Peter Borchers appointed CEO of Allianz X

The recently established unit Allianz X has won Peter Borchers to become CEO as of October 1, 2016.

China is ready for the world but is the world ready for China? Part two

As leaders from the world’s wealthiest countries gather in China for the G20 Summit, Mohamed A. El-Erian and Michael Heise face off over China’s rising economic power. This is the second part of a two-part series.

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China is ready for the world but is the world ready for China?

As leaders from the world’s wealthiest countries gather in China for the G20 Summit, Mohamed A. El-Erian and Michael Heise face off over China’s rising economic power. This is the first part of a two-part series.

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Turkey in a state of emergency: the political outlook

The after-effects of the failed coup will add further uncertainties to Turkey’s already fragile political environment, which has been steadily deteriorating in recent years. Michael Heise, Allianz Chief Economist, shares his opinion.

PIMCO appoints Robin Shanahan and Peter Strelow co-chief operating officers

PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has named Robin Shanahan and Peter Strelow, both Managing Directors, as Co-Chief Operating Officers. They will report to PIMCO’s Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Roman. 

Brexit – UK votes leave

The decision has been made, the UK electorate voted to leave the European Union. Allianz Chief Investment Officer Andreas Gruber and Allianz Chief Economist Michael Heise talk about the consequences of this decision for the global markets and the economy.

The potential benefits of the blockchain technology

At the dawn of the Internet, many hoped that the cost of internal and external financial transactions would be reduced to the bare minimum. These hopes, it turns out, were too far-fetched. Could blockchain provide the solution?

Axel Theis succeeds Clement B. Booth as Euler Hermes Supervisory Board Chairman; Marita Kraemer, Ramon Fernandez appointed to the Supervisory Board

Euler Hermes Group announced the appointment of Marita Kraemer and Ramon Fernandez to its Supervisory Board following today’s shareholders meeting in Paris. They respectively replace Clement B. Booth, member of the Supervisory Board since September 2009 who resigned at the end of this shareholders’ meeting, and Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, member of the Supervisory Board since November 2004, whose mandate expired.

Making gains in a zero interest environment

In an interview with the German magazine Focus, Allianz SE Board of Management member Maximilian Zimmerer makes a compelling case for life insurance. As he explains the investment alternatives open to Europe’s biggest investor in this era of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) zero interest rate policy, Zimmerer offers the same advice he would give his daughters.