Articles by Jason Spits

Investments

Magellan founder takes medical leave

February 11, 2022

Jason Spits

The head of Magellan Financial Group has stepped aside from his duties to take an undefined period of medical leave.

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Business news

Listing pipeline strong after bumper year

January 28, 2022

Jason Spits

The number of IPOs in early 2022 will be strong following the highest number of new floats in a decade during the past year.

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Business news

BT closes SMSF admin service

January 14, 2022

Jason Spits

BT has closed the SMSF establishment and administration services on its Panorama platform and redirected clients to another service provider.

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Residential Property

Property listings end year in decline

January 14, 2022

Jason Spits

Residential property listings across Australia declined steeply toward the end of the year but prices remained stable.

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Regulation

Election places doubt over super changes

December 17, 2021

Jason Spits

A number of long sought-after changes may not pass through parliament before the next election due to a limited number of sitting days in the first half of 2022.

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Australian Shares, International Shares

Shares still best for investment returns

December 17, 2021

Jason Spits

Australian and international shares will continue to be the leading asset classes for returns in the next decade, even when factoring in inflation and volatility.

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ETFs

Three new thematic ETFs from BetaShares

December 17, 2021

Jason Spits

BetaShares will launch three thematic ETFs centred providing access to the electric vehicle, electronic payments and video game sectors.

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Australian Shares, Investments

Look for change to find mispriced stocks

December 3, 2021

Jason Spits

Most stocks are fairly priced so investors should be looking for companies undergoing change to find mispriced investment opportunities.

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Investments

Small-cap sector lagging on ESG reporting

November 19, 2021

Jason Spits

The level of ESG reporting from small-cap companies needs to improve and more firms are responding to investor interest in this area.

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Superannuation

Savings limited from ECPI rule change

November 5, 2021

Jason Spits

The cost savings for SMSFs no longer having to use an actuarial certificate to calculate fund income are likely to be small, not open to all funds and offset by other costs.

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