24 July 2023
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has awarded its Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) accreditation to HS Actuarial, which has successfully demonstrated its commitment to the requirements and objectives of the QAS through an independent audit.
HS Actuarial is a pensions consultancy providing advice to trustees and sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes. The firm prides itself on providing clear and pragmatic advice combining leading-edge modelling technology with a personal and collaborative approach. The small, tight-knit team fosters a culture of open and honest communication to continually develop its people and practices, helping them to provide the best possible experience for clients.
The QAS accreditation has been awarded to the firm in recognition of the policies, procedures and processes it has in place which create a working environment in which its actuaries can produce their best quality work. These are underpinned by its ethos of continuous improvement.
The QAS is an outcomes based scheme, which recognises organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to three pillars: Professionalism, Development and Training, and Organisational Culture.
The QAS was established in 2016 and today covers more than 25% of IFoA’s UK membership and 15% of our global membership through the 41 current accreditations.
Chris Bunford, Actuary (HS Actuarial) said “The QAS accreditation really is the result of a combined effort from all our team and I’m delighted their dedication to professionalism and self-improvement has been recognised in this way. We embarked on this process with a strong desire to further the improvement of our quality assurance and training programs to deliver the best possible advice and service to our clients. I’d like to thank the IFoA for helping us to do just that in a positive and collaborative way - we’ve really appreciated their new ideas to help us continue improving our processes and development programs even further.”
The QAS is open to all employers with a commitment to creating a working environment that supports actuarial excellence.
Find out more about how your organisation can become one of them.