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IMPACT Newsletter: February 2023
It has been a short, yet busy month at Leverton. We had a great turnout for the Duncan Coombe session on ‘Managing Difficult Conversations’- very topical right now with falling compensation and tough decisions. At the end of last week I took the team to Bordeaux to celebrate all their input into Leverton. It was…
Read MoreGrowing Up in Asset Management: Making a great impression in your early career
Your early career is full of choices, questions, building reputations and deciding on the direction you ultimately want to take your life in. This event was for those who wanted to ensure they get the most out of the first few years in asset management. We covered how to build a mentor/mentee relationship, how to…
Read MoreWomen in Finance Charter
At Leverton we believe that diversity is the key to any successful business. In March 2021 we signed the Women in Finance Charter, this is sponsored by HM Treasury and is a pledge for gender balance across financial services. When we signed the charter we had 100% females in senior management roles and our aim…
Read MoreFT Article: Sustainable investing boom prompts fierce fight for talent
Managing Director Rachael Ferguson shares her insights into the ESG job market with the FT: “I’ve never seen it so intense, and it has been like this for the past 18 months. ESG used to be a small part of what we do; since September, it’s taken up a huge amount of our time,” Read…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – November 2021
It has been another busy month for Leverton and IMPACT and I can’t quite believe the Christmas period is very nearly upon us! I hope you enjoy reading my pick of articles from the month below! Working from home; worry about it damaging your career and how to negate? This is a huge topic and…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – September 2021
This week is National Inclusion Week and October is Global Diversity Awareness month, we thought in this month’s newsletter we would share with you key takeaways for you and your networks. Last week we attended the NLI Diversity & Inclusion Webinar, focusing on ‘active inclusion’. If you are not actively including, you are probably…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – August 2021
There has been a lot more in the news this month that I thought you would find interesting. The podcast on anxiety in the work place is fascinating and worth a listen. If there is one article to rev up your desire to spread the word on women in investing, it is the pension gap…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – March 2021
The clocks have gone back, the weather is warming up, and we’re a month closer to normality! I hope you are all feeling that extra motivation that comes with the brighter days. Here at Leverton, March has been a really exciting month. The market has remained lively and we’ve made some great placements, as…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – February 2021
With the days starting to get both longer and warmer, we’re feeling optimistic for the return of normality. Now that we have dates in the diary for the roadmap out of COVID restrictions, we are beginning to explore new topics for events that we are hoping to run in person. Rachael is back from maternity…
Read MoreIMPACT Newsletter – January 2021
First and foremost, Happy New Year! All of us here at Leverton hope you were able to celebrate in one of the many creative ways we have all discovered during the past year. Reflecting on 2020 may have been slightly harder this year, but it’s so important to note all of the little wins, from…
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