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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Funds management

11 May

Property foundations remain firm

Investors looking at property in the next few months need not be concerned about interest rate and inflation rises according to Australian Property Institute (API) NSW S...

Financial planning

09 May

Another adviser falls in Wattle saga

The continuing investigation into the failure of the Wattle Group has claimed an-other financial adviser....

Financial planning

08 May

Tower shakes up management

The Tower Group has gone through an extensive restructure in a bid to make better use of its distribution capabilities and reduce costs across the group....

Financial planning

02 May

New look UBS pitch to planner market

Wholesale fund manager UBS Asset Management (UBSAM) has lowered the entry figure for access to its funds while also introducing a dial-up trailing commission...

Financial planning

02 May

Ord Minnett hits venture trail

Ord Minnett has brushed aside the wreckage of last month's tech stock shakeup to emerge with Australia's first big technology venture capital fund for retail investors....

Financial planning

28 Apr

Dunne signs on with Ipac

Mike Dunne has joined Ipac as technology and business services general manager in a bid to enhance its e-commerce capabilities to advisers....

Financial planning

27 Apr

DST buys unit registry business

Investment management software supplier DST International (DSTi) has picked up Melbourne based unit registry developer MaxTrak Technology for a sum described as “multi-mi...

Financial planning

27 Apr

Life evolves into dealer group at Merc

Mercantile Mutual has rebranded its life insurance broking arm into a dealer group, AustAdvis-ers, in a bid to attract planners seeking a solution to licensing changes sl...

Financial planning

27 Apr

ASIC targets super fund directors in court action

The Australian Investment and Securities Commission (ASIC) has begun court proceedings after an investigation into losses incurred by the Employees Produc-tivity Award Su...

Financial planning

27 Apr

Investor confidence breaks IPO record

Strong market conditions allowed Australian companies to raise $23 billion in new equity in the half year to end 31 December last year, according to a KMPG Corporate Fina...