Angus Aitken settles with Bell Potter

The stockbroker has reaffirmed plans to pursue ANZ over its tweet, using “all available legal remedies.”

Angus Aitken told friends he had reached an “amicable arrangement with Bells”.

Stockbroker Angus Aitken has settled with Bell Potter less than a week after he was dismissed in a row over comments he made about the appointment of ANZ Banking Group’s new chief financial officer, Michelle Jablko.

Mr Aitken, the former head of institutional equities, has sent a note to friends saying he reached an “amicable arrangement with Bells on the terms of my departure’’.

But he has reaffirmed plans to pursue ANZ, whose group general manager of communications, Paul Edwards, took to Twitter to accuse Aitken of sexism.

“I am determined to pursue all available legal remedies against those involved at ANZ for the loss of both my good reputation and career as a stockbroker,’’ Mr Aitken has told friends.

His lawyer Mark O’Brien has briefed Bruce McClintock SC to commence proceedings against the bank.

Aitken had criticised Jablko’s former role as an investment banker at Greenhill Australia, where she advised law firm Slater & Gordon on its disastrous $1 billion purchase of Quindells in the UK.

Mr Edwards’ tweet “sexism alive + well in stockbroking’’ was ‘liked’ by ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, who could be drawn into the legal action.