Let the main thing remain the main thing
The dramatic evolution of technology is challenging financial planners to think about what is their “main thing”, writes Rob Macdonald.
Enhancing your advice proposition
Methula Sikakana, Business Development Manager, Equilibrium Investment Management, shares his insights into how to build a successful advisory practice by aligning your products with the needs of your clients.
Practice durability pressures: succession, consolidation and margins
Independent financial advice has never been more needed, and it’s never been under so much pressure, writes Martha Koekemoer, Managing Director, Commspace.
It’s always been good practice, but now it’s a legal requirement…
On 26 March 2025, the FSCA published a conduct standard on financial education initiatives. The conduct standard sets out various requirements with which financial institutions must comply from 25 March 2026. Zeldeen Müller, CEO of inSite Connect and creator of AgendaWorx.com AI provides a summary of what will need to happen.
Scaling new heights
Florbela Yates (Managing director, Equilibrium Investment Management) relates how rebranding their business unified their local and offshore DFM capabilities.
Learnings from the field: IFA mergers and acquisitions
Kathryn van Dongen (Group COO, Carmel Wealth) shares what she has learned about IFA mergers and acquisitions through her work with top IFA practices.
Building private equity allocations: Why wealthy investors have an advantage in...
Richard Hill, a Partner at Stonehage Fleming Private Markets Advisory, notes differences in behaviour between institutional and private wealth investors.
Not all DFMs are created equal – Why I rejoined the...
Carl Chetty, CFA (Head: Investment Proposition at Equilibrium Investment Management) shares the story of why he decided to rejoin the Equilibrium team.
The 4 cornerstones of a sustainable financial planning business
Running a financial planning business is more than serving clients well. True sustainability comes from working on the business, not only in it, writes Kevin Feather, Head, Galileo Financial Planning.
FPI unveils Vision 2030 and strategic direction for the financial planning profession
FPI unveils new vision and mission for 2030 – building better futures through trusted professional financial planning.
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The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.
What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured products?
In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.
The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees
When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing. But risk-return profiles in structured products sometimes depend on the interplay of guarantees, conditions and pay-offs. Embedded costs are difficult to evaluate but listed products should be disclosing these.
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