Key Highlights – Social Media Intelligence – UK Wealth Management Q4 2013.

August to October saw another quarter of significant growth with 48,000 activity/ mentions (a 17% increase vs the previous quarter) across the cohort of wealth management Brands included in this research. Wider UK industry activity/mentions grew by 8% for the quarter (off a much larger sample base

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Social Media Intelligence Research – Agreed refinements from Industry Consultation

Following  an intensive period of industry consultation, the structure and inclusions of Fishtank’s Social Media Intelligence (SMI) focused on  Australian Investment Management and Superannuation have now been finalised. The next report containing agreed refinements will be available to subscribers in mid July and cover the period from January

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FOFA & SMSFs driving advisers away from platform-based investment strategies.

A wave of regulatory change, combined with the shifting needs of advisers in the self-managed super (SMSF) fund space, could serve to drive financial advisers away from platform-based investment strategies. Senior technical manager at Colonial First State Craig Day told InvestorDailythat a lot of SMSF advisers are now

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Colonial First State appoints Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution

Colonial First State has appointed Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution as part of a reshuffle in its upper management. Peck joined CFS at the beginning of March and will report to Linda Elkins, CFS executive general manager. Previously the managing director of individual

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