Finland’s pension investors are entering a new phase as regulatory changes allow them to increase their equity exposure and raise long-term return expectations. For Elo, Finland’s third-largest private-sector pension insurance company, that shift coincided with a particularly strong first half of 2026. Elo’s investments returned 6.4 percent in the...
July proved a challenging month for trend-following strategies, as a series of abrupt reversals across financial markets disrupted established trends. CTA managers faced losses...
The Lynx Program posted a strong first half of 2026, returning 25.9 percent, its second-best first-half performance in its 25-year history. Lynx Asset Management’s...
Lynx Constellation’s strong performance is earning recognition far beyond its home market. The machine-learning-based managed futures strategy from Lynx Asset Management has been shortlisted...
May was another month characterized by reversals and cross-asset volatility. Strong momentum in U.S. equities contrasted with directionless moves across other markets, creating a...
By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: After a decade of studying CTAs, we have drawn three conclusions about the nature of their alpha generation. At the...
In April, the NHX CTA Index delivered a positive return despite multiple trend reversals following the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Performance...
March was defined by a sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions, particularly involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, creating a highly challenging environment for most investment...
A sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions set the tone for March, as the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran triggered significant cross-asset volatility. In...
February proved to be another favorable month for Nordic CTA managers, leaving CTAs as the best-performing sub-strategy in the Nordic Hedge Index so far...
In January, the NHX CTA Index generated strong performance, mainly due to profits in precious metals, despite a major market reversal at month-end. Performance...
January proved to be one of the strongest months in years for trend-following CTAs, a favorable backdrop that also benefited Lynx Asset Management’s trend-following...
