Germany
Pacific Insurance unit buys stake in Chinese asset manager
China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC), the country’s third largest life insurer, has bought a 51% stake in Chinese fund management company GTJA Allianz Fund Management and will share ownership of the firm with Germany’s Allianz.
BlueBay AM opens office in Germany
Global fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management has opened an office in Munich to provide clients in Germany with “on the ground” support.
Solvency II ‘life support’ is a step in the wrong direction
Solvency II is a step in the wrong direction that will keep some companies alive that would be better giving themselves a decent burial and consolidating themselves out of the market now, according to industry consultant Ned Cazalet.
Investment | 5 Aug 16
Investment prospects of the top 10 Olympic nations
As the world’s attention turns to Rio for the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday, fund managers have assessed the investment opportunities on offer in the most powerful Olympic sporting nations.
Macro Views | 8 Jul 16
ANALYSIS: Is timing now more important than time in the market?
In its latest Flow Show note, Bank of America Merrill Lynch pointed out that, at current rates, it would take you 1,387 years to double your savings in a 1-year German deposit account.