Big tech turnaround: What’s behind the recovery?
After dominating stock market returns amid the Covid pandemic, the household names of the US tech sector endured a miserable 2022. In recent months the tables have turned once again, says Kondi Nkosi, South Africa Country Head at Schroders.
How a focus on valuations helps to drive long-term returns
Ask any shopper if they prefer to buy an item at a premium, fair value or a discount, and you’d expect they’d (logically) opt...
The accountancy profession: tackling tomorrow’s challenges, today
Far from its historic reputation as mere financial bean-counting, accountancy has transformed into a multi-faceted profession that tackles a full range of duties in the world of finance and business, says, Shahied Daniels, chief executive at SAIPA.
Managing digital assets through an estate planner’s lens
Sarah Love, CFP, shares three things you may not know about digital assets.
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Innovative Wealth Management
Blue Chip interviews Nevathee Moodley, Director of STK Advisory Connect, a female- and black-owned business that provides a support service to financial planning businesses primarily around the use of technology.
Controlling the ‘controllables’ in uncertain times
Using evidence-based investing principles - relying on accurate facts and credible analysis - to meet investment goals
Seeking opportunity through an ESG lens
The Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the very real interconnectivity between our social, environmental and market systems
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.
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What does good advice need to look like next? PROpulsion Ascend 2026 is a live virtual event exploring the shifts shaping financial advice, advice businesses and the profession.
Leading a global profession: a year of growth, connection and purpose
Former chairperson of the Board for the FPI, Kirsty Scully, CFP®, who has been re-elected to be the 2026 chairperson of the Financial Planning Standards Board Council, shares her international perspective on the profession.
Same Trusted Engine; A Sharper Partner
Because Otto1890’s solutions are modular, a practice can start small and layer on capability as it grows without re-papering clients or rebuilding processes each time. Blue Chip speaks to Claudius Rostoll, head of private client enablement at Otto1890.
The right expertise makes all the difference
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