Abakkus Personalised Opportunity Specific Strategy

Sunil Singhania, CFA, is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Manager, 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 the Reliance Capital Group, including asset management, insurance, AIF, and offshore businesses. As CIO – Equities, he led equity schemes at Reliance Mutual Fund (now Nippon India Mutual Fund). Under his leadership, the Reliance Growth Fund (now Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years. He also led the international expansion of Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management), launching India-focused funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, while managing mandates from institutional investors in the US, Singapore, and other countries. He has served on the IFRS Capital Market Advisory Committee (2020–2023). He was a promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India, a body of stockbrokers. He also served on the global board of the CFA Institute (2013–2019) and as Chairman of its Investment Committee (2017–2019). Additionally, he was a member of the CFA Institute’s Standards of Practice Council for six years and founded the CFA Society India (formerly the Indian Association of Investment Professionals), serving as its President for eight years. He is a Chartered Accountant (rank holder), a CFA charterholder, and a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai.