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SIR Financial Services

Turn your dreams into achievable financial goals.

Santosh Revanaki has invested his own money in mutual funds since 2007 and guided other families through theirs since 2015. Today he looks after a thousand families across seventeen countries, from an office in Hubballi.

AMFI-REGISTERED MUTUAL FUND DISTRIBUTOR · ARN-357446
Santosh Ishwar Revanaki, Founder, Director and Financial Guide at SIR Financial Services
Santosh Ishwar RevanakiFounder & Director
What SIR stands for

Secure. Invest. Reach.

S — Secure your life and health. I — Invest with the right guidance. R — Reach your goals, with time on your side.

How we work
The SIR Financial Services mark
1,000+Families guided
₹85 CrAssets under management
₹86 LMonthly SIP book
2,400+Live SIPs running
17Countries served
New programme
Our GEM · Investor Growth Recognition

Every family we guide sits somewhere on this ladder.

GEM groups the families we look after by the size of the portfolio they have built with us, and we publish the movement between bands each month. It exists to mark progress — the household moving from New to Bronze matters as much here as the one entering Platinum.

Our GEM investor growth dashboard. New Gem, portfolios up to 1 lakh rupees: 504 families last month, 517 this month. Bronze Gem, 1 to 25 lakh: 461 last month, 469 this month. Silver Gem, 25 to 50 lakh: 44 last month, 49 this month. Gold Gem, 50 lakh to 1 crore: 20 last month, 20 this month. Platinum Gem, 1 to 10 crore: 9 last month, 11 this month.
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1,038families last month
1,066families this month
+28net movement
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GEM bands describe the current value of portfolios held through us. They are a recognition of progress, not a performance record, and they do not indicate or promise any rate of return. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risk.

SIR Financial Services app

The portfolio, on the phone in your pocket.

Between meetings, most of what you want is a number: what a fund has done, where the SIP has got to, what a redemption would look like at tax time. The app answers those without an appointment — and does the transacting too.

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Everything in one portfolio

Holdings, returns and fund performance across every AMC you hold, on one screen instead of six statements.

SIPs, start to step-up

Custom-period, SIP-delay and step-up calculators are built in, so a change to a SIP comes with the arithmetic attached.

Invest and track the order

Place an order through NSE, follow where it has got to, and cancel it before it goes through if you change your mind.

Statements when you need them

Portfolio and capital-gains reports on demand, including a last-financial-year export to hand to whoever files your return.

Goal reports, not just balances

Goal reports and financial calculators, so a number on the screen has a purpose behind it.

Built to be trusted with this

Two-factor sign-in, SSL pinning and independent VAPT testing. KYC and risk profile stay current in the app, and transactions raise a notification.

Behind the app
Qualified Personal Finance Professional
CertificationQualified Personal Finance Professional
AMFI registeredARN-357446
IRDAI licenceICI01407069
Credentials

Qualified, certified, and accountable.

Four certifications, each independently awarded. Displayed in full because in this business the letters after a name are the only thing a new client can verify before they trust you with money.

QPFP

Qualified Personal Finance Professional

QPFP® — comprehensive personal financial planning across goals, risk, tax and estate.

CRGP

Certified Retirement Goal Planner

CRGP® — specialist certification in retirement corpus planning and drawdown.

AMFI

AMFI-registered Mutual Fund Distributor

Registered with the Association of Mutual Funds in India. ARN-357446.

IRDAI

IRDAI® Licensed · MDRT

Licensed by IRDAI and a member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

The practice, in numbers

Built one family at a time, since 2020.

Every figure below is a household that decided to start. The average SIP is ₹12,000 a month — ordinary salaries, invested consistently.

1,000+Families guided
₹85 CrAssets under management
₹86 LMonthly SIP book
2,400+Live SIPs running
₹12,000Average monthly SIP
17Countries served

“As a retired person I started my association with Santoshji. He is very hard working, knowledgeable in financial investments and properly guiding me based on needs and goals. Thanks to SIR.”

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Goal-based financial planning

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Every rupee should have a job and a date. We sort what you want into needs, wants and dreams, then match each to a horizon — because a goal two years away and one twenty years away call for completely different portfolios.

Your goals, your life Short termLess than 2 years Medium term3 to 7 years Long termMore than 7 years
NeedsHigh priority Emergency fund, health cover, annual commitments Parents’ medical fund, school fees Retirement corpus, children’s higher education
WantsMedium priority Planned purchases, insurance top-ups House renovation, a car, further study Dream home, children’s marriage
DreamsLower priority A short break International travel A new venture, charity, a jubilee celebration
Term Life Insurance Health Insurance Emergency Fund Annual Commitments Golden Retirement Plan Children's Higher Education Parents' Medical Emergency Fund Dream House Purchase Dream Car Purchase Children's Marriage House Renovation Self Higher Education Exotic International Vacation New Venture / Start-up Charity / Social Work Marriage Silver Jubilee Marriage Golden Jubilee
Need — secure this first Want — plan deliberately Dream — fund what is left
Reviews & feedback

What families say.

Every quotation below is a verbatim review published on our Google Business Profile, under the reviewer’s own name. We do not publish anonymous testimonials — if it cannot be attributed, it should not persuade you.

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★★★★★

“I had a great experience interacting with Santosh Sir regarding financial planning. He patiently explained the different investment options and helped me understand how to approach financial planning in a practical way.”

AzharGoogle review
★★★★★

“As an investor, I am very happy with the guidance and support provided by SIR Financial Services. They explained mutual fund investments clearly and helped me choose the right investment plan based on my financial goals.”

Gangu GadadanGoogle review
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“I had a great experience with SIR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED The team was professional, helpful, and guided me through every step with patience. They explained everything clearly and made the entire process smooth and hassle-free.”

Sandesh LamaniGoogle review
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“I had a very positive experience with SIR Financial Services. Their approach is professional, trustworthy, and highly personalized, with a strong focus on understanding financial goals, risk appetite, and long-term needs…”

Praveen MadiwalarGoogle review
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“Excellent experience with SIR Financial Services. A trustworthy platform for mutual fund investments and a great place to start a disciplined investment journey.”

Malingaraya PujariGoogle review
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“Namaste, myself Dr Supriya Bhosale, Chief Physician at Niramaya Ayurveda Hospital Navanagar-Bagalkot. Guidance by Mr. Santosh Revanki sir has made me to be ready for any unpredictable…”

Dr Supriya BhosaleGoogle review · Chief Physician, Bagalkot
In their own words

Video reviews.

Clients describing their own experience, published on our YouTube channel under their own names. Nothing here is scripted or paid for.

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Where our investors are

A practice in Hubballi, a client list that is not.

Seventeen countries and counting, alongside families across Karnataka and other Indian states.

17 countries · 1,000+ families

Lower Manhattan from Governors Island with a fishing boat (46294p)
United StatesNEW YORK
Tower bridge London Twilight - November 2006
United KingdomLONDON
Liffey and Ha' Penny Bridge - panoramio
IrelandDUBLIN
Brandenburger Tor nachts 2012-07
GermanyBERLIN
KeizersgrachtReguliersgrachtAmsterdam
NetherlandsAMSTERDAM
Storkyrkan and Kungliga slottet Stockholm 2016 01
SwedenSTOCKHOLM
Empty Old Town Market Square in Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, April 2020
PolandKRAKOW
Dubai skyline 2015 (crop)
UAEDUBAI
Riyadh Skyline
Saudi ArabiaRIYADH
Doha Skyline 09
QatarDOHA
Toronto skyline viewed from Trillium Park
CanadaTORONTO
+6 More countries Seventeen in all Investing from abroad

12 cities · from one office in Hubballi

Gateway of India Mumbai india
MumbaiMAHARASHTRA
India Gate, New Delhi
DelhiDELHI NCR
Vidhan Soudha Bangalore Front view
BengaluruKARNATAKA
Charminar, Hyderabad, Telangana
HyderabadTELANGANA
Chennai train station
ChennaiTAMIL NADU
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata - West facade 01
KolkataWEST BENGAL
Shaniwar Wada pune
PuneMAHARASHTRA
Adalaj Vav 02
AhmedabadGUJARAT
East facade Hawa Mahal Jaipur from ground level (July 2022) - img 01
JaipurRAJASTHAN
Imambara of Asaf-ud-daula
LucknowUTTAR PRADESH
Chinese Fishing Net Raising Birds Sunrise Ashtamudi Kollam Mar22 A7C 01784
KochiKERALA
Akal Takht and Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab, India
AmritsarPUNJAB

Cities shown are indicative of the practice’s reach; the full register is confirmed before publication.

12 cities · the home state, where it started

Vidhan Soudha Bangalore Front view
BengaluruKARNATAKA
Panoramic View of Hubli City from Nrupatunga Hill
HubballiOUR HOME CITY
Mysore Palace (1)
MysuruKARNATAKA
Kamal Basti front view, Belgaum
BelagaviKARNATAKA
Suthan Battery Mangaluru,
MangaluruKARNATAKA
Firuz Shah Tomb, Haft Gumbad Complex 1
KalaburagiKARNATAKA
View of staggered square layout of mantapa of Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar
DavanagereKARNATAKA
Jog falls 6
ShivamoggaKARNATAKA
Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur, Karnataka
VijayapuraKARNATAKA
Yoga Narasimha Temple Devarayanadurga
TumakuruKARNATAKA
Ballari-Fort-01
BallariKARNATAKA
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha Temple cropped
UdupiKARNATAKA

Cities shown are indicative of the practice’s reach; the full register is confirmed before publication.

Seventeen countries, and families in cities from Hubballi to Kolkata. The practice is run from one office; the client list has never been local.

Recognitions & awareness

Recognised by the industry, in front of the public.

Over twenty recognitions from fund houses and industry bodies, and a standing programme of investor awareness sessions run free of charge.

Recognitions

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Investor awareness programmes

Sessions on how mutual funds actually work, run for colleges, employers and community groups. No product is sold at these sessions.

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Workplace SIP awareness sessionEmployer / campusAttendees
Follow along

Where else to find us.

Market notes, goal-planning explainers and the occasional reminder that doing nothing is usually the right move. Our Google profile carries every review families have left us.

For Non-Resident Indians

Investing in India from abroad, done properly.

NRE versus NRO. FATCA and CRS. Repatriation limits. Completing KYC without flying home. We handle all of it — and we tell you upfront which fund houses will not accept investors from your country.

Sequence

The emergency fund comes before the SIP.

Six months of expenses in a liquid or overnight fund is what stops a market fall from becoming a forced redemption. It is the least interesting decision in the plan and it protects every other one.

Plan a goal
Home / Investing

Mutual funds, mapped to a goal.

We do not sell a fund of the month. We start with what the money is for and when you need it, then choose accordingly — across every AMC, with no bias toward any one of them.

Ways to invest

Four routes into the same portfolio.

Which one suits you depends on whether you have a monthly surplus, a lump sum sitting idle, or a corpus that now needs to pay you an income.

SIPSystematic Investment Plan

Invest a fixed amount monthly. Build wealth consistently, without timing the market.

LumpsumOne-time Investment

Put a single amount to work today and let compounding do the rest.

STPSystematic Transfer Plan

Move money gradually from debt into equity, smoothing your entry.

SWPSystematic Withdrawal Plan

Draw a regular income from an existing corpus without liquidating it.

The categories

Types of mutual fund.

What separates them is what they hold and how long your money is tied up — not last year’s returns. The goal decides the category; the category narrows the fund.

01

Debt Fund

Lends to governments and companies. Steadier than equity and taxed at your slab rate, which is why it suits money needed within a couple of years.

02

Hybrid Fund

Holds equity and debt in one scheme, so the balancing between them is done inside the fund rather than by you.

03

Equity Fund

Owns company shares. The most volatile of the categories, and the one that needs the longest horizon to make sense.

04

Children Fund

Solution-oriented, with a lock-in until the child turns eighteen or five years, whichever comes first.

05

Retirement Fund

Solution-oriented, locked in for five years or until retirement age — whichever is earlier.

06

ELSS

Equity with a three-year lock-in, the shortest of the 80C options. Chosen on merit, not on the March deadline.

07

Sectoral Funds

Concentrated in a single sector. Higher risk by construction — a satellite holding, never the core.

08

Thematic Funds

Built around an idea that cuts across sectors. Carries the same concentration risk as a sectoral fund.

09

Solution Oriented Funds

The category holding children’s and retirement schemes, defined by a lock-in rather than by what it invests in.

Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully.

Comparison

Where mutual funds sit against the alternatives.

Not an argument that funds always win — an honest comparison, so you can see where each instrument earns its place.

InstrumentIndicative returnLock-inTaxationBest used for
Equity mutual fund10–13% p.a.*NoneLTCG above ₹1.25L at 12.5%Goals 7+ years away
ELSS (80C)10–13% p.a.*3 yearsAs equity, plus 80C reliefTax saving with growth
Debt mutual fund5–8% p.a.*NoneSlab rateOne month to two years
Fixed deposit6.5–7.5% p.a.Term-boundSlab rateMoney needed within 2 years
Recurring deposit6.5–7% p.a.Term-boundSlab rateShort, disciplined saving
PPF~7.1% p.a.15 yearsExempt throughoutThe safe core of retirement
Sukanya Samriddhi~8.2% p.a.To age 21Exempt throughoutA daughter's education fund
Savings account2.7–4% p.a.NoneSlab rateEmergency money only

* Illustrative long-run ranges for planning conversations. Mutual fund returns are not assured and past performance does not indicate future results. Deposit and small-savings rates change periodically.

In your pocket

Watch the portfolio without waiting for a statement.

Holdings, returns and fund performance across every AMC. Start or step up a SIP, place an order through NSE and track it — and pull a capital-gains report whenever you need one.

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How we are paid

Plainly stated.

We are an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor. We don’t charge any fee for guidance. We are paid a trail commission by the fund house out of the scheme’s expense ratio. You pay us nothing directly, and the commission does not change what you pay for the fund.

Commission rates differ between schemes. Where that creates a conflict, we will tell you it exists.

Loan against mutual funds

Liquidity without breaking compounding.

An overdraft against your holdings, typically well below personal-loan rates, with the units pledged rather than sold. You keep the compounding and you keep the tax position — a redemption resets both.

Home / Investing / Retirement

Retirement planning

The goal with the longest runway and the least urgency — which is exactly why it gets postponed. Every year of delay costs more than the last.

Who this is for

If you are 30 to 50 and salaried.

You have EPF, possibly a PPF account, and a vague sense that neither will be enough. You are right — EPF alone typically replaces only a fraction of pre-retirement income once inflation is applied across a 25-year retirement.

The fix is not exotic. It is a monthly amount, invested in a growth asset for long enough that compounding rather than contribution does most of the work.

“The best time to start was your first salary. The second best time is this month's.”

The only market-timing advice we give
The cost of waiting

What a ₹20,000 monthly SIP becomes.

Same monthly amount, same assumed 12% return, different start ages, all retiring at 60. The gap is not the contributions — it is the years.

Start ageYears investedYou contributeProjected corpusGrowth's share
Age 2535₹84,00,000₹12,94,00,00094%
Age 3030₹72,00,000₹7,06,00,00090%
Age 3525₹60,00,000₹3,79,00,00084%
Age 4020₹48,00,000₹1,99,00,00076%
Age 4515₹36,00,000₹1,00,00,00064%

Illustrative projections at an assumed 12% annualised return, compounded monthly. Actual returns vary and may be negative in any period. Figures rounded. Not a guarantee, and not a recommendation of any specific scheme.

How we work

Four steps, then a review every year.

1

Establish the number

The annual income you want at 60, inflated to the year you retire, multiplied by a realistic retirement length. Most people's first guess is roughly half of what is actually needed.

2

Count what already exists

EPF, PPF, NPS, existing funds, property you would genuinely sell, and any pension. There is usually more than people think, and it is scattered.

3

Fill the gap with a monthly amount

Split across equity funds while the horizon is long, with a written plan for shifting toward debt in the final decade rather than a panic move at 58.

4

Review annually, adjust rarely

We increase the SIP as your income rises and rebalance when allocation drifts. We do not change funds because of one bad year.

Questions we get

Before you start.

What if the market crashes right before I retire?
That is the single largest risk in this plan, and it is why the last ten years matter more than the first ten. We move the corpus progressively toward debt as the date approaches, so a crash at 58 hits a far smaller equity share than a crash at 40 would.
Should I use NPS instead?
Usually alongside, not instead. NPS gives an extra ₹50,000 deduction under 80CCD(1B) and is cheap, but it locks money until 60 and forces part of the corpus into an annuity. We normally recommend both, weighted to your tax position.
Can I pause my SIP if money gets tight?
Yes, and it is far better than redeeming. Most AMCs allow a pause of one to six months. Tell us first — we would rather reduce the amount than have you stop entirely.
I am an NRI. Does any of this change?
The plan does not, but the mechanics do — the account you invest through, your FATCA position, and how the corpus is taxed if you return to India. See the NRI guide.
Human life value

The cover is a calculation, not a preference.

Income to be replaced, the years to replace it for, liabilities to clear, assets already standing. The sum assured falls out of that arithmetic rather than out of a round number that sounded adequate.

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Term cover protects the income, not the investment.

Our first recommendation to almost everyone is pure term cover — the product that pays us the least of anything we distribute. That should tell you how we approach the rest of it.

What we place

Three shapes of life cover, in an honest order of preference.

Term first, always. The rest earn a place only when a specific need justifies the cost.

Pure Term Insurance

A large sum assured for a small premium, and nothing paid back if you outlive it. Ten to fifteen times annual income, to age 60 or 65. For most families this is the entire answer.

Pure Term Insurance with Return of Premium

The same cover, with the premiums returned if you survive the term. The certainty costs more, so the sum assured buys less — worth it only when that trade is made knowingly.

Corporate Group Term Insurance

One policy covering a workforce, priced on the group rather than the individual. Cover usually ends when employment does, so it sits alongside personal cover rather than replacing it.

Insurance partners

Who we are licensed to place cover with.

Two life insurers, each with a named licence holder. Cover is compared across them, never sold on whichever pays more.

ICICI Prudential Life InsuranceSantosh Ishwar Revanaki · ICI01407069
TATA AIA Life InsuranceShilpa Santosh Revanaki · TATAAIA5754823

Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation. Cover, exclusions and premiums are set by the insurer.

How we size it

Four questions before a single quote.

1

Establish the replacement need

The annual income your family would lose, multiplied by the years until your youngest is independent, plus outstanding loans, minus existing assets.

2

Count what you already hold

Employer group cover ends the day the job does. We count it, but we never rely on it.

3

Compare across insurers, not within one

Premiums for identical cover vary widely by age, health and occupation. We quote from the companies we are appointed with and show you the spread.

4

Get the disclosure right

Almost every rejected claim traces back to something not declared at proposal. We would rather load your premium than risk your claim.

In your pocket

See what the cover is standing in front of.

Term cover exists to protect a portfolio. The app is where you watch that portfolio — holdings, returns and SIPs across every AMC — so the sum assured is a considered number rather than a guess.

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Questions

The things people actually ask.

How much cover do I actually need?
As a starting point, ten to fifteen times your annual income — then adjusted for loans, existing assets and how many years your dependants still need support. We run the number with you rather than quoting a rule of thumb.
Is term insurance wasted if I outlive it?
It is the same logic as fire cover on your house. You are buying certainty for your family through the years they could not absorb your loss, not buying a return.
Why recommend term when it earns you less?
Because a family under-insured for twenty years is a worse outcome for everyone, including us. Most of our business arrives by referral, and referrals do not survive bad advice.
Will my claim be rejected?
Not if the proposal was filled honestly. Disclose every condition, medication and habit, including tobacco. A loaded premium is survivable; a repudiated claim is not.
On “tax-free maturity”. Life insurance proceeds are exempt under Section 10(10D) only where the policy meets the prescribed conditions. Since April 2023, maturity proceeds from non-ULIP policies with aggregate annual premiums above ₹5 lakh are taxable, and a similar threshold applies to ULIPs. Anyone who tells you insurance maturity is always tax-free is selling, not guiding.
Sum insured

The hospital sets the number, not your salary.

A single ICU admission in a metro can run to several lakhs before anyone discusses treatment. Cover is sized against what care costs where you would actually be treated.

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Home / Health Insurance

The cover you will actually claim on.

A policy is only worth the claim it pays. We read the waiting periods, sub-limits and room-rent clauses before we look at the premium, because that is where cover quietly fails.

What we place

Cover shaped to who is being covered.

The right structure changes with age, city and family stage. A floater that suits a young couple is the wrong answer for elderly parents.

Individual

For a single life, usually a young earner with no dependants yet.

Family floater

One sum assured shared across the family. Efficient while children are young.

Senior citizen

Separate policies for parents. Waiting periods and co-pay clauses matter far more here than premium.

Comprehensive

Higher sums assured with restoration, for metro families where one admission can exhaust a small cover.

Corporate group

For business owners covering employees — usually cheaper per life than individual policies.

Student travel

For children studying abroad, where university-mandated cover is often worse value than an Indian policy.

What we check

The five clauses that decide whether a claim pays.

1

Room-rent capping

A 1% sub-limit on a ₹5 lakh cover means a ₹5,000 room. Exceed it and the insurer proportionately reduces the entire bill, not merely the room charge.

2

Pre-existing disease waiting period

Two to four years depending on insurer. If a condition exists today, this is the single most important line in the policy.

3

Sub-limits and co-pay

Caps on specific procedures, or a fixed share you always pay. Common in senior-citizen plans and easy to miss.

4

Restoration and no-claim bonus

Whether the sum assured refills after a claim, and how the cover grows in the years you do not claim.

5

Network hospitals near you

A cashless network only helps if it includes the hospitals you would actually be taken to, in Hubballi or wherever you live.

In your pocket

The savings a policy is there to protect.

Health cover exists so that an admission is not paid for out of your investments. The app is where you watch those investments — holdings, returns and SIPs, on demand.

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Questions

The things people actually ask.

Is my employer’s cover enough?
Rarely, and it stops the day the job does — often at the moment you are least able to buy fresh cover. Treat it as a supplement to a policy you own.
Should my parents be on our floater?
Usually not. A floater shares one sum assured, and older parents claim more often. Separate senior-citizen policies almost always work out better.
What if I already have a condition?
Declare it. Every one. The waiting period is survivable; a rejected claim for non-disclosure is not, and it is the most common reason cover fails when it is finally needed.
Can I port an existing policy?
Yes, and you carry your accumulated waiting-period credit with you if it is done at renewal within the prescribed window. We handle the paperwork.
Section 80D. Up to ₹25,000 for yourself and family, and a further ₹50,000 for senior-citizen parents. This is among the few deductions we actively push clients to use in full.
What it is

A pledge, not a redemption.

Units are marked with a lien at the registrar and the lender sets a limit against their value. Ownership, NAV movement and dividends all remain yours throughout.

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Home / Loan Against Mutual Funds

Borrow against your portfolio without selling it.

A loan against mutual funds pledges your units as security instead of redeeming them. Your money stays invested, your compounding continues, and you pay interest only on what you actually draw.

Why it exists

The alternative is usually worse.

Selling to raise cash triggers capital gains, ends the compounding, and forces you to re-enter at whatever price the market is at when you have the money again.

Your units stay invested

The portfolio keeps working. You pledge the units; you do not sell them.

No capital gains event

A pledge is not a redemption, so no gains are realised and no tax is triggered by the borrowing itself.

Interest only on what you use

It works as an overdraft. Draw ₹2 lakh from a ₹10 lakh limit and you pay interest on ₹2 lakh.

Fast, and fully digital

Lien marking happens with the registrar electronically. Approval is typically same-day rather than a branch visit.

No end-use restriction

Unlike a car or education loan, the money is not tied to a purpose — a medical bill, a business gap, a deposit.

Cheaper than unsecured credit

It is a secured facility, so it prices well below a personal loan or a credit-card revolve.

Lending partner

Who actually lends against your units.

The loan is made by the lender; we arrange it and stay involved. Terms, interest and the limit are theirs to set.

Lending partnerVolt Money
SecurityUnits lien-marked, not redeemed

A fall in the market can require you to add security or repay early. Borrowing against investments carries risk.

How it works

From pledge to disbursal.

1

We check what is pledgeable

Not every scheme qualifies, and equity and debt funds attract different limits. We tell you your realistic limit before you apply.

2

Units are lien-marked

The registrar records a lien in favour of the lender. You continue to own the units and continue to receive any distributions.

3

The limit is sanctioned

A percentage of current value — typically higher against debt funds than equity, because the collateral moves less.

4

You draw what you need

The facility sits available. Interest accrues only on the drawn balance, calculated daily.

5

The lien is released

Repay and the lien is lifted. Your units were never sold and the holding period was never broken.

In your pocket

See the portfolio the loan is secured against.

Holdings and current value on demand, so you can judge what a pledge is worth before you ask for one — and watch the units keep compounding while the loan runs.

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Questions

The things people actually ask.

What happens if the market falls?
The collateral value falls with it. If it drops below the lender’s threshold you will be asked to top up the security or repay part of the balance. This is the real risk of the product and we will not let you take the maximum limit without understanding it.
Do I still receive dividends and growth?
Yes. You remain the owner of the units throughout. The lien restricts your ability to redeem them, nothing else.
Is this available against every fund?
No. Each lender publishes an approved list of schemes, and limits differ between equity and debt. We check yours against the list before anything is filed.
How is it different from a personal loan?
It is secured, so the rate is materially lower, and you pay interest only on the drawn amount rather than on a full disbursed sum from day one.
Borrowing against investments carries risk. A fall in market value can trigger a demand for additional security or partial repayment. A loan against mutual funds suits a short-term, repayable need — not a way to fund further investment. We arrange this facility as a distributor; sanction, limit and rate are the lender’s decision.
What it is

A private key, not a password.

A digital signature certificate binds your identity to a key held on a hardware token. It is what makes an electronic filing legally equivalent to a signature on paper.

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A legally valid signature, issued in a day.

A Digital Signature Certificate is the electronic equivalent of a wet signature, recognised under the Information Technology Act, 2000. If you file with the MCA, GST or Income Tax portals, or bid on a tender, you need one.

Which class you need

One certificate, valid for two years.

There is now a single Class 3 certificate rather than separate classes. We confirm your documents before collecting a rupee.

Class 3 DSC — valid two years

The single certificate now issued, covering signing and encryption. It is what Income Tax, MCA, GST and e-tendering portals accept, and what stands up legally on a signed document.

How it works

Application to working token.

1

Identify the right class and validity

One year, two years or three. Three is usually the better value if you file regularly.

2

Submit documents and pay

PAN, Aadhaar, a photograph and proof of address. Organisations also submit registration and authorisation papers.

3

Complete video verification

A short recorded verification required by the Certifying Authority. It takes a few minutes on a phone.

4

Certificate is issued

The Certifying Authority issues the DSC, typically within a working day of a clean verification.

5

Download to your token

The certificate is downloaded onto a FIPS-compliant USB token. We ship the token or hand it over at the office.

Questions

The things people actually ask.

How long does it take?
Usually one working day once documents and video verification are complete. Delays are almost always a mismatch between the name on the PAN and the name on the address proof.
Can I use one DSC everywhere?
A Class 3 signing certificate covers Income Tax, MCA and GST. Tender portals frequently require the combo certificate, so tell us if you bid.
What happens when it expires?
It stops working on the expiry date — there is no grace period. We remind clients ahead of renewal so a filing deadline is never the moment you discover it.
I lost the token. What now?
The certificate cannot be recovered from a lost token; a fresh one must be issued. Report it to us and we will revoke the old certificate and start the replacement.
Which form

Your income sources choose it, not your preference.

One salary and nothing else is ITR-1. Any capital gain moves you to ITR-2, and business or professional income to ITR-3. The wrong form makes the return defective rather than merely late.

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Filed correctly, and on time.

We file returns for salaried individuals, business owners and NRIs — including the capital-gains schedules that mutual fund investors need and most filing tools handle badly.

Who we file for

Every return needs a different schedule.

The right form depends on your income sources, not on how simple you would like it to be.

Salaried — ITR-1

One employer, no capital gains, income within the prescribed limit. Usually straightforward.

With capital gains — ITR-2

Where mutual funds, shares or property sales are involved. This is the return we file most often.

Business & professional — ITR-3

For proprietors and professionals, with books of account and depreciation.

Presumptive — ITR-4

For eligible small businesses and professionals declaring income under the presumptive scheme.

Non-resident returns

Foreign income, DTAA relief and residential-status determination. Getting the status right decides everything else.

Response to a notice

Defective return, mismatch and other departmental notices, answered within the prescribed window.

How it works

Documents to acknowledgement.

1

Share your documents

Form 16, bank interest certificates, capital gains statements and proof of any deductions claimed.

2

We reconcile with AIS and Form 26AS

Every reported figure is checked against what the department already holds. Mismatches are the most common trigger for a notice.

3

Old regime or new, compared

We compute your liability under both and file whichever leaves you better off, showing you the working.

4

Review before submission

You see the computation and confirm it. Nothing is filed on your behalf until you have approved the numbers.

5

Filed, verified, acknowledged

We file, complete e-verification, and send you the acknowledgement for your records.

In your pocket

Pull the statement your return needs.

Capital-gains and portfolio reports export from the app, including a last-financial-year option — the numbers a filing needs, without a request and a wait.

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Questions

The things people actually ask.

Which regime should I choose?
It depends on the deductions you actually claim. We compute both and file the one that leaves you paying less — and we show you the comparison rather than asking you to trust it.
How are my mutual funds taxed?
Equity and debt funds are taxed differently, and the holding period decides the rate. Because we hold your transaction history, the capital-gains schedule is built from your actual statements rather than retyped.
What if I have missed the deadline?
A belated return can still be filed within the window the Act allows, with interest and a late fee. The sooner it is filed, the smaller both are.
Do I need to file if tax was already deducted?
Usually yes. TDS is not a substitute for a return, and filing is how you claim a refund where excess tax was deducted.
Filing is a compliance service, not investment advice. We prepare and file on the basis of the documents you provide, and the accuracy of the return depends on their completeness.
NRE and NRO

The source account decides repatriation.

Investments made from an NRE account are freely repatriable. From an NRO account they are not, beyond the annual limit and a chartered accountant’s certificate.

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Investing in India from abroad.

Roughly one in five of the families we guide lives outside India. We have run this process across ten countries, so we know which questions arrive before you ask them — and which fund houses will decline you before you apply.

First decision

NRE or NRO — and why it matters later.

You cannot invest in Indian mutual funds in foreign currency. The money must come through a rupee account, and which one you choose determines whether you can take the proceeds back out freely.

 NRE accountNRO account
Money it holdsIncome earned outside IndiaIncome earned inside India — rent, dividends, pension
RepatriationFreely repatriable, principal and returnsUp to USD 1 million per financial year, with paperwork
Interest taxed in IndiaNoYes, with TDS
Best forFresh investment from your overseas salaryDeploying rent or other Indian income

Summarised for orientation and current as at August 2026. Confirm your position with your bank and a tax practitioner in both countries before acting.

The one that surprises people

FATCA, and why some fund houses will decline you.

FATCA is not a ban on NRIs investing in India. It is a reporting obligation that several Indian AMCs have decided is not worth the administrative cost for a small number of investors — so they simply do not accept applications from residents of the United States and Canada.

Others accept them, but only through physical, non-online applications. Which is which changes from time to time.

What we do about it. Before you fill in a single form, we check current acceptance for your country of residence across the fund houses that fit your plan, and build the portfolio only from those that will take you. Clients in Ireland, the UK, Germany and the Gulf are rarely affected. Clients in the US and Canada usually have a shorter list, and we say so at the first conversation rather than after a rejected application.

Getting started

Completing KYC without flying to India.

1

PAN and the NRE or NRO account

Both must exist before anything else. If your PAN predates your move, its residential status needs updating — a mismatch fails silently later.

2

Documents, attested correctly

Passport, visa or residence permit, overseas address proof and a recent photograph — attested by the Indian mission, a notary, or your overseas banker depending on country. We tell you which route yours accepts.

3

FATCA and CRS declaration

Your tax residency and taxpayer identification number where you live. Straightforward, but one wrong digit causes a rejection weeks later.

4

In-person verification, done remotely

Most fund houses now accept video IPV. We schedule it in your timezone.

5

First investment

Typically two to three weeks from the first call, most of which is waiting on attestation rather than on us.

In your pocket

Your India portfolio, in your time zone.

Holdings, SIPs and statements whenever your evening happens to be, which matters more when the office you would otherwise ring is five and a half hours ahead.

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Questions

What NRIs ask us most.

How are my gains taxed — in India or where I live?
In India first, at the same rates as residents, usually with TDS deducted at redemption. Whether you also pay at home depends on your country's rules and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between it and India. Most DTAAs let you credit Indian tax paid. We are distributors, not tax practitioners in your country — we will state the Indian side precisely and recommend you confirm the other side locally.
What happens if I move back to India?
Your residential status changes and so does the account you invest through. The holdings themselves need not be sold. We handle the re-designation and the KYC update.
Can I invest jointly with a resident parent?
Yes, though it affects repatriation and who is taxed. Usually cleaner to keep NRI investments in your sole name with a resident nominee.
Do you charge NRI clients more?
No. We are paid the same trail commission by the fund house regardless of where you live, and we charge you nothing directly.
What times can we speak?
We hold evening slots for the Gulf and Europe, and early-morning India slots for North America. The booking page shows times in your own timezone.
Home / Tools

Run the numbers yourself.

Projections, not promises. These use standard formulae and the assumptions you set — which is precisely why the output is a conversation starter rather than a forecast.

In your pocket

The same arithmetic, without the browser.

SIP, step-up, SIP-delay and custom-period calculators are built into the app, alongside goal reports that attach a number to a purpose.

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SIP & lumpsum

What a regular or one-time investment could become.

You invest
Estimated gain
Projected value

Term cover estimate

A rough sum assured, using the income-replacement method.

Income replacement
Plus liabilities
Less existing cover
Additional cover needed

Both calculators are illustrative. The SIP projection compounds monthly at the rate you set and assumes uninterrupted contributions; real returns vary and may be negative in any period. The cover estimate uses a simple income-replacement rule and ignores your spouse's income, inflation, existing assets and specific family circumstances — all of which we would weigh in an actual review. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.

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A practice built on holding the same funds as its clients.

SIR Financial Services Private Limited was incorporated in January 2020 in Hubballi, Karnataka. It guides around a thousand families, roughly a fifth of them living outside India.

Founder, Director & Financial Guide

Santosh Ishwar Revanaki

He spent thirteen years in software — Persistent Systems, Novell Software Development India, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise — as a quality assurance engineer, then a consultant, then a specialist. Along the way he started investing in mutual funds with his first salary in 2007, and by 2015 colleagues were asking him to look at their portfolios.

In January 2020 he took the AMFI certification and turned that into a firm. The IT career matters more than it sounds: it is where the habit of documenting, testing assumptions and reviewing on a schedule came from — and it is why he is comfortable saying "I do not know, let me check" rather than improvising an answer.

Santosh Ishwar Revanaki, Founder, Director and Financial Guide at SIR Financial Services
Hubballi, KarnatakaMarvel Ecron, Unit No. 322, 3rd Floor, Gokul Road.
The team

The people behind the practice.

A small practice by design. You speak to the person who knows your file, not to whoever answers the queue — and everyone who keeps this office running is on this page.

Santosh Revanaki, Founder and Director
Santosh RevanakiFounder & Director

Leads the strategic vision, business growth and client-centred financial planning of the practice, with a focus on building long-term wealth for the families it looks after.

QPFP®CRGP®AMFI Registered · EUIN E335253IRDAI Licensed
Shilpa Santosh Revanaki, Director
Shilpa Santosh RevanakiDirector

Supports strategic decision-making, business operations, team development and client service, while contributing to the sustainable growth and long-term vision of the firm.

NISM-Series-V-AAMFI Registered · EUIN E457410IRDAI Certified
RadhaKumari Chowhan, Operations Manager
RadhaKumari ChowhanOperations Manager

Manages client relationships, coordinates service requirements and ensures timely support and a positive client experience through steady communication and follow-up.

AMFI Registered · EUIN E673176
Anusha Vawalkar, Digital Marketing Manager
Anusha VawalkarDigital Marketing Manager

Leads digital marketing, brand communication, content and online engagement, strengthening visibility and supporting the growth of the practice.

NISM-Series-V-AAMFI Registered
Timeline

How the practice got here.

07

2007

First job at Persistent Systems. First SIP, in the same month.

15

2015

Begins guiding colleagues and friends informally.

20

January 2020

AMFI certification. SIR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED incorporated.

22

2022

First internship cohort. IRDAI certification and MDRT membership.

26

2026

1,000+ families guided, ₹85 Cr under management, investors in 17 countries.

Internships

Eight cohorts, ten business schools.

Since 2022 we have run summer internships and management consulting projects for BBA and MBA students, who work on real client research rather than filing.

Credentials

What we are registered to do.

AMFI registrationARN-357446
ARN valid until27 MAR 2029
EUIN — SantoshE335253
EUIN — ShilpaE457410
IRDAI licenceICI01407069
IRDAI licence — ShilpaTATAAIA5754823
Corporate identityU70200KA2025PTC207887
NISM certificationSeries V-A

Every identifier here is the registered value.

The certification

What QPFP® actually took.

Selling a financial product in India requires a distribution licence and little else — AMFI’s ARN examination is a single day. Network FP’s Qualified Personal Finance Professional programme will not admit you without a degree and an existing industry examination, and then runs three level examinations and a final across a hundred hours of teaching. Santosh completed Levels I, II and III and was certified on 29 November 2025.

Qualified Personal Finance Professional, a Network FP certification

Level I — Personal Finance Foundations

The profession itself, the client relationship, cashflow and debt, risk, asset classes, and the regulation that governs all of it.

Level II — Personal Finance Solutions

Organising a financial life around goals — emergency funds, protection, education, retirement — and building the plan that connects them.

Level III — Personal Finance Products

The instruments themselves, judged on structure, cost and tax rather than on the brochure they arrive in.

3 + 1examinations

Three level examinations — Foundations, Solutions, Products — then a final mock and a final examination across all of it.

1,000+scenario questions

Not definitions to recall. Situations of the kind that arrive in a first meeting, worked before the examination rather than on a client.

100+hours of training

Cohort-based and live, spread over six months, with recordings rather than instead of the sessions.

30+practitioner trainers

Taught by people who run practices, which is why the syllabus covers what to do as well as what is true.

Entryis already gated

A graduate degree plus an existing industry examination — NISM, IRDAI, CFP or CFA — before the programme will take you.

Renewalevery year

The designation is subject to continuing education and renewal. It lapses if the work stops, which is rather the point of it.

Programme structure as published by Network FP, the awarding body. The designation is subject to continuing education and annual renewal, and any certificate’s validity can be checked on the Network FP members register.

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Insights

A note every fortnight, in plain language, on what is actually happening to your money. Written for existing clients and published for anyone.

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What an NRI should check before the first SIP

22 August 2026 · Santosh Revanaki · 6 min read

Most of the NRI enquiries we receive open the same way: someone has decided to start investing in India, has opened an app, and has been rejected at the last screen with no explanation. It is almost always one of four things, and all four are avoidable if you check them in the right order.

1. Your PAN still says you are a resident

If you obtained your PAN before moving abroad — most people did — its residential status is still resident. Fund houses reconcile your KYC record against it, and a mismatch fails silently. Updating it is a form and a few weeks, not a problem, but it must happen first.

2. You are investing from the wrong account

You cannot buy Indian mutual funds in dollars, pounds or dirhams. The money has to arrive in rupees from an NRE or NRO account in your own name. Which one you use is not administrative trivia — it determines whether you can freely take the proceeds out of India later.

  • NRE holds money earned abroad, and both principal and returns are freely repatriable.
  • NRO holds money earned in India — rent, dividends, a pension — and repatriation is capped at USD 1 million a financial year, with paperwork.

If you are investing your overseas salary and might one day want the money back where you live, use NRE. We have seen people spend years building a corpus in an NRO account and only discover the constraint when they try to move it.

3. The fund house does not accept your country

This is the one nobody warns you about. FATCA and the reporting it requires have led several Indian AMCs to stop accepting investors resident in the United States and Canada altogether. Others accept them only on paper forms, never online.

This is not a legal bar on you investing. It is a commercial decision by individual fund houses, and it changes. Before you apply anywhere, the list of who will accept you should be checked as it stands that week — not from an article, including this one.

Investors in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland and the Gulf are rarely affected. If you are in the US or Canada, your available list is shorter but it is not empty, and a perfectly good portfolio can still be built from it.

4. Your FATCA declaration has a small error in it

Tax residency and the taxpayer identification number of the country you live in. A transposed digit here does not fail immediately — it fails four weeks later, after the rest of the application has been processed. Check it twice.

The order that works

Update the PAN. Open or confirm the NRE account. Check current AMC acceptance for your country. Complete KYC with correctly attested documents and a video IPV. Then start the SIP. Done in that sequence it takes two to three weeks, most of it spent waiting on attestation rather than on anything you can hurry.

What it should not involve is finding out at the final screen, with no explanation, that the answer is no.

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Real client work, not filing and photocopying.

We give MBA students practical exposure to mutual funds, financial literacy, client interaction and corporate work culture, helping them develop industry-ready skills. Since 2022 interns have worked on live client research with a deadline and a reviewer, because that is the only kind of work worth putting on a CV.

7Cohorts since 2022
87Students mentored
14Institutions
2026Current batch
The work

What an intern actually does here.

A small practice cannot afford to park someone on busywork, which turns out to be the best thing about interning at one. Everything below is reviewed before it reaches a client — the analysis is still yours.

Client portfolio research

Reviewing real holdings against a stated goal and writing up what does not fit. Reviewed by the team before it reaches anyone, but the analysis is the intern’s own.

Fund and scheme comparison

Reading scheme documents rather than fact sheets, and learning why two funds with similar returns can behave nothing alike.

Market and sector notes

Short written pieces on what moved and why, which is where most of the writing practice happens.

Investor education material

Explaining a concept to someone who has never met it. The hardest of these and the one that teaches the most.

Process and operations

How an application actually reaches a fund house: KYC, timelines, the failure modes. Dull until the first time it saves a client a fortnight.

Client conversations, observed

Sitting in on reviews once the cohort is ready. Listening to a real conversation about money teaches what a textbook cannot.

What you cover

The ground an internship here covers.

Worked through on real portfolios rather than slides, in roughly this order.

01

Understanding mutual fund concepts

02

Mutual fund taxation and tax implications

03

Financial goal planning

04

Promoting financial literacy and awareness

05

Portfolio tracking through app and web platforms

06

Understanding the role of a financial guide

07

Importance of term life insurance

08

Importance of health insurance

Why it exists

Why an internship here is worth a summer.

We started taking students in 2022 because the work was there and the teaching was missing. Eight cohorts later it has become one of the more useful things the practice does.

It is where theory meets a real client

A syllabus can teach the difference between an equity fund and a debt fund. It cannot teach you what to say to someone who has just watched their portfolio fall twelve percent.

Small practices give bigger work

A large firm has enough people to keep an intern on the edges. We do not, which turns out to be the best thing about interning here.

The industry is short of people who can explain

Not of people who can calculate. The scarce skill is making a household understand a decision well enough to stick with it for twenty years.

References that describe work

Ours say what a student actually did and how it turned out. That is worth more in an interview than a certificate of attendance.

For students

What you actually leave with.

Stated plainly, because most internship pages are not.

A live project with your name on it

Real client research, a deadline and a reviewer. It goes in your portfolio because you did it.

Grounding in products and regulation

A structured first week on funds, insurance, KYC and what the regulator requires, so you are not learning the vocabulary and the job at once.

Time with clients, once you are ready

Sitting in on reviews. Watching an experienced conversation about money teaches what no classroom does.

Written feedback, not a signature

What you did well, what to work on, and a reference that says so specifically.

AMFI and NISM certification, explained

What the certifications are, what they permit you to do, and how to sit them. Several of our interns have gone on to take them.

A view of the whole business

Research, operations, compliance and client service in one place, which is rare and useful when deciding what you actually want to do.

Our interns

Every student who has come through.

Every student since 2022, named, with the college that sent them. They all did real client research while they were here.

87Students since 2022
14Colleges represented
7Cities they came from
20Largest intake (2026-27)

MBA 2026-27 20 students

  • Shreya K BhuratShreya K BhuratKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Shilpa KamadolliShilpa KamadolliChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Bhuvaneshwari NayakBhuvaneshwari NayakChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • GangubaiGangubaiGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Sandesh LamaniSandesh LamaniKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Shraddha BaddiShraddha BaddiChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Anusha NalavadiAnusha NalavadiChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Abhishek NashipudiAbhishek NashipudiBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Krittika HattikalKrittika HattikalBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Manisha PhatkeManisha PhatkeBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Suprita AngadiSuprita AngadiSDM College of Engineering & TechnologyDharwad
  • Arpita KomarArpita KomarB.V.V. Sangha's Institute of Management StudiesBagalkot
  • Pramodkumar NaikPramodkumar NaikPondicherry University, Dept. of Management StudiesPondicherry
  • Avinash GudihalAvinash GudihalB.V.V. Sangha's Institute of Management StudiesBagalkot
  • Soubhagya GhatageSoubhagya GhatageB.V.V. Sangha's Institute of Management StudiesBagalkot
  • Harshita PattarBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Shreemath AkkiBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Om Suresh MerwadeBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Sumant P MBright Business SchoolHubballi
  • Varsha ChindiB.V.V. Sangha's Institute of Management StudiesBagalkot

BBA and MBA 2024-25 15 students

  • Sushma PatilSushma PatilChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Kavya GadadKavya GadadGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Rashmi ShindhurRashmi ShindhurKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Tejaswini AttarTejaswini AttarChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Srinivas AdikeSrinivas AdikeChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Yogish BulabuleYogish BulabuleChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vishwanath ParashettiVishwanath ParashettiChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Indu MachappanavarIndu MachappanavarKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Aishwarya SasvihalliAishwarya SasvihalliKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Shridhar MalaliShridhar MalaliIEMS, TarihalHubballi
  • Aishwarya KumbarAishwarya KumbarBapuji Institute of Engineering & TechnologyDavanagere
  • Dhiya SDhiya SKLE's Lingaraj CollegeBelagavi
  • Sakshi BhoganSakshi BhoganKLE's Lingaraj CollegeBelagavi
  • Dhanraj GadadKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Jyothi PoojariIEMS, TarihalHubballi

MBA summer internship 2023 11 students

  • ANU KANU KKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Kavana S BhatKavana S BhatGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vijaylaxmi C BadnurVijaylaxmi C BadnurBasaveshwar Engineering CollegeBagalkot
  • Akshata V KanappanavarAkshata V KanappanavarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Mangala K PujarMangala K PujarKLE IMSRHubballi
  • Anusha VawelkarAnusha VawelkarChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Ramesh JadhavRamesh JadhavChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Sanika V MatadeSanika V MatadeChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Akash C PadaganurAkash C PadaganurChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Kavya JambaladinniBasaveshwar Engineering CollegeBagalkot
  • Anita D UpparKarnatak University, DharwadDharwad

MBA management consulting project 2023 19 students

  • Saleenanaj S ShaikhSaleenanaj S ShaikhGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Mallikarjun KokatiMallikarjun KokatiGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vishal P DodawadVishal P DodawadGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Mohammadnabi J HuyilagolMohammadnabi J HuyilagolGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Rakshit C SiddibhaviRakshit C SiddibhaviChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Varsha Y ManappagalVarsha Y ManappagalChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Chaitanya NekkantiChaitanya NekkantiChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Deepa S RDeepa S RChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Rajat NavalurRajat NavalurChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Abhishek HugarAbhishek HugarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Preeti RaikarPreeti RaikarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Ankita AngaragattiAnkita AngaragattiGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Bharath Kumar R TBharath Kumar R TChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Deepa ChalavannavarDeepa ChalavannavarChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Sanjana KulkarniSanjana KulkarniChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vinay H KVinay H KGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Pavan S BhandarkarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Akshata HebballiChetan Business SchoolHubballi
  • NandiniKLE IMSRHubballi

BBA 2023 4 students

  • Srija MSrija MJ.S.S. CollegeDharwad
  • Sushma MulimaniSushma MulimaniJ.S.S. CollegeDharwad
  • DhanalakshmiDhanalakshmiJ.S.S. CollegeDharwad
  • Anagha RugvediAnagha RugvediJ.S.S. CollegeDharwad

MBA summer internship 2022 6 students

  • Deepika GowdarDeepika GowdarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Kruti JamadandiKruti JamadandiGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • AvinashkumarAvinashkumarGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vaishnavi KandakurVaishnavi KandakurGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • Vidya A GVidya A GIBMR Business SchoolHubballi
  • Balaji D GuttalBalaji D GuttalGlobal Business SchoolHubballi

MBA management consulting project 2022 12 students

  • SouhadSouhadKLE IMSRHubballi
  • AnushaAnushaGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • AnjanaAnjanaGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • ManjunathManjunathGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • PoojaPoojaGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • RaghavendraRaghavendraGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • AishwaryaAishwaryaGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • HemantHemantIBMR Business SchoolHubballi
  • LalithLalithIBMR Business SchoolHubballi
  • ArchanaArchanaIBMR Business SchoolBangalore
  • ArvindGlobal Business SchoolHubballi
  • RameshBangalore
Colleges

Institutions that have placed students with us.

8 so far, across Hubballi, Dharwad, Bagalkot and Pondicherry. If your placement office would like to run a cohort, we would like to hear from them.

KLE IMSRCHETAN Business SchoolGlobal Business SchoolBright Business SchoolSDM Engineering & Technology CollegeB.V.V Sangha's Institite of Management StudiesPondicherry Univeersity Dept of Management StudiesChetan Business School
How it runs

From application to reference.

1

Apply

Send a CV and a short note on why financial services rather than anything else. No cover letter template survives contact with us.

2

Conversation

Thirty minutes, mostly about how you think. We are not testing whether you already know mutual funds.

3

Grounding week

Products, regulation and the vocabulary, so the first real task is not also a language lesson.

4

Live project

A real piece of client research with a deadline and a reviewer. This is the bulk of the internship.

5

Review and reference

Written feedback on what you did well and what to work on, and a reference that describes actual work rather than attendance.

Questions

The things students actually ask.

Who is it for?
BBA and MBA students, most often in their penultimate or final year. Prior finance knowledge is not assumed — the grounding week exists for that reason.
Is it paid?
Terms vary by cohort and by the institution’s own requirements. We set them out in writing before anyone starts, and we would rather discuss it early than late.
Where is it based?
Our office on Gokul Road, Hubballi. Some research work can be done remotely, but the parts worth being here for — client reviews, the daily back-and-forth — are not.
Does it lead to a job?
Sometimes, and we will not pretend otherwise about the rest. The practice is small, so a role exists only when there is genuine work to fill it. The reference and the portfolio of real work are what every intern leaves with.
Can my institution place students here?
Yes — we have run projects with ten so far and are open to more. Have your placement office contact us and we will talk through what a cohort looks like.

Send a CV and a short note through the contact form, choosing “Internship enquiry”. We read every one and reply either way.

Breadth

Nineteen houses, so the panel is not the answer.

Were the list three names wide, empanelment would decide the recommendation. A wide panel is what turns the question into which fund rather than which of ours.

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Who we distribute for.

We are empanelled across the market rather than tied to any single house. That is what makes an honest recommendation possible — and it is why we publish the full list rather than a curated handful.

Asset Management Companies

Mutual funds · 19 empanelled

Life Insurance

Term, pension, guaranteed income

Health Insurance

Individual, floater, senior citizen, group

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Lending partner

Partner names confirmed by the practice. Logo artwork still to be supplied — each partner’s brand permission is required before publishing their mark.

Why breadth matters

A short list is a conflict of interest.

A distributor empanelled with three fund houses can only ever recommend from three. We hold empanelment across the market so that the answer to “which fund” is decided by your goal and horizon, not by who we happen to have a contract with.

How we are paid

Disclosed, not hidden.

We receive trail commission from the asset management company, paid out of the scheme’s expense ratio, and commission from insurers at IRDAI-prescribed rates. You pay us nothing directly. Rates differ between schemes; where that could affect a recommendation, we say so at the time.

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Start with a conversation.

Thirty minutes, no product pitch, no fee. We look at what you have and tell you plainly what we would change. If that is nothing, we will say so.

Send an enquiry

Tell us a little.

We use your details only to respond to this enquiry and, if you become a client, to service your account. We do not sell or share them. Alongside your message we record how you reached us — the page you landed on, the site that referred you, your timezone and browser language — so we can answer in your working hours and see which pages are useful. No cookies are used for advertising and we do not track you across other websites. See the privacy policy for retention periods and your rights.

Or reach us directly

Hubballi, Karnataka.

+91 97398 16000

Also +91 97396 86000. Call or WhatsApp, Monday to Friday, 10am–5pm IST.

support@sirfinancialservices.in

For enquiries, statements and anything that needs a written record.

SIR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Marvel Ecron, Unit No. 322
3rd Floor, Gokul Road
Hubballi 580030, Karnataka, India

Marvel Ecron, Unit No. 322
3rd Floor, Gokul Road, Industrial Estate, Hubballi, Karnataka 580030
Visitor parking on Gokul Road. Monday to Friday, 10am–5pm IST.

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Book a 30-minute call

Pick a slot that suits you on our booking page — no fee, no obligation.

If you are abroad

Evening slots for the Gulf and Europe, and early-morning IST slots for North America. Booking times are shown in your own timezone.

Existing clients

Portfolio statements, transactions and capital-gains reports are in the investor portal.

Before you call

Most questions have an answer in the app.

What a fund has done, where a SIP has got to, a capital-gains report for your return. Worth a look before the phone — and we are still here when the question needs a person.

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Disclosures & grievance redressal

Everything a regulator, a client or a prospective client should be able to find in one place without asking.

Registrations

Who we are registered as.

Company nameSIR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
AMFI registrationARN-357446
ARN valid until27 MAR 2029
CINU70200KA2025PTC207887
EUIN — Santosh Ishwar RevanakiE335253
EUIN — Shilpa Santosh RevanakiE457410
IRDAI licence — Santosh Ishwar RevanakiICI01407069
IRDAI licence — ShilpaTATAAIA5754823
InsurerICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Grievance officerSantosh Ishwar Revanaki
NISM certificationSeries V-A

Every identifier here is the registered value.

How we are paid

Commission, disclosed.

We are an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor. We do not charge investors a fee and we do not provide investment advisory services for a fee. We receive trail commission from asset management companies, paid out of the scheme's expense ratio.

Commission rates vary between schemes and between fund houses. Where a recommendation could be affected by that difference, we disclose it at the time. For insurance we receive commission from the insurer at the rates prescribed by IRDAI.

Standard disclaimer

The risk statement.

Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully before investing. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and the value of your investment can go down as well as up.

Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may change. Any illustration or calculator output on this site is a projection based on assumptions you set, not a promise of returns.

Your information

Privacy notice.

Written to be read. The short version: we collect what we need to reply to you and to service what you hold with us, we keep it in India, and we do not sell it.

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What we collect

From the enquiry form: your name, email, phone, country of residence and what you asked about. If you become a client, we additionally hold the KYC and transaction records our obligations require. Our website counts visits without cookies and cannot identify you individually — country is the most precise location it records.

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Why we may hold it

For an enquiry, your consent, recorded with the date and the version of this notice in force at the time. For a client relationship, the contract between us and the obligations placed on a distributor by AMFI, SEBI and IRDAI. Consent for an enquiry may be withdrawn at any time; records we are required to retain cannot be deleted on request.

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Who else sees it

Asset management companies, registrars and insurers, where a transaction requires it. Our hosting and email providers, as processors. Nobody else. We do not sell personal data and we do not share it for anyone else’s marketing. The contact page embeds a Google map, so opening that page contacts Google and may set their cookies.

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How long we keep it

An enquiry that does not become a relationship is deleted within twenty-four months. Client records are held for the period our regulators require, currently eight years from the end of the relationship.

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Your rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 you may ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, ask us to erase it where we are not required to keep it, and nominate someone to exercise these rights on your behalf. If you are in the EEA or the UK, the GDPR gives you equivalent rights including portability and objection. Write to support@sirfinancialservices.in and we will respond within thirty days.

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Where it is held

On servers in India. Nothing is transferred outside India except where a fund house, insurer or registrar you have transacted with operates its own systems elsewhere.

Version and effective date to be set before launch. Every consent we record is stamped with the version in force when it was given.

Using this site

Terms of use.

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This site is information, not advice

Nothing here is a personal recommendation. We are an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor, not a SEBI-registered investment adviser, and we do not charge a fee for advice. What suits another investor may not suit you.

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Calculators are illustrations

Every figure a calculator on this site produces is arithmetic applied to assumptions you chose. It is not a projection of what any scheme will return, and it is not a quotation.

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Accuracy

We take care that what is published here is correct when published. Scheme details, commission structures, tax treatment and regulation all change. Always read the scheme information document or policy wording, which prevails over anything said here.

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Links to other sites

We link to fund houses, insurers and regulators for your convenience. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content.

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Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Courts at Hubballi, Karnataka have exclusive jurisdiction.

Draft for review. Have these confirmed by your compliance adviser before launch — particularly the retention periods and the jurisdiction clause.

If something goes wrong

Grievance redressal.

Complaints are acknowledged within two working days and resolved within twenty-one, or you are told why more time is needed.

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Raise it with us

Write to support@sirfinancialservices.in or call +91 97398 16000. Include your folio or policy number.

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Escalate to the principal officer

If unresolved after twenty-one days, escalate to the Director named in the disclosures above.

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Escalate to the regulator

For mutual funds, SEBI SCORES at scores.gov.in or the AMC's investor relations officer. For insurance, the IRDAI Bima Bharosa portal, and thereafter the Insurance Ombudsman for your region.

Contact routes must be confirmed against current regulator guidance before launch.

Attribution

Photograph credits.

The country and city photographs on the home page come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the free licences shown. Where a licence requires the photographer to be named, they are named here.

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A few questions, then a prepared call.

Seven short questions, about two minutes. Ask anything along the way — it answers what it can and passes the rest to Santosh, who calls you already knowing your situation.

Before we start

This is automated.

You are answering a script, not a person. It asks about your goal, your timeframe and what you can set aside, and it can answer common questions about how things work — documents, timelines, account types, what we charge. It cannot recommend a fund, predict a return, or advise on your own money. Santosh does that, on the call.

Your answers are stored with your enquiry and used to prepare that call. See the privacy policy.

Automated, and not investment advice. Santosh answers anything about your own money — message him on WhatsApp at any point, or call the office.