Why hedge funds offer a smarter path to uncorrelated returns
According to Wallace Barnes, Steyn Capital Management, diversification of uncorrelated assets within a portfolio significantly reduces its overall volatility without compromising expected returns.
The sirens of the industry
Research has shown that this is what investors trade for the certainty and complexity of “exciting” investments, where good stories persuade us far more...
At the forefront of wealth creation
As founder and CEO of Matiyimela Investments, Dr Chriswell Baloyi has built a reputation for excellence and a track record of success. Blue Chip speaks to him about achieving financial freedom.
The difference a year can make
Focus on the fundamentals, remove the emotion and trust the process, writes Victoria Reuvers, Managing Director, Morningstar Investment Management.
The status of electronic wills in South African law: still hanging
Even though there is no specific law governing electronic wills, people are still creating them, so the law should address this development seriously, writes Dr James Faber, Senior Lecturer, Department of Private Law, University of the Free State and Admitted Attorney, High Court South Africa.
Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of IFAs in a market ripe for...
Kathryn van Dongen, Group COO at Carmel Wealth, notes that independent financial advisors (IFAs) in South Africa are notably entrepreneurial and encounter unique challenges. However, traditional wealth aggregator models frequently fall short in supporting their innovative potential and diverse needs, resulting in a gap between their objectives and the growth solutions available to them..
Best of both worlds
Absa’s range of structured solutions offers an attractive mix of capital protection and access to various asset class exposures. Fundiswa Pikashe of Absa Corporate and Investment Banking answers how they work, and what role they could play in your clients’ investment portfolios.
The ebb and flow of more caught than taught
Meet the 2024/25 FPI Financial Planner of the Year winner: Rudolph Geldenhuys, CFP®. Blue Chip speaks to him about his goal of helping the sector become more inclusive, vibrant and greater in number.
It starts with me
Award-winning financial expert, Nonhlanhla Nxele, CFP®, is the founder and CEO of Esteemed Financial Solutions and Esteemed Learning Academy. Her career started 16 years ago, and this year she is the winner of the FPI It Starts with Me Award. Blue Chip caught up with her.
Bryan Nicol, CFP®| Financial Planner Profile
Blue Chip speaks to Bryan Nicol, CFP®, Lifestyle Financial Planner at Freedom Financial Planning, about his journey as a Certified Financial Planner®.
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While the savings pot offers members flexibility to manage financial emergencies, Alexforbes urges retirement fund members to carefully assess the long-term consequences of such withdrawals.
Gen Z and Millennials are quietly disrupting the insurance industry
A quiet shift is underway in South Africa’s insurance space as younger generations bring new expectations and behaviours to the market, writes Alain Nathan, Divisional Executive: Commercial and Private at GIB.
Institutional Investment Insights Conference 2025
This conference is specifically designed for senior pension CIOs, asset/liability specialists, DFM’s, multi managers, family offices and trustees.
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