Manish Gunwani appointed as Head-equities at IDFC Mutual Fund

IDFC Asset Management Company has announced the appointment of Manish Gunwani as Head – Equities. In this role, Gunwani will have overall responsibility for equity fund management for the fund house. Manish Gunwani has over 25 years of experience and was the Chief Investment Officer – Equities at Nippon India Mutual Fund.

Gunwani also served as the Deputy CIO (Equities) at ICICI Prudential AMC. Gunwani graduated from IIT Madras and has a postgraduate diploma in management from IIM Bangalore.

“IDFC AMC is amongst the top 10 AMCs in the country and commands respect and recognition among investors and distribution partners alike. I look forward to joining the team and being part of the next phase of growth for the franchise,” said Manish Gunwani.

“We are delighted to have Manish Gunwani on board. Manish’s proven expertise and successful track record will further enhance our equity franchise. His leadership combined with our talented equities team and our strong institutional framework will help drive the next phase of growth at our AMC. We take this opportunity to thank Anoop Bhaskar for his contribution to IDFC AMC and for building a strong process-driven equities team, and respect his decision to take a break at this juncture in his career,”said Vishal Kapoor, CEO, IDFC AMC.