Gautam Kaul Joins Fixed Income Fund Management Team & Nemish Sheth joins the Equity Fund Management team

Mumbai: IDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Gautam Kaul as Senior Fund Manager joining the Fixed Income Fund Management team. With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Kaul brings deep expertise in managing fixed income strategies across the yield curve and has earlier managed assets of ~INR 27,000 crore across active as well as passive strategies. Mr. Kaul completed his B. Com and an MBA and has worked across leading securities as well as asset management companies.

Suyash Choudhary, Head – Fixed Income, IDFC AMC added, “We are pleased to have Gautam join the IDFC AMC family. His track record over the past two decades, ability to convert market insights into actionable items to deliver consistent performance, and a strong alignment with our working style meant that he is the right fit in our growing team.”

Mr. Kaul will co-manage the IDFC Corporate Bond Fund and the IDFC Banking & PSU Debt Fund along with Mr. Suyash Choudhary. He will also co-manage the IDFC Gilt 2027 & 2028 Index Funds with Mr. Harshal Joshi and the IDFC Money Manager Fund along with Mr. Brijesh Shah.

IDFC AMC had also recently announced the appointment of Mr. Nemish Sheth to the Equity Fund Management team. With over 12 years of experience, Mr. Sheth will be part of the team managing the IDFC Arbitrage Fund, IDFC Equity Savings Fund, IDFC Sensex ETF, and IDFC Nifty ETF. He brings with him extensive experience in Equity, Arbitrage, and Passive fund management, where IDFC AMC is looking to expand its portfolio further.

Established in 2000, IDFC AMC is focused on helping savers become investors and create wealth. It is one of India’s Top 10 asset managers with over Rs. 1,27,000 crore in average AUM in October 2021. With a seasoned management team, the AMC has branches in over 43 cities and serves investors across over 750 locations in India. The AMC offers a range of prudently constructed investment products – across equities, fixed income, hybrid, and liquid alternatives – that aim to provide performance consistent with their well-defined objectives.