The ECCM Systematic Trend Fund ranked first in the alternatives category of Australian Fund Monitors’ Annual Performance Review for FY2026. Of the 31 funds in the FundMonitors.com alternatives peer group, only 10 beat the group average of 11.31%.
In this article, The Inside Adviser looks at why systematic trend following performed when many other alternative strategies did not. ECCM CEO Simone Haslinger explains how the strategy works. It does not forecast markets. It identifies established price trends across global futures markets and follows them while they persist, with risk controls built into the rules.
FY26 produced the conditions the strategy is designed for: sustained moves in precious metals, technology-linked equity indices and, earlier in 2026, energy markets. The article also covers the trade-offs. Trend following can give ground in choppy, mean-reverting markets, and returns arrive unevenly. Its value is best assessed at the portfolio level.
Read the full article at The Inside Adviser here.