Welcome
PENDULUM BUSINESS NETWORX
~Potential in Motion~
About Pendulum Business Networx
Our Brand
Our core philosophy is underscored by the fundamental laws of nature. Just as a pendulum transforms potential or stored energy into kinetic energy or the energy of motion, we transfer the potential of expert knowledge and the power of data into bespoke solutions that drive to the heart of our client’s needs, discovering value-added decision-making capabilities within an ever-changing and increasingly uncertain business landscape. Or as our slogan reads – Potential in Motion.
Our Mission and Values
Contrary to so-called business best practice, we did not develop a cliche standard list of mission and values to decorate our walls. Rather, our values are engrained in the way we conduct business, encompassed by the creed that all Pendulum employees take which is "I will ALWAYS strive, within my moral compass, to give more in value to those I interact with than the monetary value or value otherwise that I receive from them".
Our Contribution
True to the name and all that it symbolizes, Pendulum's management and consultants are keenly involved in serving the communities within which we operate.
Examples include working with senior citizens in providing dignity to those that have paved the way for a brighter future for the current generations.
Other projects include working with counsellors to provide much needed advice and guidance, particularly to women from previously disadvantaged communities, dealing with domestic abuse.
We are also keenly awaiting and planning an educational development project, in conjunction with community practitioners, which will help develop and mould the leaders of tomorrow through the power of knowledge and mentorship.
Our Team
We are a Level 1 BEEE consultancy firm, led by a team with more than 40 years’ experience spanning across multiple business disciplines, in both corporate and public sectors.
Our consultants and actuaries have derived a wealth of experience in various fields over their tenures within the largest corporate and public sector entities in South Africa. We have a diverse range of staff expertise, including retirement fund valuators and liquidators, data science enthusiasts and MSc holders, investment consulting experts, healthcare and insurance consultants, chartered enterprise risk actuaries, accounting disclosure specialists, MBA holders, business consultants as well as expert witness specialists.
Our actuaries are Fellows of both the Actuarial Society of South Africa (“ASSA”) and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (“IFoA”) in the UK. Fund Valuators and Liquidators are approved by both the Financial Services Conduct Authority and ASSA. Our actuaries are on the edge of advancements and developments, serving on the ASSA Damages Committee and previously having served on the panel of actuaries to the Road Accident Fund.
Our Services
Actuarial Consulting in Expert Witness Matters
Loss of income due to personal injury, including Road Accident Fund claims.
Loss of support due to the death of a breadwinner, including Road Accident Fund claims.
Medical negligence.
Wrongful dismissal/arrest.
Maintenance.
Divorce.
Claims against deceased estates.
Contractual disputes.
Other matters involving the quantification of future uncertain payments.
Employee Benefit Consulting
Statutory valuations for retirement funds.
Statutory valuations for Friendly Society and Funeral schemes.
Liquidation of retirement funds.
Employee benefit valuations (IAS19, IFRS2, Post-retirement medical subsidy, long service awards).
Independent peer reviews.
Independent data verification (including fund "rebuilds").
Consulting on benefit review, design and integration.
Asset-liability modelling exercises.
Mortality and other experience investigations.
Data Consulting
Financial modelling and forecasting for decision making, strategy and transactions.
Dashboarding and visualisations.
Data analytics and reporting.
Advanced predictive analytics.
Data management consulting.