Jason Spits

Jason has been writing on financial services since 1999 and has worked on a number of trade media titles in both a full time and freelance capacity. He joined Money Management in 2013 in the role of Senior Journalist.

View articles by Jason

Jason 's social profiles:

News by this author

Financial planning

02 May

SWISS PRECISION

UBS Global Asset Management has taken out the overall title to win the most prestigious prize in the funds management industry, the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager o...

Financial planning

02 May

Scale may not be the right answer

By now most of the financial services industry has heard that Westpac, in one of the industry’s lesser kept secrets, will buy Rothschild Australia Asset Management from i...

Funds management

02 May

The Chosen Ones

The rise of UBS Global Asset Management to the top in the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager of the Year, after coming second to Credit Suisse Asset Management last yea...

Financial planning

29 Apr

Are new dealer models the promised land?

Practice management has become a big topic in financial planning and the resources expended on ensuring it happens well in a planner’s business is constantly increasing....

Financial planning

29 Apr

Assirt chief heads to AMP Hendersons

Assirt chief executive Krystyna Weston has announced her departure from the research house to take up the role of head of retail distribution with AMP Henderson Global In...

Financial planning

19 Apr

Broadening the scope of advice

The movement by real estate group Raine and Horne into financial planning is the most recent case of a non-traditional financial planning business seeking to establish an...

Financial planning

18 Apr

Higher fees come from better service

Clients will pay higher fees if planners can provide value and service that goes beyond the client’s expectations according to Asgard national manager Mark Aufderheide, w...

Financial planning

18 Apr

Watchdogs to test industry

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers’ Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...

Financial planning

18 Apr

Sealcorp to relaunch Asgard amid calls for higher growth

Sealcorp will relaunch its flagship master trust in May with the addition of a wrap facility, separately managed accounts and increased rebates on fund manager fees....

Financial planning

18 Apr

Institutions fail to understand planning market

Large institutions have failed to understand the nature of financial planning despite the fact they are building large distribution groups according to Sealcorp Victorian...