Cultivating growth, harvesting excellence
Blue Chip speaks to Lelané Bezuidenhout, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa.
Property investing and financial planning
Warren Ingram, Director of Galileo Capital, highlights that a crucial aspect of financial planning involves managing property investments. Comprehensive financial plans should include property, as it is a fundamental asset for many individuals.
The greatest gift of consolidated investments is peace of mind
Elmien Pols and Mark MacSymon from Private Client Holdings explore the benefits of integrated wealth management through a Family Office framework, highlighting how it enables a clearer focus, deeper understanding, and optimised risk-return tradeoffs.
Tired of playing broken telephone?
Tim Slatter from Slatter Communications emphasises that as we advance into the digital era, the clarity of our online communication should mirror our dedication to those we serve.
Unbelievable savings: discover the true low cost of AI
Zeldeen Müller, CEO of AgendaWorx, encourages business owners to embrace AI because of the surprising cost saving benefits.
The cost of carbon: an investor’s perspective
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria have become a cornerstone of current investment management practices – but there are implications that need to be recognised, writes Professor Evan Gilbert, Research Strategist, Momentum Investments
The rights of trust beneficiaries
In a discretionary trust, beneficiaries cannot demand benefits as trustees have full discretion over distributions, writes Dr Rika van Zyl.
Life after cash
Remi Olu-Pitan, head of multi-asset growth and income, Roberta Barr, head of value ESG and fund manager, Equity Value, and head of strategic research, Duncan Lamont, discuss how investors should respond to the changing investment environment.
Crypto assets: an evolving landscape
This is the first part of a series of articles in which Hildegard Lombard, consultant and Founder of Luculent Consulting, attempts to provide readers with a more holistic understanding of crypto assets and the current South African regulatory framework.
How will COFI impact FSP representatives?
Representatives must still make the paradigm shift to optimise technology to ensure that they will be able to cope and excel before, during and after COFI is implemented, writes Anton Swanepoel, Trusted Advisor.
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