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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…
IBOR Replacement for Hedge Funds: What’s Changed, What to Evaluate, and When to Move
Can the U.S. economy skirt recession again?
Despite elevated market volatility and softening macroeconomic data, corporate investment performance has been robust for several years, with a typical gain of 7% (cumulative) since December 2023. For firms who saw no gains as recently as four to five years…
Clearwater’s 2025 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR), developed in partnership with DCS Financial, reveals a clear trend: while public fixed income remains the foundation of insurer portfolios, allocations to private equity and other alternatives are accelerating. As insurers seek greater…
Clearwater is investing in technological upgrades to their systems to ensure a smooth transition with each new Taxonomy release.
Energy and commodity traders feel stretched thin across multiple risk management activities, but where do they most want to redirect their efforts? To explore this question, we commissioned a research study of energy and commodity traders in North America and…
Modern, cloud-based investment management platforms are becoming a necessity for getting the optimal performance out of a multi-asset portfolio with the desired level of private market risk.
The traditional building blocks of institutional portfolios are under pressure. Heightened volatility, tighter monetary conditions, and macroeconomic uncertainty are challenging conventional asset allocations. At the same time, the convergence of public and private markets is compelling investors to reimagine modern…
Explore how institutional investors, particularly insurers and pension funds, are increasingly embracing alternative assets as a central component of their portfolio strategies.
Energy and commodity traders are betting big on growth — nearly a quarter expect their capital to jump by more than 50% in the next two years. But there’s a catch: 57% also expect tighter trading restrictions, and nearly half…
The first half of 2025 has not been easy for corporate treasurers and investment managers. Tariff policy from Washington, stoking renewed recession fears, has become a significant factor in tactical allocation strategies. Both equity and bond markets in the U.S.…
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