PwC

Description

We have a dedicated retirement funds industry group with extensive experience in providing services to both retirement funds and administrators. We have a considerable skills base in South Africa and have an in depth knowledge of the functions and operations within the Industry.

Assurance and accounting services

• Statutory audits and section 15 reporting to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority;
• Accounting, regulatory and governance advice;
• Detailed checking of the roll up of individual member records;
• Checking on completeness and accuracy of migration of member data to a new administration platform;
• Valuations of unlisted investments.
• Retirement funds reform impact analysis

Actuarial services

• Identifying fund risks, assessing fund risk appetite and risk mitigation / risk transfer strategies;
• Benefit design and implementation of cost-effective packages;
• Checking of complex benefit calculations;
• Independent assessment of assumptions and methodology in fund actuarial valuations;
• Financial reporting on IAS 19 and IFRS 2 valuations;
• Merger /acquisition support on risks linked to benefit arrangements, BEE trusts and share option plans;
• Independent valuation of structured products or derivative overlay structures to hedge market risk.

Advisory services

• Forensic investigations ,including data mining techniques applied to detect invalid benefit payments;
• Information systems and process assurance;
• Trustee and administrator training on retirement fund accounting and governance; and
• Strategy development including IT strategy.

Contact Information

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