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Pankaj Nagrath, CFA, FRM

Pankaj Nagrath, CFA, FRM

Dubai

Summary

  • Asset & Wealth Management business leader
  • Head of EMEA and CIO for 360 ONE Global
  • Head of UHNW Advisory and Head of India Gateway Business at Bank of Singapore
  • Hedge Fund Manager, Fixed Income Fund Manager, CEO & CIO for Nippon Life India Asset Management's international business in Singapore

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

CIO & Head EMEA, Managing Director

360 ONE Global
Dubai
09.2023 - Current

Company Overview: 360 ONE WAM is India's largest wealth & alternatives-focused asset manager with AUM of USD 70 billion. Listed company with market cap of USD 6 billion and 70% institutional ownership including 26% from Bain Capital

  • Part of leadership team hired to build 360 ONE WAM's Global business, targeting to capture India inbound and outbound wealth & asset management business opportunities
  • As Head of business for EMEA region, responsible for launching and growing 360 ONE WAM's Global business for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region out of Dubai hub
  • As Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the entire Global business, responsible for (1) formulating and communicating the firm's global markets & asset class views, (2) establishing the advisory framework and maintaining recommendation lists to support wealth advisory for global clients outside India; and (3) establishing and overseeing an institutional analytical framework and investment process for 360 ONE Global managed funds and client portfolios
  • Received WealthBriefing Award for the best ‘External Asset Manager Newcomer - MENA region’ for 2024

Head of India Gateway Business, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
Singapore
04.2020 - 08.2023

Company Overview: A pure-play private bank, Asia's 9th largest, with AUM of USD 120 billion.

  • Built, grew, and led the first and largest India cross-border wealth management business at Bank of Singapore (BOS) to cater to the offshore wealth management needs of onshore India clients.
  • Forged and managed partnerships with 4 out of the top 6 wealth managers in India for client referrals.
  • Advised the bank's leadership team on India business strategy throughout the seven-year stint with the bank across different roles; this included an active bid to buy a significant equity stake in a leading Indian wealth manager.
  • Developed deep knowledge of the Indian market, onshore India wealth management industry, inbound/outbound business opportunities, and regulatory aspects.

Head - UHNW Advisory Solutions, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
Singapore
04.2018 - 03.2020
  • Developed and managed a high-end advisory platform for servicing the bank’s largest and most sophisticated UHNW/Family Office clients across all geographical markets of the bank.
  • Provided solutions leveraging all of the Group's resources, including investment advice, DPM, credit, wealth planning, and family office setup.
  • Built tools and frameworks for sophisticated, high-end portfolio analytics to meet the needs of this client segment.
  • Advised some of the largest clients of the bank from the NRI, Arab, and Indonesia markets with average client AUM of USD 150 million
  • Member of the Management Committee (Mancom), Investment Product Committee, and Risk Committee for PMG (Product Management Group), and member of the UHNW Project Steering Committee of the Bank.

Chief Business Advisor & UHNW IC, GSAM Market, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
Singapore
11.2016 - 03.2018
  • Providing investment advice to UHNW and family office clients of the GSAM (Global South Asia & Middle East) market.
  • Significantly contributed to bringing over business and assets of key clients serviced at Barclays Bank, post-acquisition by Bank of Singapore.
  • Received the CEO Recognition Award in 2017 for the high-performing talent and future leader.

Investment Advisor & Head of DPM Sales for Asia, Director

Barclays Wealth
Singapore
01.2015 - 11.2016
  • Company Overview: Asia private banking business of Barclays Bank Plc, which was sold to Bank of Singapore in November 2016
  • Provided investment and trading advice to private banking clients.
  • Supported bankers in the sales of Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM) services.

CEO & Head - Investments, previously Head - Alternative Investments and Head - Business Development

Nippon Life India Asset Management
Singapore
08.2006 - 01.2015

Company Overview: One of India’s most successful asset management companies, currently India's 4th largest, with AUM of USD 75 billion

  • I helped set up and subsequently led the international asset management business for Nippon Life India Asset Management.
  • Raised and managed an aggregate of USD 2 billion across strategies.
  • Set up, raised capital for, and managed two hedge funds (2/20 fee) with profitable exits.
  • Managed a fixed income mandate for a globally leading insurance company to invest in USD bonds of Indian issuers.
  • Built a market-leading structured funds business focused on private banking clients.

Trader/Risk Manager – Treasury

Reliance Industries Limited
Mumbai
01.2002 - 07.2006

Company Overview: India’s largest company and #86 on the Global Fortune 500 list, with revenues of USD 120 billion.

  • Started by trading Indian FX/Rates derivatives, subsequently becoming responsible for trading Global Macro markets (G10 FX and G3 Rates) for India’s largest, and most active, corporate treasury.
  • Developed models for measuring and managing the trading book exposures across multiple asset classes, markets, and instruments.

Head – Investor Relations

Reliance Industries Limited
Mumbai
01.1997 - 12.2001
  • Set up and managed investor relations, servicing international institutional investors and the global analyst community, in among the first such structured initiatives in India.
  • Worked closely with corporate communications for financial messaging, wrote and coordinated important investor communications, such as MD&A for annual reports, and the Chairman’s AGM speech.
  • Helped the company in growing its foreign investors' holdings from 2% to 15%.
  • Part of the investment banking deal team, I participated in one of the first acquisitions of a public sector corporation in India.

Head - Equity Research

Nippon Life India Asset Management Company
Mumbai
04.1995 - 12.1996

Company Overview: One of India’s most successful asset management companies, currently India's 4th largest, with AUM of USD 75 billion.

  • Set up the equity research function and led a team of research analysts for the coverage of Indian equity markets

Equity Research Analyst

ITI Pioneer AMC Limited
Mumbai
01.1994 - 03.1995

Company Overview: India's first asset management company in the private sector, set up in partnership with Pioneer Investments of the USA.

  • Covered the oil and gas, refining and marketing, and petrochemicals sectors and stocks to assist with the fund investments.

Technical Analyst/Columnist

Money Matters (Investment Journal)
New Delhi
01.1992 - 12.1993
  • Wrote on technical analysis of Indian equity markets and ran deputy editorial functions

Education

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) -

The CFA Institute
USA
01-2001

Financial Risk Manager (FRM) -

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
USA
01-2003

Skills

  • Strong background in both Product and Sales
  • India specialist - onshore wealth management industry, inbound and outbound solutions, product structuring
  • Investment specialist - global markets expertise across asset classes and investment products
  • Skilled in corporate communications and investor relations

Timeline

CIO & Head EMEA, Managing Director

360 ONE Global
09.2023 - Current

Head of India Gateway Business, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
04.2020 - 08.2023

Head - UHNW Advisory Solutions, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
04.2018 - 03.2020

Chief Business Advisor & UHNW IC, GSAM Market, Managing Director

Bank of Singapore
11.2016 - 03.2018

Investment Advisor & Head of DPM Sales for Asia, Director

Barclays Wealth
01.2015 - 11.2016

CEO & Head - Investments, previously Head - Alternative Investments and Head - Business Development

Nippon Life India Asset Management
08.2006 - 01.2015

Trader/Risk Manager – Treasury

Reliance Industries Limited
01.2002 - 07.2006

Head – Investor Relations

Reliance Industries Limited
01.1997 - 12.2001

Head - Equity Research

Nippon Life India Asset Management Company
04.1995 - 12.1996

Equity Research Analyst

ITI Pioneer AMC Limited
01.1994 - 03.1995

Technical Analyst/Columnist

Money Matters (Investment Journal)
01.1992 - 12.1993

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) -

The CFA Institute

Financial Risk Manager (FRM) -

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Pankaj Nagrath, CFA, FRM