Archive

  • Insurance asset managers keep out of blue bonds' murky waters... for now

    28 August 2023

    Despite widespread praise of the recent Gabon blue bond transaction, AllianzGI and Axa IM reveal to Insurance Asset Risk why they ultimately didn't invest in it

  • Blackstone gets green light in China to raise funds for overseas investments

    25 August 2023

    Permission follows registration with Asset Management Association of China

  • AllianzGI gets regulatory approval to set up on-shore fund manager in China

    24 August 2023

    New company is first step in Chinese fund sector for AllianzGI

  • Smooth sailing for AllianzGI trade finance funds

    23 August 2023

    David Newman, CIO for global high yield at AllianzGI, discusses how recent storms haven't rocked the boat of trade finance as an asset class.

  • Virtues for investors in impending recession, AllianzGI says

    22 August 2023

    The prospect of a recession in Europe and the US is still real, asset manager warns

  • Chart of the Week - 'Build it and they will come' - German insurers and Spezialfonds

    18 August 2023

    Since 2009 German institutions made 3.9% in their Spezialfonds - and expanded allocations by 167%

  • Chart of the Week - European insurers and US debt

    11 August 2023

    CIOs were cutting back their US debt well before Fitch cut its rating this month

  • Real estate a firm bet for Allianz, thanks to policyholder participation

    10 August 2023

    Insurer sees no reason to divest from asset class in near future, despite minor value reductions in CRE

  • AllianzGI picks successor to departing CFO

    09 August 2023

    Thomas Schindler moves up as "natural successor" to Markus Kobler, who will go to DWS Group

  • DWS Group appoints AllianzGI UK head as CFO

    08 August 2023

    Markus Kobler to take over from Claire Peel from November