Archive

  • A look back and forward

    27 December 2017

    The current year was relatively benign for the insurance investment industry. But 2018 holds new challenges. What risks and what opportunities should investors be looking at in the coming year? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Allianz investment units merge to enhance offering in alternatives

    15 December 2017

    ACP will be under Allianz GI in 2018

  • The slippery skill of liquidity management

    01 December 2017

    Liquidity management is an ever-growing focus for insurers since the financial crisis. But how well do insurers understand it? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Allianz's third-party net inflows surpass €100bn in first three quarters

    10 November 2017

    'Outstanding' investment performance from Pimco, says firm

  • Allianz sells Korean investment business to Anbang

    28 September 2017

  • The calm before the storm: 'Investors should be worried'

    06 September 2017

    Some investors and analysts have been surprised by the calmness of financial markets at a time of political and economic uncertainty. Sarfraz Thind talks to seven senior investment professionals working with insurance assets about their prognosis for the future.

  • German trade body calls for proportionality on look-through

    31 August 2017

    GDV's plea comes as Insurance Risk Data reveals Germany's largest fund-investing insurers

  • Allianz GI poaches investment strategist from MetLife

    29 August 2017

    Mona Mahajan hired to communicate the group's "house view"

  • Pimco seals turnaround with record inflows

    07 August 2017

    Single €19bn mandate for world's biggest fixed income manager helps Allianz post record third-party inflows

  • Allianz grows third-party AuM for fifth consecutive quarter

    27 July 2017

    Consistent with trend of growing asset management operations among largest global insurers