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Outflows From Pimco Cut Allianz Asset Management’s Q1 Profit by 14%

Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit from asset management slid on outflows from Pacific Investment Management Co. Operating profit at the business, which consists of Newport Beach, California-based Pimco and Allianz Global Investors, fell 14 percent to 555 …

Allianz Profit Rises 11% to 1.82 Billion Euros Despite Outflows From PIMCO

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 …

Allianz Reports 11.2% Hike in Net Income During Third Quarter

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 …

Departure of Bill Gross From Pimco Stuns Allianz

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 …

Allianz: No Plans to Hike Pimco Oversight

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, …

‘Bond King’ Bill Gross Resigns From PIMCO, Joins Janus

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. …

Allianz Profit Beats Estimates on Lower Claims, Life Unit

Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit rose 11 percent, helped by higher earnings at the life and health insurance unit and lower natural disaster claims. Net income increased to €1.76 billion ($2.35 billion) from €1.59 billion [$2.13 billion] …

Allianz Backs ‘Legend’ Gross as Pimco Total Return Fund Lags Behind

Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer and owner of Pacific Investment Management Co., is standing by Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross as his main fund trails peers and struggles with a record streak of investor redemptions, calling him an industry “legend.” …

Insurer Allianz Faces Shareholder Grilling over Pimco

Top Allianz executives face a grilling on Wednesday from shareholders worried about a wobbly performance at its U.S-based Pimco fund management business. Europe’s biggest insurer has made a strong comeback from the financial crisis, generating record first-quarter revenue of €34 …