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.

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Financial planning

04 Jun

FPA bullish on alienation response

The Financial Planning Association is confident it will receive positive news from the Prime Minister’s office on the issue of alienation of personal services income (APS...

Superannuation

01 Jun

Divorce is super opportunity

Divorce will be the next big areas to impact on superannuation, according to Australian Super Nominees managing director Ben Smythe....

Financial planning

31 May

Greater emphasis needed on trauma cover

Planners should be more active in promoting the need for trauma insurance, according to world-renowned cardiac surgeon Marius Barnard....

Financial planning

24 May

S&P to move into fund ratings

Standard and Poors (S&P) have confirmed that the group will move into rating managed funds later this year, with equity funds the first to fall under the spotlight....

Financial planning

24 May

Aggregators set standards for the future.

Account aggregation has already gained a beach head in the local market but now the stakes are being raised as providers seek to add more to their offerings. Jason Spits ...

Financial planning

22 May

Tower picks up more Beacon ahead of listing

Tower has increased its shareholding in master trust, Beacon Investment Management after it bought out the shareholdings of Grosvenor Securities....

Financial planning

22 May

Permanent bounces back from MIA

Permanent Trustees’ three year plan to take the company from its traditional trustee base to a broad based financial services company has shown its first signs of success...

People & Products

21 May

Godfrey to head new Tower group

Well known industry figure John Godfrey will become the chairman of Tower’s new dealer group, Goldridge....

Funds management

16 May

Property solid, but not strong

Short term property invests will go off the boil in most sectors according to the latest Macquarie property outlook report....

Financial planning

11 May

New Macquarie fund hangs on ATO decision

Macquarie Bank will roll out a new closed end hedge fund product to retail investors providing it can receive the thumbs up from the Australian Tax Office (ATO)....