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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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Legacy tech holding APAC insurers back

Our new research with executives at APAC insurers responsible for managing a combined $3.823 trillion in assets reveals the challenges firms face in moving from legacy systems, heavily reliant on manual intervention, to seamless automated processes fit for the digital age. 

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Looking Ahead: The 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report

For more than a decade, the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR) has served as the industry’s standard directory of insurance-focused investment managers and consultants.

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Nov 25 2025
Transforming APAC insurers’ risk visibility

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.

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Beyond Vibe Coding: Software Engineering with AI in Practice

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.

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Dec 19 2025
After a tumultuous 2025, a data-driven look ahead at 2026

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.

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Dec 18 2025
For APAC insurers, automation is necessary for investment success

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.

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ALM upgrades essential to success for APAC insurers

Our latest APAC Insurance Report found that only 17% of insurers in APAC say their ALM systems can “very easily” cope with diversification and new instruments.

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Vibe Check: Software Engineering with AI

Software engineering is changing fast in the age of AI, and the way we design, build, and ship software is evolving with it. This multi-part series dives into practical techniques for using AI to boost productivity, keep code quality high, and help your teams move faster—without losing control of your architecture or standards.

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Taking it outside: Why APAC insurers are turning to third-party fund managers

Our recent survey of APAC insurance asset managers – representing $2.6 trillion in AUM across Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia – revealed that insurers are becoming far more comfortable handing a larger share of their assets to external managers. 

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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.