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

12 Apr

ING rolls out back office service

ING has announced it will begin to offer a new range of back office services to advisers who work within its distribution arms or make use of ING products externally....

Financial planning

11 Apr

Advisers adopting one stop shop

Nearly three quarters of financial planners are selling or recommending life and risk products, according to a survey commissioned by ING....

Financial planning

10 Apr

PIS aims for listing next year

Professional Investment Services plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) before the end of the next financial year....

Financial planning

05 Apr

FSRB finally appears in parliament

After months of waiting, the Federal Government has finally introduced the Financial Services Reform Bill into parliament....

People & Products

02 Apr

Headley departs BT

BT Funds Management head of Australian equities Rohan Headley will leave the group after 13 years....

Financial planning

29 Mar

NRMA buyback opportunity for planners

Financial planners are being encouraged to offer advice to large numbers of first time shareholders involved in the share buyback scheme currently underway with the NRMA....

Financial planning

29 Mar

Count MKII -

Count Financial is set to roll out a new financial planning group, Compound Investments, to sit alongside Count Wealth Accountants. ...

Financial planning

28 Mar

CIM resists trend to distribution

Commonwealth Investment Management (CIM) has indicated it will continue to create investment products and develop distribution despite a trend by a number of its competit...

Financial planning

28 Mar

ALP to force super funds to vote.

The leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley has stated that a Labor government may legally require superannuation funds to vote with shareholders at company meetings....

Financial planning

25 Mar

FPA makes headway on alienation

The Financial Planning Association has secured a partial victory in its ongoing struggle with the Federal Government and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) regarding the Ali...