

Credence Capital Organizes Nivesh 2018
- By Sumit Goenka
Credence Capital, the investment fund of IIM Lucknow, hosted its Annual Investment Summit, Nivesh, on the 2nd of December, 2018 with the aim of promoting the culture of value investing and management of personal finances amongst the students.
A four-part event, Nivesh encompasses the flagship speaker sessions, an engaging panel discussion, a hands-on workshop on value investing and finally a pan-India equity research competition for students of top MBA colleges.
The theme for Nivesh 2018 was “Mastering investment and business cycles” and the speaker session saw some of the biggest names in the industry including:
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Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya, CIO, Kotak Mahindra AMC
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Mrs. Nithya Easwaran, MultiplesEquity
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Mr. Akash Singhania, Sr. VP, Motilal Oswal
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Mr. Anish Tawakley, Fund Manager, ICICI Prudential
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Mr. Vihang Naik, Fund Manager, L&T Mutual Fund
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The esteemed speakers shared their opinions and insights with the student body, who had the opportunity to hear from these investors first hand regarding their investment philosophy and stock picking process through their years of industry experience.
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This was followed by the much-awaited panel discussion on “Behavioural nuances of investing cycles” driven by Mr. Mangalam Maloo. The discussion delved upon the multiple facets of the investing scenario and shed some light on how seasoned professionals see the markets going forward.
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Nivesh 2018 was a wonderful opportunity for students to interact with professionals from the industry and gain knowledge beyond the textbook and received and was well reflected in the enthusiastic response it received from both the student body of IIM Lucknow and well as external participants.