. Mr. Kothari is also a member of several leading representative trade forums including Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Independent Director
Mr. Ramadorai is currently Chairman of AirAsia (India), Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Tata Technologies Limited and Tata STRIVE. Recently, in March 2016, he retired as the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Limited) after having served for a period of 6 years on the board. He continues to be an Independent Director on the Boards of Hindustan Unilever Limited, Asian Paints Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited.
He was Chairman of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He was also Chairman of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a one of its kind, Public Private Partnership in India, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
He took over as the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1996 and was then appointed as the Vice Chairman and held office until he retired in October 2014, after an association of over 4 decades with the company.
In recognition of Ramadorai’s commitment and dedication to the IT industry he was awarded the Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian honour) in January 2006. In April 2009, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the Indo‐British economic relations. In 2016, he was also awarded The Economic Times ‐ Lifetime Achievement Award for his glorious contribution to Tata Consultancy Services.
Independent Director
Mr. S.S. Mundra recently retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30th July 2017 after completing a stint of three years. Prior to that, the last position held by him was as Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda from where he superannuated in July 2014. In a banking career spanning over four decades, Mr. Mundra held several important positions including that of Executive Director of Union Bank of India, Chief Executive of Bank of Baroda (European Operations) amongst others. He also served as RBI’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board (G20 Forum) and its various committees. Mr. Mundra was also the Vice-chair of OECD’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE).
Prior to joining RBI, Mr. Mundra also served on Boards of several multi-dimensional companies like the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL), Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL), BOB Asset Management Company, India Infrastructure Finance Corporation (UK) Ltd. (IIFCL), IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd., Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd., National Payments Corporation of India Ltd., etc. The experience gained in guiding these entities has bestowed him with wide leadership skills and keen insights in best practices in Corporate Governance.
Mr. Mundra has been a regular presence as a Speaker on various Forums. He has delivered more than 60 speeches/presentations on diverse issues viz. banking, financial inclusion & literacy, MSME financing, audit, Fraud Risk Management, Cyber security, Consumer Protection, Human Resource Management etc. at both domestic and international forums. Many of these speeches have been published on the websites of Reserve Bank of India and that of the Bank for International Settlements.
Amity University has conferred the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.), Honoris Causa, upon Mr. Mundra, in recognition of his services in the field of banking and related areas.
He has recently been inducted on the Board of M/s. BSE Limited as a Public Interest Director.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Kalpen Parekh is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. and a member of the Executive Committee. Kalpen has over 19 years of experience in sales across client segments, distribution and marketing. He was previously Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing at IDFC Mutual Fund. He has also served in Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited after beginning his career with L&T Finance Ltd.
Kalpen holds a Master's Degree in Management Studies in Finance from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Independent Director
Mr. Vishwanathan Iyer is a silver medalist-Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary by qualification comes with over four and half decades of multi-disciplinary experiences across industries and geographies. He has been in the IT Industry since 1991, longest corporate stints include IBM for a decade and Tata group (Tata Elxsi / Tata Consultancy Services) for nearly two decades. Mr. Iyer brings a unique combination of business experience and governance experiences along with knowledge of a variety of markets.
Currently, he is a Co-founder of management consultancy firm The NxtPractice Growth Partners LLP. He is a Chairman of Advisory Board at Gineo Fintech Pvt Ltd, a startup enterprise in BNPL space, Member of Advisory Board at Databot Inc., a Seattle based company engaged in STEM education tools and Strategic Partner for Technology Sector at Aurum Equity Partners LLP. He is also a treasurer at Fortess, a nonprofit organization of technocrats set up as a Society in Maharashtra.
During 2006-2019 he had handled multiple roles at Tata Consultancy Services in India and overseas– VP Corporate Strategy, CFO Global Operations, President Asia Pacific, Global Head of Legal and Corporate affairs. During 1996-2006 he had handled multiple roles at IBM in India and overseas – Country CFO India, Director Acquisitions & Divestiture Asia Pacific. During 1991-1996 he was holding the position of EVP & CFO Tata Elxsi India Ltd. During 1974-1991 he was engaged in finance and allied roles in multiple organizations including Voltas Ltd, Godrej Soaps Ltd and the Sanmar group. Mr. Iyer brings a unique combination of business experience and governance experiences along with knowledge of a variety of markets.
Vice Chairperson
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Head - Human Resources
Head - Equities
Vice Chairperson
Aditi Kothari Desai is the Vice Chairperson of DSP Asset Managers Pvt Ltd. (DSPAM). She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
Aditi is passionate about the digitization of the financial sector and was instrumental in the launch of all DSP’s digital platforms including its investment platform, education platform, corporate platform and its distributor platform. She is very focused on the future of investment management and its distribution and is therefore very engaged in fintech for the wealth space. Aditi also leads financial wellness initiatives at DSPAM and was instrumental in launching Winvestor, a special initiative aimed at empowering women with confidence and financial knowledge to plan for their economic and long-term security.
Aditi joined Merrill Lynch's investment banking group in New York in 1998, primarily working on M&A activities in the Financial Institutions Group. Subsequently, she worked in DSP Merrill Lynch as part of the fixed income sales team and later joined DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers in 2002 (now DSPAM) where she worked on various projects, including establishing an offshore fund for foreign investors.
Aditi is a Trustee in the Hemendra Kothari Foundation as well as the Wildlife Conservation Trust. She is passionate about viewing and saving wildlife. Apart from being an Independent Director at Godrej Agrovet, she also serves on the Board of DASRA, a leading strategic philanthropy foundation in India.
Aditi is also an Advisory Council Member with the British Asian Trust.
Aditi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Anil has been working with DSP Group since 2003 and he is Head of Passive Investments & Products. From May 2019 onwards, he is also a Fund Manager. Previously, he served as the Business Head & Chief Investment Officer at DSP Pension Fund Managers and prior to that leading the Risk and Quantitative Analysis team at DSP Mutual Fund responsible for monitoring of portfolio risk and buy-side credit research on companies across various sectors.
He also worked at IL&FS Asset Management Company and at S.R. Batliboi a member firm of EY. He is currently serving in volunteer capacity as a Director and Vice Chairman of the CFA Society India.
Anil is a CFA Charter Holder (CFA Institute USA), Chartered Accountant (ICAI India) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (University of Mumbai).
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Aparna Karnik is Senior Vice President and Head of Risk & Quantitative Analysis. In this capacity, she leads the team that supports and advises on all aspects related to investment risk management.
Aparna has 17 years of experience in investment, credit and operations risk management. Prior to joining DSP, she worked with CRISIL Ratings in their Structured Finance Division, Large Corporates Group.
She holds a Masters in Management Studies degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Kalpen Parekh is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. and a member of the Executive Committee. Kalpen has over 19 years of experience in sales across client segments, distribution and marketing. He was previously Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing at IDFC Mutual Fund. He has also served in Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited after beginning his career with L&T Finance Ltd.
Kalpen holds a Master's Degree in Management Studies in Finance from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Chief Operating Officer
Ramamoorthy Rajagopal began his career as a Management Trainee with Mafatlal group in 1988. In 1989, he joined Arthur Andersen in their Financial Controls and Taxation department. Towards the end of 1992, he took up an overseas assignment with Alghanim Industries, Kuwait (one of the largest trading conglomerate in the Gulf with business interests in automotive, electronics, Insurance, Food & Consumables, Travel Services and Consumer Engineering) as a Senior Financial Analyst. In April 1996, he returned to India to join DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd in their Finance & Operations team and was part of the core team which was responsible for setting up systems and processes for their equity broking operations. In 2000, he started overseeing DSP Merrill Lynch’s Distribution back office operations.
In March 2002, he was moved to DSP Asset Managers (previously called DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers) as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Currently, he is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) overseeing critical support functions viz. Fund Administration, Client Response and Operations, Finance, Technology, Legal & Compliance and Corporate Services.
Ramamoorthy Rajagopal holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University and the dual qualifications of CFA and ICWA.
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Sandeep has over 15 years of multi-dimensional experience across rates, forex, derivatives and structuring. He joins us from YES Bank Limited where he was working as Head – Primary Dealership & Fixed Income.
Sandeep has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Army Institute of Technology, Pune and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Head - Human Resources
Sanjiv Kumar is the Senior Vice President and Head Of Human Resources. In this capacity, Sanjiv supports and advises the business, on all aspects of its investment in people and culture and the management of organizational change. He oversees recruiting, compensation, employee benefits and policies, management and leadership development, executive succession planning and HR operations and services.
His service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with DSP Merrill Lynch. Prior to March 2000, he worked with Vodafone India and the Taj Group of Hotels specializing in Talent Management.
Sanjiv earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ruia College, Mumbai University, in 1991 followed by Masters in Human Resource Management from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, in 1993.
Head - Equities
Vinit Sambre is Head – Equities at DSP Asset Managers. He has been managing the DSP Micro Cap Fund since June 2010 and is also the Fund Manager for the DSP Small and Mid Cap Fund. Vinit specializes in the small and mid-cap space and has over 20 years of relevant work experience.
Vinit joined DSPAM in July 2007, as Portfolio Analyst for the firm's Portfolio Management Services (PMS) division, which manages discretionary accounts and provides advisory services to institutional clients. As a research analyst, his focus was on sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Power Utilities, Chemicals, Fertilizers and Textiles.
Previously, he was with DSP Merrill Lynch as a part of its Global Private Client business. He spent 20 months at DSP Merrill Lynch as Equity Strategist. Prior to DSP Merrill Lynch, he was employed with IL&FS Investsmart Limited as an Equity Analyst in their PMS division. He has also worked with UTI Investment Advisory Services as Equity Analyst for the offshore fund – India Growth Fund. Vinit is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India.
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Quantitative Research & Strategy
Fund Manager
Co Head Equities
Fund Manager
Head - Equities
Fund Manager
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Fund Manager - Equity Investment
Fund Manager
Abhishek has a total work experience of 14 years. Abhishek has joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2018 as Assistant Vice President in equity team.
His prior experience includes working in Motilal Oswal, Idfc Securities, BNP Paribas, B&K securities and Edelweiss Financial Services.
He has done MBA in finance and holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering.
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Mid Cap Fund
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September 2022 |
DSP Small Cap Fund
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September 2022 |
Fund Manager
Abhishek has a total work experience of over 14 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in January 2021 as Assistant Vice President in the Equity Team.
Abhishek has worked with Kotak Mahindra Group and Edelweiss in the past.
He is an Electrical Engineer (IIT, Kanpur) and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow.
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Arbitrage Fund
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April 2022Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Equity Savings Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Regular Savings Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Top 100 Equity Fund
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June 2022Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Anil has been working with DSP Group since 2003 and he is Head of Passive Investments & Products. From May 2019 onwards, he is also a Fund Manager. Previously, he served as the Business Head & Chief Investment Officer at DSP Pension Fund Managers and prior to that leading the Risk and Quantitative Analysis team at DSP Mutual Fund responsible for monitoring of portfolio risk and buy-side credit research on companies across various sectors.
He also worked at IL&FS Asset Management Company and at S.R. Batliboi a member firm of EY. He is currently serving in volunteer capacity as a Director and Vice Chairman of the CFA Society India.
Anil is a CFA Charter Holder (CFA Institute USA), Chartered Accountant (ICAI India) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (University of Mumbai).
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Quant Fund
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June 2019 |
DSP NIFTY 1D Rate Liquid ETF
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July 2019 |
DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight ETF
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November 2021 |
DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Fund
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July 2019 |
DSP Nifty 50 ETF
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December 2021 |
DSP Nifty 50 Index Fund
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July 2019 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
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July 2019 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 Index Fund
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August 2022 |
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 ETF
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December 2022 |
DSP Nifty Bank ETF
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January 2023 |
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Aparna Karnik is Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA). In this capacity, she leads the team that supports and advises on all aspects related to investment risk management.
Aparna has 17 years of experience in investment, credit and operations risk management. Prior to joining DSP, she worked with CRISIL Ratings in their Structured Finance Division, Large Corporates Group.
She holds a Masters in Management Studies degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Value Fund
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May 2022Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Quant Fund
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May 2022Fund Manager Learn More |
Fund Manager
Atul Bhole joined DSP Mutual Fund from May 2016 as Vice President-Investments.
Atul has over 10 Years of experience and previously worked with Tata Asset Management Ltd from Feb'07 till April'16 in the investment function. He worked as fund manager from April’11 onwards managing Tata Balanced Fund, Tata Midcap Growth Fund, Tata Equity P/E Fund along with few other funds. For the initial 4 years with Tata AMC, he worked as Equity Research Analyst covering IT, Telecom and BFSI sectors.
Prior to that Atul has worked with JP Morgan Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. as Equity Research Analyst, tracking telecom companies in the Asia Pacific region, and with State Bank of India as an equity research analyst in the Treasury Department.
Atul has done his Masters in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and has cleared his Chartered Accountancy exams.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
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February 2018Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Flexi Cap Fund
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June 2016 |
DSP Equity & Bond Fund
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June 2016Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
Fund Manager
Charanjit has a total work experience of over 16 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2018 as Asst. Vice President in Equity Team
Charanjit has also worked with B&K Securities, Axis Capital, BNP Paribas Securities, Thomas Weisel Partners, HSBC, IDC Corp and Frost & Sullivan.
He is a MBA in Finance and also holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Equity Opportunities Fund
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May 2023 |
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund (The Infrastructure Growth and Economic Reforms Fund)
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January 2021 |
DSP Tax Saver Fund
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May 2023 |
Fund Manager
Chirag has a total work experience of Over 20 years.
He joined DSP Mutual Fund in November 2020 as Vice President in Equity Team.
Chirag has also worked with HDFC AMC Limited, Aviva life Insurance, ICICI Securities, Infinity.com Financial Services Limited, Global Markets - Deutsche Equities India Private Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited and ICICI Securities.
He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAI India) and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Healthcare Fund
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December 2020(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
Fund Manager
Diipesh joins us as Vice President in the ETF & Passive Investments team. He will be responsible for day to day portfolio management related to equity and fixed income ETFs & Index Funds. Besides handling the investment desk, he will assist Sales & Distribution team for supporting business development and increasing DSP’s market share in the passive investments space.Diipesh has been associated with the Indian markets since about 19 years with experience of Cash & Derivatives Sales Trading, Buy Side Trading, Equity Research, Fixed Income risk management. He has been associated with JM Financial, Centrum Broking, IDFC Securities, ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital Pte Ltd Singapore. As a part of JM in the Asia Money Poll of 2018, Diipesh was rated 22nd in the category of Best Salestrader and 69th in the India Best Sales person category.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Fund
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November 2020 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Nifty 50 Index Fund
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November 2020 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund
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November 2020 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP NIFTY 1D Rate Liquid ETF
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November 2020 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Quant Fund
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November 2020 |
DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight ETF
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October 2021 |
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 ETF
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December 2021 |
DSP Nifty 50 ETF
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December 2021 |
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Quality 50 Index Fund
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August 2022 |
DSP Nifty Bank ETF
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January 2023 |
Fund Manager
Jay Kothari, Senior Vice President & Product Strategist -Jay has been with DSP Asset Managers since May 2005, and has been with the Investment function since January 2011. Jay joined the firm as a member of the Sales team (Banking) in May 2005. Prior to joining DSPAM, Jay worked for Standard Chartered Bank for a year in the Priority Banking division. Jay completed his Bachelor of Management Studies (Finance & International Finance) from Mumbai University, followed by an MBA in Finance from Mumbai University.
Jay is currently the Dedicated Fund Manager for overseas investments for the following schemes of DSP Mutual Fund.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Small Cap Fund
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March 2013 (Dedicated fund manager for overseas investment) |
DSP Focus Fund
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March 2013 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
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March 2013 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP World Gold Fund
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March 2013 |
DSP World Energy Fund
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March 2013 |
DSP World Mining Fund
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March 2013 |
DSP World Agriculture Fund
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March 2013 |
DSP US Flexible* Equity Fund
*The term "Flexible" in the name of the Scheme signifies that the Investment Manager of the Underlying Fund can invest either in growth or value investment characteristic securities placing an emphasis as the market outlook warrants) |
March 2013 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Global Allocation Fund
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August 2014 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Regular Savings Fund
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March 2018 |
DSP Equity Opportunities Fund
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March 2018 |
DSP Mid Cap fund
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March 2018 |
DSP Equity Savings Fund
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March 2018 |
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund
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March 2018 |
DSP Top 100 Equity Fund
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August 2018 |
DSP Healthcare Fund
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November 2018 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Value Fund
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December 2020 (Dedicated Fund Manager for overseas investments) |
DSP Global Innovation Fund of Fund
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February 2022 |
Fund Manager
Karan has a total work experience of over 9 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in April 2012 as part of Fund Administration team. In 2016, he joined the Fixed Income Investment team.
He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAI India) and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Bond Fund
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May 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
DSP Corporate Bond Fund
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July 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
DSP Liquidity Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Ultra Short Term Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Savings Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Low Duration Fund
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March 2022Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
Fund Manager
Kedar joins us from Axis Asset Management and has over 10 years of investment experience. He has done his Masters in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. He joins us from Axis Asset Management and has over 10 years of investment experience. He has previously worked with HSBC Asset Management and CRISIL Ltd.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Liquidity Fund
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July 2016 |
DSP Ultra Short Fund
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July 2016 |
DSP Savings Fund
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July 2016 |
DSP 3 Years Close Ended Equity Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP US Flexible* Equity Fund
*The term "Flexible" in the name of the Scheme signifies that the Investment Manager of the Underlying Fund can invest either in growth or value investment characteristic securities placing an emphasis as the market outlook warrants) |
July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Global Allocation Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Overnight Fund
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January 2019 |
DSP Arbitrage Fund
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June 2020 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Equity Savings Fund
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July 2021Co-Fund Managr Learn More |
DSP Floater Fund
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July 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
Fund Manager
Laukik is Fund Manager with the Fixed Income Investment team of DSP Asset managers. He joined the firm in November 2007 as a Fixed Income Dealer. From November 2003 to October 2007, Laukik worked with Derivium Capital & Securities Pvt. Ltd. as the Head of Fixed Income Trading – SLR & NONSLR Broking. From June 2000 to October 2003, he worked with Birla Sunlife Securities Ltd. as a Manager – SLR & NONSLR Broking.
He brings with him a total work experience of 11 years in debt broking and is currently the fund manager for the following schemes of DSP Mutual Fund.
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DSP US Flexible* Equity Fund
*The term “Flexible” in the name of the Scheme signifies that the Investment Manager of the Underlying Fund can invest either in growth or value investment characteristic securities placing an emphasis as the market outlook warrants |
August 2012 (Co-Fund Manager)Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Global Allocation Fund
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August 2014 (Co-Fund Manager)Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Credit Risk Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager)Fund Manager Learn More |
All existing DSP Dual Advantage Funds
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager)Fund Manager Learn More |
All existing DSP Fixed Maturity Plans and Fixed Term Plans
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager)Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Short Term Fund
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July 2016Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund
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July 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
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July 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Government Securities Fund
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July 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Floater Fund
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May 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP 10Y Gsec Fund
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August 2021Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
Fund Manager
Suryanarayanan joined DSP Asset Managers in July 2011, He joined the firm as a member of the Product Management Group. Currently he is Vice President and analyst with the Equity Investments team. He is also Fund Manager for DSP A.C.E. Fund (Analyst’s Conviction Equalized) – Series 1. Before joining DSPAM, he was part of the Product team of the Private Wealth Management vertical of Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd. Surya is a Mechanical Engineering graduate and has completed his Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad. Surya is a CFA Charterholder.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP A.C.E. Fund (Analyst’s Conviction Equalized) – Series 1
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December 2017 |
DSP 3 Years Close Ended Equity Fund (Maturity Date January 4, 2021)
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November 2017 |
DSP A.C.E. Fund (Analyst’s Conviction Equalized) – Series 2
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March 2018 |
DSP Dual Advantage Funds
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September 2018 |
Quantitative Research & Strategy
Prateek Nigudkar is a Quantitative researcher at DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. (DSPAM). Prateek has been responsible for the DSP Quant Fund since June 2019 and the DSP Value Fund since Dec 2020 and has been with the firm since 2017. Prateek has over 9 years of relevant work experience. Before joining DSPAM, Prateek headed a team of Quantitative analysts in the Equity Smart-Beta team for State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) in India. Prior to SSGA, he spent over 5 years at Credit Suisse as a Quantitative analyst in their Private Wealth research team. At Credit Suisse, he specialized in Thematic and ESG research along with Equity Strategy. Prateek holds a Masters degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Washington and is FRM certified. He has also cleared all 3 levels of the CFA examination from the CFA Institute.
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DSP Quant Fund
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May 2022Quantitative Research & Strategy Learn More |
DSP Value Fund
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May 2022Quantitative Research & Strategy Learn More |
Fund Manager
Resham joined DSP Asset Managers in March 2016 as Assistant Vice President in Equity Income Team. He has over 9 years of experience. Prior to joining DSP, he worked for B&K Securities (I) Private Limited, Jaihind Projects Ltd & Arvind Ltd.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Small cap Fund
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March 2018 |
DSP Midcap Fund
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March 2018 |
Co Head Equities
Rohit Singhania is the Fund Manager for the DSP India T.I,G.E.R fund (The Infrastructure Growth and Economic Reforms Fund), the DSP Opportunities Fund and the DSP Tax Saver Fund. He is also the co-fund manager of the DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund.
Rohit joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2005, as Portfolio Analyst for the firm's Portfolio Management Services (PMS) division, which manages discretionary accounts and provides advisory services to institutional clients. He was transferred to the Institutional Equities Team of DSP Asset Managers in June 2009. As a research analyst, Rohit focused on sectors like Auto, Auto Ancillaries, Metals, Infrastructure, Sugar and Hotels.
Previously, he was with HDFC Securities Limited as a part of its Institutional Equities Research Desk. He spent 13 months at HDFC Securities as Sr. Equity Analyst.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund (The Infrastructure Growth and Economic Reforms Fund)
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June 2010 |
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund
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July 2012 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Equity Opportunities Fund
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June 2015 |
DSP Tax Saver Fund
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July 2015 |
Fund Manager
Vikram joins us from L&T Investment Management and brings with him over 14 years of investment experience. He has also previously worked with Fidelity, IDBI Bank and Axis Bank Ltd.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Strategic Bond Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Government Securities Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP 10y Gsec Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Regular Savings Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
DSP Equity & Bond Fund
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July 2016 (Co-Fund Manager) |
Head - Equities
Vinit Sambre is Head – Equities at DSP Asset Managers. He has been managing the DSP Micro Cap Fund since June 2010 and is also the Fund Manager for the DSP Small and Mid Cap Fund. Vinit specializes in the small and mid-cap space and has over 20 years of relevant work experience.
Vinit joined DSPAM in July 2007, as Portfolio Analyst for the firm's Portfolio Management Services (PMS) division, which manages discretionary accounts and provides advisory services to institutional clients. As a research analyst, his focus was on sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Power Utilities, Chemicals, Fertilizers and Textiles.
Previously, he was with DSP Merrill Lynch as a part of its Global Private Client business. He spent 20 months at DSP Merrill Lynch as Equity Strategist. Prior to DSP Merrill Lynch, he was employed with IL&FS Investsmart Limited as an Equity Analyst in their PMS division. He has also worked with UTI Investment Advisory Services as Equity Analyst for the offshore fund – India Growth Fund. Vinit is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India. Currently he is Fund Manager of below schemes.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Mid Cap Fund
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July 2012 |
DSP Small Cap Fund
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June 2010 |
DSP Healthcare Fund
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November 2018 |
DSP Top 100 Equity Fund
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June 2020 |
DSP Focus Fund
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June 2020 |
Fund Manager
Vivek has a diversified experience in credit analysis and banking spanning over two decades. He started his career in finance with CRISIL as a Credit Analyst in 1995, moved on to Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund in 2001 where he worked Credit Analyst and Fund Manager.
Thereafter, Vivek joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2004, where he worked in multiple roles in his 15 year stint which included Research (Head Fixed Income Credit Analysis, where he covered USD bonds for Asian issuers), Capital Markets and Relationship Management - in his last assignment with the Bank, he was working as an Executive Director and Head – Finance Companies. He joined DSP Asset Managers as Vice President, Investments in October 2019.
Vivek is a Ph.D & Master of Science in Materials Science from University of Southern California and B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Bond Fund
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July 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
DSP Corporate Bond Fund
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July 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
DSP Credit Risk Fund
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July 2021(Co-Fund Manager) Learn More |
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Sandeep has a total work experience of almost 20 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2021 as Senior Vice President Fixed Income Investments Sandeep has previously worked for Yes Bank, and had headed the Derivatives Structuring, Fixed Income Trading and Primary Dealership. Prior to that Sandeep had worked in Technology space in Cognizant Technologies, Hughes Services and Mahindra British Telecom.
He is a Computer Engineer (Pune University) and PGDBM (IIM Bangalore). Sandeep is also a CFA chartered holder.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Short Term Fund
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March 2022 |
DSP Low Duration Fund
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March 2022 |
DSP Strategic Bond Fund
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March 2022 |
Fund Manager - Equity Investment
Kaushal has a total work experience of 16 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2016 as an Assistant Vice President in the Equity Investments Team.
Prior to joining DSP, Kaushal has worked with Emkay Global Financial Services, Religare Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI Inc).
He is a Masters in Business Administration and also holds a Bachelor in Computer Applications.
| Scheme | Managing since |
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DSP Equity Opportunities Fund
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December 2022 |
DSP Tax Saver Fund
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December 2022 |
Associate
Associate
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Associate
Mr. Shitin Desai served as a Consultant to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Before this, he served as an Executive Vice Chairman of DSP Merrill Lynch Limited and is one of its Founding Directors. He has more than 40 years experience in the Financial Services sector. He is a Director of Piramal Glass Limited from December 29, 2005 onwards. He also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. from March 31, 2006 to May 10, 2010. He is also a Director on the Board of “Foundation for Promotion of Sports & Games’, a Not-for- Profit (Section 25) Company which assists potential athletes to achieve their dream and win Olympic Medals. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of 'Kherwadi Social Welfare Association' (KSWA), which is one of the largest NGOs providing livelihoods to underprivileged youth by making them economically independent through vocational training.
Mr. Desai was also a member on the Committee on Takeovers appointed by SEBI, Investor Education and Protection Fund constituted by Ministry of Company Affairs, the RBI Capital Market Committee, Advisory Group of Securities Market of RBI and Insider Trading Committee.
Associate
Mr. T. S. Krishna Murthy, a former Chief Election Commissioner of India, has had a long and distinguished career in the Government of India, spanning over 36 years. After an initial stint of about 2 years in Bank of India Ltd as a probationary officer, Mr. Krishna Murthy joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1963. He served the Income Tax department in various capacities and was also on deputation to Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam, International Monetary Fund etc. He was also appointed Secretary, Department of Company Affairs, Government of India, in 1997. In that capacity he took an active interest in Investor Protection & Education, apart from giving a push to computerisation & company law reforms. He joined the Election Commission of India in 2000 and was Chief Election Commissioner of India when he supervised the first Parliament elections in 2004 with electronic voting machines through out the country.
Independent
B.Sc., LLB (Gold Medalist) (LLM) post graduate degree in law. Ms. Raval, enrolled as an Advocate of the Gujarat Bar Association in 1980. Worked extensively with Shri Kirit Raval, former Solicitor General of India and practiced along with him.
Joined Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) in 1990. While at SEBI co-ordinated with Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law for enactment of SEBI Act and amendments to SC(R) Act and Companies Act.
As head of legal department of SEBI played key role in the drafting of all SEBI Regulations including Mutual Funds. Was also part of Committee to review Take-Over and Mutual Fund Regulations. Resigned as an Executive Director of SEBI in May 2003.
From May 2003 practicing as an Advocate at Gujarat High Court. Was designated as a Senior Standing Counsel for the Central Government for the Gujarat High Court. While working as Sr. Standing Counsel, represented the Central Government in various matters relating to Excise, Taxation, Service Laws, Company matters, etc.
Resigned as Senior Standing Counsel and presently practicing at Gujarat High Court as well as NCLT and representing various corporate, individuals, institutions and banks and have argued matters relating to Companies Act, SARFAESI Act, Excise duty, Labor Laws. Representing SEBI in Gujarat High Court. Presently a Member of High Powered Advisory Committee of SEBI.
Independent
Ms. Pravin Tripathi was the Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Commercial) and the Chairperson of the Audit Board. Deeply experienced in accounting & financial management, determined commercial audit polices and methodologies for all Central Govt. Companies and Corporations. Ms.Tripathi has handled diverse responsibilities in setting up the Competition Appellate Tribunal. She effectively operationalised all the functions of the Tribunal establishing systems & procedures, financial and administrative including recruitment and human resource issues.
Prior to this Ms. Tripathi was Joint Director of Audit, Central Revenues, New Delhi; Sr. Dy. Accountant General, Office of Accountant General, Punjab; Deputy Accountant General, Union Territory, Chandigarh and Deputy Accountant General, Bhakra Beas Management Board.
Independent
Dr. Rajiv Kumar is the Chairman of Pahle India Foundation, a non-profit making research think tank. He is the former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. He is currently Member of Global Leadership Council, GASP, New York. He is also a Director on Parley India Foundation. He also serves as the Chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow.
He has wide experience of having worked in academia, government, industry as well as in multilateral institutions. He started his academic career in Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) as a Researcher during 1977-1982. He later became the Director & CEO of ICRIER between 2006 and 2011. He was a Professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research(CPR), Delhi.
In the government, he was Economic Advisor with Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance (1991-1995) and Senior Consultant at the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices(BICP), Ministry of Industry (1989-1991).
His experience in the multilateral financial institutions was with Asian Development Bank(ADB), Manila, where he spent 10 years before returning to India in 2004. He was also the Chief Economist of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) during 2004-2006 and Secretary General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) during 2011-2013. He served on the Central Boards of State Bank of India for two terms and was also on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Dr. Kumar has a Ph.D in Ecnomics from Lucknow University and a D.Phil from Oxford University.
Independent
Mr. J H Mehta is a seasoned management professional with considerable experience in FMCG, modern retail, agri-businesses and healthcare. He has worked for Hindustan Unilever Ltd. for 31 years initially in a wide range of commercial areas such finance, international trade, supply chain, commodities etc. and later as a business head of a variety of businesses ranging from animal foods, branded beverages and ice creams. He last held the position of Executive Director for the ice creams business for Unilever in South Asia and was also on Board of HUL between 2000 and 2005. He later worked as President of Spencer’s Retail from 2005-2007 where he played a leading role in driving rapid growth by steering expansion in multiple formats with a focused brand strategy. He worked with Katra group from 2007-2009 as Group President and a member of their global advisory board. He provided leadership to their diverse businesses in ayurveda, nutraceuticals, agri-business etc. He has been running his own management consultancy Valueveda focusing on value creation since 2009. He has been advising on strategy for a range of businesses like alternate healthcare, international marketing, edible oils, organic foods, modern retail etc. He has worked on the board of IIFL Trustee Ltd. as an independent director and later as the Chairman of the board of trustees during 2009-2019. He also has worked as an independent director on the board of Gokaldas Exports Ltd. engaged in the business of exporting ready made garments.
Mr. Mehta fortified his qualifications through management development programmes at Unilever, Sloan School and Wharton School. He is a certified corporate director by Institute of Directors in association with World Council for Corporate Governance, UK. He has actively participated in industry associations connected with the businesses run by him and in govt. organizations like the Coffee Board as a member of Coffee Board.
Vice Chairperson
Independent Director
Non-Executive Chairman, DSP Asset Managers Pvt.Ltd
Independent Director
Independent Director
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Independent Director
Vice Chairperson
Aditi Kothari Desai is the Vice Chairperson of DSP Asset Managers Pvt Ltd. (DSPAM). She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
Aditi is passionate about the digitization of the financial sector and was instrumental in the launch of all DSP’s digital platforms including its investment platform, education platform, corporate platform and its distributor platform. She is very focused on the future of investment management and its distribution and is therefore very engaged in fintech for the wealth space. Aditi also leads financial wellness initiatives at DSPAM and was instrumental in launching Winvestor, a special initiative aimed at empowering women with confidence and financial knowledge to plan for their economic and long-term security.
Aditi joined Merrill Lynch's investment banking group in New York in 1998, primarily working on M&A activities in the Financial Institutions Group. Subsequently, she worked in DSP Merrill Lynch as part of the fixed income sales team and later joined DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers in 2002 (now DSPAM) where she worked on various projects, including establishing an offshore fund for foreign investors.
Aditi is a Trustee in the Hemendra Kothari Foundation as well as the Wildlife Conservation Trust. She is passionate about viewing and saving wildlife. Apart from being an Independent Director at Godrej Agrovet, she also serves on the Board of DASRA, a leading strategic philanthropy foundation in India.
Aditi is also an Advisory Council Member with the British Asian Trust.
Aditi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Independent Director
Mr. Mungale is a Chartered Accountant and Lawyer by education. He has had long and distinguished career stints with Bank of America and DSP Merrill Lynch, in Corporate, Private and Investment Banking in India and Europe. His Counsel and advice is sought by policy makers, enterprisers and financial institutions on matters relating to business strategy, financial and capital markets.
Mr. Mungale serves on the Boards of various entities and institutions ranging from the publicly held, private to non-governmental.
Based in Mumbai, with engagements across India, Middle East and Europe, he performs a wide repertoire of roles across various sectors, both corporates as well as pro-bono.
He is a member of National Committee of the Mahindra United World College.
Non-Executive Chairman, DSP Asset Managers Pvt.Ltd
Mr. Hemendra Kothari represents the fourth generation of a family of prominent stock brokers. After serving the Stock Exchange, Mumbai, in the capacity of Vice President for three years, he was elected President in March 1991. He founded the company "DSP Financial Consultants Ltd." (DSP) in 1975 which has evolved into a full fledged financial services organisation with offices in all the major metros in the country. In 1995, DSP entered into a joint-venture with Merrill Lynch and the name was changed to DSP Merrill Lynch Limited. Mr. Kothari served as the Chairman of the Company till March 31, 2009. Mr. Kothari is also a member of several leading representative trade forums including Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Independent Director
Mr. Ramadorai is currently Chairman of AirAsia (India), Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Tata Technologies Limited and Tata STRIVE. Recently, in March 2016, he retired as the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Limited) after having served for a period of 6 years on the board. He continues to be an Independent Director on the Boards of Hindustan Unilever Limited, Asian Paints Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited.
He was Chairman of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He was also Chairman of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a one of its kind, Public Private Partnership in India, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
He took over as the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 1996 and was then appointed as the Vice Chairman and held office until he retired in October 2014, after an association of over 4 decades with the company.
In recognition of Ramadorai’s commitment and dedication to the IT industry he was awarded the Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian honour) in January 2006. In April 2009, he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the Indo‐British economic relations. In 2016, he was also awarded The Economic Times ‐ Lifetime Achievement Award for his glorious contribution to Tata Consultancy Services.
Independent Director
Mr. S.S. Mundra recently retired as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30th July 2017 after completing a stint of three years. Prior to that, the last position held by him was as Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda from where he superannuated in July 2014. In a banking career spanning over four decades, Mr. Mundra held several important positions including that of Executive Director of Union Bank of India, Chief Executive of Bank of Baroda (European Operations) amongst others. He also served as RBI’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board (G20 Forum) and its various committees. Mr. Mundra was also the Vice-chair of OECD’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE).
Prior to joining RBI, Mr. Mundra also served on Boards of several multi-dimensional companies like the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL), Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL), BOB Asset Management Company, India Infrastructure Finance Corporation (UK) Ltd. (IIFCL), IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd., Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd., National Payments Corporation of India Ltd., etc. The experience gained in guiding these entities has bestowed him with wide leadership skills and keen insights in best practices in Corporate Governance.
Mr. Mundra has been a regular presence as a Speaker on various Forums. He has delivered more than 60 speeches/presentations on diverse issues viz. banking, financial inclusion & literacy, MSME financing, audit, Fraud Risk Management, Cyber security, Consumer Protection, Human Resource Management etc. at both domestic and international forums. Many of these speeches have been published on the websites of Reserve Bank of India and that of the Bank for International Settlements.
Amity University has conferred the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.), Honoris Causa, upon Mr. Mundra, in recognition of his services in the field of banking and related areas.
He has recently been inducted on the Board of M/s. BSE Limited as a Public Interest Director.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Kalpen Parekh is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. and a member of the Executive Committee. Kalpen has over 19 years of experience in sales across client segments, distribution and marketing. He was previously Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing at IDFC Mutual Fund. He has also served in Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited after beginning his career with L&T Finance Ltd.
Kalpen holds a Master's Degree in Management Studies in Finance from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Independent Director
Mr. Vishwanathan Iyer is a silver medalist-Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary by qualification comes with over four and half decades of multi-disciplinary experiences across industries and geographies. He has been in the IT Industry since 1991, longest corporate stints include IBM for a decade and Tata group (Tata Elxsi / Tata Consultancy Services) for nearly two decades. Mr. Iyer brings a unique combination of business experience and governance experiences along with knowledge of a variety of markets.
Currently, he is a Co-founder of management consultancy firm The NxtPractice Growth Partners LLP. He is a Chairman of Advisory Board at Gineo Fintech Pvt Ltd, a startup enterprise in BNPL space, Member of Advisory Board at Databot Inc., a Seattle based company engaged in STEM education tools and Strategic Partner for Technology Sector at Aurum Equity Partners LLP. He is also a treasurer at Fortess, a nonprofit organization of technocrats set up as a Society in Maharashtra.
During 2006-2019 he had handled multiple roles at Tata Consultancy Services in India and overseas– VP Corporate Strategy, CFO Global Operations, President Asia Pacific, Global Head of Legal and Corporate affairs. During 1996-2006 he had handled multiple roles at IBM in India and overseas – Country CFO India, Director Acquisitions & Divestiture Asia Pacific. During 1991-1996 he was holding the position of EVP & CFO Tata Elxsi India Ltd. During 1974-1991 he was engaged in finance and allied roles in multiple organizations including Voltas Ltd, Godrej Soaps Ltd and the Sanmar group. Mr. Iyer brings a unique combination of business experience and governance experiences along with knowledge of a variety of markets.
Vice Chairperson
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Head - Human Resources
Head - Equities
Vice Chairperson
Aditi Kothari Desai is the Vice Chairperson of DSP Asset Managers Pvt Ltd. (DSPAM). She also serves as a member of the Executive Committee.
Aditi is passionate about the digitization of the financial sector and was instrumental in the launch of all DSP’s digital platforms including its investment platform, education platform, corporate platform and its distributor platform. She is very focused on the future of investment management and its distribution and is therefore very engaged in fintech for the wealth space. Aditi also leads financial wellness initiatives at DSPAM and was instrumental in launching Winvestor, a special initiative aimed at empowering women with confidence and financial knowledge to plan for their economic and long-term security.
Aditi joined Merrill Lynch's investment banking group in New York in 1998, primarily working on M&A activities in the Financial Institutions Group. Subsequently, she worked in DSP Merrill Lynch as part of the fixed income sales team and later joined DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers in 2002 (now DSPAM) where she worked on various projects, including establishing an offshore fund for foreign investors.
Aditi is a Trustee in the Hemendra Kothari Foundation as well as the Wildlife Conservation Trust. She is passionate about viewing and saving wildlife. Apart from being an Independent Director at Godrej Agrovet, she also serves on the Board of DASRA, a leading strategic philanthropy foundation in India.
Aditi is also an Advisory Council Member with the British Asian Trust.
Aditi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Anil has been working with DSP Group since 2003 and he is Head of Passive Investments & Products. From May 2019 onwards, he is also a Fund Manager. Previously, he served as the Business Head & Chief Investment Officer at DSP Pension Fund Managers and prior to that leading the Risk and Quantitative Analysis team at DSP Mutual Fund responsible for monitoring of portfolio risk and buy-side credit research on companies across various sectors.
He also worked at IL&FS Asset Management Company and at S.R. Batliboi a member firm of EY. He is currently serving in volunteer capacity as a Director and Vice Chairman of the CFA Society India.
Anil is a CFA Charter Holder (CFA Institute USA), Chartered Accountant (ICAI India) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (University of Mumbai).
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Aparna Karnik is Senior Vice President and Head of Risk & Quantitative Analysis. In this capacity, she leads the team that supports and advises on all aspects related to investment risk management.
Aparna has 17 years of experience in investment, credit and operations risk management. Prior to joining DSP, she worked with CRISIL Ratings in their Structured Finance Division, Large Corporates Group.
She holds a Masters in Management Studies degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Kalpen Parekh is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. and a member of the Executive Committee. Kalpen has over 19 years of experience in sales across client segments, distribution and marketing. He was previously Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing at IDFC Mutual Fund. He has also served in Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited after beginning his career with L&T Finance Ltd.
Kalpen holds a Master's Degree in Management Studies in Finance from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Chief Operating Officer
Ramamoorthy Rajagopal began his career as a Management Trainee with Mafatlal group in 1988. In 1989, he joined Arthur Andersen in their Financial Controls and Taxation department. Towards the end of 1992, he took up an overseas assignment with Alghanim Industries, Kuwait (one of the largest trading conglomerate in the Gulf with business interests in automotive, electronics, Insurance, Food & Consumables, Travel Services and Consumer Engineering) as a Senior Financial Analyst. In April 1996, he returned to India to join DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd in their Finance & Operations team and was part of the core team which was responsible for setting up systems and processes for their equity broking operations. In 2000, he started overseeing DSP Merrill Lynch’s Distribution back office operations.
In March 2002, he was moved to DSP Asset Managers (previously called DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers) as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Currently, he is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) overseeing critical support functions viz. Fund Administration, Client Response and Operations, Finance, Technology, Legal & Compliance and Corporate Services.
Ramamoorthy Rajagopal holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University and the dual qualifications of CFA and ICWA.
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Sandeep has over 15 years of multi-dimensional experience across rates, forex, derivatives and structuring. He joins us from YES Bank Limited where he was working as Head – Primary Dealership & Fixed Income.
Sandeep has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Army Institute of Technology, Pune and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Head - Human Resources
Sanjiv Kumar is the Senior Vice President and Head Of Human Resources. In this capacity, Sanjiv supports and advises the business, on all aspects of its investment in people and culture and the management of organizational change. He oversees recruiting, compensation, employee benefits and policies, management and leadership development, executive succession planning and HR operations and services.
His service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with DSP Merrill Lynch. Prior to March 2000, he worked with Vodafone India and the Taj Group of Hotels specializing in Talent Management.
Sanjiv earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ruia College, Mumbai University, in 1991 followed by Masters in Human Resource Management from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, in 1993.
Head - Equities
Vinit Sambre is Head – Equities at DSP Asset Managers. He has been managing the DSP Micro Cap Fund since June 2010 and is also the Fund Manager for the DSP Small and Mid Cap Fund. Vinit specializes in the small and mid-cap space and has over 20 years of relevant work experience.
Vinit joined DSPAM in July 2007, as Portfolio Analyst for the firm's Portfolio Management Services (PMS) division, which manages discretionary accounts and provides advisory services to institutional clients. As a research analyst, his focus was on sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Power Utilities, Chemicals, Fertilizers and Textiles.
Previously, he was with DSP Merrill Lynch as a part of its Global Private Client business. He spent 20 months at DSP Merrill Lynch as Equity Strategist. Prior to DSP Merrill Lynch, he was employed with IL&FS Investsmart Limited as an Equity Analyst in their PMS division. He has also worked with UTI Investment Advisory Services as Equity Analyst for the offshore fund – India Growth Fund. Vinit is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India.
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Head - Passive Investments & Products
Head-Quantitative Investments and Analytics (QIA)
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
Fund Manager
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Co Head Equities
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Head - Equities
Fund Manager
Senior Vice President, Head – Fixed Income
Fund Manager - Equity Investment
Fund Manager
Abhishek has a total work experience of 14 years. Abhishek has joined DSP Asset Managers in September 2018 as Assistant Vice President in equity team.
His prior experience includes working in Motilal Oswal, Idfc Securities, BNP Paribas, B&K securities and Edelweiss Financial Services.
He has done MBA in finance and holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering.
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Mid Cap Fund
|
September 2022 |
DSP Small Cap Fund
|
September 2022 |
Fund Manager
Abhishek has a total work experience of over 14 years.
He joined DSP Asset Managers in January 2021 as Assistant Vice President in the Equity Team.
Abhishek has worked with Kotak Mahindra Group and Edelweiss in the past.
He is an Electrical Engineer (IIT, Kanpur) and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow.
| Scheme | Managing since |
|---|---|
DSP Arbitrage Fund
|
April 2022Co-Fund Manager Learn More |
DSP Equity Savings Fund
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