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ABOUT

US

Caelum Actuaries and Consultants (Caelum) provides independent risk benefits, actuarial and risk management solutions to pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, and individuals.

 

We provide deep subject matter expertise on risk benefits, retirement, investments, healthcare and risk management. We believe in working with our clients to find solutions that are agile, simple and valuable in every sense of the word.

Our strength lies in the quality, diversity and adaptability of our services and team. We work in close collaboration with our clients to design solutions that are specific to their unique environments.

 

We are a Level 2 B-BBEE rated owner managed company.

Caelum is an Authorised Financial Services Provider - FSP No. 45853

We believe in working with our clients to find solutions that are agile, simple and valuable in every sense of the word.

Caelum clients include pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, public benefit organizations, union associations, sovereign wealth funds, Development Finance Institutions, fund managers and individuals.

Caelum Actuaries and Consultants Ltd (“Caelum”), is an FSCA registered advisory business. Registration number: 2013/19443/06. FSP No. 45853

MISSION

STATEMENT

To be the most client-centric and thoughtful advisers, dedicated to helping clients of all types to achieve results through sophisticated, and robust solutions.

AT CAELUM, WE HONOUR OUR COMMITMENTS.

We are united in our passion to provide you and every other client we serve with a consistent, high-quality, high-value, and engaging experience with each interaction.

PARTNERSHIP
PARTNERSHIP

Our priority is to understand what value means to you. Our job is to know you, your business, and your people to anticipate your needs.

Together, we will develop and execute on shared objectives to achieve your desired outcomes. We serve as your advocate and engage in open dialogue founded on feedback and trust.

EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE

In every situation, we bring you the best of Caelum and promise to be smart, talented professionals you can trust to act with integrity. We offer deep subject matter expertise—both locally and globally through our access to an expansive network of resources, markets, and capability in risk benefits design, product and asset consulting. We are committed to attracting, retaining, engaging, and developing our talent to bring you unique insights, backed by powerful data and analytics.

VALUE

PROPOSITION

INNOVATION
INNOVATION

We are committed to continuous investment in creative ideas, fact-based solutions, and pragmatic research that anticipates your needs and solves your current and future challenges. Working together, we will cultivate and execute on the ideas that will shape your desired outcomes.

RESULTS
RESULTS

As established entrepreneurs our own right, we are results-driven. We promise measurable results on the risk benefits, investment and product solutions that matter to you.

Through a comprehensive understanding of your needs, we are committed to helping you achieve better outcomes.

You can count on us to add distinctive, long-term value through the work we do.

Gerald Mafunda

Chief Executive Officer

Gerald holds a BSc Degree in Maths and Statistics and is an Actuary. Gerald serves as a primary consultant to some of Caelum’s clients. Gerald is a seasoned executive in fund management & insurance with expertise in portfolio management, product development, risk management, process design, development of product distribution and management platforms, actuarial pricing, stochastic asset liability modelling & strategy development.

Prior to joining Caelum, Gerald was a Chief Risk Officer for an Insurance Company. He was a co-founder and Managing Director of Cadiz Life Limited and the Head of Institutional Business Development for Cadiz Asset Management.

Internationally, Gerald is a founder member of the 400 club of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFOA).

Heynie van Loggerenberg

Marketing Director

Heynie is serial entrepreneur and accomplished businessman in the financial services sector.

Heynie started his career in sales at Sanlam over 30 years ago and rose to become one of Sanlam’s top advisors. After leaving Sanlam, he went on to start an Asset Consulting company. 

He is actively involved in the buy and sell of several financial services business focusing on property management and investments for pension fund.

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Carmen van Loggerenberg

Chief Operating Officer

Carmen has a BCom Degree in Marketing Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. She has completed her Master’s Degree in Business Administration with the focus being on the Pension fund environment in South Africa. Currently completing her post graduate certificate in pension fund law in 2023.

Carmen is a well-seasoned financial administrator and financial planner with experience in the short-term insurance industry, risk benefits as well as pension fund administration and the implementation and servicing of employee benefits. 

Carmen  served as a registered Principal Officer on two Provident funds ensuring that all member are treated fairly as expected by the FSCA.

By recognising that each client’s economic and life situation is different, her role is to provide comprehensive and client-focused solutions

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