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Women’s day: How a simple newspaper reading habit led Shibani Kurian down the fund management path

Money Control · 8m

To celebrate International Women's Day 2024, Moneycontrol Personal Finance features five women fund managers who have made their mark in the male-dominated Indian Mutual Fund industry. Shibani Sircar Kurian, Head of Equity Research at Kotak Mutual Fund, manages five equity funds and oversees assets under management of INR 7,500 crore. Kurian's career in finance began as an equity researcher at UTI Mutual Fund and she later joined Kotak Mutual Fund in 2007. She now manages equity schemes and heads a research team of 16 analysts. Kurian believes in analyzing a company's cash flows and balance sheets rather than solely focusing on top-line growth. In terms of sector preference, Kurian is positive on select private and public sector banks and asset financing NBFCs, as well as companies focused on specialty pharmaceuticals in the healthcare sector.