Practice Management

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Courage, compassion and consistency: a journey from zero to 1,300 clients

Building a sustainable advisory practice demands consistency, resilience and genuine care for people, says Martin Loots, Medical Aid Advisor at Medihelp.
Rob Macdonald, Independent Consultant

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.
Zeldeen Müller, CEO, AgendaWorx

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.
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Zeldeen Müller, CEO, AgendaWorx

I asked three AIs the same retirement questions

Zeldeen Müller, CFP®, CEO, inSite Connect and Creator of AgendaWorx.com, put AI to the test with some key retirement investment questions. Here’s what happened…

Reclaiming your future through financial freedom

Aldert Brink, CEO of Momentum Financial Planning, explores the concept of financial freedom as a critical, yet often overlooked, dimension of personal empowerment.

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Maximising offshore allocation in a living annuity

South African living annuity investors may face unexpected offshore exposure limits when providers reach their regulatory thresholds, writes Martiens Barnard, marketing actuary at Momentum Investments.

Rethinking retirement

South Africa’s Two-Pot withdrawals expose a stark tension between short-term relief and long-term retirement security, writes Niki Giles, head of strategy at Prescient Fund Services.
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