Recognition of the results from financial
operations and the related valuation of financial
assets and liabilities.
The result from operations on financial
instruments for the year ended 31 December 2024
amounted to PLN 1,646,119 thousand and was
the most significant item in the Company's
separate statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income.
The value of financial assets measured at fair
value through profit or loss and financial liabilities
held for trading as at 31 December 2024
amounted to PLN 1,082,560 thousand and PLN
171,806 thousand, respectively.
The result from operations on financial
instruments consisted of realized and unrealized
profits and losses related to trading in derivative
financial instruments.
The process of concluding transactions with
clients and valuing derivative financial instruments
is mass and takes into account large amounts of
market data necessary for valuation.
Given the above, this area requires significant
work and expert knowledge in the field of financial
instruments and the use of IT systems, which is
why we considered it a key audit matter.
Information on accounting policies and
quantitative disclosures regarding the result on
operations on financial instruments, financial
assets at fair value through profit or loss and
financial liabilities held for trading are described in
notes 4.3, 4.11, 5.1, 15 and 22 of the separate
financial statements, respectively.
As part of the audit procedures, we updated our
understanding of the Company’s policies and
procedures relating to entering into transactions
and valuing financial instruments and recognizing
the result.
We reviewed the design of the controls
implemented by the Company in this area,
including the process of entering into transactions
with clients and the valuation process.
In relation to the information systems through
which transactions are executed and financial
instruments are valued, we obtained an
understanding of the processes and internal
control mechanisms, including the areas of
change management and access control to the
systems that process clients’ transaction data.
On selected populations of transactions, we
independently valued financial instruments and
verified the accuracy of recognition the amounts in
the accounting records at the balance sheet date.
Furthermore, with regard to the result on financial
instruments, we performed detailed tests,
including independent recalculation of the result
on a sample, as well as reconciliation of selected
transactions to source documentation and tests of
system reports on transactions on financial
instruments. In addition, we conducted an analysis
of customer complaints and claims.
We assessed the adequacy and completeness of
disclosures regarding the result on operations on
financial instruments, financial assets at fair value
through profit or loss and financial liabilities held
for trading in the separate financial statements in
accordance with the accounting standards
applicable to the Company.