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Allianz Shares Drop on Weak Results in P/C Insurance

Allianz SE shares fell as the German insurance giant reported earnings in its property-casualty business that missed expectations. Fourth-quarter operating profit in the segment came in at €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion), Allianz said Friday. That was below the €1.8 billion …

Allianz Q2 Profit Jumps 7.1% on Higher Results from US Life & Health Insurance

Allianz SE, the German owner of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., said its second-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier as stronger earnings from its insurance business offset weaknesses in its asset management units. Group operating profit increased 7.1% …

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 to Pay Over $6B for Structured Alpha Fraud, Former Fund Manager Indicted

Germany’s Allianz SE agreed to pay more than $6 billion and its U.S. asset management unit pleaded guilty to criminal securities fraud over the collapse of a group of investment funds early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Allianz’s settlements with the …

Allianz Sets Aside Another $2 Billion for Structured Alpha Fund Debacle

Germany’s Allianz said on Wednesday it would set aside another 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) as it braces for the outcome of U.S. regulatory investigations into a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at its funds arm. The collapse of a $15 billion …

Inside Allianz’s $4B Structured Alpha Fund Blowup: Red Flags and Fat Fees

It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go practically nowhere. But inside Allianz SE, where a handful of hedge fund managers claimed they could do just that, few …

Allianz Fires 2 Asset Managers Who Ran Group of Collapsed Investment Funds

Allianz ALVG.DE has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market swings, according to regulatory filings. The downfall of the $15 billion …

Allianz Sets Aside $4.2B to Handle Probes, Lawsuits After Collapse of Investment Funds

German insurer and asset manager Allianz ALVG.DE on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to deal with investigations and lawsuits resulting from the collapse of a multi-billion-euro set of investment funds. The provision resulted in …