Rajiv_Shastri

Rajiv_Shastri

##### ##### ## ## ## # ##### Victor Switchgear Pvt. Ltd January 2009 to date##### Director ##### ##### Lotus India Mutual Fund, India September 2006 to December 2008##### Head - Business Development & Strategic Initiatives

Oversight & Administrative responsibilities for

  • Fixed Income Fund Management
  • Quant Product Development
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Quant Product Management
  • Marketing &
  • AMC Financial Planning

Head - Alternate Business

Oversight responsibilities for

  • Fixed Income Fund Management
  • Quant Product Development
  • Quant Product Management
Sahara Mutual Fund, India January 2005 to June 2006

Chief Executive Officer

  • Conceptualized and lead the repositioning of the business
  • Managed an error free transition from Chennai to Mumbai with a complete team change
  • Increased brand awareness and acceptability by utilizing innovative positioning tools
  • Achieved a 300% growth in assets in 11 months
##### ABN AMRO Mutual Fund, India January 2004 to January 2005##### Head - Fixed Income Investments- Conceptualized Fixed Income Products and their positioning for initial launch in September 2004
  • Customized the Firm’s international Fixed Income investment processes to suit the Indian market environment
  • Participated in one of the most successful initial launches in the history of the Indian Mutual Fund Market, a direct outcome of product innovation & positioning
##### HDFC Mutual Fund, India June 2000 to January 2004

Head - Debt Markets

  • Oversaw the functioning of the Fixed Income investments team comprising of Portfolio Managers, Analysts & Dealers
  • Conducted and oversaw in - house research on the various factors affecting debt markets
  • Managed HDFC Income Fund, one of India’s best performing Bond Funds
  • Led the positioning of HDFC Income Fund, supporting its growth to India’s largest Mutual Fund Scheme
  • Interact with the sales team constantly in an effort to grow the Assets under Management. Meet key investors and distributors on a regular basis and participate in seminars for investor awareness and education
  • Established internal risk control procedures and introduced market risk methodologies and tools to manage exposures more effectively

Fund Manager - HDFC Income Fund

  • Managed HDFC Income Fund, one of India’s best performing Bond Funds
  • Led the positioning of HDFC Income Fund, supporting its growth to India’s largest Mutual Fund Scheme
  • Interact with the sales team constantly in an effort to grow the Assets under Management. Meet key investors and distributors on a regular basis and participate in seminars for investor awareness and education
  • Contributed to establishing internal risk control procedures

Co Fund Manager - HDFC Income Fund & HDFC Liquid Fund

  • Responsible for trading the government and corporate debt portfolio of the various funds as member of the fund management group
  • Monitor and track the debt markets to identify opport