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.
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.
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.
The 4 cornerstones of a sustainable financial planning business
Running a financial planning business is more than serving clients well. True sustainability comes from working on the business, not only in it, writes Kevin Feather, Head, Galileo Financial Planning.
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The call is coming from inside the house
“The call is coming from inside the house” suggests a threat or danger that comes from someone close, not an outsider. I am borrowing that phrase but with the opposite connotation: celebrating 25 years of excellence.
Emerging markets tech: bubble or structural growth cycle?
Tom Wilson (Head of Emerging Market Equities at Schroders) writes that, while IT earnings momentum is strong, valuations and expectations are extended and forecast risk is high.
Personal advice needs a platform experience to match
Kapil Joshi, MD of Strategy and Proposition at Momentum Wealth, reminds us that financial advisers have always understood a simple truth: no two clients are the same.




















