Leverage the looming two-pot system to boost your retirement savings
It’s evident that many South Africans are not saving adequately for retirement given that average replacement ratios are between 25-30% says Nkululeko Kunene, Institutional Client Specialist.
Practical conversations for financial health and wellbeing
Retirement should be a time of fulfilment and joy, yet many people struggle through this transition. Partly because retirement marks a major life adjustment, but also because people often fail to prioritise the relationships and connections that contribute to happiness, says Kim Potgieter CFP®, Director, Chartered Wealth Solutions
Starting retirement on a high note: The power of planning a...
Ricardo Teixeira, Chief Operating Officer for BDO Wealth Advisors, believes that planning a dream holiday provides an ideal start to retirement and helps ease the often turbulent transition into that period. He encourages new retirees to shift from a “saving” mindset to a “reward” mindset.
The rise of family offices in South Africa
Many high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are increasingly looking to the family office model to protect and manage their wealth in a more cohesive manner says, Grant Alexander, Director, Private Client Holdings.
Blue Chip Round Table Series
Blue Chip will be launching a series of Round Tables in 2023, covering key topics of interest to Financial Planners. The first round table, brought to you by Equilibrium (a division of Momentum Investments), focuses on Discretionary Fund Management. Register here...
The evolution of savings
Allocating a portion of your savings to 36ONE hedge funds can improve your portfolio longevity
Controlling the ‘controllables’ in uncertain times
Using evidence-based investing principles - relying on accurate facts and credible analysis - to meet investment goals
Flexible lifestyle choices for the modern retiree
While all our lives have been put on hold for at least a few months, decisions about our futures still have to be made, and this includes older people making choices about the way they will live in their retirement.
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.
Introducing the Crawford Measure
Have you ever had a client ask you if they are saving enough for retirement? We have built an application to make this question easier to answer
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Focused long-term returns
Leandro Gastaldi, Portfolio Manager at Blue Quadrant Capital Management, outlines the firm’s Macrovalue approach – combining macro themes with valuation to generate uncorrelated returns.
Blue Quadrant Capital Management
Bateleur Capital has delivered 20 years of outperformance while protecting capital, with one of the longest-running hedge funds in South Africa.
Strategic learning for practising professionals: a case-based approach
In a financial services environment that is constantly evolving, seasoned practitioners understand that professional development does not end with certification.
2025 FPI Professional’s Convention
The 2025 FPI Professional’s Convention, will be taking place on the 3rd and 4th of November at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
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ABSIP Financial Services Symposium 2025
We have collectively championed transformation across our institutions. But what has been the tangible impact of our efforts on the broader South African economy? The 2025 Symposium is conceived as a definitive moment to answer this question—to assess our progress, acknowledge our challenges, and strategically define the path forward.















