Jamshed Desai
BSc, Chemistry, St Xavier's College, Mumbai
- 16 years investment experience
- 2 years with Rexiter
- Based in Singapore with responsibility for Indian equities
- Previously head of institutional research and portfolio management for IL&FS Investment
Jamshed is a fund manager based in Rexiter's Singapore office and a director of Rexiter’s Singaporean fund management entity. He is responsible for Rexiter's investments in India. Jamshed was an investment analyst at Tata Investment Corporation from 1993 to 1995, before joining Tata Asset Management as senior manager, equities. In this period, to mid-1997, he was the local advisor to the Kleinwort Benson India Fund, managed by Christopher James (now also of Rexiter).
After periods as Assistant VP for equity research at Insight Asset Management and SMIFS Securities, Jamshed was appointed head of institutional research for TAIB Securities (India) at the end of 1999.
In January 2004, he moved to IL&FS Investment Ltd, where he was appointed head of institutional research and latterly head of the portfolio management. Jamshed joined Rexiter Singapore in May 2006.
