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

02 Oct

MLC appoints Larsen to promote dealer services

Former Rothschild associate director and head of retail sales Chris Larsen has signed on with MLC in the new role of national manager for alliances....

Financial planning

01 Oct

Why accountants really get angry with planners

Accountants and financial planners work in the same space but often don’t see eye to eye. Jason Spits finds out where the stumbling blocks are and what planners can do to...

Financial planning

01 Oct

A partnership where the accountant is king

Strong and ongoing relationships between accountants and financial planners sounds like the stuff of fiction but some success stories can be found....

Financial planning

01 Oct

Ground swell against portability grows

The Federal Government’s newly-gazetted regulations on superannuation portability are now likely to be disallowed in the Senate, with the Australian Labor Party, the Aust...

Financial planning

29 Sep

Macquarie scoops Assirt service level awards

The Macquarie Group has stamped its name on this year's Assirt service level awards, taking out top place in both the funds management and platform categories after comin...

Financial planning

25 Sep

Life industry hits bumps with sales down

The life insurance industry has recorded falls in single premium sales of 12 per cent for the 12 months to the end of June, according to research released by Dexx&r....

Financial planning

24 Sep

Breakspear to step down in October

Financial Planning Association chief executive Ken Breakspear will step down from the role on October 10, indicating he would not renew his contract and end his 15 years ...

Financial planning

23 Sep

Adviser Ratings drops upfront assessment fee

Adviser Ratings, the group set up by David Child to rate financial planners, has dropped its upfront fee for an assessment....

Financial planning

22 Sep

Potter departs InvestorWeb Research

The general manager of research at InvestorWeb, Toby Potter, has left the group, departing on Friday after two years with the group....

Financial planning

22 Sep

The lives and times of Assirt

The movement of Assirt from underneath Sealcorp and into St George’s Investment Centre of Excellence (ICE) is not the first move the research house has undertaken in rece...