Nuveen is the asset management arm of TIAA. Following the purchase of Nuveen Investments by TIAA, Nuveen, TIAA’s asset management unit and their multiple investment affiliates began delivering all the capabilities of a dozen investment affiliates under the name Nuveen. Nuveen currently manages $930 billion (as of 12/31/18) in assets for a variety of investors including corporate and public pensions, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, financial advisors, families and individuals. In addition to their broad array of traditional equity and fixed income assets, Nuveen offers access to a wide range of liquid and illiquid alternative strategies in asset classes such as real estate, real assets (farmland, timber, infrastructure) private equity and debt. Nuveen is also a pioneer in responsible investment, having incorporated environmental, social and governance criteria in investment decisions since 1970. Nuveen’s impact investments direct capital toward high-quality investment opportunities that seek to achieve competitive risk-adjusted returns alongside intentional and measurable social and environmental outcomes. In private markets, they have 30 years of experience and more than $1.2 billion cumulative capital commitments in impact investments. In addition, they manage approximately $3.5 billion in public fixed income impact investments—bonds with proceeds dedicated to positive social and/or environmental impact.
