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Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014

... Portfolio uses the Bellmont Core Equity Portfolio as a base and adds a buy-write overlay that swaps the possibility of 'blue sky' returns in any period, for the certainty of regular premium income. "We are seeing many of the leading independent financial ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014

... Neutral and Watermark Absolute Return. Competing for Best Global Macro/Futures Fund are: AHL Evolution (Man Investments), Blue Sky Investment Science - Access SRA (16 Unit Class) and Whitehaven SPC Correlation. JANA/MLC Low Correlation Strategy, Permal ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 60% increase in after tax profit of $6.24 million for the full year to 30 June. The alternatives fund manager's revenue grew 69% from $14.2 million to $24.0 million. The company will pay a fully franked ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has allocated nearly 70% of the $60 million raised for its Alternatives Access Fund into a range of alternative assets including private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, a hedge fund and private real ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014

... Asset Management (ECPAM), released the prospectus for a similar small- and mid-cap LIC. Australian alternatives manager Blue Sky and global equities boutique PM Capital have also launched LICs recently. "Ours in a traditional style, buy-and-hold type ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised $60.4 million in the initial public offering of shares in its Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities ...

Blue Sky directors buy stake in Alternatives Fund IPO

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014

Three Blue Sky Alternative Investments non-independent board members will invest at least $1.35 million in aggregate through the initial public offering of the manager's Alternatives Fund. Blue Sky chairman John Kain, Alexander McNab and Andrew Champion's ...

Blue Sky launches first listed investment company

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $100 million to list Australia's first diversified, alternatives-focused Listed Investment Company (LIC) on the ASX. With the listing, the company is aiming ...

Blue Sky Water appoints investment director

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014

Blue Sky Water Partners, a division of Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited, has appointed Michael Blakeney as investment director. Blue Sky said Blakeney brings considerable management and investment experience across a range of agricultural enterprises ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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