Outlook Business (OB): Welcome to the 8th Outlook Business annual private wealth roundtable. Last year when we met, everyone was optimistic about 2019, but the run of it has hardly been comforting. So, where did the script go awry?
Oisharya Das, CEO, Kotak Wealth Management, Kotak Mahindra Bank: Undoubtedly, it has been a challenging period, especially with the credit crisis playing out. Clients are still riskaverse and looking at safer havens. We have been very cautious on the credit space. Today, an investor is looking at high quality conservative debt for preservation and not for returns. After the corporate tax cut, we went overweight, but investors chose to stay neutral.
Atinkumar Saha, head-wealth management, Deutsche Bank: We have stayed conservative with a neutral call for one and a half years. Fortunately, we have always managed house calls through asset allocation. So, if you are a conservative investor, you will have 20% equity, while an aggressive client would have around 60%. Also, we were not big on alternatives such as structure, PE or venture funds. So, that kept us in good stead. Our non-discretionary PMS has done exceptionally well with 18% CAGR, beating both the indices by a good margin of 300 bps last year. Focus on large-cap MFs and the PMS has helped us weather the storm. But, going ahead, the skewed performance of large-caps seems like a worrying trend.
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