Pramod Chimmanlal Gupta

HSBC Securities & Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd. (HSBC Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of HSBC Investment Bank Holdings BV, ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA) in Great Britain. HSBC Securities India offers services in Investment Banking (IB), Infrastructure and Real Estate, Equities research and stock broking. Infrastructure and Real Estate Group services are provided to governments, large corporates and top-tier banks. Equities research and stock broking primarily cater to the institutional client base which includes foreign institutional investors, foreign portfolio investors, local institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, and select high net worth and corporate clients.

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (HDFC Life-IP) is the investment management division of HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (NSE: HDFCLIFE), a long-term life insurance provider headquartered in Mumbai, India. They are ultimately owned by HDFC Bank Ltd. (NSE: HDFCBANK). Formerly known as HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the firm was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between India's Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. and Standard Life Plc in Great Britain. HDFC Life-IP manages their parent firm's portfolio of investments.

Principal PNB Asset Management Co. Pvt Ltd. (Principal PNB) is the India-based fund management joint venture sponsored by Principal Financial Services Inc. USA through their wholly-owned subsidiary Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd. and Punjab National Bank. Founded in 1994, Principal PNB is the investment manager for Principal Mutual Fund. They were the first private sector company to work with the Department of Postal Services to sell mutual funds through the postal network. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, with investor centers throughout the country, the firm manages funds for private, corporate and institutional clients.