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

13 Nov

TPA review will favour bank planners

A review of the Trade Practices Act’s (TPA) merger provisions would only serve to further exacerbate the banking sectors growing ownership within the financial planning i...

Financial planning

12 Nov

Government urged to tackle savings

The Howard Government has been urged to reconsider the state of retirement savings after being returned for a third term in office at the weekend’s election....

Financial planning

09 Nov

Bank of New Zealand bags top prize

The Bank of New Zealand has for the first time ever taken out the FundSource Fund Manager of the Year Awards and has also taken out the top award for international shares...

Financial planning

09 Nov

Consolidators fail due to poor processes

Aggregation and consolidator groups have failed because they have not adopted group wide systems and processes which would drive their planning models and attract clients...

Financial planning

09 Nov

Westpac trials aggregation service

Westpac will trial an account aggregation service for its banking clients as part of a larger strategy to provide financial services online....

Financial planning

09 Nov

Clients deserve to know how you are paid

The issue of planner renumeration is one which has been at the centre of debate for quite some time. Most planners with some time in the industry will be aware that the s...

Financial planning

09 Nov

AFA signs up for adviser code system

APIR, the group responsible for providing codes for managed funds, has scored a major coup with the announcement that the Association of Financial Advisers had signed up ...

Funds management

08 Nov

Listed property dominates over long term

Listed property returns have exceeded the All Ordinaries over the last two decades with much less volatility, according to Credit Suisse Asset Management investment manag...

Financial planning

31 Oct

IWL shrugs off poor conditions

Despite recent, sizeable purchases and a general downturn in the market InvestorWeb (IWL) has reported a further quarter of positive operating cash flow, shrugging off ca...

Financial planning

29 Oct

Turnbull departs in further Tower reshuffle

Tower Asset Management (TAM) chief investment officer Craig Turnbull has left the funds management group after it announced a restructure within the senior ranks....