Following in the footsteps of excellence
Financial Planner of the Year 2025/26, Nicola Langridge, CFP®, says that some of her most rewarding moments have come from engaging with other planners, challenging ideas, hearing different perspectives and exchanging practical experiences.
Reflections on my first year as the FPI chairperson
Leading with purpose in a changing profession. By Olwethu Masanabo, CFP®, FPI Chairperson.
Do I really need a will? Some questions answered
National Wills Week took place from 14–18 September 2026. It was a useful reminder to deal with something many of us put off: recording what should happen to our estate when we die.
FPi announces 2026 Corporate Partner of the Year finalists
Professional Provident Society Insurance Company Limited (PPS), Momentum Metropolitan Limited (Momentum) and Alexforbes Financial Planning Consultants have been recognised for advancing professional financial planning through active partnership.
Building the future of financial planning
Despite the value of advice, many South Africans still do not have access to professional financial planning, writes Katlego Mei, CFP®, Financial Planner, Galileo Capital.
Looking back on 30 years. Investing in the future
Hymne Landman, CEO at Momentum Wealth, looks back on Momentum Wealth’s 30 years of building the partnerships that have shaped its journey and the future it continues building with advisers and clients.
Leading a global profession: a year of growth, connection and purpose
Former chairperson of the Board for the FPI, Kirsty Scully, CFP®, who has been re-elected to be the 2026 chairperson of the Financial Planning Standards Board Council, shares her international perspective on the profession.
Sasfin Wealth is now Otto1890
IFAs are the backbone of independent advice in this country, and Otto1890 sees itself as their institutional partner. Otto1890 brings execution, custody scale and global investment capability across asset classes and an open architecture. Blue Chip speaks to Flynn Robson, director and head of private clients, Otto1890.
Same trusted engine; a sharper partner
Because Otto1890’s solutions are modular, a practice can start small and layer on capability as it grows without re-papering clients or rebuilding processes each time. Blue Chip speaks to Claudius Rostoll, head of private client enablement at Otto1890.
The right expertise makes all the difference
How experience, fresh thinking and sophisticated investment tools come together to build portfolios designed for long-term outcomes. By Craig Pheiffer, Chief Investment Strategist, Otto1890.
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Risk management moves to the centre of customer outcomes, writes Keith Peter, Advice Manager, Old Mutual Personal Finance.
FPi celebrates excellence and the future of financial planning at 2026 Gala Dinner
The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPi) celebrated excellence and the people helping shape the future of financial planning at its annual Gala Dinner in Cape Town on Wednesday 7 October 2026, as part of the FPi Professionals Convention.
Helping clients turn wealth into lasting impact: The role of advisers in legacy giving
Christel House South Africa is launching its Legacy Giving Programme at two breakfast events in Johannesburg and Cape Town this October.
How enhanced indexing is redefining quantitative investing
For investors, the debate between passive and active management has often been framed as a binary choice writes Florbela Yates, Managing Director, Equilibrium.
From scribes to software
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