ALSA Consulting

Who is Daniel?

BIOGRAPHY

Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK)

Former Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries

Certificate of Company Direction (Institute of Directors NZ)

Bachelor of Arts (hons)

Bachelor of Sciences

A specialist investment actuary, Daniel is well-versed in the theory and practice of asset-liability management for institutional investors. Daniel brings a strategic focus on investing not simply to meet return targets, but also to meet obligations and manage risk. His niche advisory firm, ALSA Consulting, provides high-impact, independent advice to large investors on financial strategy and service providers.

From 2010 to 2014, Daniel was the Head of Consulting for New Zealand's most successful investment consultancy. His key responsibilities were to ensure that clients received first-rate advice according to best practice principles. Daniel consulted to key clients including Crown Financial Institutions, superannuation schemes, not-for-profit entities and KiwiSaver providers.

From 2005 to 2010 Daniel worked for two international consulting organisations in Switzerland. During this time, he held roles as both an international benefits and actuarial consultant and a senior investment consultant. He was responsible for the delivery of innovative consulting advice and business development primarily in the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland but also in other European countries including Germany and Cyprus.

Supranational organisations, Swiss pension schemes, multinational corporations, asset managers and family offices numbered among his clients.

Daniel began his career in 1999 working in the employee benefits and asset consulting fields.

As an independent director, Daniel holds the following governance positions: -

• Independent director of Heretaunga Tamatea Pou Tahua, the investment holding company of Te Pokai Whenua, a major iwi organisation
• Independent director of the Education Benevolent Society (trading as HealthCarePlus)
• Independent Chair of the Northland Regional Council Investment Committee

Daniel is a former member of the Board of the National Provident Fund (2016 – 2022).

He was the Convenor of the Retirement Income Interest Group of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries, and served as a founding member of the Group from 2014 to 2022.

Daniel has a keen interest in philanthropy and from May 2013 to August 2019 served as chairman of a charitable trust dedicated to creating life changing experiences for under-privileged youth.