All Risk Management articles – Page 4
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White papersState credit quality is strong despite a shifting landscape
U.S. state finances are in their strongest position in modern history, but that headline strength is only the beginning of the story. Nuveen’s latest research unpacks why record reserves, falling debt burdens, and improved pension funding create a compelling case for state municipal bonds, and why the differences beneath the surface make careful credit selection more important than ever. Read the full paper to understand what the data reveals and how Nuveen approaches credit research in today’s municipal market.
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White papersWhat Does the Iran War Mean for Emerging Markets?
In a volatile period, we believe emerging markets’ stronger fundamentals will shine through the noise.
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White papersShifting war realities affect markets
Oil price and equity movements over the past weeks suggest how quickly markets can shift from an overly pessimistic to an overly optimistic scenario and vice versa. This reinforces our view that investors should maintain long-term convictions and avoid areas of high concentration risks.
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White papersEquity Outlook: Middle East War, Energy Shock Test Fragile Markets
Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape.
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White papersAI’s Hidden Cost: Why Water Risk Belongs on Every Investor’s Radar
Access to clean water may be a deciding factor in who wins or loses the AI race.
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White papersIran Conflict Update: Emerging Market Sovereign Implications
With more than four weeks having passed since the first strikes on Iran, markets are increasingly focused on whether, and how, this conflict ultimately comes to an end.
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White papersOral GLP-1 Is Here. Have Credit Markets Caught Up?
The FDA’s approval of oral semaglutide removes the injection barrier and may reprice credit exposures built on an older adoption curve.
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White papersBack to the Future: Cap Rates, Inflation, and the Lessons of the 1970s
If today’s macroeconomic environment begins to resemble the 1970s, the path of cap rates could take many investors by surprise.
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White papersThe shift in how the world sees farmland: An asset that sits between categories
Investment categories tend to last longer than the conditions that created them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were shaped in a period when natural systems felt predictable and globalisation appeared steady. Those assumptions carried portfolios for decades.
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White papersMuni bonds have been resilient amid uncertainty
The municipal bond market had a bumpy start to 2026, but Nuveen’s latest quarterly outlook suggests the story is far from over. With taxable-equivalent yields near historic highs, record fund inflows, and a steep yield curve rewarding those willing to extend duration, there may be more opportunity in today’s volatility than meets the eye. From credit divergence in health care and higher education to shifting technical conditions, the details matter. Explore the full report to see how Nuveen is navigating the landscape heading into the second quarter.
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White papersBetween Two Phases
Even if the U.S. ends its war with Iran in the next few weeks, it’s uncertain whether the Strait of Hormuz will reopen in the near term, likely keeping oil prices elevated. We outline two key phases to assess where we go from here.
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White papersNavigating CLO opportunities in a volatile loan market
Market volatility can be unsettling, but for the right investors, it can also signal opportunity. Nuveen’s Himani Trivedi breaks down how AI-driven sector disruption and Middle East geopolitical tensions are reshaping the leveraged loan landscape — and what that means for CLO BB debt and CLO equity today. If you’re looking to better understand where targeted spread widening may be creating attractive entry points, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Read the full paper to explore the analysis and see how Nuveen is thinking about positioning in this environment.
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White papersGlobal Macro Outlook: Second Quarter 2026
US foreign policy became the key variable for financial markets in the first quarter. As the Middle-East conflict expands, oil price shocks could become stagflationary, but it’s too early to know the magnitude. Our base case is that the global economy will remain resilient to this shock—as it has to many others this cycle.
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White papersPrivate credit under pressure, but opportunities still exist
The private credit industry, now totaling $2.2 trillion in assets and growing, is coming under increasing pressure as the conditions that supported its rapid growth have fundamentally changed. Driven by strong investor demand for yield and the pullback of traditional bank lending following post-GFC regulatory reforms, private credit funds stepped in to fill the gap, benefiting from greater underwriting flexibility and a willingness to finance borrowers that traditional lenders were less inclined to support.
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White papersDecoding data centers: Sustainability due diligence across the value chain
AI is reshaping the world, but behind every large language model and data center is a very real environmental footprint that investors can no longer afford to overlook. Nuveen and the Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up to cut through the complexity, offering a practical, science-grounded guide to help investors ask better questions and manage material risks across the entire AI value chain. Download the report to see what smarter due diligence looks like in the age of AI.
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PodcastManaging multi-asset portfolios amid the volatility
The Middle East conflict and the resulting oil price surge have left the global economy – and investors – on a knife-edge. If the conflict is short-lived, the cross-asset market reaction would be to reverse the recent fall in valuations… Should the war drag on, time will play against the global economy and price stability – a polar opposite scenario in which equity valuations would fall further.
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White papersPrivate Credit Dispersion: Rising Stress, not Systemic Disruption
Rising stress in private credit highlights the importance of differentiation.
