Excellence is intentional: The 2025/2026 FPI Approved Professional Practice of the...

In a year defined by rising expectations in the profession, Ascor Independent Wealth Managers emerged as a benchmark for what true excellence is. Awarded the 2025/2026 FPI Approved Professional Practice of the Year, the firm stands out for technical mastery and its philosophy rooted in ethics, independence and purpose-driven client service. Blue Chip caught up with the team.

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Our profession must help the profession grow

A strong profession does not happen by accident. It is built deliberately, consistently and collectively by those who benefit from it and believe in its future.

Building better futures 

The CEO of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa shares the FPI’s latest news.

2026 FPI Professional’s Convention

The 2026 FPI Professional's Convention is in Cape Town from 7-8 October 2026.

2026 FPI Awards are officially open

The 2026 FPI Awards are officially open! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to shine and be celebrated for your exceptional contributions to the financial planning profession.

A will is not a commodity

To create a valid and comprehensive will can be a costly and time-consuming exercise, so it's best to plan before you draft, writes Louis van Vuren, CFP®, FPSA®, TEP, the outgoing CEO of the Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA®).

Accountability: taking ownership of outcomes

Kobus Oosthuizen (CFP®, Manager: Legal & GRC, FPI) discusses the importance of accountability and why the FPI has added it to their Code of Ethics.

FPI unveils Vision 2030 and strategic direction for the financial planning profession    

FPI unveils new vision and mission for 2030 – building better futures through trusted professional financial planning.

Setting the gold standard in financial planning

South African business leader, advocate for financial literacy and driver of equality in the finance sector, Olwethu Masanabo, CFP®, has taken over the helm of the FPI as the FPI Board’s chairperson. Blue Chip spoke to her about her aspirations for the FPI.
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