Gautam H Parikh - The handbook of Indian securities

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Gautam H. Parikh combines law, economics and finance in a rich, fact-driven analysis of Indian securities. Written with clarity, and an integrated and holistic approach, this book is essential reading for business professionals in finance, investments and emerging markets. It also provides an insight into how Indian securities are unique, especially in the context of India's legal framework.

Handbook of Indian Securities is a highly readable, useful and practical guide for portfolio managers, investment researchers, corporate CFOs, treasury managers, security analysts, chartered accountants, management consultants and investment bankers. It is also ideal for MBA and CFA students as well as students of financial and securities law.

Gautam H. Parikh (Gary) was born in India, and educated in the USA and England. He graduated from the University of Chicago, earned his MBA at the London Business School and read law at the London School of Economics.

His professional career began in London as an Associate at Schroders, where he worked in international finance and advisory. Later, he joined a private equity firm in the US as an advisor to a former European prime minister.

The author lives in Mumbai with his family.

As India seeks to develop as a major financial centre, we need to enhance our skills in this area, even as we continue to attract a great deal of interest from investors, both local and global. Everyone connected to the world of finance - even the most seasoned professionals - will greatly appreciate this comprehensive guide to Indian securities written by Gautam Parikh.

Naina Lal Kidwai ,Chairman HSBC India, Director HSBC Asia Pacific

Gautam Parikh has written an invaluable book, an authoritative guide for practitioners, students and regulators. The Handbook of Indian Securities can be read as a story of institutional change, and hence is of relevance not just to those interested in the Indian capital markets, but in emerging markets more generally.

Tarun Khanna ,Director, South Asia Institute, Harvard University; Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School

Indias economy grows ever-more important, but its securities markets remain dizzyingly complex. Gautam Parikh offers a path through the confusion with this lucid and penetrating analysis, whose pages will provide many valuable insights for domestic and international investors alike.

James Crabtree ,Mumbai Correspondent, Financial Times

The Handbook of Indian Securities is meticulously researched, extremely well written and elegantly presented. It covers the Indian security market in details and in practical terms. It will be an excellent guide for its readers.

Nilesh Shah ,Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Axis Capital

The Handbook of Indian Securities catches the evolution of Indias capital market which is inseparable from economic reforms in a lucid way without compromising the depth of analysis. It will benefit not only portfolio managers, investment bankers and security analysts but also students of finance.

Tamal Bandhopadhyaya ,Joint Managing Editor, Mint

The Handbook of Indian Securities is a thoughtful and insightful resource for business professionals as well as newcomers to emerging markets. As India rises in global importance, this book's relevance and practical value will also increase over time.

Andrew Holland ,Chief Executive Officer, Ambit Investment Advisors

THE HANDBOOK OF
INDIAN SECURITIES

THE HANDBOOK OF
INDIAN SECURITIES

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