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HFA finds Lighthouse leads to global growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
HFA has agreed to purchase US-based alternative investment manager Lighthouse Partners for A$707 million in cash and shares - approximately 11 times Lighthouse's estimated FY08 EBITDA - as the new business focuses on growing its global alternatives ...

HFA adds to distribution team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Listed absolute return manager HFA Asset Management has appointed a new senior manager - distribution, following the promotion of Dan Abbink to national sales manager. Vaughan Henry joins HFA as a certified financial planner with a diploma of financial ...

HFA promotes new investment manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
HFA Asset Management has appointed a new senior investment manager. Financial analyst Darren Katz steps up to the new role to replace Peter Coates, who is on secondment in London. Katz assumes responsibility for managing HFA's absolute return and hedge ...

MFS sells half stake in HFA

HAMISH MADDEN AND CAMERON BOGGS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
MFS has continued its frenetic activity of recent months, announcing the sale of half its stake in HFA Holdings as well as the acquisition of another New Zealand advice business. MFS announced to the market late last week the sale of 39 million HFA ...

Global Octance Fund takes off

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
HFA Asset Management, a subsidiary of Australian Stock Exchange listed HFA Holdings, has released its newest absolute return product, the HFA Octane Global Fund. The new Octane Global Fund offers leveraged exposure to up to 20 managers through accessing ...

HFA absolute return fund approved by S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
HFA's Octane Global Fund has been rated 'investment grade' by Standard & Poor's. S&P fund analyst, Simon Scott, said the the gearing and long-short strategy of the HFA Octane Global Fund meant only investors with a sound understanding of this type of ...

HFA to meet full year forecast

Less than a year since its public listing, absolute return fund manager HFA Holdings has announced it is on track to meet full year profit forecasts and has flagged upcoming changes to the management board. Listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) ...

Young to be replaced at helm of HFA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Paul Jensen will replace HFA founder and current HFA Asset Management chief executive officer, Spencer Young, at the helm of the funds management business as Young moves to a more strategically focused role within the group. HFA said Jensen will take ...

New alternatives offering from van Eyk

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... growth assets in times of market stress." Thomas said. The fund's underlying fund managers include: BGI's Global Ascent Fund; HFA's Diversifed Investments Fund hedge option; AMP's Capital Structured High Yield Fund; Credit Suisse's Asset Management Global ...

HSBC alternatives eyes off Australian entry

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... managers via their established relationships and platform service. "You have similar business models there in Australia, such as HFA," he said. "We offer an open architecture platform for asset allocators, fund of funds and multi-managers who are running ...