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CTAs suffer in September, turning Q3 negative

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - September turned out to be a difficult month for CTA strategies, with the  SG CTA Index entering negative territory for the first...

IPM wins Italian mandate

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - An Italian institution has allocated 40 million euro to Swedish macro firm IPM and managed futures giant Winton, according to HFM...

How CTAs cope with the nearing end of a bond super cycle

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - Systematic trend following futures strategies, formerly known as Commodity Trading Advisors or CTAs, have for the most part benefited from the sustained...

CTAs add to losses in early September

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - Having experienced weak numbers in August, Managed Futures strategies have added to losses in the first half of September early estimates...

CTA performance dips in August

The latest performance data for Societe General Prime Services CTA Indices shows that August was a difficult month for CTA strategies, with all managed...

Alfakraft renames Alfa Commodity Fund

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - The Swedish quantitative hedge fund house Alfakraft has decided to change the name of its trend following fund Alfa Commodity Fund....

Lyxor sees dovish Fed stance to work in favour of CTAs

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - Lyxor, the French asset manager and hedge fund platform provider, remains bullish about CTAs in the near term and expects the...

MAN AHL boosts assets by 16 per cent in first half

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - MAN AHL, the MAN Group's quant alternatives arm, increased assets by 16% to USD 19bn in the six months to 30 June,...

CTAs saved by the Brexit-bell in second quarter

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - In what looked to become a negative second quarter for the CTA industry following weak numbers in April and May, was...

IPM Funds Weather Brexit Storm in June

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Sweden’s Informed Portfolio Management (IPM) reported its Systematic Currency Fund was up 6.8% (+16.7% YTD) in June, while its Systematic Macro...

Brexit illustrates diversification benefits of CTAs Lyxor claims

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - The strong returns and decorrelated performance characteristics of CTAs post Brexit show the diversification benefits of trend following strategies, according to...

Lynx shines in June

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - Swedish CTA Lynx had a massive month in June, gaining 10.3 per cent, early estimates on the Brummer website show. This...