Mark Sowerby Managing Director, Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (at time of writing) Mark Sowerby is the founder and managing director of Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited. He established the Blue Sky group in 2006 as a private equity house investing expansion capital into Australian small to medium-sized businesses. Since that time, Mark has expanded the Blue Sky group's suite of investment opportunities across private equity, hedge funds, private real estate and real assets.
MARK SOWERBY | TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013 It is not surprising investors are chasing yield domestically and internationally. With the notable exception of Australia, most developed nations are offering interest on cash deposits below the rate of inflation, which means the real return is negative. ... Read more MARK SOWERBY | MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012 Mark Sowerby, managing director of Blue Sky Alternative Investments, takes a closer look at the Harvard Endowment Fund and compares the US experience on alternative investment with the Australian scenario for both the high end retail and institutional ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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