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Blue Sky on track to reach $500m by June

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Listed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 31% increase in underlying income to $7.2 million for the half year to 31 December. As with prior half-year results, the Brisbane-based manager reported a small underlying profit of ...

Crowdfunding investment platform launched

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... programs including Telstra's muru-D and OptusSingtel innov8, and new venture capital firms such as Blackbird Ventures, Blue Sky Ventures and Square Peg Capital have contributed significantly to the growth of the startup environment here in Australia. ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... their fingers at in the meantime.A Wasn't me! It's the weather! Not so for Australia - the sun is shining her and the sky is blue. Yesterday we got our own disappointing indicator when our National Statistician revealed that Australia's unemployment ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised nearly $19 million in the first stage of a capital raising program. Blue Sky said it will use the funds to provide additional capital for ongoing co-investment in its managed funds and to demonstrate balance ...

Blue Sky grows revenue 48%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 48% increase in operating revenue and an after-tax net profit of $3.59 million for the full year to 30 June. Operating revenue for Australia's only listed alternatives-focused fund manager grew from $8.9million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 14.49 (0.39 per cent) to 3,684.44. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, whose 30 blue chip stocks do not include Apple, gained 31.33 (0.20 per cent) at 15,451.01. Shares in Apple skyrocketed to finish at $489.57 ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
A fund managed by Blue Sky Private Equity (BSPE) has taken a significant minority stake in Australian retirement community operator Oak Tree Group, investing more than $20 million. The Oak Tree Group will use the investment to fund the development of ...

Water fund recommended

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Rating agency Zenith has recommended the Blue Sky Water Fund, which trades physical water assets that it says are uncorrelated to mainstream investments. The Blue Sky Water Fund is an unlisted fund operating in the alternatives space which focuses on ...

Blue Sky names investment manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has named Lachlan McMurdo as an investment manager in its private equity division. McMurdo joins Blue Sky from Bain & Company's private equity group where he worked as a consultant for three years. In his new role, he ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... 0.49 per cent higher at 4,4136. In equities news, ANZ Banking Group Ltd will hold its annual general meeting in Sydney. Blue Sky Alternative Investments is due to list on the ASX. On Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 50.7 points, or 1.21 ...