Mr. Ambareesh Baliga has taken over as Chief Operating Officer at Way2Wealth. He will head the Institutional, Wealth Management and the Research Division (institutional & retail advisory). Mr. Ambareesh will be based out of Mumbai.
Mr. Baliga has over 25 years of experience in the stock markets. Prior to joining Way2wealth he was with renowned institutions like Karvy and Kotak group.
Ambareesh has varied experience in different facets of financial services such as corporate finance, investment banking, car finance, marketing and distribution of various financial products. He was part of Karvy’s core management group and involved in formulating various business strategies. He set up their PCG business for HNI’s in 2001, their Institutional Equity Group in 2003, their PMS Desk, Research and their Institutional Business. Karvy’s foray into Mutual Funds was also spearheaded by Ambareesh.
ABOUT Way2Wealth
Way2Wealth legacy dates back to Sivan Securities (1984) a premier financial intermediary and incubator for IT start-up firms, spun off its securities broking & investment banking arm as ‘Way2Wealth’ in 2000 and its venture capital division came to be known as ‘Global Technology Ventures (GTV)’. Way2Wealth today has established itself as one of India’s ‘Premier Investments Consultancy Firms’, known for making investing simpler, more understandable and profitable for the investors. We offer a wide range of products & services viz: Equity, Derivatives, Currency Futures, Commodities Trading, IPO's, Insurance (Life/Non-Life), Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management Services, Realty Advisory & Broking and Depository Services all under one roof, for the convenience and benefit of our customers. Through us, you can even trade in international markets with our exclusive tie-up with MAREX Financial (UK). We service our customer relationships through a team of over 750 wealth managers spread across 296+ easily accessible 'Investment Outlets' in almost all major towns and cities in India.
OUR PARENTAGE
We are a ‘Coffee Day Co.’, more popularly known for creating businesses such as ‘Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd’ (India's largest coffee conglomerate and coffee exporter); ‘Café Coffee Day’; ‘GTV’ for providing venture capital to companies viz: MindTree, Ittiam, Magnasoft, Global Edge; ‘Tanglin Developments’ (world-class infrastructure facilities: 'Global Village' Bangalore; 'TechBay' Mysore); Coffee Day Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd. (chain of world class luxury resorts).
THE VISIONARY
The visionary behind Way2Wealth Mr. V.G. Siddhartha, has been involved in the Indian Capital Markets since 1984. His business interests spreads across Coffee plantation / retailing, Real estate, Venture Capital and Financial Services. He has been awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the year’ 2003 by The Economic Times.
WAY2WEALTH
- Over 25 years in the Financial Services Industry
- Network of 296+ full service branches covering 108+ Indian cities / towns
- Established Research Desk for fundamental & technical research
- Structured product offering for HNI & Corporate clients
- 150,000+ client acquaintances (56,000+ retail broking relationships)
- Over 300+ channels partners
- 750+ wealth mangers across the country
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