Monika Gandhi

Monika Gandhi Fund Manager

Ms. Monika Gandhi is a fund manager with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. She has an overall experience of more than 16 years in Banking and Financial Services industry.

She joined ABSLAMC in August 2017 as a Senior Credit Analyst – Fixed Income. She has been working closely with other Fund Managers and team members in the investment team.

Prior to joining ABSLAMC, she was a Deputy General Manager in IDBI Bank for 13 years wherein she handled project appraisal, credit evaluation and credit monitoring for Large and Mid-Corporates.

Monika is Chartered Accountant and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.

Roles & Responsibilities with respect to Risk Management Roles & Responsibilities with respect to Risk Management

SN	Particulars
1	Manage investment risk of managed scheme(s). i.e., market risk, liquidity risk, credit risk and other scheme specific risks within approved limits
2	Ensure adherence to relevant SEBI guidelines in respect of RMF and relevant principles thereunder including risk identification, risk management, reporting and corrective actions etc., SID, internal & Regulatory limits
3	Ensure adherence of applicable provisions of Mutual Funds Regulations including Code of Conduct per Schedule V B.
4	Adhere to the risk appetite framework of the schemes to maintain appropriate risk level for schemes.
5	Suggest / provide inputs on changes required to risk appetite to the CIO
6	Recommend reduction/ change in the risk level of the schemes within the Potential Risk Class (PRC) with the approval of CIO.
7	Report identified risk, risk related events and corrective actions plans to the CIO
8	Measure risks in accordance with the approved internal policy and risk metric
9	Periodic analysis of bulk trades and block deals of large values
10	Analysis and evaluation of ratings received from multiple credit rating agencies for securities across portfolios and take necessary actions
11	Ensure disclosures made to clients are consistent with investments and holdings
12	Manage and monitor investments in schemes by conducting – o Quantitative risk analysis o analysis of concentration limits
13	Ensure adherence to the framework for inter-scheme transfers and perform due diligence at the time of buying securities through inter-scheme transfers.
14	Ensure maintenance of all relevant documents and disclosures with regard to debt and money market instruments before finalizing the deal
15	Take corrective action for deviations, if required, as per the approved Delegation of Power (DoP) and escalate major risk related event to CIO.
16	Responsible for daily management of investment risk of managed scheme(s) such as market Risk, liquidity Risk, credit risk and other scheme specific risks and appropriate risk reporting of any risk related event to CIO
17	Maintaining risk level as per the risk metric
18	Undertake immediate corrective action for non-compliance or major finding post approval from CEO as per DoP and shall report to CRO regarding the risk reports.
19	Perform adequate due diligence of outsourced vendors prior to onboarding
20	Ensure periodic assessment of outsourced vendors considering following elements: o Review of vendors' people, systems and processes o Documentation and communication of error tolerance and code of conduct and monitoring breaches o Monitor fraud vulnerabilities in the outsourced process