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Improved risk visibility is critical as organisations increasingly see opportunities in private markets. Making full use of enhanced technology and platforms that can integrate data plays a central role as firms expand the asset classes they invest in, particularly given the regulatory pressures driving technology spending across the APAC region.
This post goes beyond vibe coding and shows practical ways to work with AI coding agents to produce better-engineered software products in real projects.
2025 was another year where doomsayers got it very wrong. After the new White House introduced sweeping tariffs in the spring, many pundits and economists predicted a hard landing for the economy: a melt-up in prices, due to tariffs, and a meltdown in the business environment, as companies grappled with increased costs.
The APAC insurers we spoke to say they are burdened by manual processes and legacy technology, which are hampering effective moves up the risk curve. The vast majority (85%) of respondents of our APAC Insurance Survey expect the risk profile of their investment portfolios to rise over the next two years.
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.
Insurers have been structuring private mortgage loans into a senior note and a junior note to takes advantage of NAIC requirements.
The Solvency UK and Solvency II regulatory rulebooks are being updated this year with new rules which will further reduce operational efficiency for organizations not leveraging Clearwater.
New rules on Solvency II will free up UK insurers cash for future investments. More here.
The SEC recently announced the adoption of a new rule shortening the settlement cycle of securities transactions to one business day (or T+1), effective May 28, 2024. Read this blog to learn more about the adoption of T + 1.
In this blog, we discuss the reasons why asset managers should care about debits and credits. Get a preview of what a best-in-class accounting software solutions looks like for asset managers.
How do you build trust that cloud computing will be reliable and resilient? By assuming that everything breaks. Mika Bostrom explores 4 essential elements of cloud-native platforms and workloads that make them highly tolerant to failure of individual components.
The insurance industry is facing a talent crisis driven by mass retirement, as 50 percent of the current insurance workforce prepares to retire by 2028. Read more on legacy system risk in the wake of mass retirement here.
Are you interested in our analytics and risk management capabilities, but concerned about how you would get the necessary data to and from your existing systems?Beacon’s Pawel Potocki takes you on a quick tour of how we make it easy to get your data into our platform.
Peek behind the code at CWAN Engineering. Discover how our team tackles challenges like AI orchestration, auto‑scaling, and zero‑trust.