May 6, 2015
Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit climbed 11 percent, even as investors withdrew funds from its asset manager Pacific Investment Management Co. The shares surged the most in six months. Net income increased to 1.82 billion euros ($2 …
May 6, 2015
Allianz shareholders will see new CEO Oliver Baete installed on Wednesday and will be eager for any clues about his strategy for Europe’s largest insurer – and how he plans to improve the prospects of its asset manager Pimco. California-based …
February 26, 2015
Allianz SE reported an unexpected decline in fourth-quarter profit as the exit of Bill Gross at Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) spurred clients to withdraw assets. The shares fell the most in five months. Net income fell to 1.22 billion …
November 7, 2014
During the third quarter of 2014, Allianz Group reported total quarterly revenues increased 14.5 percent to 28.78 billion euros*, compared to 25.14 billion euros in the third quarter of 2013. Operating profit stood at 2.65 billion euros, up 5.2 percent …
October 2, 2014
Allianz SE named board member Oliver Baete to succeed Michael Diekmann as chief executive officer as Europe’s biggest insurer grapples with upheaval at Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) Diekmann, 59, will stay on until Allianz’s next annual general meeting in …
September 30, 2014
It was 2:28 p.m. in Munich on Sept. 26, and Bill Gross, in charge of $2 trillion as chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., had just announced that he was joining Janus Capital Group Inc., a struggling stock …
September 29, 2014
Allianz is set to extend the contract of its Chief Executive Michael Diekmann by two years as the German insurer seeks to soothe the turmoil over leadership change at its Pimco subsidiary, a German newspaper reported. Allianz’s supervisory board will …
September 29, 2014
German insurer Allianz says it has no plans to increase oversight of its California-based investment unit Pimco after the shock departure of co-founder Bill Gross sent shares in the Munich-based parent tumbling at the end of last week. Allianz stock, …
September 29, 2014
Bill Gross, the bond market’s most renowned investor, quit PIMCO for distant rival Janus Capital Group Inc on Friday, the day before he was expected to be fired from the huge investment firm he co-founded more than 40 years ago. …
August 1, 2014
Allianz is poised to reappoint Michael Diekmann as chief executive in October, investors believe, possibly delaying tough choices on whether Europe’s largest insurer expands its global presence or returns more cash to shareholders. The German group has grown to become …