In a candid exchange, Navneet Munot, MD and CEO of HDFC Asset Management Company, shifted attention away from short-term forecasts and toward the enduring principles that shape long-term investment success
Bringing together regulatory insight and industry experience, the conversation reflected on how the rapid expansion of the mutual fund industry has raised expectations across stakeholders
Long-term wealth creation depends more on discipline, risk management and time in the market than on chasing multibaggers, Ashish Gupta, Chief Investment Officer of Axis AMC, said at the Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit in Ahmedabad.
At the Mutual Fund Summit (LIVE), Navneet Munot, Managing Director & CEO of HDFC Asset Management Company (HDFC AMC), shared a key insight on long-term investing. Munot said that wealth creation is driven more by patience and investor behaviour than by financial knowledge alone. He stressed that staying disciplined through market cycles, avoiding emotional decision-making, and maintaining long-term conviction are far more critical than trying to time markets or chase short-term trends.
Motilal Oswal AMC’s Ajay Khandelwal says India’s earnings and investment cycle is broadening, with mid- and small-caps set to lead the next phase of growth.
Three of India's top chief investment officers are betting on equities as the asset class of the year, even as one breaks from consensus to make the case for gold.
Mutual Fund Summit 2026 Live: The Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit 2026 will feature a series of focused conversations covering household portfolio construction, asset allocation choices, evolving investment strategies, the role of mutual funds in IPO markets, and opportunities through GIFT City. Together, these sessions aim to provide actionable
The small-cap question is also addressed with the seriousness it deserves: not as a binary “yes/no,” but as a discussion on cycles, drawdowns, allocation sizing, and the discipline needed to “go long” without overextending.
A key driver is GIFT City, located in Gandhinagar, within Gujarat.