Artha Bharat Investment Managers IFSC LLP

Sachin Sawrikar, Founder and Managing Partner at Artha Bharat, joined Anupam Gupta on the Paisa Vaisa podcast for a conversation on what HNIs and family offices invest in beyond traditional stocks and mutual funds. The discussion covered distressed assets and private credit, hedge funds and arbitrage strategies, and gold as a portfolio anchor, exploring why alternatives are becoming a core part of sophisticated portfolios rather than a side allocation. Beyond Stocks: Alternatives, Global Investing & GIFT City Sachin broke down how distressed debt investing works in practice, the risks involved, and why assets that look troubled on the surface can sometimes present the most interesting opportunities. A significant part of the conversation focused on global diversification: why Indian investors should look beyond domestic markets, and how GIFT City is making that access simpler and more efficient. The episode also flagged what investors should watch for before committing capital to alternatives: manager skin in the game, hidden fees, illiquidity, unrealistic return expectations, and products sold for commissions rather than suitability. The closing principle for long term wealth creation: stay consistent, diversify intelligently, and keep investing simple. Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dEs9yAGc #WealthManagement #AlternativeInvestments #GIFTCity #GlobalDiversification #PaisaVaisa

We are pleased to announce two senior appointments as Artha Bharat Group builds its Singapore platform. Dhawal Mehta, CFA - Chief Executive Officer (Designate), Singapore Dhawal brings over 25 years of experience in Indian and emerging market equity investment management. He spent a decade at Somerset Capital Management Singapore as Senior Investment Analyst and Assistant Portfolio Manager, covering approximately 100 Indian stocks in depth across sectors and market caps, with broader coverage of ~250 names. Before that: Head of India Equity Investments at Nippon Life India Asset Management (Singapore) serving US institutional clients; Director at Deutsche Asset Management running an India long-only equity fund for Japanese retail investors; Senior Fund Manager at HDFC AMC Mumbai across six domestic equity funds. A career built entirely around Indian and emerging market fundamentals, with rich and extensive experience engaging institutional investors globally. MBA (Finance), IIM Calcutta - B.Sc. Mathematics, Mumbai University - ICMAI Member - CFA Charterholder. Ajay Sharma - Executive Director (Designate), Singapore Ajay brings over 25 years of experience in Asian equity portfolio management across long-only institutional and hedge fund roles. He led Asian absolute return at Maybank Asset Management Singapore for over a decade, multiple Lipper and iFAST best-performance awards to the fund's name. Before that, he co-founded and managed Akshayam Capital, an Asian Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund, with an investment approach centred on bottom-up fundamental research. He built his foundation as a Buy-side Analyst and Director at Legg Mason / Citigroup Asset Management Singapore. Over 25 years of Asian equity, conviction-driven throughout. MBA (Finance), IIM Bangalore - B.Tech Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay - CFA Charterholder. Together, Dhawal and Ajay bring over 50 years of combined investment experience across Indian, Asian, and Global Emerging Markets. Their addition meaningfully deepens our management team, enhances the professional standing of the Group, and strengthens our ability to serve institutional investors at the highest level. This comes alongside our application to the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) status, an important milestone for the Group. The application does not yet permit the conduct of any regulated activity, but it reflects where we stand as an organisation: four years at BVI & Mauritius, two years as a Non-Retail FME at GIFT City IFSC, USD 750M AUM, and the first IFSCA Third Party Platform Play registrant. We built the platform. We are now building the team to match. Welcome, Dhawal and Ajay. #GIFTCity #Singapore #AssetManagement #IFSCA #MAS #IndiaEquity #EmergingMarkets #AlternativeInvestments

Proud milestone for Artha Bharat Investment Managers - ISO 27001 certified. At Artha Bharat, we have always believed that institutional-grade fund management is not just about the quality of investments, it is equally about the rigour of our systems, processes, and information security frameworks that underpin every decision we make. We are pleased to share that ABIM has received its ISO 27001 certification, and we believe we may be the first Fund Management Entity to have achieved this as a standalone certification, grown organically within the GIFT City IFSC ecosystem, independent of any group-level certification. IFSCA encourages FMEs to pursue such standards, and while this is not a mandatory requirement, we chose to pursue it because it reflects what we stand for, doing things the right way, not just the required way. A sincere thank you to ISOQAR India for the professionalism and thoroughness they brought to the audit process. It set exactly the right tone. To Rakhee Gorthi and the team at Stovl Consulting, thank you for advising us through this journey and, more importantly, for believing in us and pushing us to go for it in the first place. And to our own team, a special recognition to Pratik Dhirawat, who led this effort from the front with clarity, ownership, and quiet determination. Equal recognition to Ashwini Sawrikar, in her capacity as Chair of our GRC Committee, whose oversight and commitment were integral to getting us here. And to the entire ABIM team who contributed along the way, this is a collective achievement and a reflection of the culture we are building together. We build institutions. One standard at a time. #ABIM #GIFTCity #IFSC #ISO27001 #InformationSecurity #FundManagement #InstitutionalStandards #IFSCA Sachin Sawrikar, Manish K Kabra, CFA, Manish Gupta, Madhuri Gurwani, JALPA SHAH, Ichchitaa Sawrikar, Satish Vishwakarma, Himanshu Bhavnani, Karthik J., Meet Shah

Corporate Guard Investment Management Insurance Artha Bharat Group has put in place its Corporate Guard Investment Management Insurance for 2026–27, advised by Aon, underwritten by Allianz, and issued through TATA AIG General Insurance Company Limited. This is a first for the Group, and it marks a deliberate step in our institutionalisation journey. The policy carries an aggregate limit of USD 5 million across four integrated covers: 1. Directors and Officers, 2. Professional Indemnity, 3. Crime, and 4. Cyber We have covered all eleven Group entities across GIFT City, ADGM, Mauritius, BVI, and Singapore, and twenty-plus funds spanning equities, fixed income, gold, infrastructure, quant, and alternatives. Institutionalisation is a process, not an announcement. It is built through governance structures, regulatory licences, operational controls, and the quality of counterparties a firm chooses to work with. Aon's advisory on programme structure, Allianz's underwriting capacity, and Tata AIG's issuance are each a signal, to investors, regulators, and partners, of the standard to which we hold ourselves. Blended limits, worldwide territorial jurisdiction, advance payment of defence costs, and automatic cover for new subsidiaries and funds are not defaults. They are the outcome of building a programme commensurate with a regulated, multi-jurisdictional alternative investment platform. What is less visible but equally important is what this means for every person who works within the Group. The policy extends personal protection to directors, officers, employees, compliance committee members, consultants, and secondees, not as a formality, but as a firm commitment that the people who carry responsibility within this organisation are backed by institutional-grade cover. There is more to come. This is one part of how Artha Bharat is being built. #ArthaBharat #GIFTCity #AlternativeInvestments #Institutionalisation #FundManagement #Aon #Allianz #TataAIG #IFSCA #PeopleFirst

We're delighted that our Founder & Group CEO, Sachin Sawrikar, has been featured in ET Wealth (Economic Times)today, as Indian investors increasingly look beyond borders to anchor their global wealth. He shares his perspective on where this is all heading: "Over the past two decades, outbound investments from countries like China have expanded significantly, reflecting rising income levels and increasing global diversification. As India's economy grows, a similar trend is likely to emerge." As Indian wealth goes global, the choice of hub, GIFT City, Dubai, or Singapore, shapes everything from taxation to succession. With an active presence in GIFT City, Mauritius, and UAE, and Singapore on the horizon, Artha Bharat brings a uniquely hands-on perspective to this conversation. Read the full feature in today's The Economic Times in ET Wealth to understand which hub fits your goals. https://lnkd.in/gcYsf_67 #ArthaBharat #ETWealth #GlobalInvesting #FamilyOffice #WealthManagement #GIFTCity #IndianWealth

A different kind of evening at GIFT City 🎬 Artha Bharat Investment Managers recently hosted a private screening of a popular movie on its Day 1 release at PVR Luxe, Palladium Mall (PVR Cinemas), bringing together not just the Artha team but also their families and professionals from various GIFT City firms who work closely with us. While the IFSCA GIFT ecosystem is known for its many formal engagements, this was a conscious step towards creating something more personal, an informal and relaxed space where relationships go beyond boardrooms and business conversations. It was wonderful to see colleagues, partners and families connect, unwind and share an experience together. Moments like these help build stronger bonds, deeper trust and a true sense of community. A special thanks to Ichchitaa Sawrikar from Artha Bharat Investment Managers for taking the effort to organise the event, bring everyone together and ensure a full house for the screening. Your energy made the evening truly memorable. We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every individual who attended the screening. Your presence, enthusiasm and support made the evening truly special and successful. Thank you: Sandip Shah, Ketaki Gor Mehta, Shekhar Tejwani, Siddharth Patel Shreyans Golchha, Dilip T., Abhineet Tiwari (Pareek), Ranjith Singh B, Nidhi Jitendra Patel, Sakshi Nathani, Shivan Sinha, Nehal Kumar, Manish K Kabra, CFA, Manish Gupta, Madhuri Gurwani, Pratik Dhirawat, Satish Vishwakarma, JALPA SHAH, Meet Shah, Ichchitaa Sawrikar, Ashwini Sawrikar, Sachin Sawrikar and many more. We missed Aniket Talati and Karthik J. As GIFT City continues to grow, initiatives like this play a small but meaningful role in ensuring the ecosystem evolves not just professionally but socially as well. Here’s to building a more connected and thriving GIFT community #GIFTcity #Community #WorkCulture #Networking #ArthaBharatInvestmentManagers