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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24 September 2015

Shifts in the corporate landscape are creating good sources of alternative investments, according to a boutique fund manager working in the region....

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23 September 2015

ASIC said documentation won't change consumer biases and behaviours, and has called on institutions to lead consumers to appropriate choices while examining their own cul...

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22 September 2015

Despite being hit hard during the GFC advisers should consider the use of hedge funds but be on the look out for funds that have high illiquid asset allocations, a US hed...

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21 September 2015

Financial planners should be seeking reliable measures to assess risk aversion in clients and not rely on them, or the planner’s own skills to provide assessments, accord...

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20 September 2015

NAB’s digital advice offering will link clients with advisers, not cut them out out of the process, with the bank pointing to existing online advice offerings enabling ad...

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20 September 2015

The exchange traded product (ETP) sector has continued its record run increasing funds under management by more than $20 billion, more than the total Australian market, i...

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20 September 2015

Investors looking to leverage smart beta through use of blended investment strategies claims AXA IM ahead of rollout of series of funds....

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20 September 2015

Investment group for advisers set to access new tools and data to build absolute return portfolios....

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20 September 2015

Large US manager to offer global equity fund via Equity Trustees having already secured first large scale investor....

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17 September 2015

The Asian Funds Passport has the potential to add $100 billion to the local funds management sector but some changes are still required, according to the head of Nikko As...

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