Excellence is intentional: The 2025/2026 FPI Approved Professional Practice of the...
In a year defined by rising expectations in the profession, Ascor Independent Wealth Managers emerged as a benchmark for what true excellence is. Awarded the 2025/2026 FPI Approved Professional Practice of the Year, the firm stands out for technical mastery and its philosophy rooted in ethics, independence and purpose-driven client service. Blue Chip caught up with the team.
Our profession must help the profession grow
A strong profession does not happen by accident. It is built deliberately, consistently and collectively by those who benefit from it and believe in its future.
Building better futures
The CEO of the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa shares the FPI’s latest news.
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
The 2026 FPI Professional's Convention is in Cape Town from 7-8 October 2026.
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.
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