Each year, the Wealth Forum Advisor Awards recognise exemplary efforts in distribution of mutual funds, on a pan-India, pan-industry basis, across all distribution segments and geographies. The 4th annual Wealth Forum Advisor Awards recognised distribution excellence for the financial year ended March 2013. This year's awards - like last year - were given by DSP Blackrock Investment Managers.

The awards event is covered in three parts :

1. Net Sales Champions
2. Retail Champions & SIP Champions
3. AuM Growth Champions and Distributor of the Year

In this article, we cover the Net Sales Champions awards. The winners for 2013 are :

An enriching start to the evening's proceedings

S. Naganath, President & CIO, DSP Blackrock kicked off the event with an enriching and absorbing world and India market outlook, in his inimitable style. While he asked participants to brace for a correction in the coming few months, he remained confident that buying into the coming correction will be a rewarding experience for investors with a 2 year view on Indian equities.

Net Sales Champions - Fixed Income

Awards presented by Dhawal Dalal and Neeraj Mittal

North - Metros winner : R.K. Agarwal, Delhi

North non-metros winner : Padam Singh Raj Purohit, Jodhpur

East Metros winner : Mukesh Jain, SMR Consultancy, Kolkata

East non-metros winner : Pallav Bagaria, Guwahati

South metros winner : B Krishnan, Value Invest Wealth Management, Chennai

South non-metros winner : Affluenz Financial Services, Kochi (Shiney Sebastian & Maxie Jose)

West Metros winner : Jogesh Shah, Pune (represented by his daughters)

West non-metros winner : Vinayak Kudtarkar, Panjim

Regional distributors winner : Eastern Financiers, Kolkata

National Distributors winner : IIFL Wealth Management

Bank distributors winner : Kotak Mahindra Bank

IFA all-India winner : Yogesh Shah, Pune (represented by his daughters)

Net Sales Champions - Equity & Hybrids

Awards presented by : Aditi Kothari and Anunaya Kumar

North Metros winner : Vishal Chadha, Shree Madhav Consulting

North non-metros winner : Padam Singh Raj Purohit, Jodhpur

East Metros winner : Santanu Bhattacharyya, Kolkata

East non-metros winner : Lallit Tripathi, Ranchi

South non-metros winner : Kala Lakshman Bhandare, Belgaum

Mumbai winner : Abacus Investments (Yasir Varawala and Mazhar Arif)

West Metros winner : Cedrus Consultants, Pune (Nilesh Bajaj)

West non-metros winner : Pramod Saraf, Swan Finance, Indore

Regional distributors winner : International Money Matters, Bangalore

National distributors winner : IIFL Wealth Management

Bank distributors winner : Axis Bank

All India IFA winner : Abacus Investments, Mumbai (Yasir Varawala and Mazhar Arif)

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