Knowing isn’t doing
Henda Kleingeld, UFS Program Director, discusses why smart financial advisors should have their own trusted financial advisor.
Do DFMs just add to costs?
Nadir Thokan, Senior Discretionary Fund Specialist at Alexforbes, on the downward trend of DFM fees.
Why umbrella funds belong in your EVP strategy
Niki Giles, Head of Strategy at Prescient Fund Services, unpacks how Umbrella Funds can help South African businesses rethink their Employee Value Proposition and safeguard long-term savings — while easing administrative burdens.
Looking forward to a RAG-based future
Professor Evan Gilbert and Paul Nixon, Momentum Investments, provide answers to why AI is going to be a part of the future of financial advice.
A Coaching Way of Being
Blue Chip explores the role of coaching in unlocking financial potential. Behavioural coaching expert, Rob Macdonald, unpacks what it is and why it is important to the work of a financial planner.
Award-winning pedigree
Leigh Kohler, head of DFM at INN8 Invest, explains why the company has an award-winning performance track record.
Investment Solutions by Alexforbes
Based in Sandton, Johannesburg, Investment Solutions by Alexforbes is a newly established division of Alexforbes, South Africa’s leading investments multi-manager, entering the Discretionary Fund Management (DFM) market.
Choose your poison
According to Any Hart, Founder of Humans Under Management, financial advisors must champion their clients’ futures, confronting misguided compliance systems that obscure the real risks – capital loss, inflation, and poor returns – while working towards a framework that truly safeguards financial well-being.
INN8 Invest
INN8 Invest leverages global expertise and a disciplined, research-driven approach to deliver consistent, long-term investment performance while empowering financial advisors and investors through best-in-class discretionary fund management solutions.
Improved balance in your practice
Florbela Yates, Managing Director of Equilibrium, speaks about the current DFM landscape and the status of her organisation.
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Therese Grobler, Head of Wealth Management at Momentum Financial Planning (MFP) takes a closer look at the emerging patterns behind withdrawals and what they reveal about how people are navigating financial pressure today.
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.
ABSA: Putting client needs at the centre of portfolio decisions
Investors and their advisors must first undertake a needs analysis in order to determine the investor’s investment objectives.
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With AI, globalisation and rapid economic shifts reshaping industries overnight, the skills that guaranteed stability yesterday are quickly becoming obsolete and are being replaced by advanced technologies.



















