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Compelling Reasons To Invest in india ìì Largest democracy in the world with a USD 2.1 trillion economy
ìì Natural hedge to Canadian markets: Indian markets have a low correlation with the ‘commodities-heavy’ Canadian market, providing favourable diversification to dampen portfolio volatility
ìì High expected growth: The World Bank predicts India to grow by 7.8% in 2016, higher than any other major economy globally
ì ì Stable Currency: The Indian rupee has outperformed most emerging market (“EM”) and developed market (“DM”) currencies over the last 5 years in total return terms
ìì Fundamentally strong economy supported by lower inflation, declining fiscal and current deficits, and increasing foreign reserves
▌compared ▌ to the Canadian economy India has a: nn Faster GDP growth rate
GDP (USD)
nn Significantly lower debt-to-GDP ratio nn Larger and more rapidly expanding middle class
2.1 Trillion
1.8 Trillion
7.8%
1.7%
27 Years
42 Years
51.7%
94.8%
1.2 Billion
35 Million
Median Age Government Debt to GDP Population
Source: World Bank: Global Economic Prospects, January, 2016, IMF Data, CIA, Canada Census.
▌ ▌India Foreign Exchange Reserves
20
400
15
350
Foreign R eserve (USD billion)
Inflation Index Year Over Year % Change
▌ ▌India Inflation Declining
10 5 0 -‐5
usd 356 billion
300 250 200 150 100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Consumer Price Index
Canada
GDP Growth Forecast (2016)
nn Younger tax-paying working population
-‐10
India
Wholesale Price Index
50
usd 43 billion
0
Source: Bloomberg data , as at March 31, 2016. Source: Bloomberg data, as at March 31, 2016.
▌ ▌Yield and Spread between Canadian and Indian Bonds
▌ ▌Indian Rupee Outperformed DM Currencies*
12 Canada
Currency Total Return in %
India 10
6 4
Source: Bloomberg data, as at March 31, 2016. Canada represented by Canadian Government 10-year bond yield. India represented by Indian Government 10-year bond yield.
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
0
2002
2
2001
Yield (%)
8
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -‐5
Source: Bloomberg data, as at March 31, 2016. *5 year total return in CAD terms.
▌ ▌SENSEX Forward Price Earnings
▌ ▌foreign institutional investor flows
25
Current P/E
21
Equity
30
19 17
Fixed Income
10
13 11 9
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
P/E F orward
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
0
1.0
0.7
6.5
8.6
10.7
Source: Bloomberg data, as at March 31, 2016.
19.3
0.9 9.0
0.9
7.1 1.2
2.7 -‐1.3
8.1
17.2 29.1 -‐0.6
17.3
-‐10 -‐20
10 Year Average P/E F orward
6.5
2.3
20
15
26.1
10.1
40
18.19
FII U SD B illion
Forward P/E
50
Average 1 0-‐Year P/E 16.52
23
15.9
24.0
-‐12.2
2.8 -‐0.5
-‐8.7
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD
Source: National Securities Depository Limited of India data, accessed on April 7, 2016.
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Explore Our Lineup of Investment Solutions ìì Active portfolio management from on-the-ground, award-winning investment team ìì Direct access to Indian markets not readily available to Canadian investors ìì Investment exposure to one of the world’s fastest-growing economy ìì Tactical asset allocation decisions based on insights from local industry experts ìì Comprehensive fund offerings for a broad range of investor profiles EXCEL
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nn Initial portfolio mix: 60% equities, 40% investment-grade quality bonds nn Seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio comprised primarily of publicly-listed equities and investment-grade bonds nn Broad portfolio holdings of 60-70 securities, stocks and bonds nn Balanced mandate that seeks to dampen portfolio volatility
n n Generates alpha by targeting equity securities of high-quality companies, trading just outside the index nn Concentrated portfolio holdings of 50-60 stocks nn Largest and longest-running Indiafocused mutual fund in Canada n n Tra c k re c o rd o f c o n s i ste n t outperformance versus benchmark
Focused on Long-term wealth Creation nn Seeks long-term superior growth of capital by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in India that are considered to be emerging industry leaders. nn Focused portfolio consisting of ~25-30 high-quality, growthoriented companies n n Benchmark agnostic, tapping under-researched sectors in India
n n 4.0% initial annual indicative yield, to be paid in monthly cash distributions
▌ ▌Indian equities 10-YEAR Total Annualized Return versus Canada Annualized Total Return (%)
15.0% 10.0%
10.3% 6.1%
5.0% 0.0% -‐5.0%
MSCI I ndia I ndex
4.7%
4.0%
S&P TSX I ndex
MSCI I ndia M id Cap Index
MSCI I ndia S mall TSX V enture Index Cap Index
-‐10.0% -‐15.0%
-‐14.6%
-‐20.0%
Source: Bloomberg data, annualized total performance in CAD terms, as . at March 31, 2016.
nn As displayed in the chart, Indian markets have provided investors with positive returns consistently during different time frames n n Higher alpha can be generated from allocation to small- and mid-cap sized companies
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About Birla Sun life n n Leading independent asset manager in India with approximately USD 20 billion in AUM nn One of the largest and most sophisticated portfolio management teams in the industry nn Sub-adviser of the Excel India Fund, since 1998
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