The Firm Arthur Els and Associates commenced operating at the beginning of January 2004, providing actuarial services to retirement funds. We specialise in Defined Benefit Funds. We use leading edge actuarial systems such as SuperVal for valuations, and we have acquired the Maitland Stochastic Modeling suite of programmes to perform asset-liability modeling for our clients using the latest statistical approaches.
A specifically engineered feature of the Firm is that it is independent of asset managers, insurance companies and other product-providers, and can thus offer impartial advice to its clients.
We are thus able to assist Trustees with good corporate governance by offering actuarial services that are independent of the Fund’s asset consultants and its administrators.
Our mission is to provide services that are:
- independent of conflicts of interest;
- of high standard; and
- add value to our clients.
Being an independent firm, we have no affiliation to any life office, brokers or asset managers and are thus able to provide impartial and independent advice that meets the needs of our clients. Our experience is that discerning clients want an independent, professional actuarial services company to assist them. In our view this independence is often compromised where competitor companies also offer other products and services (such as asset consulting, administration, insurance broking etc). All our fees are fully disclosed to our client; and we do not receive commission or other forms of remuneration from insurance companies.