DFM Guide 2026

How does the DFM business model support the sustainability of independent...

The rise of DFM-led communities presents both opportunities and challenges.

How important are the non-investment services of a DFM?

Increasingly, DFMs are acting as a business partner to financial planners, not simply investment partners.

How important is investment performance when assessing a DFM?

A DFM’s performance is critical, but what exactly do we mean by a DFM’s “performance”?

What are all the costs that go into using a DFM?

As DFMs become embedded in financial planning practices, understanding the full cost structure behind their use is increasingly important.

How flexible and customisable should a DFM offering be?

As DFMs grow in scale and influence, the debate around flexibility and customisation in their investment offerings intensifies.

Blue Chip DFM Guide 2026

Welcome to the 2026 edition of the Blue Chip DFM Guide, a guide to Discretionary Fund Managers in South Africa.
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The end of the financial planner as we know it?

What happens when technology can do much of the work we were once paid to do, asks Dante De Gori, CFP CEO of Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB)

Is your investment making you emotional?

Investment performance can stir emotions, but understanding each asset’s purpose helps investors make better decisions, writes Janeen van Heerden, Head of Business Development at Momentum Securities. 

The index decision that matters

Index investing may remove the need to select individual shares, but it doesn’t remove the need for investment judgement, writes 1nvest’s Ahmed Motara.

Two-pot withdrawals, December bonuses and mounting debt

Are South Africans sacrificing their financial future to survive the festive season, asks Thinus Marais, Financial Adviser at Momentum Financial Planning.

What is an ETF?

Exchange-traded funds offer financial planners a growing range of options for building client portfolios.
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