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Lelane Bezuidenhout

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Lelané Bezuidenhout CFP®is the Chief Executive Officer at Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa. Lelané started her career in the financial sector in 1999. She joined the Ombud for Financial Services Providers (FAIS Ombud) in 2010 where she gained high-level expertise in FAIS legislation and related subordinate regulation. More insights from the FPI here
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The behavioural alpha – hedge funds offer more than an investment solution

The decision to invest in a hedge fund often isn’t an attempt to beat the market in a purely mathematical sense or simply to achieve an investment objective. Instead, it is a behavioural strategy – a way to manage the psychological friction of long-term investing.

The benefits of incorporating hedge funds into long-only portfolios

The performance review of hedge funds showed that there is clear investment merit in investing in hedge funds, not only for the potential downside protection that is at the core of the hedge fund proposition, but also for the absolute returns that hedge funds can generate.

From prime to repo: a cleaner benchmark for a lower-rate South Africa

Most people know their loan is priced at “prime plus or minus a percentage”. But what exactly is prime, asks Razeen Dinath of Fundhouse?

Education is everything

The ImfundoHub is a digital education platform that delivers low-bandwidth, CAPS-aligned learning support to South African learners through WhatsApp. Blue Chip speaks to the founder, Dr Vashna Jagarnath.

Adapting Financial Planning Education for a Changing Financial World

Financial planning in 2026 is being reshaped by rapid technological innovation, evolving regulation, and increasingly sophisticated client expectations. The profession now demands far more than product knowledge, writes Mary-Ann Ebigo, CFP®.
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