We are privileged to be named Best Fund Provider – High Yield Bond (Asia Pacific)¹ and Best Fund Provider – India Equity² at the recent Asian Private Banker Asset Management Awards for Excellence 2026.

“The recognition is testament to our decade-long commitment to a disciplined and research-intensive approach in Asia High Yield investing,” says Salman Niaz, Head of Global Fixed Income, Asia-Pacific Ex-Japan. “Given the evolving geopolitical and market landscape, our goal remains in constructing diversified and durable portfolios designed to capitalize on Asia’s strengths and deliver attractive income potential.”

Honored to be recognized as Best Fund Provider – India Equity for the second consecutive year, Aman Batra, Head of India Equities and Lead Portfolio Manager of our India Equity Strategies, says, “This award speaks to our time-tested process in India equities investing which is grounded in finding sound businesses, valued reasonably.  Our local presence and network is an advantage, allowing us to uncover early-stage companies in India’s dynamic markets.”

Asian Private Banker’s Asset Management Awards for Excellence identify and honor the region’s best third-party providers of asset management products and services to private banks in the Asia Pacific region. The Asset Management Awards for Excellence are judged by members of Asian Private Banker’s editorial team and chaired by the editor.

 

¹ The High Yield Bond – Asia Pacific award category is applicable to any fund house that manages at least one actively managed high yield bond strategy. The fund(s) submitted for consideration must be active and long-only, and can cover Asia Pacific as a region, a selection of countries in Asia Pacific, or a single country in Asia Pacific. The fund must use a relevant high yield bond index as its benchmark, and/or invest predominantly in high yield bond instruments.
² The India Equity award category is applicable to any fund house that manages at least one actively managed India equity strategy. The fund(s) submitted for consideration must be active and long-only, but can use any investment style (e.g. growth, value, blend, small cap, large cap, all cap). In terms of geography, the fund(s) must predominantly invest in equities issued by companies with exposure to the Indian economy.