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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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Mar 12 2026
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Market brief | Upside/downside: The portfolio implications of an oil shock

In light of recent market volatility, the Research Desk investigates equity holdings across institutional investor portfolios to gauge exposure and upside/downside risk.

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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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Feb 19 2026
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Market brief | US insurers holler for a dollar

As global stock markets teeter near all-time highs, the Research Desk sought to investigate what this exceptional, multiyear run for equities has meant for portfolios.

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Hedge funds are on the lookout for new software as a source of competitive advantage

Find out how advanced technologies and system integrations are helping hedge funds improve risk visibility and gain a competitive edge.

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The rise of AI risk management: Safeguarding innovation and trust

Overview As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries and reshape our daily lives, the need for robust AI risk management frameworks has never been more critical. These frameworks serve as essential guideposts for organizations developing, deploying, and using AI…

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Modernizing the trade lifecycle with AWS: How hedge funds are leveraging best of breed technology

Explore the evolving technology landscape for hedge funds and how they can capitalize on diverse opportunities with the right technologies.

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Using advanced technologies and system integration to improve risk visibility

Find out how advanced technologies and system integrations are helping hedge funds improve risk visibility and gain a competitive edge.

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EKS pod identity: The next step beyond OIDC and IRSA

Overview The objective of this blog is to introduce the concept of EKS Pod identity which is being used to grant IAM permissions to a service account, and only Pods that use that service account have access to those permissions…

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Four steps for hedge funds to move faster from fundraising to growth

Achieve growth and better risk management in the hedge fund industry with Beacon's cross-asset portfolio and risk management platform.

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Hedge fund risk management and regulation concerns rise

These issues could also be impacting successful fundraising All funds plan to boost spending on risk management over the next two years More than half believe regulation challenges will rise over the next three years, Beacon Platform Inc. study shows…

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Hedge funds turning to third parties for risk management

Discover how hedge funds are increasing their efficiency and cost control by partnering with third-party organizations for risk management.

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Using AWS Lambda for LLM tool scalability

Introduction As the demand for large language models (LLMs) grows, so too does the need for robust and scalable infrastructure to support their deployment and utilization. To prepare for future growth and ensure optimal performance, we are exploring AWS Lambda…

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