Alexander Forbes Integrated Annual Report 2016

Performance Underlying our Ambition

Material theme

KPI

2016

2015

2014

Clients

Media efficacy score: thought leadership (%)

84

64

21

Client satisfaction index: AFFS Institutional (%)

86

82

84

Umbrella fund: assets under management (Rbn)

65.3

60.1

57.2

Standalone retirement funds: assets under administration (Rbn)

347

315

275

Number of active member records in institutional
retirement funds

1 029 000

1 018 000

997 000

Retail new business

FPC new business (Rm)

8.2

8.2

7.3

% FPC flows with AF products (%)

89.5

84.7

*

AFI gross written premiums (Rm)

1 466

1 307

1 191

Client retention: AFFS institutional (%)

98.5

97.6

97.6

Number of clients

Asset-based clients

57 411

54 972

41 913

Short-term insurance**

79 395

76 812

75 197

Retail long-term insurance

3 010

1 749

1 535

Number of clients with multiple retail products

3 564

3 494

*

Employees

Number of full-time employees

4 347

4 111

3 912

Average training expenditure per employee (R)

6 560

6 645

6 206

Engagement rate (%)

60.9

63.8

59.6

Percentage of employees registered on e-Care (%)

34.2

31.0

23.6

Total payroll (Rbn)

2.97

2.63

2.29

Productivity: revenue per employee (Rm)

1.25

1.18

1.10

Percentage of South African workforce: African, Indian
or Coloured (%)

68

66

64

Investors

Operating profit (Rm)

1 210

1 137

1 030

Normalised return on regulatory capital (%)

90

84

76

Operating expenses (Rm)

4 166

3 714

3 308

Dividend cover ratio (times)

1.7

1.7

Operating margin (%)

23

23

24

Normalised headline earnings per share (cents)

62.2

60.1

52.9

Profit/(loss) from continuing operations (Rm)

891

505

(167)

Society

Electricity consumption at head office (kwh)

8 203 799

6 336 058

8 634 176

Water consumption at head office (kL)

46 783

39 284

44 459

Total CSI expenditure (Rm)

5.0

4.4

4.0

Number of CSI beneficiaries: children

5 170

5 483

6 063

Number of CSI beneficiaries: adults

1 450

1 564

1 330

Whistle blower notifications

13

7

23

Number of asset managers assessed for environmental,
social and governance issues

17

*

*

Indicator not tracked during the year.

Number of policies.