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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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Korean Hedge Fund Managers Accelerate Growth and Innovation with Enfusion by CWAN

Key Takeaways The KOSPI has risen into record territory above 4,200 in 2025, establishing Korea as one of the strongest-performing major equity markets globally South Korea reinstated short selling on March 31, 2025, following systemic regulatory reforms, opening new opportunities…

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Apr 09 2026
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Your Investment Book of Record Was Built for a Different Era. Is It Still the Right Fit?  

IBOR Replacement for Hedge Funds: What’s Changed, What to Evaluate, and When to Move

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The Economy Endured One Energy Shock. It Can’t Do It Again.

Can the U.S. economy skirt recession again?

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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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April 2023 NAIC Meeting Update

Updates from the April meetings of the RBCIREWG and LRBCWG of the NAIC.

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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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How Insurers are Maximizing Returns with Mortgage Loan Capital Structures

Insurers have been structuring private mortgage loans into a senior note and a junior note to takes advantage of NAIC requirements.

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From Debate to Implementation – Solvency UK and Solvency II

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.

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Solvency II Reforms Will Free Up Investment Cash

New rules on Solvency II will free up UK insurers cash for future investments. More here.

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The Adoption of T+1 

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.

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Accounting Software for Asset Managers

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.

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Building trust in someone else’s computers: 4 essential elements of cloud resilience and reliability

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.

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Engineering Journal

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