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.

Blue Chip Journal Issue 76

The July 2020 edition of Blue Chip journal now available

Blue Chip is a quarterly journal for the financial planning industry and is the official publication of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa NPC (FPI), effective from the January 2020 edition.

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.
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Shaping spaces that help great financial planners do their best work

Consolidated Wealth Group is shaping a space where thoughtful advice, disciplined investment thinking and well‑designed systems come together with purpose. It’s a quiet evolution, grounded in professionalism, that signals a forward‑looking approach to the craft of financial planning.

Advancing professionalism in the industry

Consolidated Wealth Group provides exceptional financial planning advice, a standard that has been built through years of dedicated excellence. The group was the first wealth management firm to earn FPI Approved Professional Practice status. Blue Chip speaks to CEO, Craig Kiggen.

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.
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