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Jason Spits

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Sydney
As seen in: SMS Magazine, Issuu, Money Management (Australia), Riskinfo
Covers:  Financial advice, life insurance, superannuation, investments
Financial services journalist since 1999, senior journalist @smsmagazine at present - but views are my own.

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Jason Spits’s Biography

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I have worked as a journalist since the early 1990's and moved into the area of financial services in 1999 working at a senior level on two trade magazines/websites.
I have also worked as Media Relations Manager for an industry association, and as a freelance journalist before taking on my current role in September 2015.

Jason Spits’s Journalist Portfolio

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Major Insurers Lacked Definition Review Processes

Major Insurers Lacked Definition Review Processes

September 18, 2018 Most major life insurers did not have formal and regular processes to review medical defin…

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ASIC Deputy Chair to Resign

ASIC Deputy Chair to Resign

September 18, 2018 The Deputy Chair of ASIC, Peter Kell, has announced his resignation from the regulator six…

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NAB Advice Head to Depart After Restructure

NAB Advice Head to Depart After Restructure

September 18, 2018 The head of financial advice at NAB, Andrew Hagger will leave the bank after 10 years foll…

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AMP Deducted Premiums From Deceased Policy Holders

AMP Deducted Premiums From Deceased Policy Holders

September 17, 2018 AMP has told the Banking Royal Commission that it deducted life insurance premiums from th…

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ASIC Commences Court Action Against Dover, McMaster

ASIC Commences Court Action Against Dover, McMaster

September 17, 2018 ASIC has commenced court action against Dover Financial Advisers and its sole director, Te…

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ClearView Admits to 300,000 Breaches of Anti-Hawking Regulations

ClearView Admits to 300,000 Breaches of Anti-Hawking Regulations

September 10, 2018 ClearView Life has admitted to more than 300,000 breaches of anti-hawking provisions relat…

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Articles

Super viewed as mortgage solution

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By Jason Spits Verified
| SMS Magazine Verified
A significant number of Australians below the age of 35 expect to retire with mortgage debt, with many planning to use their superannuation to clear it, new research released by Vanguard has found. The “2026 How Australia Retires” report released yesterday stated 48 per cent of gen Z Australians and 37 per cent of millennials expected to retire with a mortgage compared to 23 per cent of gen X and 24 per cent of baby boomers.
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Clarify tax law on death benefits in trusts

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By Jason Spits Verified
| SMS Magazine Verified
Government plans to exempt testamentary trusts and deceased estates from the minimum tax on capital gains need further refinement to ensure superannuation death benefits are viewed as assets of those structures and not income, according to the SMSF Association.
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Emerging markets active ETF launched

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By Penny Pryor, Jason Spits Verified
| SMS Magazine Verified
Alliance Bernstein has launched an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the TMX Australia Exchange aimed at providing exposure to the long-term growth potential of emerging market equities. The AB Emerging Markets Strategic Core Equities Fund, trading under the CXA: MORE ticker, employs a strategy that was first launched in 2012 and seeks to capture 90 per cent of market upside and roughly 70 per cent of the downside over the long term of the relevant sectors.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked on street magazines in London telling backpackers about cheap holiday destinations and which pubs had the cheapest pint.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not professionally but did learn to type on one in high school

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tintin - the place's he has been!