VISION 2030
Blue Chip speaks to the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa’s CEO, Lelané Bezuidenhout, about winning the FPSB 2025 Noel Maye Award for outstanding contributions to the profession as well as the FPI’s new Vision 2030 strategy.
Meet the FPI Financial Planner of the Year
Established in 2000, the FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award is highly coveted and recognises outstanding achievement in the field and practice of financial planning. In 2025, the award went to Nicola Langridge, CFP®, wealth manager at Private Client Holdings. Blue Chip caught up with her.
2026 FPI Professional’s Convention
Join us in Cape Town on 07 – 08 October 2026 for two days of powerful learning, professional connection, and forward-thinking insights.
2026 FPI Awards are officially open
The 2026 FPI Awards are officially open! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to shine and be celebrated for your exceptional contributions to the financial planning profession.
A will is not a commodity
To create a valid and comprehensive will can be a costly and time-consuming exercise, so it's best to plan before you draft, writes Louis van Vuren, CFP®, FPSA®, TEP, the outgoing CEO of the Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA®).
Accountability: taking ownership of outcomes
Kobus Oosthuizen (CFP®, Manager: Legal & GRC, FPI) discusses the importance of accountability and why the FPI has added it to their Code of Ethics.
FPI unveils Vision 2030 and strategic direction for the financial planning profession
FPI unveils new vision and mission for 2030 – building better futures through trusted professional financial planning.
Setting the gold standard in financial planning
South African business leader, advocate for financial literacy and driver of equality in the finance sector, Olwethu Masanabo, CFP®, has taken over the helm of the FPI as the FPI Board’s chairperson. Blue Chip spoke to her about her aspirations for the FPI.
Beyond the trophy: the invaluable lessons of a Financial Planner of...
Rudolph Geldenhuys shares his experience of winning the FPI Financial Planner of the Year 2024/25.
FPI Celebrates Excellence at the 2025 FPI Awards Ceremony and Gala...
The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) proudly announced the winners of the 2025 FPI Awards at its prestigious Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held on the evening of 3 November 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. And the winners are...
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