Practice Management

Blue Chip is a Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa-approved Continuous Professional Development (CPD) provider, allowing members of the FPI to earn CPD points through the journal.

How we’re managing money in the eye of the storm

As Covid-19 changes the way we work, being flexible, supportive and resilient will be crucial.
Hardi Swart, Financial Planner of the Year 2019 and Lelane Bezuidenhout (CEO of the FPI) at the 2019 FPI Awards.

Celebrating great standards in Financial Planning

While the flagship Financial Planner of The Year Award has closed, all other categories are still open for this year's FPI Awards. Nominations close 3 August 2020. The award categories
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Blue Chip – the quarterly journal for the financial planning industry

Blue Chip, the official publication of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa NPC (FPI), carries contributions from FPI and other leading industry figures, covering all aspects of the financial planning industry.

Breaking the mould

Nthabiseng Maidi is integrating business advisory and wealth management services – and extending transformation in the process.

The personal side of financial planning

A reflection by Bruce Fleming CFP®, Private Wealth Management, and Financial Planner of the Year 2016.

Holistic education programmes

Equipping learners to be more effective financial planners.

The future of wealth in South Africa

The ideal future client is a black millennial woman.

Deploying technology in business

Many financial advisory firms are still paper-driven and non-automated, and are working with poor-quality data and fragmented systems. Understanding where the inefficiencies lie is the first step in making changes to ensure future sustainability.

Prepare for the decade to come

Future-proofing FPI by putting members first.

Client before compliance

How to future-proof in the new regulatory environment.
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Invest in the future of financial planning: Support the FPI Education and Training Trust

With the support of members, corporate partners, and friends of the profession, the Trust will grow the financial planning pipeline, advance transformation, and ensure that all South Africans — regardless of background — have access to trusted, competent financial planning professionals. 

Announcement of Finalists for the 2025 Financial Planner of the Year Award

We are delighted to announce the names of the three finalists for the most prestigious competition in the financial planning industry – The 2025 Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa Financial Planner of the Year Award.
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South African equities: beyond the gloom

In this article, Wim Murray looks at some exciting long-term opportunities now on offer for discerning investors.

Marching to the beat of a younger generation’s drum

The FPI has launched the YFPO, a member-led FPI community, to make professional financial planning available to all South Africans. The focus is to unite and inspire the younger (under 40-year-old) CFP® professionals.
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