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The Crème de la Crème – meet our three finalists

The Financial Planner of the Year Award was launched in 2000 and is the most prestigious award in the industry. It recognises South Africa’s top CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® – a stellar professional who exhibits revolutionary ideas, consummate skill and unimpeachable ethics when dealing with clients. Meet our three finalists: Theoniel McDonald CFP®, Brendan Dunn CFP® and Nicola Langridge CFP®

The spirit of growth, generosity and renewal

The CEO of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa shares the FPI’s latest news.
Lelané Bezuidenhout, CFP®, CEO, Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa

FPSB honours two leaders for outstanding contributions to the financial planning...

Lelané Bezuidenhout, CFP®, and Stephen O’Connor, CFP®, awarded the FPSB 2025 Noel Maye Award

Announcement of Finalists for the 2025 Financial Planner of the Year...

We are delighted to announce the names of the three finalists for the most prestigious competition in the financial planning industry – The 2025 Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa Financial Planner of the Year Award.
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Invest in the future of financial planning: Support the FPI Education...

With the support of members, corporate partners, and friends of the profession, the Trust will grow the financial planning pipeline, advance transformation, and ensure that all South Africans — regardless of background — have access to trusted, competent financial planning professionals. 

Marching to the beat of a younger generation’s drum

The FPI has launched the YFPO, a member-led FPI community, to make professional financial planning available to all South Africans. Jodrey Rossouw, Core Wealth Advisory Services and Chair, YFPO, FPI, says the focus is to unite and inspire the younger (under 40-year-old) CFP® professionals.

CPD: a cornerstone of excellence in financial planning

In the dynamic and highly regulated world of financial planning, Continuing Professional Development is not just a compliance requirement – it is a professional imperative. By Nici Macdonald, CFP®, Head of Certification and Standards, FPI

It’s time for COFI

The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill, expected to be tabled in parliament early in 2026 and promulgated soon thereafter, introduces a fundamentally different approach to legislation – one that brings inevitable disruption. Blue Chip speaks to Trusted Advisors founder, Anton Swanepoel, and FPI CEO, Lelané Bezuidenhout.
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A major milestone in the evolution of professional certification in financial...

The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) is proud to announce the successful completion of its first CFP® Capstone and Financial Plan assessment, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of professional certification in financial planning.

Client before compliance

How to future-proof in the new regulatory environment.
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Focused long-term returns

Leandro Gastaldi, Portfolio Manager at Blue Quadrant Capital Management, outlines the firm’s Macrovalue approach – combining macro themes with valuation to generate uncorrelated returns.

Blue Quadrant Capital Management

Bateleur Capital has delivered 20 years of outperformance while protecting capital, with one of the longest-running hedge funds in South Africa.

Strategic learning for practising professionals: a case-based approach

In a financial services environment that is constantly evolving, seasoned practitioners understand that professional development does not end with certification.
2025 FPI's Professional's Convention

2025 FPI Professional’s Convention

The 2025 FPI Professional’s Convention, will be taking place on the 3rd and 4th of November at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Join us...

ABSIP Financial Services Symposium 2025

We have collectively championed transformation across our institutions. But what has been the tangible impact of our efforts on the broader South African economy? The 2025 Symposium is conceived as a definitive moment to answer this question—to assess our progress, acknowledge our challenges, and strategically define the path forward.
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