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The chart-busting growth of alternative assets over the past decade has prompted many asset managers to increase their allocations to a wide range of private credit, equity, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. Multiple surveys and reports, including our recent Rise of Alternatives analysis, have commented on this phenomenon. But few (if any) have had access to CWAN’s database of nearly 400 insurers representing $4.4 trillion in combined AUM (as of August 2025).
Investment operations have long been burdened by inefficiencies—teams tied up in manual reconciliations, tight monthly close deadlines, and stitching reports across systems. At the pace of today’s financial markets, these challenges aren’t just inconvenient—they’re costly in time and error risk. And markets aren’t slowing down.
After divesting from the US this spring, non-US insurers have re-embraced American assets as market sentiment has improved.
Our midyear macro update for corporates is based on a comprehensive review of the recent history of corporate investment performance, using Clearwater’s proprietary data.
As we learned in an earlier blog about passing peak cash, leading corporate investment managers moved quickly as rates rose, shifting portfolio allocations from cash to corporate bonds. This multiyear pivot coincided with a change in duration strategy that is…
Tariff turmoil, widening deficits, and market volatility have put US assets under meaningful scrutiny in 2025. A decline in the dollar, coupled with rising long-term Treasury yields, have many analysts pointing to international divestment from US assets. But have foreign investors really soured on US markets?
Energy and commodity traders may be risking more than they realize. Our research reveals that portfolio risk visibility is suffering from inflexible models and systems that struggle to adapt to changing market conditions. We commissioned a research study of energy…
Stable value isn’t one-size-fits-all. Discover 3 reasons why it demands a purpose-built solution for accurate accounting, reporting, and oversight.
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