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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People & Products

17 May

New roles at ING as equities head departs

ING Investment Management (INGIM) head of Australian equities John Morgan will leave the group as it fills the role of chief investment officer (CIO) and adds the role of...

Financial planning

14 May

Count to self insure for professional indemnity

Count Financial has cancelled its share buyback scheme and will move to self insure for its professional indemnity (PI) liabilities after claiming the costs of insurance ...

Superannuation

12 May

SMSFs get stung by Budget changes

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) have been hit by a surprise in the Budget which will require accumulation funds to allocate all contributions and fully vest ben...

Financial planning

12 May

ASIC and ATO Budget winners

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will walk away from...

Financial planning

10 May

IWL offers STP to users

IWL has bumped up its services with the addition of a secure data transfer system between external groups, IWL’s Visiplan and VisiWeb software and its clients....

Financial planning

06 May

ATO to lean on aggressive tax planning

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will begin an examination of how financial products and services are used in the area of tax planning by companies and individuals looking...

Financial planning

05 May

Advisers offer risk for impaired

Two Associated Planners have started a specialist risk insurance business offering life insurance to individuals who would normally be ineligible due to prior conditions ...

Superannuation

05 May

Asgard acts to claim SMSF stake

Asgard has expanded its service offering to include a self managed super fund (SMSF) adminsitration product, SuperLink, in a bid to stake a claim in the $109 billion do-i...

Financial planning

05 May

Tower restructure fuels executive departure

Tower Australia has restructured its chief sales role by dividing the risk and wealth management aspects of the position in a move resulting in the departure of Tower hea...

Financial planning

05 May

Silvalake collapse sparks investigation

The Parlimentary Secretary to the Treasurer Ross Cameron has ordered an investigation into adviser access to client files and remuneration after Brisbane based advisory g...