Achint has 10+ years of experience in the capital markets. He spent five years of his career as an equity research analyst and was part of the highly rated research team at Ambit Capital. He then moved to the US to help set-up Ambit’s equity sales presence in North America. At Marcellus, he will lead the sales and business development function in the Western Hemisphere.
Qualifications: Achint is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He also holds Series 7 & and Series 63 certifications of FINRA.
Articles by team Marcellus
Indian Banks Don’t Need More Regulation, They Need More Leverage
Indian banks are often criticized for maintaining higher net interest margins (NIMs) compared to their global peers. However, despite higher NIMs, Indian banks’ average RoE of 6.9% over the past decade lags the average RoE of G7 countries’ banks of 9.2%. More importantly, Indian banks have one of the lowest excess return (RoE less 10-year […]
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Portfolio performance and update on fundamentals - June 2025
Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP): June was a constructive month for the portfolio and the broader index. However, the portfolio underperformed the index by approximately 190 bps, as markets were led higher by a sharp rebound in a handful of large-cap semiconductor names—despite elevated valuations. In contrast, our more defensive holdings, including Waste Connections, Berkshire Hathaway, […]
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White Collar Jobs Growth & Wage Growth: Twin Drivers of India’s Slowdown
From Diwali 2023 onwards, Indian companies’ earnings growth has decelerated at a rapid rate. Underpinning this deceleration is a sharp conk-off in consumption growth, long the mainstay of the Indian economy. Key drivers of this consumption downturn are a sharp deceleration in white collar job creation alongside a reduction in real wages for white collar […]
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