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HFA regains Lonsec rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Lonsec has reinstated HFA Asset Management's International Shares fund 'recommended' rating. The fund had been on 'fund watch' since January 20 because of "uncertainty surrounding the parent company, HFA Holdings". Those concerns have since been allayed ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors are looking to steer money towards hedge funds as they seek a safe haven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Australian mortgage industry report, volume 8, is due. Companies holding annual general meetings include Choiseul Investments Ltd, HFA Holdings Ltd and Becker Group Ltd. Yesterday, the domestic share market turned around sharply to close almost two per ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... warrant markets are all exempt from the shorting restrictions. Spencer Young, chief executive of top long/short fund manager HFA Asset Management said ASIC made a sensible move when it imposed a blanket ban, not just in financial stocks. "They obviously ...

ANZ HFA alliance targets Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
ANZ and international absolute return fund manager HFA Asset Management have joined forces to launch a new capital protected investment fund focused on emerging Asian economies. According to a joint statement, the ANZ Discovery Asia Fund will provide ...

Westpac Staff Super awards $50m to HFA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... Westpac Staff Superannuation Fund (WSSF) yesterday awarded a $50 million investment mandate to absolute return fund manager, HFA Asset Management. This is the first mandate awarded to HFA from WSSF, and the funds will be invested in HFA's diversified ...

HFA clears up MFS links

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
HFA Holdings was forced to clarify its relationship with MFS Group, stating HFA has no operating or business relationship with the company, after MFS' share price continued its nosedive. In a statement, the HFA Holdings (HFA) board said HFA's share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... Swan speaks at an Australian Industry Group (AiGroup) lunch. Companies holding their annual general meetings today include HFA Holdings Ltd, Fat Prophets Australia Fund Ltd and ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund. Three companies list on the Australian ...

Two joint HFA heads better than one

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
Specialist funds management firm, HFA Holdings, has appointed Oscar Martinis and Robert White as joint managing directors of its asset management arm. At present, Martinis is head of distribution and White is head of corporate and special projects within ...

HFA profits up 389pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
HFA Accelerator Plus, a listed investment fund that specialises in absolute return strategies, has posted a near quadrupling of profits in the last financial year. This increase is on the back of a 253 per cent increase in revenue on its previous full ...