Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar Joins Quant Mutual Fund Leadership

Quant Mutual Fund has appointed Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI), as Chairman of its Board of Trustees. The update was shared in the fund house’s monthly release.

Profile of Rajnish Kumar

As per news reports, Kumar retired from SBI in October 2020 after more than 40 years in banking. In his career, he worked across various functions and later led India’s largest lender. Since retirement, he has been advising corporates and institutions on governance, financial innovation, and risk management.

Appointment of Nishith Mehta

Alongside Kumar, Quant Mutual Fund also announced the appointment of Nishith Mehta as Chairman and Independent Director of the AMC Board. Mehta has over 15 years of experience in compliance and operational risk. He earlier worked with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Kotak, and Edelweiss. Recently, he joined law firm Trilegal to set up its Risk and Compliance practice.

Combined Leadership

The two appointments add senior banking and compliance experience to the Quant boards. The fund house said the leadership changes are aimed at supporting its ongoing plans and responsibilities towards investors.

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Specialised Investment Funds

Quant Mutual Fund will introduce its first product under the Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) framework in September. Named the QSIF Equity Long-Short Fund, it will use alternate strategies such as derivatives to generate returns from both upward and downward market moves, with limited exposure to overall market risk.

More SIF Offerings Planned

6 other funds under the SIF structure are lined up for launch. These include equity, hybrid, and debt-focused long-short funds, such as the QSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 Long Short Fund and QSIF Sector Rotation Long Short Fund.

Conclusion

Quant Mutual Fund is expanding its product portfolio with new SIF schemes while adding senior leadership from the banking and compliance sectors.

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