Pankaj Tibrewal is an Indian entrepreneur and fund manager. He is the founder and CIO of IKIGAI Asset Manager. Before founding IKIGAI, Pankaj was the senior executive vice president and fund manager at Kotak Mahindra AMC.[1] He has been featured in the Best Fund Manager rankings of ET Wealth-Morningstar consecutively six times from 2016 to 2022.[2][3]

Pankaj Tibrewal
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Manchester University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFund manager of Kotak Mutual Fund
WebsiteBachelor of Commerce
Master of Finance

Education and career

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Pankaj graduated from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and pursued a master's degree in finance from the University of Manchester. He began his career as a credit analyst and then moved into managing equity funds.[4] He managed various debt and equity schemes, including Kotak Small Cap Fund, Kotak Emerging Equity Fund, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund, Kotak Business Cycle Fund, Kotak Multi Asset Allocation Fund, Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund, and Kotak Debt Hybrid Fund.[5] In 2010, he was part of the fund management team at Principal PNB Asset Management Company. At Kotak, he managed four funds with assets under management totaling around Rs 56,000 crore. These funds included the Kotak Small Cap Fund, Kotak Emerging Equity Fund, Kotak Equity Hybrid Fund, and Kotak Business Cycle Fund.[1] In 2010, Pankaj took over the management of Kotak Emerging Equity and Kotak Small Cap Fund. Over time, Kotak Emerging Equity grew to become the second-largest midcap fund in India, while Kotak Small Cap Fund became the country's fifth-largest small-cap fund.[6][7]

In 2017, Pankaj was listed among the top 10 mutual fund managers by the Economic Times.[8] He consistently ranked in the Best Fund Manager listings of ET Wealth-Morningstar from 2016[9] to 2022.[10][11][12][3][13][2] In 2019, he received the Best Engagement by an Institutional Investor award at the IR Magazine Awards India.[14][15] Pankaj was also featured in Outlook Business magazine in 2016,[16] 2017,[17] 2021,[18] and Fortune India in 2024.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Senior fund manager Pankaj Tibrewal quits Kotak Mutual Fund to start own fund". Moneycontrol.com. November 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Dhanorkar, Sanket (2021-09-23). "Mutual fund managers who have delivered good risk-adjusted return over the long run". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  3. ^ a b Dhanorkar, Sanket (2023-02-28). "Best equity mutual fund managers 2022 who created most wealth for investors: Ranking by ET-Wealth-Morningstar". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  4. ^ "Rising stars in mutual funds: Pankaj Tibrewal on spotting mid and small-cap stocks early". Moneycontrol.com. March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Ray, Abeer (2024-05-10). "How does a demat account contribute to financial inclusion?". mint.
  6. ^ "Investing insights from a manager whose assets grew from Rs 113 crore to Rs 36,000 crore". Moneycontrol.com. December 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "In this commoditised world, a long-term approach is biggest competitive edge: Pankaj Tibrewal". Moneycontrol.com.
  8. ^ Dhanorkar, Sanket (2017-08-28). "Top 10 mutual fund managers who created the most wealth for investors". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  9. ^ Dhanorkar, Sanket (2016-08-29). "ET Wealth-Morningstar ranking: Top 10 mutual fund managers 2016". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  10. ^ "India's best mutual fund managers | Articles | Morningstar India". morningstar.in.
  11. ^ Dhanorkar, Sanket (2019-09-02). "Best equity mutual fund managers 2019: Ranking by ET-Wealth-Morningstar". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  12. ^ Dhanorkar, Sanket (2021-09-21). "Best mid- and small-cap mutual fund managers 2021". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  13. ^ "India's best equity fund managers: 2022 | Articles | Morningstar India". www.morningstar.in.
  14. ^ "Infosys wins two gongs at IR Magazine Awards – India". IR Magazine.
  15. ^ "IR Magazine Awards – India 2019 Winners and nominees" (PDF). IR Magazine.
  16. ^ "Midas Master - Outlook Business". Outlook Business. March 21, 2016.
  17. ^ "Focus on protecting the downside to generate superior returns". Outlook Business. March 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "We may see two or four multinational, chemical companies emerging out of India". Outlook Business. March 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "Best Equity Fund Manager". Fortune. 2024-01-09.