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'We intend to simplify finance for everyone'

An exclusive conversation with Deepak Shenoy, CEO, Capitalmind Mutual Fund

‘We intend to simplify finance for everyone’

Model-driven vs human-led portfolios? Since Capitalmind is very quant-focused, we expect our models to play a significant role, though humans will remain in the loop for final decision-making. The goal is to have roughly 75 per cent of equity decisions driven by robust models, and to use models as much as possible in fixed-income and hybrid portfolios as well. We also expect models to drive execution alpha as we continue building technology to capture opportunities. That said, human-led alpha will never disappear, especially during periods of extreme uncertainty or crisis. There simply aren’t enough instances of severe downt

This article was originally published on October 21, 2025.