Axis to hire 50 private bankers to target wealth boom in India

Axis Bank Ltd. is adding 50 private bankers and plans to launch several funds in India’s low-tax finance hub, as part of a broader strategy to tap into the explosive growth of the country’s wealthy population.“We have now expanded to 52 cities from 30 last year to tap the growing wealth in tier 2 cities and beyond,” said Mumbai-based Arnika Dixit, who heads wealth management and the affluent banking unit at the country’s third-largest private sector bank.The firm is expanding its team of bankers across loca ...