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NEUBERGER BERMAN
Firm Profile 4Q21
Asset Detail
AUM BY INVESTOR TYPE AUM BY CLIENT DOMICILE
100% INDEPENDENT,
EMPLOYEE-OWNED
25 COUNTRIES 96%
36 CITIES
ANNUALIZED
RETENTION RATE OF
Thought Leadership
SENIOR INVESTMENT
PROFESSIONALS AT Asset Allocation
648
SINCE BECOMING
INVESTED BY NB EMPLOYEES
AN INDEPENDENT A fundamentally robust
COMPANY IN 2009
INVESTMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NB economy and a positive
PROFESSIONALS STRATEGIES/ACCOUNTS1 earnings and default outlook
make the case for holding risky
25+ years assets through 2022, in our
LEAD PORTFOLIO 3,666 view. But the likely transition
MANAGERS’ AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS WITH CORPORATE MANAGEMENT to structurally higher inflation
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE TEAMS ACROSS EQUITIES AND CREDIT5 and higher interest rates, plus
the risk of central bank policy
errors, could be a recipe for
A+ 100% ~80% elevated volatility. For the Asset
Allocation Committee, that
SCORES FOR ESG APPROACH ASSETS ARE ASSETS IN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
BY UN-SUPPORTED PRINCIPLES ESG AWARE3 THAT ARE ESG-INTEGRATED4 means 2022 is a year to focus
FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT2 on income or “carry” from risky
assets, while adjusting portfolios
to help cushion against, and
1
Employee assets include current and former employees and their family members.
take advantage of, potential
2
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2020. All signatories are eligible to participate and must complete a questionnaire to be included. The underlying information submitted by signatories is not audited price volatility.
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Framework. Each module houses a variety of indicators that address specific topics of responsible investment. Signatories’ answers are then assessed and results
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median; section scores—grouping similar indicator scores together into categories (e.g. policy, assurance, governance) and comparing them to the median; module
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Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 1Q22
from PRI and Neuberger Berman makes no representations, warranties or opinions based on that information. Hike Rates and Carry On
A fundamentally robust economy and a positive earnings and default outlook make the case for holding risky assets
through 2022, in our view. But the likely transition to structurally higher inflation and higher interest rates, plus the risk
of central bank policy errors, could be a recipe for elevated volatility. For the Asset Allocation Committee, that means
2022 is a year to focus on income or “carry” from risky assets, while adjusting portfolios to help cushion against, and
ESG Aware is defined as investment teams having access to ESG resources across the firm. As of December 31, 2021, across equities and fixed income.
take advantage of, potential price volatility.
3
4
Based on AUM as of December 31, 2020 including strategies in late or final stages of approval by firm’s ESG committee.
5
Data reported as of year-end 2020.
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