Rating Rationale
July 24, 2024 | Mumbai
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund
(AMC: Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited)
Rating Reaffirmed; Placed on 'Notice of Withdrawal'
 
Rating Action
Scheme NameRatingRating ActionNarration
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings FundCRISIL AAA mfs REAFFIRMEDRating Reaffirmed; Placed on 'Notice of Withdrawal'
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has placed the Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund scheme of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd (ABSL) on 'Notice of Withdrawal' for 30 days, while reaffirming the rating at ‘CRISIL AAAmfs’.

 

The rating has been placed under notice of withdrawal on the request of ABSL. The rating will be withdrawn on completion of the notice period. The rating remains under surveillance during this period.

 
The rating indicates CRISIL Ratings’ opinion on the credit quality of the debt securities that the fund holds. The rating does not indicate the willingness or ability of the asset management company (AMC) to make timely payments to the fund's investors. The rating is also not an opinion on the fund's net asset value (NAV), which may vary with developments in the market.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings assessment of a rated fund scheme’s credit quality is based on the creditworthiness of the fund scheme’s underlying portfolio of investments. CRISIL Ratings assigns a credit score to each investment security in the scheme corresponding to the security’s credit quality. The scheme’s rating is based on the weighted average credit score of all underlying securities.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

‘CRISIL AAAmfs’ indicates the opinion of CRISIL Ratings on the credit quality of the portfolio of debt securities that the fund holds; the rating does not indicate the willingness or ability of the AMC to make timely payments to the funds’ investors. Schemes with this rating are considered to have the highest degree of safety regarding timely receipt of payments from the investments that they have made.

 

CRISIL Ratings’ assessment of a rated fund’s credit quality is based on the creditworthiness of the fund’s portfolio. CRISIL Ratings has developed a credit quality matrix to assess the aggregate credit quality of a fund’s underlying portfolio. The matrix is a set of credit factors and scores derived scientifically from the default and transition rates of CRISIL Ratings’ long-term ratings. The credit factors reflect the expected default behaviour of the respective securities in the portfolio, and the expected deterioration in their credit quality. The lower the credit factor for each security, the higher would be its inherent credit quality. The credit factors are applied to the proportion of securities held in each rating category to arrive at the credit score for the portfolio. The rating on the fund is assigned on the basis of the fund’s total credit score. A rated fund needs to maintain, at all times, a credit score consistent with its assigned rating.

Liquidity: Not Applicable

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Downward Factors

  • Downgrade in the credit rating of any of the underlying investments, which leads to a change in credit score and consequent breach in the threshold credit score for the outstanding rating

 

About the scheme

The primary objective of the scheme is to generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments. Income may be generated through the receipt of coupon payments or the purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. The scheme will, under normal market conditions, invest its net assets in fixed-income securities, money market instruments and cash and cash equivalents

 

About the AMC 

ABSL asset management manages the funds in accordance with the provisions of the investment management agreement, trust deed, regulations and objectives of each fund. ABSL had assets under management of Rs 13,145 crore as on June 30, 2024

Key Financial Indicators: Not Applicable

Status of noncooperation with previous CRA: Not Applicable

Any other information: Not Applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN

Name of instrument

Date of allotment

Coupon
rate (%)

Maturity
date

Issue size
(Rs.Crore)

Complexity Level

Rating assigned with outlook

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2024 (History) 2023  2022  2021  Start of 2021
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Credit Quality Rating LT 0.0 CRISIL AAA mfs/Notice of Withdrawal   -- 11-08-23 CRISIL AAA mfs 22-09-22 CRISIL AAA mfs   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
Rating Methodology for Credit Quality Ratings of Bond Funds

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