Institutional Investors Identify AI, Energy Transition and Deglobalization as Key Megatrends Reshaping Investment Strategy
Key Findings:
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96% Investing in AI Opportunities
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91% Changed Portfolios in ’25 Amid Trade, Tariff and Geopolitical events
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81% Will Increase Private Market Allocations Over Next 5 Years
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Institutional investors worldwide are recalibrating their investment approaches as three powerful megatrends—artificial intelligence, energy transition, and deglobalization—reshape the global economic landscape, according to preview results from Nuveen’s sixth annual EQuilibrium Global Institutional Investor Survey.
The survey finds that AI has emerged as the dominant force influencing investment strategy, with 63% of investors identifying it as the biggest…




