House Voice • Mutual Fund Insight - Nov 2026

'AI -powered smart-beta funds are likely to gain ground'

An exclusive interview with Anand Radhakrishnan, MD at Sundaram Mutual

An exclusive interview with Anand Radhakrishnan, MD at Sundaram MutualPhoto: Manish Yadav

Summary: Sundaram’s MD owns up to a sector bet that hasn’t paid off and says which part of the market is the fund house’s forte. He puts a figure on where passives could go and on what it takes for an AMC to break even.

Summary: Sundaram’s MD owns up to a sector bet that hasn’t paid off and says which part of the market is the fund house’s forte. He puts a figure on where passives could go and on what it takes for an AMC to break even. How would you describe the past 12 months for your fund house in one sentence? Meaningful progress: more consistent performance, stronger sales persistence, broader marketing reach and our GIFT and SIF launches. What was your single biggest mistake this year, and what did it cost investors? CY26 was a year of two halves, with macro-events swinging between crisis and optimism

This article was originally published on October 23, 2026.


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