House Voice • Mutual Fund Insight - Nov 2026

'We're confident Indian equities may continue doing well'

An exclusive interview with Kailash Kulkarni, CEO at HSBC Mutual Fund

An exclusive interview with Kailash Kulkarni, CEO at HSBC Mutual FundPhoto: AMC

Summary: HSBC Mutual Fund’s CEO says performance has been strong but admits a gap in how the fund house told its story to partners. He explains why a deliberately narrow product shelf hasn’t cost it distribution.

Summary: HSBC Mutual Fund’s CEO says performance has been strong but admits a gap in how the fund house told its story to partners. He explains why a deliberately narrow product shelf hasn’t cost it distribution. How would you describe the past 12 months for your fund house in one sentence? It has been great for our AMC, with funds gaining strong traction given strong overall scheme performance. What was your single biggest mistake this year, and what did it cost investors? Not communicating our fund positioning and performance to clients and distribution partners meant many investors weren’t offered our performing schemes. This also impacted B2C clients using new-age

This article was originally published on October 23, 2026.


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