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NISA has been named a Best Asset Manager by Crisil Coalition Greenwich, part of Crisil Ltd., a company of S&P Global, for Institutional Investors in the United States. This is the twelfth consecutive year NISA has been recognized. David Eichhorn, CEO and head of investment strategies, shared “To be honored by Crisil Coalition Greenwich again is incredibly meaningful to us….

NISA’s Chief Economist Stephen Douglass was quoted in a Reuters article discussing the Federal Reserve’s latest moves in the T-bill market and dynamic behind its timing. Stephen shared his perspective on the market conditions that likely influenced the Fed’s decision – underscoring how repo market pressures persisted even after quantitative tightening formally ended earlier this month. Read the full here.

Aoiffinn Devitt hosted Stephen Douglass for an extensive conversation about the forces shaping today’s economy and markets on the Markets Happy Hour podcast. From inflation’s continued bite on Main Street to the Fed’s latest policy moves, private credit risks and the implications of AI enthusiasm, Devitt and Douglass covered the trends investors should be considering as we head into 2026….

NISA is honored to be recognized once again by Pensions & Investments as one of the industry’s Best Places to Work in Money Management. This marks NISA’s sixth year on the list — a reflection of our people-first culture and unwavering commitment to clients. NISA CEO David Eichhorn noted, “It is the ongoing commitment of our workforce that truly sets…

As the government shutdown continues, NISA’s Chief Economist Stephen Douglass explains in a Financial Times article this week about how the lack of official economic data is complicating the Fed’s deliberations. Without updated jobs reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, leaders at the Federal Reserve and beyond are relying on alternative data sources. Second-tier data “is a fragile basis…

In a recent ThinkAdvisor article on building a “personal pension” with bond ladders, NISA’s Director of Investment Strategies Dan Scholz explains why traditional bond funds often fall short for income‑focused investors. These funds mimic the cashflow profile of market indices, which Dan notes may not align with specific payout needs making custom bond ladders a more precise way to match…

NISA today announced that it is incorporating a quantitative equity strategy into its suite of product solutions. The addition of the quantitative equity strategy represents a natural extension of NISA’s established investing platform, which currently manages client portfolios including investment-grade fixed income, derivative overlay and an existing $16+ billion direct indexing equity strategy. With this new capability and dedicated team,…

For the eleventh year in a row, NISA has been recognized as a Greenwich Quality Leader in the category of Overall U.S. Institutional Investment Management Service Quality, published December 11, 2024. The 2024 Greenwich Award, presented by Coalition Greenwich, recognizes the top asset managers who distinguish themselves from competitors by delivering superior levels of client service that help institutional investors…

For the fifth year, NISA has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by industry publication Pensions & Investments. P&I Editor-in-Chief, Julie Tatge, remarks, “As their employees attest, the companies named to this year’s Best Places to Work list demonstrate a commitment to building and maintaining a strong workplace culture. In doing so, they’re helping…

Listen to the Capital Allocators’ podcast with Ted Seides interviewing David Eichhorn, NISA CEO and Head of Investment Strategies. Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

NISA marked its 30-year anniversary in St. Louis with the opening of a new office location designed to support growth.

For the tenth straight year, NISA has been recognized as a Greenwich Quality Leader in the category of Overall U.S. Institutional Investment Management Service Quality.

In a recent P&I article, “Fitch credit downgrade isn’t worrying institutional investors; seen as political warning,” David Eichhorn, NISA CEO and head of investment strategies, is quoted saying: “The ratings downgrade itself is largely inconsequential, other than the reminder it serves that fiscal profligacy has consequences.” Read the article here.

In a recent Q&A with BCG Pension Risk Consultants | BCG Penbridge, NISA’s David Eichhorn, CEO and Head of Investment Strategies, shares key considerations in determining if hibernating a portfolio or executing a pension risk transfer is the better choice for plan sponsors and their participants.

NISA was recently recognized as a Greenwich Quality Leader for U.S. Institutional Investment Management Service for the ninth year in a row. The award recognizes asset managers that distinguish themselves from competitors by “delivering superior levels of client service that help institutional investors achieve their investment goals and objectives.” NISA Managing Director, Client Services, Cheryl Hanson comments, “This award is…

Assessment of Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) providers’ creditworthiness is critical, yet considerably more difficult given developments in the PRT market and the opaqueness and financial engineering often involved. To aid fiduciaries choosing an insurer as part of a PRT transaction, NISA developed an additional tool that uses spreads on insurer FABN issuance to estimate the composite view from market participants…

NISA Investment Advisors, LLC, an industry leading asset manager of customized strategies for world-leading organizations, has signed a license agreement with HFR, a global leader in indexing and analysis, enabling NISA to deliver an innovative risk parity investment solution. NISA’s proprietary approach will utilize HFR data to identify a centroid of risk parity exposures allowing NISA to design and implement…

Ranked by Pensions & Investments as the largest LDI manager in the U.S. for 2021,1 NISA offers their perspective on key structural differences between the U.S. and U.K. LDI markets. David Eichhorn, NISA CEO and Head of Investment Strategies, was recently a guest of Ira Jersey’s on Bloomberg Intelligence’s Macro Matters podcast about LDI. An excerpt from the Bloomberg podcast…

NISA’s thought leader paper, “The Disparity Among Risk Parity Managers,” has attained wide media recognition. In it, we found no solid evidence of alpha among risk parity managers, but did find what we believe to be a better benchmark and investment strategy. CIO Magazine Markets/Business Insider Associated Press

For the eighth straight year, NISA has been recognized as a 2021 Greenwich Quality Leader for U.S. Institutional Investment Management Service. Coalition Greenwich describes asset managers on the list as those that have “distinguished themselves from competitors by delivering superior levels of client service that help institutional investors achieve their investment goals and objectives.” This particular recognition means the most…

For the third consecutive year, NISA is honored to be ranked by the St. Louis Business Journal as the largest St. Louis-based financial asset manager. Please click here to view the complete list.

I am pleased to announce effective January 1, 2022, Stephen Douglass, Senior Economic Strategist, will join NISA’s Investment Committee. Stephen has frequently presented to the Investment Committee, and we welcome his insights and analysis as a voting member of the Committee. Jess Yawitz will relinquish his role on the Investment Committee on December 31, 2021 when he also steps down…

I think it is fair to say we have been very deliberate with respect to the transition of our senior team over the years, and we have taken great pride regarding its seamlessness and transparency. In addition to serving each member of our executive team’s professional goals, I believe this approach has served our clients and employees well. With that…

NISA is pleased to share a recent Q&A David Eichhorn, CEO and Head of Investment Strategies, had with the St. Louis Business Journal. Please click here to read the interview.

We are humbled to be recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as the largest St. Louis-based financial asset manager. Please click here to view the complete list. Source: St. Louis Business Journal. Rankings were based on total value of client assets in 2019 as of December 31, 2019. The list was supplied by S&P Global market Intelligence. Article published…

We’re not usually in the business of patting ourselves on the back. That being said, we received the news this week that Greenwich Associates named NISA an overall Quality Leader in U.S. Institutional Investment Management Service, along with two other firms. This marks the third year in a row that NISA has been recognized in this way. This award seems…

Some things never age, apparently. We thought you might enjoy this P&I article from almost 30 years ago about the growing interest in fixed income investment strategies—and in particular about one of the young mavericks who left academia to apply his theories. You’ll see that much of the discussion from back then about interest rate volatility and liability hedging still…

Last week we received the good news that Greenwich Associates named NISA one of two Quality Leaders in the 2015 US Institutional Investment Management Service category. Over 1300 individuals at institutional investors participated in the survey evaluating their managers. This is the second year NISA received the award which was created in 2014. It is an honor to receive this…