Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has €1.2 trillion in assets under management and operations in 32 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customised strategies. With its founding in 1898 to underwrite public infrastructure projects, Nuveen has a rich heritage of investing in infrastructure with today’s platform investing across a range of global infrastructure capabilities in private and public strategies.
Recent highlights
- In October 2025, Nuveen announced the creation of a dedicated global infrastructure investment platform, bringing together multiple specialized teams under Jessica Bailey to capitalize on the unprecedented investor demand for infrastructure assets.
- In August 2025, Nuveen announced the first closing for the Nuveen Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Strategy with $1.3 billion in commitments.
- In January 2026, Nuveen Green Capital announced the closing of a $465 million financing for Geneva, the largest C-PACE financing in history.
Investment process & research
All of Nuveen’s capabilities are delivered to clients through a solutions lens. Our multi-investment specialist model allows us to strive to maximise value across every part of the platform. Our investment specialists have independent investment processes across public and private markets enabling our experts to focus on delivering stable returns and successful portfolio outcomes.
Our specialists ensure a quality client experience allowing a streamlined model of distribution, services, operations and risk. This includes access to our Global Investment Committee who aggregate insights and evaluate consensus points of view from our most senior investment leaders across the firm as well as our experts in asset allocation and responsible investing. This hybrid approach means our clients gain access to specialised investment professionals as well as being protected by and benefiting from the shared insights, financial stability and operational excellence of a large asset manager.
Our vision & beliefs
We believe the best business decisions start with thinking about what’s best for our clients. It drives how we analyse everything from resourcing and product development to talent management. By focusing on what will best serve the client, we can quickly determine how best to set up and invest our own business to help investors deliver on their short and long-term investment goals, create opportunity and fuel progress. Our client-focused approach focuses on three pillars of expertise: alternatives, income, and responsible investing.
Our lasting experience informs our prevailing perspective on the future. And we’re ready to take on our clients’ tomorrows by providing:
- Reliability: 125 years of experience navigating markets and the stability offered by our parent company, TIAA
- Access: To our breadth of offering, to our innovative strategies, to the people behind those strategies
- Foresight: Anticipating the needs of future generations and building the solutions to support them for the long term
1 IPE Real Assets Report July/August 2024. 2 Based on Pensions & Investments Real Estate Managers Special Report, Oct 2024. Ranking based on real estate assets under management as of 30 June 2024. 3 Pensions & Investments, Oct 2024. Rankings based on total worldwide farmland assets under management as of 30 Jun 2024 as reported by each responding asset manager; updated annually. 4 Rankings based on Private Debt Investor Magazine’s Global Investor 75, March 2025.
COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
All information is as at 31 December 2025 and sourced by Nuveen. This profile is intended solely for the use of financial professionals and is not for general public distribution. The information contained herein was up to date at the time of producing and is subject to change. This information is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities, and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. This document is not directed at or intended for any person (or entity) who is citizen or resident of (or located or established in) any jurisdiction where its use would be contrary to applicable law or regulation [or would subject the issuing companies or products to any registration or licensing requirements]. Responsible investing incorporates Environmental Social Governance (ESG) factors that may affect exposure to issuers, sectors, industries, limiting the type and number of investment opportunities available, which could result in excluding investments that perform well. Nuveen, LLC provides investment solutions through its investment specialists. 5628033
