Kotak Securities shines; tops Institutional Investor survey as highest ranked domestic firm

<p>Kotak Securities, a brokerage subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Group, has been honored by Institutional Investor publication as India’s highest ranked firm in its inaugural All-India Research Team survey, with 10 team positions to account for.</p>
<p>Kotak Securities is the only local brokerage in the top five, even though the survey acknowledged a handful other Indian firms in the survey.  The survey focused on many attributes including, integrity, industry knowledge and local knowledge, accessibility of the firm, idea generation, management approachability, types and specialty of services, financial modules, research delivery and many more. The ranking reveals the opinions of nearly 500 individuals from approximately 280 institutions globally that manage an estimated $ 187 billion in Indian equity assets or 66.8 per cent of the MSCI India index market capitalization at the time of polling.</p>
<p>As the global market looks for better macro investment opportunities in India, it is the insightful research conducted by firms like Kotak Securities and its contemporaries that aid in understanding the market opportunities better and undertake investments in a trouble free way.</p>
<p>Institutional Investor is the world’s leading financial publication, known for their groundbreaking and perceptive writing that provides essential intelligence for a global audience. In addition, Institutional Investor offers a host of proprietary research and rankings that serve as respected industry benchmarks.</p>
<p>Known to pioneer stock broking and distribution of various financial products, Kotak Securities is one of India’s oldest and far reaching stock broking houses.  The company focuses on four main areas of business – Retail (equities and other financial products), Institutional Equities, Portfolio Management and Depository Services. It is currently leading India’s modern trading front with new cutting edge technological processes such as Mobile Trading Services – a first for Indian consumers.</p>