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Stealth Risks Insurers Aren’t Pricing In

The stealth risks building inside APAC insurance portfolios are not inevitable. They are the predictable result of growing faster than the infrastructure can support, and they are addressable for firms willing to treat operational capability as a strategic priority rather than an administrative one.

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TSAM London 2026: What Buy-Side Leaders Were Saying About Data, AI, and the Operational Gap

TSAM London returned to the Business Design Centre on April 13-14, bringing together senior buy-side leaders for two days of conversation on the forces reshaping asset management. 

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Apr 21 2026
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Launching a Hedge Fund in 2026: The Technology Stack You Actually Need 

Here’s what we’ve learned about what actually matters in year one of launching a hedge fund, and what will matter in years three, five, and ten.

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Evolving equity risk factor models for today’s markets

Discover how the Clearwater GR8 equity risk factor model improves portfolio risk attribution with new factors for crowding, drawdown, and payout. Built for quantamental strategies and institutional asset management.

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Apr 13 2026

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Outlook ’26: A data-driven take on an economy that (still) wants to hang on

Our 2026 Outlook not only leverages the typical publicly available data – but also leverages the atypical, our own proprietary database. We’re looking out and, for the first time, looking in

Reports, Research Desk
Dec 08 2025
Are “alternatives” still alternative?  

Explore the evolution of the alternatives market for insurers, drawing on CWAN’s proprietary database to reveal real-time allocation trends. 

Reports, Research Desk
Nov 18 2025
Boardrooms and C-suites should pay more attention to cash strategies

Adopting a dynamic approach to cash management is a necessary step to better bottom lines. CWAN data suggests dozens, if not hundreds, of firms on our platform could achieve better portfolio performance by paying more attention to shifts in monetary policy and the bond market.

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Reports, Research Desk
Nov 14 2025
The economy that wants to hang on

Explore insights from top insurance CIOs on future-proofing operating models in our latest report with Clearwater Analytics.

Reports, Research Desk
Tariffied? Recent Swings in Corporate Investment Strategy

Recent Treasury and futures market dynamics reflect notable shifts in investor sentiment, triggered by changes in U.S. trade policy and attendant macro uncertainty. Entering 2025, market expectations were anchored in continued economic resilience and easing—but still tight—monetary policy. Over the…

Reports, Research Desk
Cash was King – But Only for a While

How Corporate Treasurers Maximized Yields in a Shifting Interest Rate Landscape

Reports, Research Desk