Mutual funds are not the preferred investment avenues for most Indian households who have a fixation for gold, real estate and bank deposits. How can the mutual fund industry claim its rightful share of the Indian household savings? A galaxy of speakers from the mutual fund industry and outside experts will deliberate on a range of interesting topics around the theme of ‘Expanding the MF pie’ at Cafemutual Confluence 2013 taking place on November 21 in Mumbai.
- Three of the sharpest minds from the fund management fraternity - Anoop Bhaskar, Prashant Jain, S. Naren will throw light on the challenges and opportunities in fund management.
- A.Balasubramanian, Deepak Chatterjee, Harsha Viji, Nandkumar Surti, Nimesh Shah and Sandesh Kirkire will discuss the ways through which mutual funds can be made more relevant for investors.
- Delegates can look forward to hear from India’s noted economic journalist Swaminathan Aiyar Anklesaria on the impact of politics on policy making.
- A panel comprising senior industry officials like Ajit Menon, D P Singh, Kailash Kulkarni, Karan Datta, Sunil Subramanian and Swarup Mohanty will deliberate on expanding the industry’s footprint through new modes of distribution, product innovation and investor communication.
- The industry is required to undertake Investor Awareness activities. But how to do this in an impactful way is a challenge to which a panel of experts like Bobby Pawar, Director Chief Creative Officer, South Asia, Publicis, Ravi Kiran, Co-founder at Venture Nursery and ex Asia Head, Starcom, Sourabh Mishra, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Bates Chi and Sundeep Sikka, President & CEO, Reliance Mutual Fund will offer some pointers.
- Puneet Gupta, CEO, IFMR Rural Finance will give insights on understanding the needs of non-metro households and how can the industry cater to their financial needs.
- Top distributors like Lovaii Navlakhi, Neeraj Choksi, Rajiv Bajaj and Vishal Kapoor will address the issue of ‘How distributors can expand the MF pie’.
The event will see participation from distribution channels, wealth management firms, banks, AMCs and the ecosystem. 482 delegates attended the event last year and close to 350 delegates are expected to attend the event this year.
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