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## Independent auditor’s report to the members of IOOF Holdings Ltd 

## Report on the financial report 

We have audited the accompanying financial report of IOOF Holdings Ltd (the Company), which comprises the statements of financial position as at 30 June 2012, and statements of comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows for the year ended on that date, notes 1 to 41 comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information and the directors’ declaration of the company and the Group comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from time to time during the financial year. 

## Directors’ responsibility for the financial report 

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error. In note 2(a), the directors also state, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 101  Presentation of Financial Statements , that the financial statements of the Group comply with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

## Auditor’s responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. 

We performed the procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001  and Australian Accounting Standards, a true and fair view which is consistent with our understanding of the Company’s and the Group’s financial position and of their performance. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member fims affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

