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Traders, investment bankers, law and mining graduates demand six-figure salaries after university

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Graduates demand salaries of up to $350,000 as companies struggle to find the best and brightest workers just weeks after they leave university. Those who finish university as medical practitioners, dentists, software engineers, and stock traders can earn very high six-figure salaries, and can also expect lots of bonuses and extra perks. Australia faces dire skills shortages and a tough labor market as two years of drunkenness from our strict border closures saw many backpackers leave the country and migrants slowly returned. The large number of jobs on the market – with fewer people to fill them – means the balance of power falls in the hands of job seekers. Graduates in medicine, dentistry and technology earn up to $350,000 (Stock Picture) Big recruiters are now expanding their entry-level program by offering high salaries and perks as smaller players also seek to attract title holders, the Australian Financial Review reports. Jeffrey Duncan, co-founder of Prosple, a site that ...

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...

Four successful quantitative investment strategies

“The overall volume of ESG-related posts increased at a faster rate than any other type of role over the period, consistent with companies increasingly focused on sustainability, but also showing significant variation across companies, sectors, and pillars,” the Barclays job summary says. “We think that ESG job posting data may serve as a leading indicator of future changes in companies’ ESG ratings given the time lag between hiring decisions for ESG-related roles and their implications on company operations and activities. “In line with our expectations, we found that firms with a higher intensity of ‘abnormal’ ESG posting were more likely to experience a rating upgrade approximately two to three years after the posting date compared to their peers in the same sector with a higher intensity of ‘abnormal’ ESG posting. lower. “Furthermore, firms with a higher intensity of ‘abnormal’ ESG postings also enjoyed significantly better subsequent stock ...