This is a great blog post from Relay Station Social Media – How iShares Social Media Strategy Focuses on Content Consumption. The article provides some topical insights on iShares, one of the Industries leading Social Media (and digital marketing) operators. Our own syndicated Social Media Research (covering
Read more →Former Cofunds head of sales and marketing Alastair Conway has joined James Hay Partnership as chief executive. Conway is to take on the role at James Hay, part of IFG Group, on 4 March. As part of a wider reshuffle, former managing director of James Hay Tim
Read more →David Bower has joined Invesco Perpetual as head of marketing for the EMEA region. Bower will have responsibility for the development and management of all marketing capabilities across the EMEA region and will report to head of distribution, Ian Trevers. Bower joins Invesco Perpetual from Blackrock, where
Read more →Life assurance firm Phoenix Group has rejected a raft of takeover bids for Ignis said to be in the region of £400 million, according to reports. According to Sky News, the bids were made at the end of last year with the news broadcaster claiming Aberdeen Asset Management
Read more →Perpetual Limited (Perpetual) today announced the appointment of Michael Gordon as Group Executive Perpetual Investments. Michael will lead the end-to-end business of Perpetual Investments, which includes product, distribution, operations and the investment management team with $23.6 billion in funds under management. Perpetual CEO Geoff Lloyd said “We
Read more →Old Mutual Global Investors is set to grow third-party distribution and its product range as part of the enlarged asset and wealth management business. The group – which was created by the merger of Skandia Investment Group and Old Mutual Asset Managers – has invested in its
Read more →Allianz Global Investors has appointed Andy Wiggins head of institutional business in the UK. Wiggins joins from Threadneedle where he was head of UK institutional client relationships. Prior that he was director of client relations at AllianceBernstein and also spent eight years as a principal at Mercer.
Read more →Former Legal & General chief executive Tim Breedon is set to join the board of Barclays as a non-executive director. Breedon was CEO at L&G from January 2006 to June 2012, having previously been group director (investments) since January 2002. Breedon will start the role on 1
Read more →Philip Dicken, manager of the Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Companiesfund, has upped exposure to discount broker Hargreaves Lansdown, arguing the company can navigate headwinds created by the retail distribution review (RDR). Dicken, who heads the European equities desk, has taken advantage of the recent market rally to sell into
Read more →Old Mutual Wealth has confirmed it will cut 200 roles as it merges its Skandia businesses, in a move that sees theSkandia brand consigned to history. Paul Feeney, chief executive of Old Mutual Wealth, said: ‘We know this is a difficult time for our staff, so we
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