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Principal Mutual Fund (historical)

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Principal Mutual Fund was the Indian asset management subsidiary of Principal Financial Group (the US-based financial services firm), operationalised in 1994 as one of the early foreign-asset-manager-sponsored AMCs to enter the Indian mutual fund market. The AMC operated under the Principal Mutual Fund brand through 2021, when Principal Financial Group sold the AMC to Sundaram Asset Management . Following the 2021 transaction, the Principal Mutual Fund schemes were merged into the Sundaram Mutual Fund operation, and the Principal Mutual Fund brand ceased to exist as a standalone entity.

Anand Radhakrishnan

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Anand Radhakrishnan is the Chief Investment Officer for Equities at Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited , the Indian subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, the global asset management company. He has been with Franklin Templeton India for over a decade in senior equity investment roles and has been a visible presence in Indian financial media as a commentator on equity markets and investment strategy. Prior to his current role, he had an earlier career phase associated with Sundaram Mutual Fund (the Sundaram Asset Management Company, part of the Sundaram Group).

Sundaram Mutual Fund

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sundaram Mutual Fund is an Indian asset management company, formally incorporated as Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited, sponsored by Sundaram Finance Limited, the Chennai-headquartered non-banking financial company and one of the oldest vehicle finance companies in India. As of March 2024, the fund house managed assets exceeding Rs 60,000 crore, including schemes transferred from Principal Mutual Fund (historical) following Principal’s exit from the Indian mutual fund market in 2022.

Sundaram MF is one of the few Indian AMCs headquartered outside Mumbai, reflecting its southern India commercial roots. The fund house has maintained a consistent equity investment philosophy and operated a focused product range, without the aggressive scheme proliferation seen in some larger AMCs.