Aanand Venkatramanan

Head of ETFs, EMEA

Aanand Venkatramanan

Aanand leads the development and growth of the ETF business. Aanand joined the investment manager from ETF Securities after the successful acquisition of the Canvas ETF business which completed in March 2018. He joined ETF Securities as a Director, Quantitative Investment Strategies in May 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Barclays Capital and Goldman Sachs International as a vice president within their index research and structuring groups respectively; and at University of Sussex as an assistant professor in Finance. He has published papers in top academic journals and co-authored book chapters. Aanand holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance and Master’s in applied Mathematics from the University of Reading.

Other articles by Aanand Venkatramanan

India: The emerging market outlier
Investment strategy

India: The emerging market outlier

Underlying economic factors make India an emerging market like no other.
By Lee CollinsAanand Venkatramanan
09 Aug 2024
3 min read
India’s time to shine
Investment strategy

India’s time to shine

As the world's biggest democracy goes to the polls, we examine the political powerhouse that is t...
By Uday PatnaikAanand VenkatramananLee Collins
16 May 2024
4 min read
The geopolitical ripple effect
Aanand Venkatramanan
ESG and long-term themes

The geopolitical ripple effect

We examine how geopolitics informs our thinking about long-term themes, focusing on cyber securit...
By Aanand Venkatramanan
09 Jan 2024
3 min read
Identifying upstream enablers in the AI revolution
ESG and long-term themes

Identifying upstream enablers in the AI revolution

The cycle of more data leading to more sophisticated AI models means we expect the rate of change...
By Aanand VenkatramananAude Martin
06 Nov 2023
4 min read
Capturing the energy transition opportunities
Aanand Venkatramanan
ESG and long-term themes

Capturing the energy transition opportunities

Metals and minerals will likely play a vital role in enabling the shift from fossil fuels to...
By Aanand Venkatramanan
08 Jun 2023
3 min read
The hydrogen economy: your questions answered
Aanand Venkatramanan
ESG and long-term themes

The hydrogen economy: your questions answered

In this post, we tackle some of the key issues that investors and journalists have recently raise...
By Aanand Venkatramanan
02 Mar 2021
4 min read
The critical role of defence companies in cyber security
ESG and long-term themes

The critical role of defence companies in cyber security

Cyber security isn’t just provided by technology companies; the defence industry is also developi...
By Aude MartinAanand Venkatramanan
28 Oct 2020
4 min read
Blackouts and batteries: making electricity grids more resilient
Aanand Venkatramanan
ESG and long-term themes

Blackouts and batteries: making electricity grids more resilient

The unveiling of the world’s largest battery storage project is an important step in the global...
By Aanand Venkatramanan
01 Sep 2020
3 min read
Is the market for hydrogen fuel just hot air?
Aanand Venkatramanan
ESG and long-term themes

Is the market for hydrogen fuel just hot air?

Hydrogen is up in the air as a fuel source, but demand for alternative battery technologies is...
By Aanand Venkatramanan
29 Jul 2020
3 min read

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