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From the floor at FILS 2026:  Fixed income leaders discuss the data gap in AI strategy

Fixed income leaders are struggling to execute their AI ambitions, not for lack of enthusiasm, but because the data foundation underneath those ambitions isn’t ready.

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The Gap Is Widening: Inside the Conversations Reshaping How Hedge Funds Operate

Insights from 115+ hedge fund leaders at Clearwater Connect New York on how AI, data infrastructure, and operations are redefining competitive advantage.

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Leveraging the IIOR: An Insurer’s guide to the 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report 

Leverage the 2026 IIOR, from total outsourced insurance AUM and growth to the asset classes and managers reshaping the market.

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Three Things We Learned at the Energy Trading Leaders Summit in Amsterdam 

Here are the three takeaways that stayed with us — and what each one means for how trading desks should think about AI for energy trading.

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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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Tue 21 Apr 2026
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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Mon 13 Apr 2026
Korean Hedge Fund Managers Accelerate Growth and Innovation with Enfusion by Clearwater

The KOSPI has risen into record territory above 4,200 in 2025, establishing Korea as one of the strongest-performing major equity markets globally.

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

This article is not an argument to rip and replace. It’s an honest look at what the market has changed, what modern platforms now offer that older ones structurally cannot, and how to evaluate whether your current setup is still the right fit for where your business is going.

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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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Before You Scale AI, Fix the Data

Key insights from the “What Does a Strong Data & AI Strategy Look Like for Hedge Funds and Asset Managers in 2026?” breakfast briefing panel discussion

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Mon 30 Mar 2026
From the floor at InvestOps 2026: “Good tools are table stakes…trusted data is the differentiator”

InvestOps attendees described a set of problems that will sound familiar to anyone running investment operations today. Validating data across systems that should agree but don’t. Accessing historical records back to inception for transparency requests and audits. Spending hours on manual cleanup before any downstream work can begin.

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Is your OMS holding you back? A hedge fund manager’s guide to OMS replacement.

Many legacy OMS platforms were built when equity-centric strategies dominated the hedge fund landscape. As strategies have evolved to include meaningful fixed income, FX, swaps, options, futures, and structured products, those platforms have struggled to keep pace.

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