Retirement

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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.
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.
the crawford measure

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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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.

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The behavioural alpha – hedge funds offer more than an investment solution

The decision to invest in a hedge fund often isn’t an attempt to beat the market in a purely mathematical sense or simply to achieve an investment objective. Instead, it is a behavioural strategy – a way to manage the psychological friction of long-term investing.

When it comes to performance hedge funds are not all made equal

Hedge fund performance has been favourably comparable to long-only investment strategies. This undoubtedly has helped with the increased investment in Retail Investor Hedge Funds.

COFI: A strategic reset for financial advice

The Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill is umbrella legislation designed to consolidate market conduct provisions from more than a dozen existing financial sector laws, writes Adriaan Combrink, Junior Client Portfolio Manager, Equilibrium.

Retail Investor Hedge Funds come of age

This article considers FSCA’s efforts to “democratise” hedge funds and how they are showing signs of success as retail funds gain increasing traction.

Discretionary Fund Manager (DFM) listings 2026

The listings of Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs) as sourced by researchers working on the 2026 Blue Chip DFM Guide.
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