AllianzGI bolsters equity team in London
31.10.2023 | Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), a leading global active asset manager, announced today the appointment of Andrew Koch who is joining their Value & Income Investment Style Team as Senior Portfolio Manager.
Andrew will be based in London, and report to Simon Gergel, CIO UK Equity. The addition of Andrew to the team will strengthen and expand its expertise within the value and income sectors for the UK and Europe, a key asset class for its clients.
Simon Gergel, CIO UK Equity, commented;
“I am pleased to welcome Andrew Koch to our team, he brings with him considerable experience in European and UK equities and has been deeply involved in ESG analysis and corporate engagement. His arrival demonstrates the continued focus and development of our successful franchises in the value and income sectors.”
Andrew has over 30 years investment experience, including at HSBC Asset Management, Henderson Global Investors and BAE Systems Pension Fund. He joins from Legal & General, where he has spent the last 9 years as Head of Value & Income team, directing their European, UK and Asia strategies. Andrew holds an M.A. and B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and is a CFA charterholder.
For further information please contact
Susie Tillotson
P +44 203 246 7846 | M +44 7464 525628
susie.tillotson@allianzgi.com
About Allianz Global Investors:
Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with over 600 investment professionals in over 20 offices worldwide and managing EUR 520 billion in assets. We invest for the long term and seek to generate value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their changing needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on protecting and enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability to drive positive change. Our goal is to elevate the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or objectives.
Data as at 30 June 2023. Total assets under management are assets or securities portfolios, valued at current market value, for which Allianz Asset Management companies are responsible vis-á-vis clients for providing discretionary investment management decisions and portfolio management, either directly or via a sub-advisor. This excludes assets for which Allianz Asset Management companies are primarily responsible for administrative services only. Assets under management are managed on behalf of third parties as well as on behalf of the Allianz Group.