Jamnagar MFD Association

2015: Founded on 21 August
110: MFDs at AGM 2026
36: Events in our archive
SKIFAA: Registered chapter

Why JMA exists

JMA was founded in August 2015 by a group of Jamnagar distributors who saw the business changing fast. That year SEBI began printing distributor commissions in investors' consolidated account statements. Direct plans were being promoted heavily in the media, and day-to-day problems with CAMS, Karvy and AMCs needed someone to raise them on behalf of everyone.

An association could do what no single distributor could. JMA started out as the Jamnagar IFA Association. It was set up at around the same time as the Saurashtra Kutch IFA Association (SKIFAA) in Rajkot, and it is registered as SKIFAA's Jamnagar chapter.

More than ten years on, JMA has run sessions before, during and after the lockdown, from GST and BSE StAR MF training to webinars and AMC CEO seminars. It also hosts an annual family get-together that now brings together about 150 people.

Exploring opportunities, nurturing wealth.

Knowledge sessionsAMC CEOs, fund managers and top MFDs speak to members on markets, products and growing a practice.
Compliance and regulationAMFI best practices, due diligence, GST, NISM CPE and SEBI updates, explained for daily work.
Operational helpKYC clinics with CAMS, KFinTech and AMC back-office teams, plus training on platforms and software.
CommunityOpen mic sessions, an annual family get-together, and a strong presence at SKIFAA meetings.

JMAis a registered chapter ofSKIFAA Join JMA and you automatically become a SKIFAA member. At national level, distributors are represented by FIFA, the Foundation of IFAs.

Ten years of events

Every session, AGM and get-together JMA has shared, from the first meeting in 2015 to last week. Tap a photo to see the full album.

Who has spoken at JMA

Industry leaders who have come to Jamnagar to share what they know with our members.

Ashish SomaiyaaCEO, WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund
Madhu LunavatCEO, The Wealth Company AMC
Debasis MohantyChief Strategy Officer, The Wealth Company AMC
Nisad KhonalkarFund Manager, The Wealth Company AMC
Roopa VenkatkrishnanSecretary, FIFA
Sanjay KhatriFounding member, FIFA
Pravin SumesaraFranklin Templeton
Rahul ShuklaKotak Mutual Fund
Ravi JoshiBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
Ravi Kalariya, MBA, CFP®I Plus Financial Services LLP, Rajkot
Shrenik BankerKFinTech
Ashish IngleCo-founder, Mulyankan
Rupesh ParekhLenDenClub
Hinen ShahProfessional trainer, Ahmedabad
Rambhai BarchhaSenior MFD
Amit MehtaSwadeshi, Jamnagar
Chirag PorechaLife Plus, Jamnagar
CA Hiren NandaChartered Accountant and MFD, Jamnagar
Alpesh Kanani, CFPKanethic, Jamnagar
Chandresh Bhoraniya, Amit Gadoya, Mukesh JetaniMFDs, Rajkot

Committee

The members who run JMA. Apoorva Rathi has been President since the new committee was formed on 23 July 2022.

Apoorva RathiPresident

Jyotiraja SodhaVice-President

Atin ShethSecretary

CA Hiren NandaChapter representative

Nirav OzaCommittee member

Man VajaCommittee member

Dipak PunjaniCommittee member

Become a member

Open to every AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor in Jamnagar.

One voice for the city's MFDsIssues with RTAs, AMCs or new rules are taken up together, not one distributor at a time.
SKIFAA membership includedJMA is a registered SKIFAA chapter, so you are part of the Saurashtra–Kutch network too.
Learn from the bestAMC CEOs, fund managers and top-performing MFDs speak at regular sessions.
A network that has your backPeers to ask, share with and celebrate with, families included.

Send your detailsFill in the form with your ARN.
ARN checkThe committee verifies your ARN with AMFI.
Pay the membership fee₹1,000 a year, charged per financial year (April to March).
You're inYou're added to the members' group and get invites to every event.