Funds Europe Award 2011
Allianz Global Investors has been awarded by Funds Europe magazine for the "European Fund Launch of the Year" for the Allianz RCM Renminbi Fixed Income fund. The Allianz RCM Renminbi Fixed Income fund was launched as a UCITS IV compliant fund domiciled in Luxembourg in June 2011. The fund was launched to give investors an additional way to access the Chinese growth story. Allianz Global Investors was pioneering this investment concept - namely to benefit from the widely expected appreciation of the Renminbi - for retail and institutional investors throughout Europe. Due to high demand the fund was closed to new investments in August in order to manage the fund in the best way possible given the currently limited number of investment opportunities. In response to European client demand and the rising importance of the Renminbi, Allianz Global Investors has launched the Allianz RCM Renminbi Currency fund in October 2011. This innovative fund enables European investors to participate in the expected gains from an appreciation of the Renminbi.
Feri Company Awards
Allianz Global Investors was awarded "Best Asset Manager - Complete Product Ranges" in Germany and Austria. Furthermore, Allianz Global Investors belongs to the top five asset manager in the category "Best Asset Manager - Bonds" in Germany and Austria.
Thomson Reuters Extel Survey 2011
On the 8th of June, Thomson Reuters has announced the results of the 38th annual Thomson Reuters Extel Survey. In the aggregated "Top 100 Pan-European Fund Management Firms", RCM - Allianz Global Investors was well placed 4th Place, behind only JPMorgan, Fidelity and DekaBank. Furthermore, RCM - Allianz Global Investors was also voted 3rd Place in the newly-added "England Buyside Firms" regional ranking category, as well as 6th Place in the also new "Top 10 Pan-European Fund Management Firms - UK Small Caps & Mid Caps".
Moreover, Allianz Global Investors France was ranked 5th Place in the "France Buyside Firms" regional ranking category.
The 2011 Thomson Reuters Extel Survey reflects the contribution of over 2,250 buyside firms, 2,500 analysts from 240 brokerage firms/research houses and nearly 750 of Europe's largest quoted companies worldwide.
Allianz Global Investors Italy and UK received the Morningstar Fund House Award (1st place) as "Best Large Fixed Income House"
Allianz Global Investors France was designated by institutional clients as their "favourite asset manager" at the Talets de la Gestion 2011 awards. The company also received Morningstar Fund Awards for best funds in the following categories: Euro High Yield Fixed Income, Eurozone Large Cap Equity and Global Euro Fixed Income.
In addition, Allianz Global Investors received three Lipper Fund Awards this year in France in the categories Euro High Yield Fixed Income 3 Yrs and 5 Yrs as well as Eurozone Equity 3 Yrs.
Allianz Global Investors Germany receives the highest rating of 5 stars and is also for the first time named "Best asset management firm" among 64 competitors within the annual ranking of investment companies by the German magazine Capital. The ranking of the companies is determined by the quality of the product range, the range of product offerings, the quality of the management, and the quality of the service.
In Austria, Allianz Global Investors received Lipper Fund Awards as "Best Group Mixed Asset Large" as well as 5 Fund Awards in the categories Equity Europe 3 Yrs, Equity Eurozone 3 Yrs, Equity China 5 Yrs, Equity North America 10 Yrs and Bond Euro Short Term 10 Yrs.
Allianz Global Investors received 2 Lipper Fund Fund Awards this year in Nordic in the following sectors: Equity Eurozone 3 Yrs and Equity North America 10 Yrs.
Allianz Global Investors Switzerland was awarded a number of prizes, including Morningstar Awards as "Best Multi-Asset Fund House Schweiz" and "Best Large Fixed Income Fund House Schweiz". In addition five Lipper Fund Awards were awarded in the following categories: Equity Europe 3 Yrs, Equity Eurozone 3 Yrs, Equity China 5 Yrs, Equity North America 10 Yrs and Bond Europe 10 Yrs.
