How and why a financial planner should use a DFM
An exclusive Blue Chip discussion with three of the country’s top investment and financial planning professionals focusing on Discretionary Fund Managers and how financial planners can best utilise their services.
Navigating succession: financial advisors retire much later than they realise
A successful succession requires structured planning and negotiation, writes Jaco van Tonder, Services Director at Ninety One
Having a financial planning and investment philosophy is key to influencing...
I am always surprised when I ask a financial planner about their financial planning or investment philosophy and get a blank stare in response. When...
Market movers
The distribution of global market equities is constantly evolving, with structural changes between markets playing a crucial role in driving investment returns. What factors influence these shifts, and how can we gain a deeper understanding of them? Peter Foster, Chief Investment Officer at Fundhouse, explores these questions.
Offshore investing: tax issues and jurisdictions
Three of South Africa’s top investment professionals discuss offshore investing and structuring financial plans to suit each client’s needs and objectives.
Capitalising on global opportunities
According to Bastian Teichgreeber, Prescient Investment Management, while investing in equities has traditionally been the go-to strategy for global diversification, South African investors need to explore other options.
How Mazi Multi-Asset delivers long-term returns
Kopano Makhu, Portfolio Manager at Mazi Asset Management outlines 3 wide-ranging guiding principles that they follow to ensure long term returns for clients.
Independence: is it important?
Lara Warburton, CFP®, Managing Director at Integral Wealth Management, explores the importance of maintaining independence in financial advice while emphasising the different challenges independent advisors face.
The two-pot (three-component) system
Kobus Kleyn, Kainos Wealth, emphasizes the significant implications of the new two-pot system holds for financial advisors and their clients.
The investor value of smaller fund management firms vs the big...
The current approach perpetuates an environment without an incentive for anyone to start a new small fund management firm, says Reza Khan, Lodestar Fund Managers.
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South Africa’s Q1 GDP: A marginal win, but still a long road ahead
South Africa’s (SA) Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth disappointed once again at 0.1%, although it outperformed market expectations of a 0.1% contraction. However, according to Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist and Advisory Partner at Citadel, the marginal improvement is “not something to celebrate,” as the economy remains stuck in a protracted low-growth cycle.
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