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For today’s insurers, ‘alternatives’ are hardly a fringe strategy

The chart-busting growth of alternative assets over the past decade has prompted many asset managers to increase their allocations to a wide range of private credit, equity, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. Multiple surveys and reports, including our recent Rise of Alternatives analysis, have commented on this phenomenon. But few (if any) have had access to CWAN’s database of nearly 400 insurers representing $4.4 trillion in combined AUM (as of August 2025).

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Nov 17 2025
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Get ahead, stay ahead: how AI bridges ops and markets

Investment operations have long been burdened by inefficiencies—teams tied up in manual reconciliations, tight monthly close deadlines, and stitching reports across systems. At the pace of today’s financial markets, these challenges aren’t just inconvenient—they’re costly in time and error risk. And markets aren’t slowing down.

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Nov 17 2025
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Dynamism is the path to better performance

Our midyear macro update for corporates is based on a comprehensive review of the recent history of corporate investment performance, using Clearwater’s proprietary data.

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The Only Investment Accounting Solution with Full Asset Coverage

While the opportunities in the alternative investments space are abundant, managing these assets can be daunting for many businesses. Read more about how Clearwater Analytics is the only investment accounting solution with full asset coverage.

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Top 10 ways Beacon by CWAN enhances trading and risk management

Beacon’s customizable suite of applications and modules covers the full trading lifecycle, from pre-trade analytics to portfolio and risk management, providing the tools traders and risk managers need to evaluate potential deals, manage risk across all asset classes, and optimize…

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DevOps in capital markets: Trading risk vs software change risk

Are you managing the investment and trading risks of long software development cycles? Beacon’s CEO and Co-Founder Kirat Singh explores common software development approaches, and how DevOps can help you find the right balance between market risk and software risk.

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Peek behind the code at CWAN Engineering. Discover how our team tackles challenges like AI orchestration, auto‑scaling, and zero‑trust.