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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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Still running your fund on Excel? Here’s what it’s actually costing you

The cost of running a multi-fund, multi-asset book of record in Excel is much more expensive than investment teams realize. If your book of record lives in a spreadsheet, your book of record lives in a single point of failure.

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Scaling architecture diagramming with parallel agents and feedback-driven prompting

With the recent marriage of generative AI tools and software development, tasks that required significant manual effort are increasingly automated — enabling teams to shift their focus from repetitive implementation to higher-order design, architecture, and innovation.

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Agents, workflows, and tokens: Orchestrating intelligence at scale

Effectively adding AI trading technology to your risk conversations requires more than just a single agent operating as your AI Assistant. An effective AI team is made up of a variety of specialized agents that work together, designed, controlled and orchestrated by their human leader to tackle the multi-step and multi-role activities that are part of real-life trading and portfolio management.

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Thu 12 Mar 2026
Introducing Beacon Intelligence AI Assistant: turning risk models into live conversations

As markets speed up and uncertainties multiply, end-of-day risk reports no longer cut it. Risk management is now an ongoing dialogue throughout the day. Beacon AI agents are the first step from static analytics to interactive intelligence, adding a new voice to the risk conversation as AI grows into a holistic and collaborative approach with traders, quants, and analysts.

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Thu 19 Feb 2026
Building for what’s next: An Interview on the forces reshaping the energy market

From our experience working with these markets there are two essential ways that Beacon by Clearwater boosts risk management for power and gas trading: live risk monitoring and cloud-native scalability.

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Tue 17 Feb 2026
What Hedge Fund COOs actually look for in technology partners

Key insights from hedge fund COOs on vendor selection and operational resilience at HFM Emerging Managers Summit 2026

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Mon 16 Feb 2026
APAC’s small insurers struggle with reporting requirements while large insurers position for future regs

Regulatory compliance has become a defining factor in how APAC’s insurers allocate resources, invest in technology, and prepare for long-term growth.

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APAC insurers riding the consolidation wave

Our new research points to an overwhelming expectation of increased M&A activity among APAC’s insurers over the next three years. Almost all (96%) of insurance asset management executives at firms with total assets under management of $3.823 trillion predict a rise in domestic dealmaking, with 15% anticipating a dramatic increase.

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The new dynamics redefining energy trading

The need for dynamic pricing and real-time valuations are transforming energy markets. As volatility and exotic instruments rise, traders need transparent risk management and cloud-native platforms to deliver speed, scalability, and precision in today’s high-stakes environment. 

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Thu 29 Jan 2026

Engineering Journal

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