Sunil Singhania, CFA, is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Management, LLP, an India-focused Asset Management Company established in 2018. Prior to this, in his role as Global Head – Equities at Reliance Capital Ltd., he oversaw equity assets and provided strategic inputs across Reliance Capital Group of companies including asset management, insurance, AIF and offshore assets. And as CIO – Equities, Singhania led Reliance Mutual Fund (now Nippon India Mutual Fund) equity schemes. Reliance Growth Fund (now Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years under Singhania’s leadership. Furthermore, he led Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management)Ltd.’s international efforts and was instrumental in launching India funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, besides managing mandates from institutional investors based in the US, Singapore, and other countries. He is currently appointed on the IFRS Capital Market Advisory Committee. (2020-2023). He was the Promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India; a body of stock brokers. He served on the Global board of CFA Institute, USA (2013-2019) and as Chairman of the Investment Committee (2017-2019) of the CFA Institute, USA. He also sat on CFA Institute’s Standards of Practice Council for six years, and was the Founder of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (now CFA Society India) and served as its President for eight years. He is a CA rankholder and a CFA charterholder and graduated in commerce from the Mumbai University.

Mr. Hitesh Arora is a Fund Manager at Abakkus Asset Management Private Limited, bringing nearly two decades of strong domestic and global market experience. He has worked with reputed institutions such as Unifi Capital, Deutsche Bank, and J.P. Morgan, handling diverse roles across equity research, fund management, structuring, and risk management in India and abroad. Hitesh holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore, an MS in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, a B. Tech (Hons) from IIT Kharagpur, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Aman Chowhan is an experienced Indian equity fund manager with over 17 years in the investment industry. He currently serves as a Fund Manager at Abakkus Asset Management Private Limited, a position he has held since 2018. Before joining Abakkus, Aman managed local and offshore portfolios at Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management), including a stint at their Singapore office, bringing a regional and global perspective to his investment approach. He has a strong track record across benchmark, absolute long, and long-short strategies. Aman holds an MBA in Finance from K J Somaiya Management Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mithibai College, Mumbai.