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Charlie Aitken sells his investment fund after high society love triangle

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Charlie Aitken sold his self-titled fund management company just months after a highly public high society love triangle. The Sydney investment banker became embroiled in a scandal in late 2021 after sleeping with Hollie Nasser, his wife Ellie’s best friend, shortly after his marriage broke down. The swap of partners took the city’s eastern suburbs by surprise and was further complicated by the fact that Aitken did business with Nasser’s investor husband Christopher. Now, Mr. Aitken has advised Aitken Investment Management investors of his intention to resign. In a note to clients, Mr Aitken said the investment team had agreed to buy his family’s stake, at which point he would step down and the company would change its name to Constantia Investment Partners. Charlie Aitken (pictured with his wife Ellie) leaves his own investment fund “The investment team is humbled to take the baton from Charlie to lead the company, and to continue to manage the cap...

Risa just wants to be left alone. So he started a secret society of female recluses

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Risa Mickenberg lives in a New York City-style apartment, but she prefers to call the place by another name: her “cave.” Despite being around eight million other people, Mickenberg avoids many social connections and relationships. Instead, he enjoys time in his cave or experiences the outside world alone. And he’s not the only one living like this. Ms Mickenberg is the founder of “Hermettes”, a secret society of like-minded women who reclaim and celebrate female solitude. “Women’s solitude is a taboo subject… [But] I think this lifestyle needs to be idealized,” he told ABC RN’s Sunday Extra. ‘Nothing is more valuable’ For most of her life, Ms Mickenberg was very friendly. He is an accomplished writer and director, working in film, TV, theater and advertising. Also on his CV: Lead singer of eight power pop bands called Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse (with songs including ‘Connecticut...