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Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments reported a 97% boost in statutory net profit after tax to $20.7 million in its annual results, an outcome managing director Robert Shand believes underpins the firm's value proposition to clients looking for opportunities ...

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Private Real Estate entered into a joint venture to finance a 428-bed Adelaide student accommodation project. Working alongside Goldman Sachs and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) - the latter of which has committed debt finance of ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... reporting". Telecommunications, software and services (14%) and media (11%) rated "No reporting". Two companies - G8 Education and Sky Network Television LTD have been rated "no reporting" for four consecutive years. Davidson said the results reveal ...

Blue Sky wins $50m venture capital mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
Blue Sky's venture capital subsidiary has won a mandate to manage a $50 million venture capital fund and will open a new Adelaide office as part of the process. The South Australian Government awarded the mandate for the South Australian Venture Capital ...

Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A $24 billion industry superannuation fund has signed an enterprise-wide managed services agreement with global information and communication technology service provider Dimension Data. The agreement will see Dimension Data design, supply, implement ...

Former Fidelity CIO joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... also sits on the boards and investment committees of Russell Investments, FWD Insurance, Altius Asset Management and Blue Sky Alternative Investments. Yarra chair Mark Burgess said: "Michael's appointment is a significant milestone for Yarra Capital ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Facial analytics may play a key role in calculating future life insurance premiums thanks to a North Carolina technology firm claiming its platform returns lifespan estimates more accurate than traditional methods. Lapetus Life Event Solutions recently ...

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... portfolio, you do need to get exposure to water rights as well," Zinurova says. With $2.7 billion in assets under management, Blue Sky Alternative Investments managing director Kim Morison says the majority of investors in the Blue Sky Water Fund are ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... unveil the details of their own housing affordability measures in the May 9 budget. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News this morning that the government's view is "that compulsory super is to generate an income in retirement and that is what ...

SMSF investors shift gears

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... defensive asset allocations amid continuing market volatility, the latest statistics from AMP Capital show. AMP Capital's Black Sky Report shows SMSF trustees expect a 10.9% return on their portfolio this year, and 18% of trustees have made changes to ...