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Helios Mutual Fund – Embracing Elimination Investing (EI)™ as Our Investment Philosophy

At Helios, our investment philosophy has been meticulously cultivated over the past 25+ years of hands-on investing experience. With one of the seasoned teams in the Indian Fund Management Industry, boasting over 100 years of cumulative direct India investing experience, we have established a substantial advantage by navigating the market’s intricacies over an extended period.

Elimination Investing is a pioneering concept and is the bedrock of our investment philosophy. By starting our analysis with “why not to buy” a particular stock, we ensure that our potential “buy” pool is a carefully chosen list of attractive companies – we simply insist on contemplating amongst robust and sustainable businesses. We have a proprietary eight factor model on which we reject stocks.

It is easier to “reject stocks with conviction” than to “own stocks with conviction” for it is easier to know what is bad than to know what is good. A single negative factor may be enough to know that an investment may be bad whereas even multiple positive factors may not be enough to get conviction that the investment may be good. We believe that there is enormous value in differentiating between good and bad stocks but less so in differentiating between two good stocks.

As the renowned author Nassim Nicholas Taleb articulated in his book “Skin in the Game,” “Via Negativa (acting by removing) is more powerful and less error-prone than via positive (acting by addition)..

Elimination Investing: A Guiding Principle

Elimination Investing™, or EI™, doesn’t revolve around crystal ball predictions of future top-performing companies. Instead, it’s a strategic methodology meticulously designed to enhance the likelihood of sidestepping potential underperformers. This principle comes to life by astutely eliminating companies that do not robustly meet predefined criteria.

This process of meticulous culling helps construct a focused universe of “Not Bad” companies, deliberately pruning those with a higher likelihood of subpar performance. Our aim is to increase the chances of selecting companies with better prospects, aligning seamlessly with our overarching objective of outperforming the market over time.

Navigating the EI™ Framework: Eight Pivotal Factors

The Elimination Investing process is anchored in a comprehensive framework comprising eight pivotal factors. This framework is rigorously applied to exclude investments that exhibit red flags, ensuring our portfolio remains resilient and poised for growth.

Core Tenets of Our Investment Philosophy

  1. Elimination Investing: Our cornerstone approach involves eliminating stocks with conviction based on eight fundamental screening factors. This strategy has consistently demonstrated its effectiveness in weeding out underperformers and gravitating toward winners, forging a sustainable outperformance profile. Rejecting bad companies increases the chances of arriving at the good companies, reduces errors, and reduces cost of errors.
  2. Avoid Permanent Loss: Avoiding permanent loss of capital is an overarching objective ingrained in every facet of our investment process. We endeavour to achieve this by limiting leverage and meticulously screening out stocks with the potential to permanently derate, stagnate or go to zero.
  3. Investing with Tailwinds: Our investment philosophy is underpinned by profound research, executed within the evolving macroeconomic, market, industry, and thematic landscape. We always endeavour to invest with a tailwind at our backs, as it is more advantageous than battling headwinds.

By meticulously adhering to these principles, our approach substantially enhances the prospects of curating a selection of companies with robust growth potential. This alignment harmoniously fulfils our overarching objective – to surpass market benchmarks, build cumulative short to medium-term successes into a thriving long-term investment journey.

In the wise words of Charlie Munger at a Berkshire conference,

 “It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.”

This sentiment underscores our commitment to pragmatic, disciplined, and sustainable investing through Elimination Investing at Helios Mutual Fund.

…the real difference between investors is no longer information but knowledge.

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Dr. J N Mukhopadhyaya
Independent Director
Helios Trustee Pvt Ltd
Dr J N Mukhopadhyaya is a Mechanical engineer from IIT-BHU, Varanasi, PGDM (MBA - 2 years full time) from IIM Calcutta, UGC NET qualified and Ph.D. in Economics from Jadavpur University. He is registered as an Independent Director with IICA. He has a professional experience of more than 38 years. Before coming to academics, he had 17 years of professional experience in several companies. He has 20 years’ experience in full time teaching and also has been a visiting faculty at IIM Calcutta, IIFT Calcutta, IIM Rohtak, IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Ranchi. He was founding faculty and Professor of Finance of Globsyn Business School. He worked there for 12 years and became Dean and played a key role in making it a much sought after institute. He was Director of J.D. Birla Institute, (JDBI) for more than 5 years. The Institute is affiliated to Jadavpur University. He played a transformational role, making it a much sought after Institute. His areas of core competence are Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Investment Banking & Financial Services, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management. Many of his research papers have been published in refereed journals. He has been a speaker at various seminars organized by various Chambers of Commerce, CII, Institute of Company Secretaries, CMA etc. Dr. J N Mukhopadhyaya has conducted Corporate Training for professionals of Tata Motors, M Junction, Lafarge, McNally Bharat, IBM, Cognizant Technologies, Titan Industries, Exide Industries etc. He is member of BOS of the Department of Management of St Xavier’s College and MCKV Institute. He is presently Professor of Finance at Army Institute of Management and Independent / Non-Executive Director in few companies.
Dr. K.P.Krishnan
Independent Director
Helios Trustee Pvt Ltd
Dr. K.P. Krishnan served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for 37 years. In his IAS career, he served in various positions in the Government of Karnataka, the Government of India, and the World Bank. He superannuated from the IAS on 31/12/2019 as Secretary to GOI in the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. In parallel with his government career, Dr. Krishnan has been a strong researcher and academic. Besides being visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore, ISB, and Ashoka University, he held the prestigious Bok Visiting Professorship of Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012-13. He has served as the IEPF Chair Professor of Economics at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NAER) New Delhi. At present, he is Honorary Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) New Delhi. Dr Krishnan has chaired and served as a member of several Government of India committees, including the Krishnan Committee on Cross Border Insolvency Rules/Regulation Committee, the Krishnan Committee on Comprehensive Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies, the T K Viswanathan Committee on Reform of Bankruptcy Laws in India; the Rangarajan High-level Expert Committee on Efficient Management of Public Expenditure; High-level Coordination Committee on Financial Markets chaired by the RBI Governor; and the Rajan Committee on Financial Sector Reforms. He is an Independent Director on the Boards of a few other for-profit companies as well as not for profit organizations.
Dinshaw Irani
Associate Director (Board of Helios AMC)
Dinshaw Irani is the Director & CEO of Helios Capital Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and has overall work experience of 29 years. Prior to this, he was Executive Director at Artemis Advisors (exclusive research advisors to Helios Singapore) for over 14 years, where he led the research process, from industry outlook and idea generation to final recommendation. Prior to joining Artemis in 2005, he was the Principal Portfolio Manager at Sharekhan during 2003-04, where he also set up their portfolio management services division. Prior to Dinshaw’s time at Sharekhan, he was Vice President in the Asian Emerging Markets team for Alliance Capital in Mumbai for over 3 years, covering the consumer and pharmaceutical sectors. Before Alliance Capital, Dinshaw worked at Sun F&C Mutual Fund and at Lloyd Securities. Dinshaw is a graduate in Commerce (Hons.) and holds a post-graduate diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand.
Mumbai
CEO
Ganesh N. Prabhu
Independent Director
Mr. Ganesh N. Prabhu is a professor of strategy at IIM Bangalore. He is a Fellow (PhD) of IIM Ahmedabad, India. His areas of research and teaching are product innovation, strategic management, and entrepreneurship. He has published research in leading journals like Academy of Management Review, Research Policy, IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management, and International Journal of Human Resource Management. He was an invited editorial board member of the Journal of Management USA for three years and is currently on the editorial board of Asian Journal of Management Cases and Journal of Indian Business Studies. He is a nominated member on the India Design Council, on the governing council of the Strategy Academy Knowledge Center Society, on the International Advisory Board of the Center for Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis, USA. He jointly won the Best Paper Award at the Indian Academy of Management Conference in 2020. Earlier he had jointly won the ‘ET-FLAME Best Case Writer Award’ in 2015 and the ‘ET Cases-FLAME Pedagogical Innovation Case Award’ in 2018. He had received the AIMS Best Young Teacher Award in 2000. He has taught top management groups of many leading entities. He has conducted strategy, visioning & innovation workshops for senior executive groups of many leading corporates. Further, he also led customized programmes at IIMB for many reputed organisations of India. He has consulted for the National Dairy Development Board and was involved in reviewing the restructuring plans of HMT Limited, HMT Machine Tools and HMT Tractors. Mr Ganesh N. Prabhu has completed his PG Diploma in rural management from Institute of Rural Management Anand, India, and Bachelor of Science from Elphinstone College, Bombay University, India.
Romesh Sobti
Independent Director
Mr Romesh Sobti is a career banker with 46 years of experience in all 3 sectors of banking - public, foreign and private. He became the Managing Director & CEO of IndusInd Bank Ltd. during 2007-08 and retired from the Bank in 2020. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Sobti was the Executive Vice President – Country Executive, India and Head, UAE and Sub-Continent, at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. He joined ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in November 1990 and over a period of 17 years with the Bank, he was at helm as CEO for 12 years. In his banking career, Mr. Sobti has also been associated with ANZ Grindlays Bank plc (now Standard Chartered Bank) and with State Bank of India prior to that. Mr. Sobti holds a bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Electrical Engineering and has also done his Diploma in Corporate Laws and Secretarial Practice.
Samir Arora
Founder and Group CIO Associate Director (Board of Helios AMC)
Samir Arora is the main founder, Group CIO & fund manager at Helios Capital. He has a total investing experience touching three decades.

From 1998 to 2003, he was the Head of Asian Emerging Markets at Alliance Capital Management in Singapore (both fund management and research, covering 9 markets). From 1993 to August 2003, Samir was the Chief Investment Officer of Alliance Capital’s Indian mutual fund business and, along with managing Alliance Capital’s Asian Emerging Markets mandates, managed all of Alliance Capital’s India-dedicated equity funds. Prior to 1993, Samir worked with Alliance Capital in New York as a research analyst.

In 1993, Samir relocated to Mumbai from New York as Alliance Capital’s first employee in India to help start its Indian mutual fund business. He also managed ACM India Liberalization Fund, an India-dedicated offshore fund, since its inception in 1993 until August 2003.

At Alliance Capital, India-dedicated mutual funds managed by Samir received over 15 awards during his tenure, including a AAA rating from Standard and Poor’s Micropal for four years in a row (1999 to 2003) for the India Liberalization Fund. In 2002, he was voted as the most astute equity investor in Singapore (rank: 1st) in a poll conducted by The Asset magazine.

The Helios Strategic Fund, for which Samir has been the fund manager since its inception in July 2005, has been nominated for the Best India Fund Award by Eurekahedge in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021, with the Fund winning the award four times. The Helios Strategic Fund also received the AsiaHedge Award in 2018 for its long-term (five years) performance. It has also been nominated for the With Intelligence HFM Asian Performance Awards 2023 in the Long Term – 10 Years Category.

Samir completed his engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and is an MBA (gold medalist) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also received a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was a recipient of the Dean’s scholarship for distinguished merit.

Samir’s philanthropic interests are in the areas of helping children, elderly, and the differently abled individuals. He is one of the Founders of Ashoka University, Haryana, India and has also funded a lifetime student bursary at Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Samir Arora
Founder and Group CIO Associate Director (Board of Helios AMC)
Mumbai
Samir Arora is the main founder, Group CIO & fund manager at Helios Capital. He has a total investing experience touching three decades. From 1998 to 2003, he was the Head of Asian Emerging Markets at Alliance Capital Management in Singapore (both fund management and research, covering 9 markets). From 1993 to August 2003, Samir was the Chief Investment Officer of Alliance Capital’s Indian mutual fund business and, along with managing Alliance Capital’s Asian Emerging Markets mandates, managed all of Alliance Capital’s India-dedicated equity funds. Prior to 1993, Samir worked with Alliance Capital in New York as a research analyst. In 1993, Samir relocated to Mumbai from New York as Alliance Capital’s first employee in India to help start its Indian mutual fund business. He also managed ACM India Liberalization Fund, an India-dedicated offshore fund, since its inception in 1993 until August 2003. At Alliance Capital, India-dedicated mutual funds managed by Samir received over 15 awards during his tenure, including a AAA rating from Standard and Poor’s Micropal for four years in a row (1999 to 2003) for the India Liberalization Fund. In 2002, he was voted as the most astute equity investor in Singapore (rank: 1st) in a poll conducted by _The Asset_ magazine. The Helios Strategic Fund, for which Samir has been the fund manager since its inception in July 2005, has been nominated for the Best India Fund Award by Eurekahedge in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021, with Fund winning the award four times. The Helios Strategic Fund also received the AsiaHedge Award in 2018 for its long-term (five years) performance. It has also been nominated for the With Intellligence HFM Asian Performance Awards 2023 in the Long Term – 10 Years Category. Mr. Arora completed his engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and is an MBA (gold medalist) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also received a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was a recipient of the Dean’s scholarship for distinguished merit. Mr. Arora’s philanthropic interests are in the areas of helping children, elderly, and the differently abled individuals. He is one of the Founders of Ashoka University, Haryana, India and has also funded a lifetime student bursary at Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Nawal Gupta
Associate Director
Nawal Gupta is the Chief Operating Officer of Helios Capital Management Pte. Ltd., Singapore and has been with the firm since 2007. Prior to joining Helios, Nawal was the Head of Fund Administration, Settlements and Custody at DSP Investment Managers in India from 2001 to 2007. Prior to joining DSP Investment Managers, he worked in Citibank’s Corporate Banking team as Risk Manager from 2000 to 2001. Before his time at Citibank, Nawal held the designation of Senior Manager, Operations at Prudential ICICI Asset Management Co. Ltd. Nawal Gupta is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost & Works Accountant from India.
Helios Trustee Pvt Ltd
Kiran Deshpande
COO & CFO
Mumbai
Kiran Deshpande is a Cost Accountant and Company Secretary by qualification. He is also a Certified Financial Planner and a Fellow Member of Institute of India. He graduated in commerce from Osmania University and did his Masters in Investment Management from Alagappa University. He has also completed a certificate course from Harvard Business School. Kiran has over three decades of experience in the Financial Services Industry, having worked in General Insurance, Wealth Management & Asset Management. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Baroda Asset Management for 8 years & prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer & Director at Deutsche Asset Management, where he worked for over 6 years. Before joining Deutsche Asset Management, he was associated with Birla Sun Life Distribution (BSDL) in various capacities and played a lead role in setting up their corporate insurance distribution business. His work experience is across various functions like Operations, Client Services, Finance, Compliance, Risk, Corporate Secretarial, Product Development, Channel Management, Business Strategy & Planning. Kiran has managed diverse teams over his career. He has also been actively engaged in some of the industry led initiatives.
Alok Bahl
Chief Investments Officer (Mutual Funds)
Mumbai
Alok Bahl is the Chief Investment Officer at Helios Capital Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd.. He holds an undergraduate degree in Commerce from Punjab University, Chandigarh, a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from K.C. College of Management and a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur. He has over 32 years of work experience in the areas of investment. He has been a part of Helios Group since its inception in 2005 and was one of the first employees in Helios’ Singapore office. For the 18 years that Alok has been with Helios, he has been the second senior most resource in the investment team at Helios Singapore, where he had an important role in assisting the portfolio manager. Prior to joining Helios, Alok worked in India with various broking firms in sales roles for over 14 years.
Abhay Modi
Head of Research
Mumbai
Abhay Modi is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and holds a degree in engineering from NIT Rourkela. He has a total investing experience of over 25 years. Prior to joining Helios AMC in 2019, Abhay was Executive Director at Artemis Advisors (exclusive advisor to Helios Singapore) for over 12 years. At Artemis Advisors, Abhay was responsible for idea generation and making investment recommendations in the banking, financial services, insurance, infrastructure and capital goods sectors. Before Artemis, Abhay worked at Reliance Capital, Indian Hotels and Duff & Phelps.
Abhinav Khemani
Head Of Compliance
Mumbai
Abhinav Khemani is a Chartered Accountant and a Commerce Graduate from Rajasthan University. He has about two decades of experience in Financial Services Industry managing compliances for mutual funds and portfolio management services with remarkable track record of ensuring adherence to evolving laws and regulations, and developing a culture of ethical conduct and compliance within the organisation. Prior to joining Helios Mutual Fund, Abhinav was associated with leading mutual funds like HSBC Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Tata Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund. His expertise lies in managing complex compliances, working with regulatory authorities, assessing various risks impacting the organisation etc. He likes to remain current and compliant with evolving laws, regulations and industry standards.
Deviprasad Nair
Head of Business
Mumbai
Deviprasad Nair obtained his Master’s in Financial Markets & Investments from Skema Business School, France and an MBA in Marketing from CMRIT, Bangalore. He is a seasoned financial services industry professional with about two decades of experience in Institutional / Retail Sales & Distribution, Direct Sales, and setting up of strategic business units within the asset management industry in India. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Deviprasad led Sales & Business Development for PMS & AIF at ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, and was responsible for the business P&L. Previously, he has also worked at Aditya Birla Sun life Mutual Fund and HSBC Mutual Fund. In Jan 2020, National Institute of Securities Market India (NISM) invited Deviprasad to be part of the NISM Series XXI-A: PMS Distributors and NISM Series XXI-B: Portfolio Managers Certification Examination Committee. Deviprasad has authored academic papers on the impact of globalisation on Emerging Markets and on the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) Project.
Apurva Sharma
Fund Manager – Equities (Mutual Funds)
Mumbai
Apurva Sharma is a CFA Charter holder, Bachelor of Engineering (InfoTech) from Mumbai University and a post-graduate diploma holder in Finance from Welingkar’s Institute, Mumbai. He has overall experience of more than 15 years in various roles in the financial service industry. In his previous role, he worked with PGIM India AMC, where he was a Research Analyst for close to 5 years. Apurva has also worked with Edelweiss, ICICI Group, Anand Rathi & Centrum Group.
Vilas Solanki
Head of Operations, and Investor Relationship Officer
Mumbai
Vilas Solanki graduated in commerce from Mumbai University and obtained his post graduate qualification in Investment Management from NMIMS. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he was Heading Operations and Customer Service at Navi AMC Limited (erstwhile Essel Finance AMC Ltd. and Peerless Funds Management Co. Ltd.) and has been part of the operations function in other fund houses like ING Mutual Fund, Zurich India Mutual Fund and GIC Mutual Fund, in a career spanning over 27 years. His core competence has been leading teams, setting and devising robust processes, and an understanding of operations in order to meet clients’ end requirements.
Heena Parag
Head – Risk Management
Mumbai

Heena is an Executive MBA from IIM, Kozhikode and holds a Master's in Commerce degree from Mumbai University.

Heena has rich experience of over 18 years in diverse areas of Finance. She has handled various functions including risk management and surveillance, compliance, operations management and business process improvements, accounting and budgeting. She has worked with both corporates and government.

Before joining Helios Capital Asset Management (India) Private Limited, she worked with White Oak Capital for over 6 years where she handled the Risk function for Mutual Fund Operations, and, prior to that, AIF Operations. She was also responsible for the Risk Function at Ambit Capital and Brics Securities.

Her other roles have been with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, PHED, Govt of Bihar (for a World Bank assisted project) and IIFL.

Sanjeev Aga
Independent Director
Mr. Sanjeev Aga has over four decades of experience in the corporate world. Until 2011, he was the Managing Director of Idea Cellular. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Aditya Birla Nuvo and before that Managing Director of VIP Industries (now BlowPlast). He started his career with Asian Paints where he spent his first nine years. In 2009, Mr. Aga received on behalf of Idea Cellular, the ET Award for The Emerging Company of the Year. In 2010, Mr. Aga was shortlisted for the Indian of the Year, by Forbes Magazine. The Scindia School conferred upon Mr. Aga, the Madhav Award 2014 for the Old Boy Of Eminence. Mr. Aga now engages in advisory and board roles for reputed corporates and not-for-profits. Mr. Aga is a Director on the Board of listed companies like Larsen & Toubro Ltd., LTI Mindtree Limited, Pidilite Industries Ltd and Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd. Mr. Aga did his schooling from Scindia School, Gwalior, graduated with Physics Honours from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and post- graduated in management from IIM Calcutta.
Helios Trustee Pvt Ltd
Abhijit Raha
Independent Director
Mr. Abhijit Raha is associated with financial services for around four decades across a various spectrum of roles, with rich experience in equities, foreign-exchange and investment banking. He is Senior Advisor at Pivotscapes, a Singapore based Consultancy that focuses on business transformation. Mr. Raha was the Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Securities Singapore Pte Ltd. until 2017. Prior to this, he was in a similar role in India where he was tasked with setting up the Equities and Investment Banking functions for BNP Paribas. Before joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Raha was Co- Founder and CEO of an India specific absolute return fund - Cornerstone Asia Investments, based in Singapore & run in partnership with Bank Julius Baer, Zurich. He was instrumental in the growth of CLSA's operations in India and South-East Asia, having spent six years in India as CEO, building the organisation from scratch; and four years as CEO for Singapore and Malaysia. Mr. Raha is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Hons.) from the University of Calcutta, India.
Dave H. Williams
Co-founder
Dave H. Williams is a co-founder of Helios Capital Management Pte. Ltd. and a Director on the Board of the Helios Strategic Fund since 2005. Dave was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Capital Management, New York from 1977 to 1999. Subsequently he was the Chairman Emeritus of Alliance Capital Management from 1999 to 2001. Dave is currently a Partner at Cornerstone Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in Central Europe. Dave has received multiple awards and distinctions from governments for his role in founding integral financial institutions in various countries. He is a recipient of the Order of the Civil Merit from the government of Spain, the Polish Order of Merit, Cavalier of the Grand Cross of Poland and the Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver from the Republic of Austria. Some of the other awards won by Dave include the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship and the Swan Award for “lifetime achievement for furthering the arts, both nationally and internationally” by Cheekwood Museum, Nashville. In the past, Dave has also been a Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Intrepid Museum Foundation, the American Federation of Art and the Foreign Policy Association. Dave has been a director of many public corporations including Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Inc. (1977-85) and was a director of the India Liberalization Fund from its inception in 1993 until his resignation in 2001. Dave was also a trustee of the Alliance Capital Mutual Fund in India from 1995 to 2001. Dave received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin in 1956 and an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 where he was a Baker Scholar. He is a past Chairman and a current member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and was a board member of the Financial Analysts Federation.
Karan Trehan
Co-founder
Karan Trehan is a co-founder of Helios Capital Management Pte. Ltd. and a Director on the Board of the Helios Strategic Fund since 2005. Karan has been a thought leader in the field of International Finance for over 45 years. He was the President & CEO of Alliance Capital International from 1990 to 2000 and oversaw the international expansion of Alliance Capital in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Karan also led the establishment of Alliance Capital Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd. (a joint venture between Alliance Capital and Karan’s entity, Ankar Capital) and served as its Chairman. He has been on various mutual fund boards, including that of the India Liberalization Fund which in 1994, was one of the first offshore open-end funds investing in India. Karan launched a private equity fund (Ankar Asia Partners LP) to invest in Asian banks following the Asian financial crisis, with leading institutional investors including The Asian Development Bank. He also established an offshore fund distribution platform (Emerging Managers Group) with former colleagues of Alliance Capital which was then sold to a large US asset manager. Karan is presently the Chairman and co-founder of Esoterica Capital, which is in the process of launching a family of exchange traded funds(ETFs) which will be listed on US exchanges. Prior to his role at Alliance Capital, Karan was at Goldman Sachs, New York for 10 years commencing in 1980, during which time he led the firm’s fixed income and derivatives coverage of non-U.S. banks. Karan began his career at The World Bank in Washington, D.C. Karan received his BA Economics Honors degree from Delhi University and his MBA degree from IMD, Switzerland. He has served on various “not for profit” boards and has been a Trustee of the United World Colleges.
Jayesh Shah
Trading/Dealing
Mumbai
Jayesh Shah is a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University. He has an experience of more than 15 years in the financial service industry. In his previous role, he worked with IDBI Asset Management Ltd., where he was an Equity Dealer cum Fund manager for Passive schemes. Prior to that, Jayesh worked as an equity dealer for ITI Asset Management Ltd. In his earlier assignments, he was associated with Brics Securities Ltd., Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd., and Almondz Global Securities Ltd.
Dharmendra Grover
Fund Manager (PMS & AIF)
Mumbai
Dharmendra Grover has 28 years of experience in Indian Equities. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Dharmendra worked with SBI Mutual Fund, Artemis Advisors (exclusive advisor to Helios Singapore), Tata Securities, Tata Motors, Credit Suisse Securities (India) and Lloyds Securities. He is a commerce graduate from Delhi University and a post-graduate diploma holder from Institute of Rural Management, Anand.
Pratik Singh
Research Analyst
Mumbai
Pratik Singh has over 8 years of work experience. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he was with Motilal Oswal institutional equity research team, tracking the capital goods and consumer durables sectors. He has been a part of institutional research teams on the sell side for the last 5 years and worked in an auto ancillary company for 3 years prior to his MBA. He is an MBA in Finance from Welingkar Institute, Mumbai and has completed his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pune.
Darshit Shah
Research Analyst
Mumbai
Darshit Shah has over 4 years of work experience. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he was with Motilal Oswal institutional equity research team, tracking the midcap sector. He has diverse sector experience across hotels, agro-chemicals, textiles, paper, pipes, select consumer & chemical companies, amongst others. He is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared CFA (USA) Level 2.
Punit Pujara
Research Analyst
Mumbai
Punit Pujara joined Helios early 2023. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he worked on the sell side in institutional equity research for two and a half years at IIFL Securities and Equirus Securities, covering the Indian Healthcare sector. He is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared CFA (USA) Level 2
Aman Chadha
Sales & Distribution – North
Mumbai
Aman Chadha obtained his MBA in (Marketing & Finance) from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune. He is a seasoned financial industry professional with over 20 years of experience in Institutional and Retail Equity Broking. Prior to joining Helios, he held a leadership role at FRR Shares . He has also previously worked with LKP Shares, HDFC Securities and the Indiabulls Group.
Prashant Modi
Sales & Distribution – West
Mumbai
Prashant Modi has over 15 years of experience across various functions including mutual fund sales & distribution. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Prashant was the Regional Head (West India) at PGIM India Asset Management Company, before which he held roles at Deutsche Asset Management Co. Ltd. and Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. He is an MBA graduate (Finance) from METIMS, Mumbai.
Rashmi Ranjan
Sales & Distribution – South
Mumbai
Rashmi Ranjan has over 15 years of experience across various functions including mutual fund sales & distribution. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he was the State Head (Karnataka) at Tata Asset Management Company, before which he held roles at Nippon Life India Asset Management Co. Ltd. He is an MBA graduate (Finance & Marketing) from IBCS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Amitesh Gupta
Sales & Distribution – East
Mumbai
Amitesh Gupta has over 11 years of experience across various functions including mutual fund sales & distribution. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Amitesh was the State Head (West Bengal) at Axis Asset Management Company Ltd. He is a postgraduate in Finance from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Naina D’Souza
Administration
Mumbai
Naina has over 22 years of work experience and in her current role she is responsible for office infrastructure management, personnel management, and back-office support for Helios AMC’s Mumbai office. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Naina was with Artemis Advisors (exclusive advisors to Helios Singapore) since 2007. She has obtained a Diploma in Computer Engineering from Datta Meghe College of Engineering in Navi Mumbai.
Chaitanya Kaikini
Information Technology
Mumbai
Chaitanya is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University. He is a multi-certified IT Professional with international certifications in Information Security & Audits (CISM & CISA), Networks (CCNA) and Microsoft Certification (MCP) with strong hands-on experience in managing entire Information Technology across Networks, IT Security, Audits & System Administration. He has over 15 years of experience in Mutual Fund Industry. Prior to joining Helios AMC, he has worked with Taurus Asset Management Co. Ltd, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Ltd & SVC Bank.
Rohan Nagpal
Research Associate
Mumbai
Rohan Nagpal joined Helios in 2022. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts, cum laude, degrees from Harvey Mudd College and Ashoka University. As a student, he specialised in Economics with a focus on Financial Economics and Mathematics. Prior to working with Helios AMC, his responsibilities included research work at the Reserve Bank of India and business and software development work at startups.
Shalini Saralaya
Human Resources
Mumbai
Shalini has over 25 years of experience in various roles. Prior to joining Helios AMC she was with Taurus AMC. Previously she has worked with Mizuho Securities, Odyssey Capital, Bajaj Electricals, Saama Technologies, Bharat Shell, Softpark Technologies and Stock Home. Shalini has a Master's in Human Resource Development Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Autonomous), Mumbai.
Shweta Patil
Operations - PMS & AIF
Mumbai
Shweta has over 17 years of experience in operations management, customer service & financial advisory. Prior to joining Helios AMC, she worked at TCG AMC as a Senior Manager in the Operations & Client Interface team. Prior to her role at TCG, Shweta held roles at Edelweiss-Forefront Capital, Invesco AMC, HDFC Bank & Jet Airways. She holds an MBA in Finance & Operations from AIM Institute of Management & NIBM and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Mr. Murtuza Arsiwala
Trading/Dealing
Mumbai
Murtuza has over 18 years of experience in dealing. Before joining Helios AMC, Murtuza was at Avendus Wealth as a Senior trader in the PMS team. Prior to his role at Avendus , he worked at Kotak Securities, Quant Broking, Deutsche Equities and IIFL. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Utsav Modi
Fund Manager - Fixed Income (Mutual Funds)
Mumbai
Utsav has total work experience of over 11 years in the industry. Prior to joining Helios AMC, Utsav was with Groww Mutual Fund where he held the position of Dealer – Fixed Income. Utsav previously also worked at Phronesis Capital Ltd, Almondz Global Securities Co. Ltd., A. K. Capital, LKP Securities Ltd. and Karvy Stock Broking Ltd.
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