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Closing the circle: the importance of closing the wealth management loop

Sarah Love, Private Client Trust, explains how having a will drafted with a fiduciary is key to closing the wealth management loop.
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Investing in machine learning research 

Machine learning is a rapidly growing field that offers many potential applications in investment management and related fields, writes Eugene Botha, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Momentum Investments.

Elevating client service in wealth advisory: the Seed Analytics solution

Andries de Jongh, Senior Sales and Key Account Manager at Seed Analytics, answers the question "how can advisors differentiate themselves consistently throughout the year?".
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Intelligence: the emotional and the artificial

Emotional intelligence gives us the edge that will allow us to coexist and not resist artificial intelligence.
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Technology and the customer experience

Francois du Toit, the CFP and founder of PROpulsion provides advice to financial advisors and planners who want to keep up with the significant transformation of the financial planning industry.

Get back on track, in four strategic steps

Karl Smith, Senior education, training and member support manager at SAIPA outlines the benefits of small businesses approaching Professional Accountants (SA) for advisory support.

The Bermuda Triangle of change in the future of financial advice

Tiaan Herselman likens the complex landscape of the financial planning profession to the Bermuda triangle. This triangle consists of three interconnected elements; automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the fascinating field of behavioral sciences.

Technology innovation: the one thing that changes everything in an onerous regulatory...

Few advisors, if any, will argue that technology plays an essential part in managing an effective, efficient and profitable business. In this article, Anton Swanepoel, Founder at Trusted Advisor, focusses on the significance of technology innovation and the impact that it will continue to have on FSPs as we brace ourselves for COFI.
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Effortless meeting minutes using AI

Blue Chip spoke to Zeldeen Muller, CEO of inSite Connect and creator of AgendaWorx, about three board portal Artificial Intelligence automation tools that will help you transform your minutes process.

The power of professional financial planning

CFP® professionals benefit their clients holistically in ways beyond growing their wealth. Clients realise this, as shown in the FPI and Financial Planning Standards Board’s Value of Financial Planning Research 2023 study.