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Blue Sky loses chief financial officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The chief financial officer of Blue Sky Alternative Investments has resigned after just two months in the role. Elizabeth Walker joined Blue Sky on 14 January, however it was announced today she has resigned from the post. A statement from the embattled ...

Brookfield acquires 62% of Oaktree Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Brookfield Asset Management is set to acquire 62% of Oaktree Capital, creating a $672 billion alternative investment behemoth. The 120-year-old Canadian firm will pay roughly $6.8 billion for the stake in Oaktree Capital. Following the transaction ...

Blue Sky appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has tapped the leader of a property investment manager for its next chief executive. Former Aspen Group boss Joel Cann has been appointed chief executive at Blue Sky, as the investment manager looks to rebuild following ...

Prime Value recruits former super fund chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... his appointment, Murphy said Prime Value is sharpening its institutional focus after launching several alternative investment options, including enhanced cash, agriculture, infrastructure and mortgage funds. "Prime Value's product suite is wonderfully ...

Canadian pension fund manager dumps Blue Sky

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
The strategic partnership between Blue Sky Alternative Investments and a $170 billion Canadian pension fund investment manager has been terminated. Blue Sky Water Partners has worked with Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) ...

Hedge fund veteran joins Aura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... superannuation pension market is one of the largest in the world. This large asset base deserves the best alternative investment ideas available and that need attracted me to Aura's innovative approach and fund products," he said. Aura Group co-founder ...

Ironbark dumps investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... a slight increase to the targeted volatility. The strategy will change from a portfolio of diversified alternative investment strategies to a quantitative macro strategy comprising global bonds, equities, currency, and commodity markets. The name of ...

Former Macquarie executive takes new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has appointed a former Macquarie executive as its new chief risk officer. Andrew Werro has taken on the newly created position, bringing more than 25 years' experience in financial services. Werro is a former chief financial ...

Blue Sky appoints CFO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Blue Sky Alternative Investments is still searching for a chief executive and a chief risk officer, but it begins 2019 with a new chief financial officer as it reboots its executive lineup. Elizabeth Walker starts as Blue Sky Alternative Investments' ...

Boutique behemoth in the making

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
A global insurer and asset manager is aiming to become one of the world's five largest multi-boutique platforms in the next five years as it acquires a London-based alternative manager. Generali is acquiring CM Investment Solutions (CMISL) from Bank ...