ABACUS Financial Services Group’s Corporate Business has achieved the highly respected international quality assurance standard ISO9001.

It is the first corporate business of its kind in Europe to achieve this coveted standard which sets the benchmark for quality assurance standards all over the world. This award follows hot on the heels of Abacus Technology which achieved the same standard last year.

ISO9001 is considered to be one of the highest international standards achievable. This standard requires the operation of a comprehensive quality management system and ensures the control of key corporate processes and continual improvements in those processes.

To meet the requirements, managers who create policy, steer and direct the organisation need to demonstrate leadership and a quality assurance policy that is demonstrably the driving force in their goal to meet customer needs.

Abacus underwent a rigorous week-long audit of its corporate business and proved that its standards and processes are of the highest international industry standard.

Speaking on behalf of the Abacus Group Board, Corporate Business Leader, Andy Turner said the extent of Abacus’ ISO accolade now extended to “the provision of integrated wealth management, administration and trustee services for employee structures incorporating share plans, pension plans, deferred compensation, and employee benefit plans as well as fund administration for corporate clients in the global market place”.

“As a leading integrated provider of corporate wealth management services, achieving ISO9001 accreditation is a public testament to our professionalism and ability to meet the highest international quality standards in our chosen market,” Andy Turner said.

“The standard recognises our continued achievement in the share plan, international pension plan and employee benefit market over the past nine years. It is our exceptional team, appropriate methodology and processes that have ensured our success.”