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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Consumers want advisers to be compliant but prefer advice focused on them and not on keeping the adviser out of trouble according to Centrepoint Alliance head, John de Zw...

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Former Wealthsure clients win High Court appeal against damages split with ruling overturning previous decisions of lower courts....

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More clients of financial advisers are receiving advice around philanthropic giving since the introduction of FOFA but planner still lack awareness of the benefits and ea...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an foreign exchange provider after an investigation found it failed with its obligations, including making false and misleading statements....

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Australians chose financial advisers for long-term planning and not investment performance according to a global survey....

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Ahead of the Federal Budget, ISA has called for the freeze on the Super Guarantee to be lifted and the retention of default fund arrangements to boost super in retirement...

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Financial advisers need to be sensitive to the emotional impact of providing aged care advice as well as being able to handle the financial and technical aspects of this ...

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A financial planner has been ordered to surrender his passport following an ASIC request and investigation into alleged unauthorised withdrawals of client funds....

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Midwinter will roll out a ‘digital advice framework’ offering stating ‘robo-advice’ was poorly understood and belonged in a wider advice provision model....

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Planners who believe advice will remain face to face are being naïve and overlooking the level of digital engagement among consumers....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

1 week 5 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

4 days 15 hours ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

5 days 18 hours ago