More than 450 delegates from across the country participated in the event.
Financial advisors, bankers, wealth managers and top MF honchos gathered at Cafemutual Confluence 2012 held on 12th October in Mumbai. Themed ‘Let’s Talk Growth’, the event saw participation from more than 450 delegates across India.
The day began with India’s top CIOs sharing their take on the markets. Prashant Jain, S. Naganath and Anoop Bhaskar shared their perspective on how various asset classes and markets could perform over the next 3-5 years.
Noted Journalist Monika Halan, Editor, Mint Money, Lovaii Navlakhi, Founder & CEO, International Money Matters, and Vishal Kapoor, General Manager – Wealth Management, South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank expounded on choosing and building the right mix of products for clients.
Ajit Menon, EVP, DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund, Sunil Subramaniam Director – Sales & Marketing, Sundaram Mutual Fund, Hemant Rustagi, CEO, Wiseinvest Advisors, and Misbah Baxamusa, National Head - Sales, NJ India Invest discussed ways and means to strengthen the AMC-Distributor relationship.
Santosh Desai, Managing Director & CEO of Future Brands gripped the audience with his insights on tapping and understanding the DNA of youth.
TCA Srinivasa Raghavan, Senior Associate Editor, The Hindu Business Line, shared deep insights on the role of politics in policy making.
A panel consisting of Aashish Somaiyaa, Head - Retail business, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Prashant Pimple, Senior Fund Manager - Fixed Income, Reliance Mutual Fund and Sunil Jhaveri, Chairman of MSJ Capital spoke on how to sell debt funds to retail clients.
Damodar Mall, Director - Food Strategy, Future Group drew analogies from the FMCG sector on how the mutual fund industry can reach out to hinterland. Harshendu Bindal, A. Balasubramanian, Rajiv Anand, and Dhirendra Kumar discussed how the recently announced SEBI measures are likely to impact various stakeholders.
The day ended on a high note with eager IFAs throwing a barrage of questions to get a clear picture of the events shaping the mutual fund industry from the CEO panel.
Cafemutual Confluence will return next year with yet another action packed day with fresh and insightful topics for the various stakeholders of mutual fund industry to debate on.
