Interviews

Investment partnerships breed hedge fund excellence

Amplify Investment Partners’ managing director Wade Witbooi explains the value that Amplify brings to the table and predicts a bright future for both his business and the industry as a whole.

Amplify Investment Partners

Based in Tygervalley, Cape Town, Amplify Investment Partners is a registered discretionary Financial Services Provider, which holds a FAIS Category I, II and IIA licence (FSP No. 712).

Charity begins at home

Women at Prescient Investment Management are shaping conversations across investments, client strategy and leadership teams. Blue Chip speaks to three women leaders at the helm of Prescient.

Making the loss of a loved one easier

Capital Legacy's comprehensive solution goes beyond drafting and safely storing your will at no cost, it also removes the burden of estate estate administration costs. Blue Chip speaks to CEO Craig Harding.

It’s time for COFI

The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill, expected to be tabled in parliament early in 2026 and promulgated soon thereafter, introduces a fundamentally different approach to legislation – one that brings inevitable disruption. Blue Chip speaks to Trusted Advisors founder, Anton Swanepoel, and FPI CEO, Lelané Bezuidenhout.

Profiling the financial planner

Blue Chip speaks to Katlego Mei, financial planner at Galileo Capital, about the profession of financial planning.
Marius van der Merwe, founding member and CEO, Amity Investment Solutions

Research and transparency reigns supreme

Marius van der Merwe, a founding member and CEO of Amity Investment Solutions, explains the company's unique approach as a DFM.
Nevathee Moodley

Innovative Wealth Management

Blue Chip interviews Nevathee Moodley, Director of STK Advisory Connect, a female- and black-owned business that provides a support service to financial planning businesses primarily around the use of technology.
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.
Blue Chip Journal Issue 75 cover

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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Alternative sources of return

Alternative investments financial advisors should add to clients’ portfolios, writes Florbela Yates, the Managing Director of Equilibrium Investment Management.

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