Nuveen expands fixed income strategy with senior BlackRock hire

Laura Cooper will ‘play a crucial role’ in developing the firm’s growing fixed income offering

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Nuveen has appointed Laura Cooper to spearhead the development of its fixed income strategy.

As a global investment strategist, she will give guidance on global market trends, macroeconomics and asset allocation strategies – especially in regard to G10 rates and currencies – to assist Nuveen’s growing fixed income offering.

Cooper joins from BlackRock, where she provided macroeconomic analysis for multi-asset investors as a senior macro investment strategist since 2021.

Prior to BlackRock, Cooper spent two years as a macro strategist for Bloomberg and almost eight years as an economist at RBC.

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Anders Persson, chief investment officer for fixed income at Nuveen, said Cooper will “play a crucial role” in building up Nuveen’s fixed income branch.

“Laura’s deep understanding of global financial markets will be an invaluable addition to our team as investors continue to navigate the complex and evolving investment landscapes,” he said.

“Her appointment is the latest step in our growth of Nuveen’s investment and research team in fixed income and illustrates our focus on international expansion.”

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