What are the alternatives to using a DFM?
There are alternatives for advisors who don’t want to partner with a DFM, but each has its drawbacks. Find out more in the 2025 DFM Guide...
The anatomy of a bubble: Are we in an AI bubble?
Stuart Copley, Head of Investment Process at Fundhouse, asks the question: are we in an AI bubble?
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional
Technological advancements will play a role in the employment markets, but perhaps not in the way predicted, writes Warren Ingram of Galileo Capital
Why should a financial planner use a DFM?
Explore the many advantages financial advisors can gain by leveraging a Discretionary Fund Manager to oversee investment portfolios.
The Altvest Orient Opportunities Fund is opening doors
By bridging South African capital with China’s booming venture-capital market, Altvest Capital's Orient Fund empowers investors to participate in transformative global innovations and diversify beyond conventional asset classes.
Research and transparency reigns supreme
Marius van der Merwe, a founding member and CEO of Amity Investment Solutions, explains the company's unique approach as a DFM.
Curate Investments: The art of investing
Curate Investments is a new asset manager that opened in 2024 with a clear mission: to find the best people to look after its clients’ money and provide clients with access to top-tier global expertise, whatever their investment goals. Blue Chip speaks to CEO, Ray Mhere.
How to invest in art like a pro
Marelize van Zyl, CEO of Aspire Art, shares six insider strategies for aspiring art investors. Drawing from years of expertise in high-value art sales and auctions.
AI and automation: two sides of the same coin?
Understanding the difference between AI and automation, and how each can benefit your practice, will help you make the most of these technologies writes Francois du Toit, Founder of PROpulsion.
Unlocking key insights out of disparate data
According to Robyn Clay and Jen Mckay, Directors at Linktank, many South African financial advisors use overlapping software without data-sharing mechanisms, leading to inefficiencies and duplicate data, which hampers effective business intelligence and strategic decision-making.
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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.
VISION 2030
Blue Chip speaks to the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa’s CEO, Lelané Bezuidenhout, about winning the FPSB 2025 Noel Maye Award for outstanding contributions to the profession as well as the FPI’s new Vision 2030 strategy.
Satrix celebrates 25 years of industry leadership
The Satrix story began in January 2000 with a first institutional mandate of R800-million, at a time when passive investing was still largely uncharted territory.
Meet the FPI Financial Planner of the Year
Established in 2000, the FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award is highly coveted and recognises outstanding achievement in the field and practice of financial planning. In 2025, the award went to Nicola Langridge, CFP®, wealth manager at Private Client Holdings. Blue Chip caught up with her.
Investment platforms: powering advice, enabling better client outcomes
Hymne Landman, CEO at Momentum Wealth, discusses the importance of the human element in providing clients with the best financial advice and planning.
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