Press releases

Bjoern Jesch appointed Chief Product Officer at AllianzGI

21.08.2025 | Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active asset managers, announced today that Bjoern Jesch is joining the firm as Chief Product Officer.

Christian Schulz joins AllianzGI as Chief Economist

18.06.2025 | Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active asset managers, announced today that Christian Schulz is joining the firm as Chief Economist.

AllianzGI announces the 4th closing of its Impact Private Credit strategy with €705 million, and its first investments

29.04.2025 | Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world's leading active asset managers, today announces the fourth closing of its Impact Private Credit (IPC) strategy after securing €705 million in commitments from European leading institutional investors, through two funds . With these commitments, IPC, launched in 2024, has rapidly reached close to 90% of its target. The strategy discloses under Article 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR).

AllianzGI enhances governance and sustainability with new voting rules for 2025

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active investment managers, has today published its annual analysis of how it voted at Annual General Meetings (AGMs) globally. This is based on its participation in 8,879 (2023: 9,137) shareholder meetings and voting on around 90,000 shareholder and management proposals. AllianzGI voted against, withheld, or abstained from at least one agenda item at 72% (2023: 71%) of all meetings globally. The firm opposed 19% of capital-related proposals, 22% of director elections, and 41% of remuneration-related proposals, reflecting its high expectations for governance standards.

Emerging markets climate fund created by EIB and Allianz Global Investors reaches final size of €450 million

In 2025, dividends payments in the MSCI Europe are expected to rise to a new record high. According to calculations by Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) , dividends payments by companies in the broad European equity index MSCI Europe amount to around EUR 440 billion in 2024. Dividends payments are expected to total around EUR 459 billion in 2025. This represents an increase of 4% year-on- year. In 2026, dividends payments are forecast to be around 496 billion euros (up 13% from 2024). In Germany, dividends payouts are expected to increase from around 57 billion euros in 2024 to around 63 billion euros in 2025, and could reach 70 billion euros in 2026.

Allianz Infrastructure Credit Opportunities II Fund holds first close at over EUR 530 million

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), has announced the first closing of the Allianz Infrastructure Credit Opportunities Fund II (AICOF II).

AllianzGI’s Impact Private Credit strategy reaches EUR560mn total commitments at first closing

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active investment managers, today announced the first close of its Impact Private Credit (IPC) strategy after securing EUR 560mn total commitments from leading institutional investors including Allianz, APG Asset Management, the European Investment Fund (backed by the European Union’s InvestEU initiative) and La France Mutualiste across two funds. With these commitments, IPC has rapidly reached more than half of its target size. The funds are classified article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure regulation (SFDR).

Allianz Global Investors and Daman Investments launch the Emirates’ First Onshore Feeder Funds for Retail Investors

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), one of the world’s leading active investment managers, and Daman Investments, a leading provider of non-banking financial services in the UAE since 1998 , are pleased to announce UAE’s first onshore feeder fund for retail investors.

AllianzGI publishes its Sustainability and Stewardship Report 2023

11.06.2024 | Allianz Global Investors, one of the world’s leading active asset managers, announced today that it has appointed Michael Krautzberger as its new Global CIO Fixed Income. He will join in August 2024, succeeding Franck Dixmier who will be leaving AllianzGI to give new direction to his career after nearly 30 years of service to the firm and its clients.

Sustainable Investing and Stewardship Report 2024

Press releases

Bjoern Jesch appointed Chief Product Officer at AllianzGI

Christian Schulz joins AllianzGI as Chief Economist

AllianzGI announces the 4th closing of its Impact Private Credit strategy with €705 million, and its first investments

AllianzGI enhances governance and sustainability with new voting rules for 2025

Emerging markets climate fund created by EIB and Allianz Global Investors reaches final size of €450 million

Allianz Infrastructure Credit Opportunities II Fund holds first close at over EUR 530 million

AllianzGI’s Impact Private Credit strategy reaches EUR560mn total commitments at first closing

Allianz Global Investors and Daman Investments launch the Emirates’ First Onshore Feeder Funds for Retail Investors

AllianzGI publishes its Sustainability and Stewardship Report 2023