The first business entity of the Arris Group was formed in 1997 as Chew & Co., a Malaysian audit firm and a member firm of The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). In 2003, as business grew, the financial, business consultancy and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services were diversified into individual companies within Arris Group with each company specialising in different consulting segments. In 2010, Chew & Co. rebranded as ACT Partners and was admitted as an exclusive independent member of The International Accounting Group (TIAG) for Malaysia. TIAG is a global alliance of high-quality, independent accounting firms with more than 115 member firms based in over 70 countries.