We have audited the standalone financial statements of AdityaBirla Sun Life AMC Limited ("the Company"), which comprise theBalance sheet as at 31st March, 2025, the Statement of Profitand Loss, including the statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changesin Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalonefinancial statements, including a summary of materialaccounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state ofaffairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its profit includingother comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes inequity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the 'Auditor's Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements' section ofour report. We are independent of the Company in accordance
with the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the financial statements underthe provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial year ended31st March, 2025. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, ourdescription of how our audit addressed the matter is providedin that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be thekey audit matters to be communicated in our report. Wehave fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor'sresponsibilities for the audit of the standalone financialstatements section of our report, including in relation to thesematters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance ofprocedures designed to respond to our assessment of therisks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements. The results of our audit procedures, including theprocedures performed to address the matters below, providethe basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalonefinancial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
(a) Revenue from Asset Management and Advisory Fees and Portfolio Management Fees (as described in Note 2(xiv) of the standalone
financial statements)
Revenue from operations is the most significant balance in the
We have performed the following procedures in relation to the revenue
Statement of Profit and Loss. It majorly comprises of:
recognized during the year:
- Asset Management and Advisory Fees amounting to Rs. 1,560.96
• Obtained and read the accounting policy for revenue recognition.
crore.
• Obtained an understanding of the significant revenue items and
- Management Fees from Portfolio Management and Other Services
identified where there is a higher risk of error due to manual processes,
amounting to Rs. 98.13 crore.
complex contractual terms, and areas of judgement.
There are inherent risks in computing the different revenue streams
• Tested the design and operating effectiveness of key controls in place
including manual input of key contractual terms and computation
across the Company relevant to recognition of Management Fees.
of applicable Assets Under Management (AUM), which could resultin errors. Considering the complexity in contractual terms involvingmultiple schemes, it requires monitoring to ensure all financial termsand conditions are captured accurately and applied appropriately.
Any discrepancy in such computation could give rise to a materialmisstatement in the financial statements.
Accordingly, we have considered revenue from asset management andadvisory fees and management fees from portfolio management as akey audit matter.
• On a sample basis, obtained and tested arithmetical accuracy ofrevenue calculation and the reconciliation with the accounting records.
• On sample basis, verified the input of contractual terms with ratesapproved by the management
• On a sample basis, checked the receipts of such income in bankstatements.
• Obtained and read the investment management fee certificationreport, issued by statutory auditors of mutual fund schemes andreconciled the certified amount with the accounting records.
• Re-calculated Asset Management and Advisory Fees and PortfolioManagement Services Fees in respect of certain sample contractsand compared with the actual fees charged by the Company for suchcontracts.
• Evaluated the disclosure relating to management fee income earnedby the Company.
We have determined that there are no other key audit matters to communicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual report, but does not include the standalonefinancial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationand, in doing so, consider whether such other information ismaterially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
When we read such other information, if we conclude that thereis a misstatement therein, we are required to communicate thematter to those charged with governance and to comply withthe relevant applicable requirements of the standard on auditingfor auditor's responsibility in relation to other information indocuments containing audited standalone financial statements.We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cash flowsand changes in equity of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a whole arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is nota guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonablybe expected to influence the economic decisions of users takenon the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to theaudit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe Company has adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on the auditevidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor's reportto the related disclosures in the financial statements or, ifsuch disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up tothe date of our auditor's report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continue asa going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content ofthe standalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statementthat we have complied with relevant ethical requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with themall relationships and other matters that may reasonably bethought to bear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsfor the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 and are thereforethe key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to theextent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books exceptfor the matters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) belowon reporting under Rule 11(g);
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and Statementof Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in 2(b) above on reporting under Section143(3)(b) and paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g);
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financialstatements and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure 2" to this report;
(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended 31st March, 2025 has been paid/providedby the Company to its directors in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 read with Schedule Vto the Act;
(i) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer Note23 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contractsfor which there were any materialforeseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required tobe transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,no funds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds have been received by the Companyfrom any person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has causedus to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (a) and (b) contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with section 123of the Act to the extent it applies to paymentof dividend.
As stated in Note 47 to the standalone financialstatements, the Board of Directors of theCompany has proposed final dividend forthe year which is subject to the approval ofthe members at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. The dividend declared is in accordancewith section 123 of the Act to the extent itapplies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software except that, audit trailfeature is enabled for direct changes to datawhen using certain access rights on with effectfrom 30th May, 2024, as described in Note 46 tothe financial statements. Further, during thecourse of our audit we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith, in respect of accounting software(s) wherethe audit trail has been enabled. Additionally,the audit trail feature was not enabled for directchanges to data when using certain access rightsfor the financial year 2023-2024 by the companyas per the statutory requirements, as stated inNote 46 to the financial statements.
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Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: 28th April, 2025