Jason Spits

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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9 September 2015

ASIC has urged advisers and licensees to update details on its Financial Adviser Register (FAR) or be hit with new fees and charges....

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8 September 2015

Australia’s funds management sector will not be able to expand into Asia without more political drive and a reconsideration of investment vehicle structures....

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8 September 2015

Former adviser, based in Victoria, banned for five and half years for inappropriate advice and potentially misleading clients....

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7 September 2015

Lower income earners should be given a $5,000 boost to their super to make the most of compound interest before retirement, according to ISA....

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6 September 2015

Index investing in emerging markets is a meaningless exercise with individual markets too varied to create good returns from a passive investment strategy....

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6 September 2015

The high market capitalisation of Australian banks is creating concerns around passive investments, particularly as other sectors taper off further exposing the financial...

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6 September 2015

A shift away from Australian equities towards a diversified growth strategy could boost the underlying returns for defined contribution super vehicles....

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6 September 2015

The hedge fund sector will push past the $100 billion mark driven by international manager interest, government reforms, and investor demand....

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6 September 2015

Market Vectors ETFs score high level approval from SQM while Tempo AM receives rapid rating from Lonsec....

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3 September 2015

Morningstar Australia will provide access to the equities selection tools it uses to build its separately managed accounts, offering them to advisers and brokers....

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