Powerful models and visualisation tools for the pension industry
We help actuarial and investment teams take control of complex analytics on our hosted modelling canvas to make better decisions with confidence.
Interactive and fully customisable web based front-end let's you build your stories and take decisions
Fully customisable dashboards to run the Financial Canvas models and interrogate the outputs.
We also provide white-labelled solutions to leading pension scheme consultants.
Actuarial and investment model built on our drag-and-drop modelling environment.
Access our suite of models or log-in to build your own!
Online powerful analytical tools for pension schemes
Information security management system accredited to ISO27001
We are committed to the continual improvement of our information security management and are continually working to ensure the highest levels of information security are maintain at all times.
CASE STUDIES
Global benefits accounting consolidation
“ Using Financial Canvas has enabled us to design a slick, user-friendly accounting consolidation tool, which enables companies to flex and interrogate their accounting results, no matter how many plans that they have globally. The flexibility to be able to add further functionality to the tool in response to companies' needs has been invaluable in making year-end reporting processes painless.”
Paul Allen, Director
Focus on your scheme’s journey plan
“Sirius’ integrated dashboard allows you to monitor and consider investment, contributions and funding strategy to achieve long-term objectives”
Chris Rice, Head of Trustee Services
IRM brought alive
“IRM gateway, brings integrated funding and IRM to life by allowing trustees and sponsors to visualise the interaction of the sponsor covenant, investment strategy and scheme funding”
Paul Brice, Partner
Asset allocation modelling
“We highly recommend businesses that model financial risk to consider the streamlined, flexible structure and visual beauty of Financial Canvas as an option for their financial and actuarial modelling”
Noah Schiltknecht and John Horrell
Founders at Makao Investments
Cashflow Driven Investment
“CDI Explorer allows us to focus on the fundamental risks of delivering pension cashflows. The graphical output is powerfully simple, helping our clients to visualise the impact of different strategies under a range of scenarios.”
Richard Cooper
Head of Momentum Investment Solutions Consulting
Daily funding tracker
“The service and support we’ve received from you has been nothing short of excellent”
William D. Martin,
Senior Manager Treasury Markets
A Powerful MATLAB-based Dataflow Environment to Build Mathematical Models
A cutting-edge dataflow environment built on the MATLAB platform, designed to streamline financial analysis and modelling processes.
With its user-friendly interface, Financial Canvas empowers analysts and actuaries to intuitively construct and execute complex mathematical models.
Leveraging MATLAB's extensive toolboxes and supplemented by a library of pre-built blocks, users can efficiently develop and rapidly calculate intricate analyses.
Find out more on our MATLAB Connections Partner page…
A Quick Tour
Canvas Model Drag-and-drop interface to turn flowcharts into programs, simplifying financial control selection.
IRM Gateway Visualise the interaction of the sponsor covenant, investment strategy and scheme funding.
Cashflow Coverage What return do we need over the long-term to meet the benefits
Funding Forecast Build a recovery plan to get back to full funding.
Journey Plan Setting a long term target and a strategy to get you there.
Funding Update How have forecast assets and liabilities changed and why.
Liability Analytics Understand, monitor, and optimize your liabilities.
Consolidate Efficiently consolidate global pension expenses, with an integrated web-based tool.
IRM Projection Assess and manage risks comprehensively.
Investible Benchmark What is the investible benchmark and how robust is it to changes in inflation?
Risk Analytics Conduct risk analytics and support organizations in risk management.
Risk Return Analyser Understand impact on scheme from key risk drivers
File Exchange Easily manage your files.
Asset Price Simulations Explore the risk return characteristics of different asset classes
Analytics only ever add value if you take action based on them!
Our interactive dashboards enable you to understand and explain your analytics effortlessly.
Your stakeholders can take decisions with confidence.
Step into our vibrant world of actuarial models.
With our innovative tools and expert guidance, you'll unleash the full potential of your financial vision.
FINANCIAL CANVAS IN NUMBERS
MEET THE TEAM
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Chris Squirrell MA FIA
FOUNDER
Former Scheme Actuary and ALM consultant, I built the ALM systems at major actuarial firms before leaving in 2013 to create Financial Canvas and a better way to create actuarial models.
Loving what we’ve built here and working on the next chapter…
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Richard Walkington
CTO
Software engineer with extensive experience in delivering scalable and performant systems.
Interests include boats, beaches and databases.
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Eddy Barnard
MODEL DEVELOPER
Previously: Solvency II modeling at Prudential.
Actuarial modelling and front-end development
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Tim Lock
HEAD OF INVESTMENT MODELLING
Qualified actuary with over 20 years’ experience delivering investment and actuarial modelling and advice to trustees of defined benefit pension schemes.
Helping our clients measure and manage risk and improve the resilience of their pension schemes.
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Steve Rudland
LEAD INFORMATION SECURITY
Compliance professional with over 20 years’ experience in enterprise software. Help scale-up stage tech companies grow and thrive with market entry strategies and ISO-certified management systems for Quality, Environmental, Information Security, and Business Continuity.
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Dhruv Parmar
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Software Developer with experience in developing Native mobile applications, Python backend and automation with AWS infrastructure. Passionate about my YouTube channel to share with the world.
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Sangit Sigdel
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Motivated software developer with a strong passion for developing and designing user-friendly web applications, along with experience in mobile application development.
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John Walley
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Full stack software developer and data scientist.
Striving to make Financial Canvas Studio an exceptional experience to interrogate models and tell compelling stories …
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Hoang Nguyen
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
An experienced front-end developer with expertise in creating engaging user interfaces. With a focus on clean and maintainable code. A detail-oriented problem solver, adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
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Stephen Hyams
SCHEME ACTUARY
Previously a Scheme Actuary at Mercer for many years, advising pension schemes in the UK.
I test and document the Financial Canvas valuation engine and enjoy supporting clients running valuations for the first time.
In my spare time, I enjoy painting at my local art class and playing tennis. I have also written many articles for The Actuary, such as in the recent April edition
Sciurus Analytics Ltd operates an information security management system that has been independently audited and certified to the internationally recognised ISO 27001:2022 standard.
We are committed to the continual improvement of our information security management, and this recognition is a testament to the hard work of everyone on the team, with special thanks to Steve Rudland, our lead on information security.