The Wealth Advisor

Wealthy families are shifting focus toward private credit and infrastructure, reflecting a broader trend in the investment landscape.

Joshua de Vos, Research Lead, CoinDesk, writes that May marked a continuation of strong inflows into digital asset investment products, with USD7.33 billion entering the market, according to TrackInsight data.

This figure more than doubled April’s USD3.45 billion, reflecting rising institutional interest amid easing macro conditions and improving liquidity across the digital asset landscape.

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Nuveen, a global asset manager with $1.3 trillion in AUM, is acquiring Brooklyn Investment Group (Brooklyn), a leading multi-asset custom direct indexing provider and its parent technology company, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc.

The move underscores Nuveen's conviction in the continued growth of direct indexing and multi-asset tax-managed solutions, which have been one of the fastest growing areas of the asset management industry, having risen to $864 billion in assets at the end of 2024, representing a 43% compound annual growth rate since the start of this decade.

Recent developments suggest a shift in sentiment as Wall Street begins to see renewed potential in the world’s second-largest economy.