Nuveen Investments Inc. said fourth-quarter profits rose 15% from a year earlier, to $50.2 million, or 60 cents a share.
The earnings, which the Chicago money manager announced Friday, missed the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial by a penny a share.
Operating revenue increased 24%, to $195.6 million, and assets under management increased 19.1%, to $162 billion as of Dec. 31.










