Allianz Global Investors News

Allianz and Dutch Development Bank Back $1.1 Billion Sustainable Loans Fund

Allianz Global Investors and Dutch development bank FMO have agreed one of the largest “blended finance” funds on record, raising $1.1 billion to invest in loans that help emerging and frontier countries meet sustainable development targets. The fund is the …

China Allows Allianz to Launch Onshore Fund Management Company

China’s securities regulator on Thursday granted approval to Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) to set up an onshore fund management company as Beijing vowed to step up efforts to attract foreign companies amid sluggish economic growth. The asset manager, an …

Allianz Aims to Raise $1.6 Billion for Global Private Credit Fund

Allianz Global Investors, the insurance company’s money management division, is pushing ahead with plans to raise at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for a new global private credit fund, a spokesperson said, as investors boost exposure to the asset …

Allianz US Unit Ordered to Pay $6 Billion in Securities Fraud Case

A New York judge ordered a unit of Allianz SE to pay about $6 billion as punishment for misrepresenting the investment risk posed by a group of hedge funds that collapsed amid market fluctuations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. US …

Allianz Returns to Q4 Net Profit After U.S. Funds Debacle

Germany’s Allianz on Friday swung to a fourth-quarter net profit, rebounding after taking big charges a year earlier for a U.S. funds scandal and as a higher investment margin boosted its life and health insurance business. But its asset management …

Reuters: After Multi-Billion U.S. Fund Collapse, Allianz Shifts Investment Strategy

For years, Allianz, one of the world’s biggest investors, piled billions into property, wind farms and even London’s sewage system, but now it is moving to shun such “alternative” investments for plain vanilla bonds, people with knowledge of the matter …

Ex-Allianz Fund Manager Seeks Dismissal of Fraud Charges

The former Allianz SE hedge fund manager charged with fraud over billions of dollars in investor losses asked a judge to throw out the case, claiming lawyers wrongly betrayed him to protect the company. Gregoire Tournant claims in a Monday …

Allianz Global Investors Aims to Raise $1B for Fund Focusing on Climate Resilience

Allianz Global Investors on Wednesday said it is looking to raise $1 billion for its third blended finance debt fund, a mix of concessional and institutional capital seen as a crucial route to scaling up private investment in emerging economies. …

Allianz in Talks With Chinese Banks to Launch Asset Management Venture: Sources

Allianz SE is in talks with Chinese banks to set up a majority-owned asset management venture in the world’s second-largest economy, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, aiming to tap a $4.3 trillion market for wealth products. …

Return of Coal as Alternative to Russian Gas Threatens European Firms’ ESG Ratings

European companies turning to coal as an alternative to Russian gas face a hit to their environmental, social and governance ratings, leaving them scrambling to impress investors still vocal on sustainability. Despite an energy crisis following sanctions on Russia, major …