Mr. Sunil Singhania is the founder of Abakkus Asset Manager LLP, an India focused bouquet asset management company he established in 2018.

Prior to this, in his role as Global Head – Equities at Reliance Capital Limited, 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, he led Reliance Mutual Fund equity schemes to be rated amongst the best. Reliance Growth Fund (now known as Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years under Mr. Singhania’s leadership. Furthermore, he led Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited’s (now known as Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited) international efforts and was instrumental in launching India funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, besides managing mandates from institutional contributors based in the US, Singapore, and other countries.

Mr. Singhania was the Promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India, a body of stock brokers. He was also the first individual from India to be elected as a member of the CFA Institute Board of Governors (2013-2019) and was in honorary capacity the Chairman of the Investment Committee (2019) of the CFA Institute. 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. Mr. Singhania is currently appointed on the IFRS Capital Markets Advisory Committee (CMAC) and the only member from India to be appointed for the same.

Mr. Singhania graduated in commerce from the Bombay University and completed his Chartered Accountancy from the ICAI, Delhi with an all India rank. He has also earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, conferred by CFA Institute.