House Voice • Mutual Fund Insight - Nov 2026

India well-positioned on strong fundamentals and inflows

An exclusive interview with Anand Vardarajan, MD and CEO at Tata Asset Management

An exclusive interview with Anand Vardarajan, MD and CEO at Tata Asset ManagementPhoto: AMC

Summary: Tata’s new CEO uses a food analogy for performance and expects passives to grow from a small base. He says what he thinks Tata offers that bigger rivals don’t, and answers directly on how long the sponsor will stay.

Summary: Tata’s new CEO uses a food analogy for performance and expects passives to grow from a small base. He says what he thinks Tata offers that bigger rivals don’t, and answers directly on how long the sponsor will stay. How would you describe the past 12 months for your fund house in one sentence? We sharpened focus, built growth platforms like SIF and GIFT, and accelerated digital and AI. You took this job two months ago. What is the first thing you changed, and what did you decide to leave alone? My focus is continuity with purpose and greater intensity, centred on consistent performance. Performance is

This article was originally published on October 23, 2026.


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