Carnelian Capital Compounder Fund

Vikas Khemani, Fund Manager

Vikas khemani has 23 years of capital markets experience, most recently as the CEO of Edelweiss Securities Ltd, where he spent 17 years incubating & building several businesses to leadership positions including Institutional Equities and Equity Research.Mr.Vikas Khemani along with Manoj Bahety, Sachin Jain, and Swati Khemani established Carnelian Asset Management as an investment management business to pursue their interest in capital markets. The objective of Carnelian is to assist clients in creating and safeguarding their wealth by investing in inequities. Carnelian strives to establish a worldwide scale asset management platform recognized for its knowledge and driven by its strong beliefs.

Manoj Bahety, Founder

Manoj has over 20 years of broad and diversified financial services expertise with notable firms such as Edelweiss Securities, Morgan Stanley, RIL, and HPCL. He most recently worked as Dy. at Edelweiss Securities for 11 years. Head of Institutional Equity Research, as well as Head of Forensic, Thematic, and Mid Cap Research He is well-known for his distinct, non-consensus research and for pioneering forensic research, often known as “Analysis Beyond Consensus” (ABC research). ABC has assisted investors worldwide in making educated investment decisions based on genuine numbers rather than reported numbers, so avoiding traps (one of Carnelian’s qualities). Under his direction, mid-cap research has produced numerous multi-baggers, including VIP Industries, Supreme Industries, Balkrishna Industries, PI Industries, AIA Engineering, ICRA, Fag Bearing, SKF, and Gulf Oil. Manoj has served in a number of committees of the CFA Institute is the Chairperson of the India Advocacy Committee and a member of the global CDPC committee located in the United States. Manoj is a fitness fanatic who has been running marathons for the past eight years.