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The pressure bearing down on hedge fund operations is no longer episodic, it is structural. And the firms treating operations as a source of advantage rather than a cost to contain are the ones pulling ahead.
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.
Insights from 115+ hedge fund leaders at Clearwater Connect New York on how AI, data infrastructure, and operations are redefining competitive advantage.
Leverage the 2026 IIOR, from total outsourced insurance AUM and growth to the asset classes and managers reshaping the market.
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.
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.
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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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 Clearwater’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…
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