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.
Financial planners answer a few key questions
Ever wondered how others in the profession think, what their perspectives are or how they charge clients? Blue Chip speaks to CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS® and gives you the inside scoop.
Making succession planning a success
Succession planning remains a top priority for advisors everywhere. Florbela Yates, head of Equilibrium, discusses their approach, which begins with ensuring the advisor's investment offering is clean and scalable.
Retirement savings: Realising the power of women’s financial independence
Momentum Financial Planning delves into the unique financial challenges women face and the proactive steps they can take to secure their future.
AI and the future of financial planning: how it’s revolutionising the profession
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a concept on the horizon – it’s here and it’s rapidly transforming the way financial planners serve clients, manage practices and evolve their own professional capabilities. By Dante De Gori, CFP®, CEO, Financial Planning Standards Board.
I am because of others
Kirsty Scully, board chairperson of the FPI, has been elected to serve as chairperson of the FPSB Council. The FPSB is the standards-setting body for the global financial planning profession. Its mission is to manage worldwide professional standards in the industry represented by the CFP® mark.
A partnership for lifelong success
Looking to take your career to the next level? As a financial adviser, having the right tools is essential, but having a partner that empowers your success is even more crucial. Momentum offers the resources, support, and recognition you need to excel at every stage of your journey, according to Danie van den Bergh, Head of Acquisitions at Momentum Advice.
A universal perspective
Ferdi van Heerden took over the reins at Momentum Investments in September 2023. He has filled a range of executive positions in the Group, culminating in more than a decade of leadership in the international investment industry as head of Momentum Global Investment Management in the UK. Blue Chip caught up with him.
Disruption, reinvention and inclusive leadership: how can we use the opportunity...
Judith Haupt, Managing Director at Contract South Africa, states that the business environment is being reshaped due to social trends. It is important that we realise that these trends pose both big risks and opportunities to rethink our work and our world fundamentally.
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Reimagining retirement: Why rules of thumb matter more than we think
Martiens Barnard, Marketing Actuary at Momentum Investments, reveals the five crucial risks that determine whether retirement income lasts, as unpacked in Momentum's 'Reimagining Retirement’ campaign.
Seeing the wood for the trees
Professional conduct at Woodland Wealth is defined by rigorous standards, disciplined processes and an uncompromising commitment to client interests. Ethical behaviour forms the foundation of client engagement. Blue Chip speaks to CEO, Andró Griessel.
The compliance landscape for financial planners for 2026
Assessing the regulatory landscape can be compared to reading the ocean before a surf.
Understanding structured investment products
Zaheer Bhikha, Executive Head of Product Development at Glacier by Sanlam, explains why structured products are a valuable addition to portfolios.
Shaping spaces that help great financial planners do their best work
Consolidated Wealth Group is shaping a space where thoughtful advice, disciplined investment thinking and well‑designed systems come together with purpose. It’s a quiet evolution, grounded in professionalism, that signals a forward‑looking approach to the craft of financial planning.


















