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Rural FM dupes investors: Short-seller

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... ASX-listed Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF), for running "scams" on investors in the same vein that led to the demise of Blue Sky (ASX: BLA). RFF is in the business of leasing agricultural properties and equipment, such as almond orchards, poultry, cattle ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... shorting that tends to get press attention. "The activist shorts up in my neck of the woods in Brisbane - Corporate Travel, Blue Sky and Glaucus - get a lot of attention. That technique can be really effective but it's much higher risk," Martin said. ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Blue Sky is bidding farewell to its chief executive, after a strategic assessment determined the role "is no longer required". Joel Cann left the organisation effective Friday, less than two months after he joined the company. Cann joined from property ...

Blue Sky enters receivership

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... ASX-listed alternatives fund manager was placed in receivership this morning, as its financier exercised its rights after Blue Sky breached a term of its $50 million loan facility. Oaktree Capital Management has appointed restructuring specialist KordaMentha's ...

Blue Sky adds executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has appointed a new chief financial officer. Justine Henwood joins the company from TriCare Aged Care, where she was also chief financial officer. She replaces Elizabeth Walker, who departed Blue Sky for personal reasons ...

Pinnacle partners with former Blue Sky executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Pinnacle Investment Management has taken a stake in a new boutique set up by former Blue Sky executives, after it withdrew its bid to take over management of the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund last year. Pinnacle has partnered with Brisbane-based ...

Boutique manager makes executive changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... director for more than six years, resigned from both posts. Prior to joining GARDA, Neep was the chief operating officer of Blue Sky Funds Management and held senior roles at UBS and LDN Consulting. GARDA executive chair Matthew Madsen thanked Neep for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...