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The future of healthcare financing

South Africa’s healthcare financing landscape is shifting rapidly under the pressure of rising costs and economic uncertainty, writes James White, Director, Sales and Marketing, Turnberry Management Risk Solutions.

The UFS School of Financial Planning Law celebrates 25 years of...

The School of Financial Planning Law (SFPL) in the Faculty of Law at the UFS prides itself on its qualities of excellence and integrity in providing holistic financial planning education since 2001.

Shopping for a DFM

What advisers should look for and how Equilibrium delivers.

Is your DFM truly independent?Here’s how to tell

Few words carry as much complexity as independence. It is often accepted at face value. So, what does independence really mean in practice – and how should advisors assess it?

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.
Zeldeen Müller, CEO, AgendaWorx

I asked three AIs the same retirement questions

Zeldeen Müller, CFP®, CEO, inSite Connect and Creator of AgendaWorx.com, put AI to the test with some key retirement investment questions. Here’s what happened…

Rethinking retirement

South Africa’s Two-Pot withdrawals expose a stark tension between short-term relief and long-term retirement security, writes Niki Giles, head of strategy at Prescient Fund Services.

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.

Modern portfolio thinking: How diversification is evolving for today’s markets

In today’s evolving investment landscape, diversification remains central to building resilient portfolios. While traditional portfolios, anchored in equities and bonds, still matter, recent shifts have encouraged investors to broaden their approach.

Listening: the financial planner’s “tape measure”

The key to ensuring the financial plan fits the client’s life, not just their wallet.
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Two sides of the same coin

What is the most prudent approach when you’re dealing with so much unpredictability and such extreme volatility? By Chris Paizis, Managing Director, Absa Group.

Quantamental investment process

Jean Pierre Verster, CEO at Protea Capital Management, explores systematic, quantamental portfolio construction.

Active ETFs in SA: “new wine” or “new bottles”?

The AM-ETF represents a shift in the South African investment industry.

The PROpulsion LIVE show is coming off the screen and into the room

PROpulsion Connect will bring financial planning professionals together in Cape Town on 19 August 2026 for an in-person experience built around practical conversations, sharper ideas, and meaningful connection.

Peregrine Capital

Peregrine Capital is South Africa’s longest-running and largest hedge fund manager, established on 1 July 1998.
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