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HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (HDFC-IM) is the fund management division of HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (NSE: HDFCAMC), which is ultimately owned by HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK) in India. The firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between HDFC and Standard Life Investments Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, HDFC-IM manages a range of mutual funds and provides portfolio management and advisory services for institutional investors and private individuals.

Part of STCI Finance Ltd., Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1994. Rajeev R. Srivastava has been the CEO of the company since 2021. Standard Chartered Securities (India was acquired by STCI Finance Ltd. on February 02, 2006 for $60.06 million.

DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. (DSP AM) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1996 as DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers through a joint venture between Hemendra Kothari’s DSP Group and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. They were renamed DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2008 when BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) bought out Merrill Lynch's stake. The firm changed their name to DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 and DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2023. DSP AM manages the DSP BlackRock mutual funds for individual and institutional investors. They also sub-advice offshore funds.

HSBC Securities & Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd. (HSBC Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of HSBC Investment Bank Holdings BV, ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA) in Great Britain. HSBC Securities India offers services in Investment Banking (IB), Infrastructure and Real Estate, Equities research and stock broking. Infrastructure and Real Estate Group services are provided to governments, large corporates and top-tier banks. Equities research and stock broking primarily cater to the institutional client base which includes foreign institutional investors, foreign portfolio investors, local institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, and select high net worth and corporate clients.

HDFC Securities Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK). HDFC provides brokerage services across different asset classes such as equity, gold, debt, real estate, stocks, derivatives, mutual funds, fixed deposits, NCDs, insurance, bonds and currency derivatives.

Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. (Investment Management) (NAM India-IM) is the asset management division of Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Nippon Life Insurance Co. in Japan. Formerly known as Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd. and as Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1995 as the investment manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund. Headquartered in Mumbai, NAM India-IM manages mutual funds for private clients as well as pension funds, managed accounts and offshore funds. They are a socially responsible investor which aims to influence and mobilize stakeholders to integrate responsible business practices into their processes.

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (MOSL) is a diversified brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai with an extensive network of branch offices throughout India. The firm is a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: MOTILALOFS). MOSL provides research-based brokerage services that covers equity and derivatives. Their clients are international institutions from the US the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as corporations, high-net worth individuals and retail investors.

Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd. (Nuvama) is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: EDELWEISS) in India. Formerly known as Edelweiss Securities Ltd., the firm is headquartered in Mumbai and provides brokerage services to global and domestic institutional investors. Nuvama offers perspective and fundamental research on economic issues, emerging themes and strategic analysis. They cover more than 250 stocks across 25+ sectors. Their trading desk offers multiple platforms that enable seamless execution of complex trades, across the entire gamut of trading strategies.

ICICI Securities Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of ICICI Securities Ltd., a subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. (NSE: ICICIBANK) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 and offers retail trading and investment services for corporates, financial institutions, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1996. Ltd. is an Indian company that provides brokerage services. Mihir Jagdish Doshi has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Lucas-TVS Ltd. engages in the manufacture of automotive electrical systems. It offers alternators, ignition, wiper, blower, small and starter motors. The firm also supplies products to its group companies. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (Broker) (Emkay-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: EMKAY), a publicly held financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1995, Emkay-Broker offers commodities, currency derivatives and retail broking services to various investors.

Sunidhi Securities & Finance Ltd. is a brokerage firm founded in 1985. The private company is based in Santacruz (East) Mumbai, India. The Indian company provides brokerage services.

Part of Wipro Ltd., Wipro Technology Services Ltd. provides business process outsourcing and software development services. The company is based in Mumbai, India. Wipro Technology Services was acquired by Wipro Technologies Ltd. from Citigroup, Inc. on January 20, 2009 for $130.19 million.

Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (RNLIC) is the Indian life insurance joint venture between Reliance Capital Ltd. (BM: 500111) and Japan's Nippon Life Insurance Company. The firm was founded as AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company in 2001 then changed their name to Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in 2006 and to Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in 2016. Headquartered in Mumbai, RNLIC provides life insurance products for individual and corporate clients.

Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (Aegon Life IP) is the India-based insurance management division of Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd., headquartered in Mumbai. The firm was founded in 2008 by Religare Enterprises Ltd. (BM: 532915). They were ultimately owned by Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., a holding company. Formerly known as AEGON Religare Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Aegon Life IP manages the parent firm's investment portfolio.

Bharti Axa Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Bharti AXA Life) is an independent Indian life insurance firm which was created in 2006 as a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises Ltd. and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. Based in Goregaon, the firm brings together the financial expertise of Paris-headquartered AXA Group and Bharti Enterprises, an Indian business group with interests in telecom, agricultural businesses, financial services and retail. Bharti AXA Life's national network of distributors offers a range of innovative insurance and wealth management products and services, including financial advice, to Indian customers.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 2003. Suresh C. Soni has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Progress Asia Capital & Advisors Pte Ltd. (Progress) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded by Vikas Gattani in 2007 as Progress Capital Pte Ltd. Progress manages its own fund strategies and serves as a fund management platform for hosting portfolio managers that operates both open-ended and closed-ended funds under various investment strategies and asset classes.

Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt Ltd. (MMIMPL) is the Indian investment management subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp. (TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2013 as Mahindra Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. Headquartered in Mumbai, MMIMPL acts as the investment manager of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Funds.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides business management consultant services. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

PGIM India Asset Management Pvt Ltd. (PGIM India) is the India-based fund management subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) in the US. Headquartered in Mumbai, PGIM India offers a broad range of equity and fixed income solutions to retail and institutional investors throughout the country.

UBS Securities India Pvt Ltd. is a broker-dealer headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities India provides stock broking services to corporate, institutional and wealth management clients.

JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd. (JMF-IS) is the securities arm of JM Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by JM Financial Ltd. (NSE: JMFINANCIL), an integrated financial services group based in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 as ASK-Raymond James & Associates Pvt Ltd., a joint venture between India-based ASK Investment and Financial Consultants Ltd., US-based Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Bharat Shah. JMF-IS provides trade execution services as well as research and analysis with a strong focus on the Indian economy. Their clients are domestic and offshore institutions, high-net worth individuals and non-resident Indians.

Elara Securities (India) Pvt Ltd. (Elara Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Elara Capital (India) Pvt Ltd., which is owned by Elara Capital Plc in Great Britain. Elara Securities India is a market maker across Indian cash equities and equity derivatives and offers execution services across a host of platforms, state of the art services in term of DMA, algorithm trading, and state of the art programs. They serve long only funds, hedge funds and asset management companies and private banks amongst other institutions.

Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Axis AMC) is the fund management subsidiary of Axis Bank Ltd. (BOM: 532215, NSE: AXISBANK) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, Axis AMC was founded in 2009 and manages a range of equity, debt and hybrid mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.