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Sunil Singhania

Fund Manager Profile

Sunil Singhania

Founder, Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited

Sunil Singhania is an Indian equity investment professional and the Founder of Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited. He has more than 25 years of experience across equity research, mutual funds, Portfolio Management Services and Alternative Investment Funds.

About Sunil Singhania

Sunil Singhania is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited and an equity investment professional with more than 25 years of experience. Before establishing Abakkus in 2018, he held senior investment leadership positions at Reliance Nippon Asset Management and Reliance Capital, including Chief Investment Officer—Equities and Global Head—Equities. His investment approach combines fundamental research, earnings-growth assessment, capital efficiency and valuation discipline through Abakkus’s MEETS framework. He is a Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder and has also held leadership roles with the CFA Institute and other investment-industry organisations.

Education and Qualifications

Sunil Singhania holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Delhi, securing an All India Rank. He also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute, USA.

Career Timeline

Period Role Key Milestone
Early Career Equity Research Professional Built sell-side equity research experience across the Indian capital markets before joining Reliance.
2003-2017 CIO - Equities, Reliance Mutual Fund Managed approximately USD 11 billion in equity assets. Under his leadership, Reliance Growth Fund appreciated more than 100 times in less than 22 years.
2017 Global Head of Equities, Reliance Capital Oversaw approximately USD 60 billion across asset management, insurance, AIF, PMS, and offshore assets. Led the launch of India-focused funds in Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
2018-Present Founder, Abakkus Asset Manager LLP Founded Abakkus Asset Manager LLP and currently leads its Portfolio Management Service and Alternative Investment Fund strategies.

CFA Institute and Industry Roles

  • Global Board Member, CFA Institute, USA - 2013-2019 (First Indian appointed to the Global Board)
  • Chair, Investment Committee, CFA Institute - 2017-2019
  • Member, IFRS Capital Markets Advisory Committee (CMAC) - 2020-2023
  • Founding Member and President (Eight Years), Indian Association of Investment Professionals (now CFA Society India)
  • Member, SEBI Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Fund Manager - 10-Year Timeframe - Outlook Business - 2016
  • Best Fund Manager - 10-Year Timeframe - Outlook Business - 2017
  • Best Long Only Category III AIF - 1-Year Absolute Returns (Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Fund - Rank 1)
  • Best Category III AIF - Risk-Adjusted Returns, 3-Year (Rank 1 and Rank 2, AIF Long Only Equities) - 2022-2023
  • First Indian Appointed to CFA Institute Global Board and Chaired Investment Committee - CFA Institute, USA - 2013-2019

Funds Managed by Sunil Singhania

  • Abakkus All Cap Approach PMS (Discretionary)
  • Abakkus Diversified Alpha Fund
  • Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Fund
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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Sunil Singhania and investing strategies through ALTPORT Experts.

Sunil Singhania is an Indian equity investment professional and the Founder of Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited, an investment firm established in 2018. He has extensive experience across mutual funds, Portfolio Management Services, Alternative Investment Funds and institutional equity investing. Before founding Abakkus, he held senior investment leadership roles within the Reliance Capital group.

Sunil Singhania is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited. He is also a promoter and director of Abakkus Investment Managers Private Limited, the asset-management company associated with Abakkus Mutual Fund. His role includes contributing to the firm’s overall investment philosophy, strategic direction and research-led approach.

Sunil Singhania follows a fundamentals-driven investment approach that combines earnings growth, business quality, capital efficiency and valuation discipline. The process relies on bottom-up research, balance-sheet analysis and the identification of businesses whose profitability may grow faster than the broader market. Abakkus also looks for fundamentally underpriced companies with scalable business models and reasonable growth expectations.

MEETS stands for Management, Earnings, Events or Trends, Timing and Structural factors. It assesses management quality, earnings strength, relevant business trends, entry timing and valuation, and the structural potential of the opportunity.

Sunil Singhania graduated in commerce from the University of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay University. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and secured an All India Rank. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation conferred by the CFA Institute

Abakkus’s current AIF and private-market product range includes strategies such as: 1- Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Fund–1 2- Abakkus Growth Fund–2 3- Abakkus Diversified Alpha Fund 4- Abakkus Diversified Alpha Fund–2 5- Abakkus Four2Eight Opportunities Fund

The investment process focuses on earnings quality, balance-sheet strength, capital allocation, business scalability, valuation and competitive positioning. Abakkus uses bottom-up research and the MEETS framework to assess both new opportunities and existing holdings.

Abakkus provides onboarding documentation for non-resident individuals for its PMS offerings. NRI access to an AIF may depend on the specific scheme, applicable regulations, banking route, KYC requirements, tax status and fund documentation. NRIs should confirm eligibility for the selected strategy before beginning the onboarding process.

Yes. Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited is registered with SEBI as a Portfolio Manager under registration number INP000006457, with perpetual validity. Abakkus also operates separately registered AIF, investment-advisory, research-analyst and mutual-fund entities or structures. Investors should verify the registration applicable to the specific product they are evaluating.

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