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Blue Chip is a Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa-approved Continuous Professional Development (CPD) provider, allowing members of the FPI to earn CPD points through the journal.

Reaching all Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) as well as other selected members of the Financial Planning Institute (FPI), Blue Chip provides high-quality editorial coverage from industry thought leaders on key topics of interest to financial planners.

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Investment Moments with Momentum Investments, Podcast Episode 4

In this episode of the Investment Moments with Momentum Investments podcast series, Levashni Naicker (Communications Specialist) talks to Krishna Kanjee (Product Specialist: Income and Structured Solutions) about annuities and compulsory and voluntary products.
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Investment Moments with Momentum Investments, Podcast Episode 3

Listen to this episode of the Investment Moments podcast series, where Niel Joubert (Communications Manager) talks to Elri Pienaar (Manager: Income and Structured Solutions) about living annuities and life (guaranteed) annuities.
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Investment Moments with Momentum Investments, Podcast Episode 2

In this episode of the podcast series, Niel Joubert (Communications Manager) talks to Elri Pienaar (Manager: Income and Structured Solutions) about annuities.
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Investment Moments with Momentum Investments, Podcast Episode 1

In this episode, Levashni Naicker (Communications Specialist) talks to Martin Riekert (Executive Head of Retail Investments) about how guaranteed solutions can play a part in a client's overall financial plan.

The evolution of savings

Allocating a portion of your savings to 36ONE hedge funds can improve your portfolio longevity

Leading global financial services

South African wealth manager chosen for global Top 100 list

Controlling the ‘controllables’ in uncertain times

Using evidence-based investing principles - relying on accurate facts and credible analysis - to meet investment goals
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Seeking opportunity through an ESG lens

The Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the very real interconnectivity between our social, environmental and market systems
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.

Thinking beyond the crisis

Perspective is crucial when it comes to long-term investing.
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How do SPs fit into the South African investment landscape?

Structured products are gaining traction in South Africa, complementing traditional asset classes through more customised risk management amid technological and regulatory change.

What key factors should institutional investors consider?

The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.

What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured products?

In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.

The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees

When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing. But risk-return profiles in structured products sometimes depend on the interplay of guarantees, conditions and pay-offs. Embedded costs are difficult to evaluate but listed products should be disclosing these.

Alexforbes named South African Manager of the Year at the Raging Bull Awards

Alexforbes were honoured at the Raging Bull Awards with two prestigious awards that highlighted the firms investment achievements and long-term performance.
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