Investors positive on India in long-term despite some short-term disruption, say global experts at India Investment Conference
Mumbai, January 18, 2017: CFA Society India hosted the 7th
India Investment Conference on 13 January, 2017 at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Searching
for Alpha in a Divergent World’. Nearly 500 investment management
professionals attended the conference, which focussed on the challenges faced
by the Indian investment management industry.
“India’s GDP growth to remain strong. Expect strong GDP numbers for
India in the next 15-20 years,” said Sunil
Singhania, CFA, CIO – Equity Investments, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
Ltd., who was part of an insightful panel discussion on asset allocation.
Jayesh Gandhi, CFA, President,
CFA Society India (volunteer) and Senior Portfolio Manager, Birla Sun Life
Asset Management Company,
aptly summed up the 7th India Investment Conference: “Against
the backdrop of global uncertainties, conference delegates heard prominent
geopolitics and policy experts, economists, and fund managers who presented
alternative perspectives to investment themes, asset allocation strategies,
business opportunities and challenges. We are excited to see the continuous
growth of this conference, and look forward to closer collaboration with
industry professionals who left with many new themes and ideas.”
What industry says:
- “We are
relatively positive on India because we think that the underlying reform
agenda will remain in place. There has been a setback with this
demonetisation decision but it will ultimately pay off.” – Peter Berezin, Chief Strategist, BCA
Research
- “The overall
investment scenario for India looks good. Companies with high equity
returns will be benefitted most.” – Heather
Brilliant, CFA, Chief Executive Officer, Morningstar Australasia
- “Financial
advice should be focussed around three major areas – accessibility,
intelligence and alignment.” – Jonathan
B. Stein, CFA, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Betterment
“India has great potential and should mobilise
its resources to build infrastructure along with focusing on tangible targets.”
– Andy Xie, Independent Economist
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