Avendus Absolute Return Fund

Asset Management

Avendus Absolute Return Fund is a Category III Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) focused on innovative risk management strategies, with a goal of capital preservation. The fund seeks capital appreciation and positive returns in an efficient, risk-adjusted manner through long and short positions in equities and indices.

The fund led by one of India’s marquee fund managers - Andrew Holland and Vaibhav Sanghavi successfully managed equity, based on positive absolute return strategies with a view of low volatility, for over 10 years in all market scenarios.

The fund’s long-short strategy is intended to produce absolute returns with less volatility than the overall stock market and low correlation to conventional asset classes, across variety of market scenarios.

JULY 2020

NOV 2019

MAY 2019

Vaibhav Sanghavi

Co-CEO, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies LLP

Piyush Shah

Managing Director, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies LLP

Tarun Kewalramani

Director, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies LLP

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Asset Management

September 2020

Covid has energized adoption of the digital ecosystem – and the change is likely to be permanent

The exigencies of the current situation are moulding our habits and our lifestyles. The Covid crisis has prompted a change in consumption behaviour on how and what we consume across categories and how we pay for them. These changes in user habits are likely to cause a structural shift towards digitally enabled businesses.

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Asset Management

July 2018

India: top of the class investment destination

There is one aspect of investment that all practitioners of this noble art share, which is an immediate attraction to markets that have performed well historically, over those that have done poorly.

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Asset Management

March 2020

Fossil Fuels - Lights Turning Amber!

In 2020, a historic transformation which has been underway in the global economy towards cleaner and more resilient economic growth, will see an acceleration led by regulators, creating some momentous implications for investors.

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Asset Management

April 2020

Rebuilding the Indian financial ecosystem, post Covid 19 crisis

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global economy is likely to be significant and widespread. The Indian financial ecosystem will also bear the brunt of this economic dislocation. Only the ability to navigate these turbulent times and retain customer’s trust will differentiate the winners in the marketplace.

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Asset Management

May 2020

Coping with the Upcoming Consumer Demand Contraction

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire consumption cycle has been disrupted and this is an unchartered territory for most consumer companies which have witnessed a decade of growth. It will take a massive and periodic fiscal stimulus for consumption to revive and thrive in India.

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Asset Management

March 2020

Market valuation is attractive; time to take risk for long term gains

2020 has been a year of unprecedented volatility. Global events such as Covid 19 have made massive dent in sentiment and global markets have corrected sharply. As a result, the valuations have become attractive and provide a great entry point for a long term investor.

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Asset Management

April 2019

Why ESG is a material issue in contemporary financial analysis

Research evidence supports the fact that ESG investing is delivering superior returns and that companies with strong sustainability scores show better operational performance and are less risky. Investment strategies that incorporate ESG issues outperform comparable non ESG strategies.

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Asset Management

May 2019

Investment Risks in Capital Markets

Bhautik Ambani in conversation with Vaibhav Sanghavi on investment risks in Capital Markets.

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