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The investment seeks to provide investors with total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in income producing securities, including: U.S. government securities; residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities; asset-backed securities; domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations; preferred securities and contingent capital securities; fixed and floating rate loans; debt obligations of foreign governments; and municipal securities. It may invest up to 30% of its total assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated debt obligations of foreign corporations and governments.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Katherine Renfrew | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Katherine is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and the sector lead for emerging markets corporates and quasi-sovereigns and all developed markets quasi-sovereigns. She is the longest-tenured member of Nuveen’s International and Emerging Markets Debt team and serves as a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s suite of emerging markets debt strategies. Katherine joined the firm in 1997 and has held several roles relating to emerging markets debt including South American regional analyst, trader, manager for the firm’s investments in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, and Asian and EMEA regional analyst. Prior to joining the firm, she was a fixed income securities analyst at MONY Capital Management and a financial analyst at Mattel Toys. She was ranked as one of the Top 20 female portfolio managers in the United States by Citywire Professional Buyer magazine in 2019 and 2018.Katherine graduated with a B.S. in Economics and a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University. | ||
Nicholas W. Travaglino | Managing Director | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Nicholas is a Managing Director and portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and leads the securitized sector team, which selects residential mortgagebacked, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities for all portfolios. He is also the co-manager of the Inflation-Linked Bond strategy and the Multi-Sector Bond strategy. Nick is also a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Nicholas worked for Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, where he managed a $2 billion Agency MBS position within RBC’s proprietary trading unit. He also worked for Citigroup Global Markets, where he was responsible for positioning and trading Citi’s long duration CMO book. Nicholas began his career in portfolio management at Freddie Mac and entered the investment industry since 1997. Nicholas graduated with a B.S. in Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, from the University of Virginia. | ||
Kevin R. Lorenz | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Kevin is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and heads the leveraged finance sector team, which selects high yield and leveraged loan securities for all portfolios. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the High Yield strategies, co-manager of the Multi-Sector Bond strategy and a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Kevin has served in a variety of roles since joining the firm in 1987. He has been investing in high yield over his entire career and has focused exclusively on high yield since 1995. He began his career at the firm as a generalist focusing on the private placement market. Kevin has been quoted in The New York Times, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other financial press as well as appearances on CNBC for his seasoned views on the high yield asset class. Kevin graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by CFA Institute. | ||
Douglas M. Baker | Vice President, | 2016 | Now |
Biography | Douglas M. Baker, CFA, is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and heads the preferred securities sector team. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Preferred Securities strategies, as well as a co-portfolio manager for the firm’s Multi-Sector strategies.Doug joined the firm as a vice president and derivatives analyst and later his responsibilities expanded to include portfolio management duties. Previously, he spent three years at Lehman Brothers in institutional fixed income and derivatives sales and five years at Bank of America in corporate and commercial banking. | ||
William Martin | Managing Director | 2019 | 2020 |
Biography | Bill is Nuveen’s global fixed income chief investment officer and is responsible for overseeing all portfolio management, research, trading and risk management activities. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the TIAA-CREF Bond Plus strategy, co-manager of the Multi-Sector Bond strategy and co-chairs the investment committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Bill joined the firm in 2004. Prior to his current role, Bill managed TIAA’s agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities exposure across accounts. He was also a member of the corporate private placement team responsible for both investment grade and alternative investment transactions. Previously, he was a vice president and founding member of Visible Markets, a broker-dealer focused on structured finance transactions. He also served as a fixed income consultant for Barra, a risk management firm, analyzing multi-sector portfolio risk. | ||
Timothy A. Palmer | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 2019 |
Biography | Timothy A. Palmer, CFA, entered the financial services industry in 1986 and became a portfolio manager in 1990. He joined Nuveen Asset Management as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of the Global Bonds and Emerging Markets Sector Teams in January 2011. Tim earned a B.A. in economics from the University of St. Thomas and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Minnesota. Tim is a mentor for the fixed-income fund program at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. | ||
Marie A. Newcome | Portfolio Manager | 2010 | 2019 |
Biography | Marie is a co-manager of the Total Return Bond product and a member of the Global Bonds and the Foreign Currency Sector Teams. She also specializes in managing portfolios with custom benchmarks, quality constraints, and asset class limitations. Marie began working in the financial services industry in 1992. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, she held several positions at American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial) - most recently as a senior fixed-income quantitative analyst, co-managing institutional portfolios and separately managed accounts for high-net-worth clients. Marie received a B.A. in finance from the University of St. Thomas. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Minnesota. She is a long-time volunteer and past board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Minnesota. | ||
Jeffrey J. Ebert | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2000 | 2019 |
Biography | Jeff is the head of the High-Grade Credit Sector Team and a member of the Fixed Income Strategy Committee, which establishes investment policy for all taxable fixed income products. As a senior fixed income portfolio manager, he co-manages the Core Bond, Core Plus Bond and Multi-Sector Bond Strategies, as well as related institutional portfolios. Jeff began working in the financial industry when he joined the firm in 1991. He became a portfolio manager in 2000. A graduate of the University of St. Thomas, Jeff earned a B.A. in economics/business administration and an M.B.A. in finance. | ||
Chris J. Neuharth | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 2010 |
Biography | Chris oversees risk management for the taxable fixed income products and is responsible for risk models, market data, quantitative credit analysis, and performance attribution systems. He is also a member of the Fixed Income Strategy Committee, which establishes investment policy for all taxable fixed income products. He began working in the financial industry in 1981 and became a portfolio manager in 1985. Chris rejoined the firm in 2000 after working at Brinson Partners as a director and senior portfolio manager. Prior to that, he was director of risk management for U.S. Bank’s asset management division and broker/dealer. He was also a fixed income portfolio manager at Fortis Advisors and First Minnesota Bank. Chris received a B.S. in business finance from Winona State University. | ||
Wan-Chong Kung | Vice President/ Senior Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 2010 |
Biography | Ms. Kung is the head of the U.S. Interest Rates & Governments Sector Team and a member of the Fixed Income Strategy Committee, which establishes investment policy for all taxable fixed income products. As a senior fixed income portfolio manager, she leads the Inflation Protected Securities and Intermediate Government Bond Strategies, as well as related institutional portfolios, and co-manages the Core Bond Strategy. She is also a member of the Securitized Debt and Global Interest Rates & Governments Sector Teams. She began working in the financial industry in 1984. Prior to joining the firm in 1993, she was a senior consultant for financial services firms at Cytrol Inc. She received a B.S. in economics from the University of the Philippines and an M.B.A. in information systems management from the University of Minnesota. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Minnesota. She is also a member of the Carlson Funds Enterprise Advisory Board. |
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