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

15 Jul

Morningstar adds style box to Aust equities

Morningstar has added its style box tool to Australian equities funds rated by the group as part of an ongoing rollout of the tool in the local market....

Financial planning

15 Jul

Stake in ITC nabbed as assets sold

Agribusiness group Integrated Tree Cropping (ITC) has moved to reassure investors in its managed investments schemes that its timber projects will be unaffected due to re...

Financial planning

15 Jul

Westpac and Brown settle out of court

Former Sagitta Wealth Management head of Australian equities Andrew Brown has resolved his legal dispute with Westpac Banking Corporation with an undisclosed out of court...

Financial planning

15 Jul

BT lifts the stakes with launch of low cost wrap

BT Portfolio Services has rolled out a low cost wrap vehicle aimed at lower net worth retail investors with a limted range of investments and reduced fees increasing the ...

Financial planning

15 Jul

Absolute Capital moves to lift interim stop order

Alternative asset manager Absolute Capital has moved swiftly to allay fears over one of its funds having an interim stop order placed on it by the Australian Securities a...

Financial planning

15 Jul

Advisers still shun listed investments for funds

Research conducted by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has found that managed funds are still the leading investment vehicle for advisers despite the fact that many ar...

Financial planning

15 Jul

What it takes to get six stars

The InvestorWeb Research Six Star Awards have been designed to identify and publicly recognise those fund managers that InvestorWeb Research attest to be premier fund man...

Financial planning

15 Jul

Experience pays off for Invesco

Invesco Australia has been named the top six star manager by InvestorWeb Research iht the area of Australian equities (small companies) on the back of long term outperfor...

Financial planning

15 Jul

Advance moves on with rating win

InvestorWeb Research has named Advance Funds Management its top rated six star manager for Australian equities....

Financial planning

10 Jul

Count rejoins FPA after five year absence

Count Wealth Accountants has rejoined the Financial Planning Association (FPA) as a principal member after having withdrawn its membership five years ago....