Certitude Global Investments has changed the name of its HFA International Shares Fund to LHP Global Long/Short Fund to reflect Lighthouse Partners’ role in managing the fund.
The HFA Diversified Investment Fund has also been changed to LHP Diversified Investment Fund, Certitude Global Investments chief executive Craig Mowll said.
Despite the rebrand, there have been no changes to either of the fund’s investment strategies, structure or operation.
The move is part of Certitude’s strategy to show transparency of the fund’s structure and management.
It follows on from Certitude’s rebrand of the Threadneedle Global Equity Fund in September last year.
“[We want] to show complete transparency through to the underlying managers so we want the funds to look as they are, which is pure to the underlying manager. It’s basically showing the market that what you see is what you get,” Mowll told InvestorDaily.
“We really want to show that these guys are the leading investment partners in the absolute return space.”
So far, the market has responded very positively to the changes, he said.
The newly-named LHP GLS Fund was originally launched in March 2001. In the period from its inception to 31 May 2012, it has achieved a return of 5.70 per cent per year.
Certitude Global Investments have been responsible for distributing the Lighthouse Partners’ LHP Global Long/Short Fund in Australia for 11 years.
