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Geoff Wilson wants Bill Ackman’s very online notoriety

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Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano

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Is that really funds management doyen Geoff Wilson being heckled by randoms on the site formerly known as Twitter? Yes, yes it is.

After several years lurking as an anonymous user, a trip to New York meeting the likes of Twitter power user Bill Ackman (who manages a leading hedge fund in his spare time) convinced the Wilson Asset Management founder that he was really, really missing out. And so, three weeks ago, @GeoffWilsonWAM was born. And hasn’t it been rather distracting.

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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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