Category: Australian Hedge FundsBlue Sky Alternative Investments (ASX: BLA) has listed on the ASX after raising $6.47 million in an IPO. Shares closed on the first day at the $1 IPO price. The Brisbane based firm has $180 million AuM in a range of private equity, hedge, real estate and commodities (water) funds. The firm is capitalised at [...]
The next Australian Hedge Fund Operations Forum will be held on 25th November. Guest speaker is Damien Hatfield from TripleA Partners Australia discussing “Hedge Fund Marketing – Art or Science?” For venue details and to register for the lunchtime event, please go to www.opsforum.com.au *** Ernst & Young’s 2011 Global Hedge Fund Symposium is to [...]
There are quite a few Hedge Fund events happening in Australia during the early months of 2012. The ASX is hosting an Institutional speaking tour by the United States Options Industry Council (OIC). Mr Phil Gocke, OIC Managing Director, will deliver a series of seminars for Institutional Investors in Melbourne and Sydney, showcasing recent OIC [...]
Draft legislation on two tax concessions should (if enacted) result in foreign investors being more willing to allocate to Australian hedge fund managers, according to Peter Bourke, a Tax Director at Deloitte. The first proposed measure, called the Investment Manager Regime (IMR) ‘conduit income measure,’ will effectively exempt offshore investors in Australian managed, foreign domiciled [...]
