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Agents, workflows, and tokens: Orchestrating intelligence at scale

Effectively adding AI trading technology to your risk conversations requires more than just a single agent operating as your AI Assistant. An effective AI team is made up of a variety of specialized agents that work together, designed, controlled and orchestrated by their human leader to tackle the multi-step and multi-role activities that are part of real-life trading and portfolio management.

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Mar 12 2026
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Market brief | Upside/downside: The portfolio implications of an oil shock

In light of recent market volatility, the Research Desk investigates equity holdings across institutional investor portfolios to gauge exposure and upside/downside risk.

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Introducing Beacon Intelligence AI Assistant: turning risk models into live conversations

As markets speed up and uncertainties multiply, end-of-day risk reports no longer cut it. Risk management is now an ongoing dialogue throughout the day. Beacon AI agents are the first step from static analytics to interactive intelligence, adding a new voice to the risk conversation as AI grows into a holistic and collaborative approach with traders, quants, and analysts.

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Feb 19 2026
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Market brief | US insurers holler for a dollar

As global stock markets teeter near all-time highs, the Research Desk sought to investigate what this exceptional, multiyear run for equities has meant for portfolios.

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Agents, workflows, and tokens: Orchestrating intelligence at scale

Effectively adding AI trading technology to your risk conversations requires more than just a single agent operating as your AI Assistant. An effective AI team is made up of a variety of specialized agents that work together, designed, controlled and orchestrated by their human leader to tackle the multi-step and multi-role activities that are part of real-life trading and portfolio management.

4 min read
Blog
Mar 12 2026
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Market brief | Upside/downside: The portfolio implications of an oil shock

In light of recent market volatility, the Research Desk investigates equity holdings across institutional investor portfolios to gauge exposure and upside/downside risk.

1 min read
Blog
Read more
Introducing Beacon Intelligence AI Assistant: turning risk models into live conversations

As markets speed up and uncertainties multiply, end-of-day risk reports no longer cut it. Risk management is now an ongoing dialogue throughout the day. Beacon AI agents are the first step from static analytics to interactive intelligence, adding a new voice to the risk conversation as AI grows into a holistic and collaborative approach with traders, quants, and analysts.

4 min read
Blog
Feb 19 2026
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Market brief | US insurers holler for a dollar

As global stock markets teeter near all-time highs, the Research Desk sought to investigate what this exceptional, multiyear run for equities has meant for portfolios.

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Building for what’s next: An Interview on the forces reshaping the energy market

From our experience working with these markets there are two essential ways that Beacon by CWAN boosts risk management for power and gas trading: live risk monitoring and cloud-native scalability.

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Feb 17 2026
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What Hedge Fund COOs actually look for in technology partners

Key insights from hedge fund COOs on vendor selection and operational resilience at HFM Emerging Managers Summit 2026

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Feb 16 2026
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Market brief | What an epic run for equities has meant for portfolio strategies

As global stock markets teeter near all-time highs, the Research Desk sought to investigate what this exceptional, multiyear run for equities has meant for portfolios.

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APAC’s small insurers struggle with reporting requirements while large insurers position for future regs

Regulatory compliance has become a defining factor in how APAC’s insurers allocate resources, invest in technology, and prepare for long-term growth.

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APAC insurers riding the consolidation wave

Our new research points to an overwhelming expectation of increased M&A activity among APAC’s insurers over the next three years. Almost all (96%) of insurance asset management executives at firms with total assets under management of $3.823 trillion predict a rise in domestic dealmaking, with 15% anticipating a dramatic increase.

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