On the occasion of Financial Education Month, the Guide to Finance - Financial Education for Everyone is being released these days as a free ebook in the main online bookstores, published in 16 languages by FIRSTonline and created by Ref…
Acquired the stakes of Cnp Assurances and Allianz in Life. The operation will allow Unicredit to accelerate growth in a sector based on commissions and with good profitability. The impact on Cet1 is estimated at 20 basis points
German insurance giant Allianz has announced the acquisition of 51% of Income Insurance, a leading company in Singapore, for 1,5 billion euros (2,2 billion Singapore dollars). The transaction aims to expand Allianz's presence in Asia-Pacific and…
In the new episode of Guida alla finance, created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors, and which will be published on Saturday 13 July on FIRSTonline, an expert like Angelo Marotta will explain in detail the difference between…
Saturday 29 June on FIRSTonline the twentieth episode of the Financial Guide created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors. In this episode Antonio Foglia will talk about the evolution of Hedge Funds in the current context of financial markets…
Seventeenth episode of Guide to Finance, created by Ref Ricerche with the support of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors
Saturday 4 May on FIRSTonline the sixteenth episode of Guida alla finance, created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors. Mario Breglia, president of Scenari Immobiliari, will analyze current trends in the real estate market and share…
How do you navigate the complex world of bonds and how do you choose the right one? Tomorrow the thirteenth episode of Guida alla finance will explain it on FIRSTonline, created by Ref Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank...
Saturday 9 March on FIRSTonline the twelfth episode of Guida alla finance, created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors. Professor Roberto Bianchini, who teaches at Bocconi and at the Polytechnic of Milan, will explain that…
The new episode of Guida alla finance, created by REF Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank Financial Advisors, will be published on Saturday 24 February on FIRSTonline. It will reveal all the secrets, the merits and defects of ETFs, managed funds…
Tenth installment of the Guide to Finance tomorrow on FIRSTonline. Created by Ref Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank Financial Advisors, the Guide will focus on investment funds thanks to a speech by Professor Manuela Geranio of the University of Bergamo
The operation was organized by Allianz Trade as manager and issuing body with the support of the SACE Group and a pool of national and international insurance companies
Ninth episode of Guide to Finance tomorrow on FIRSTonline. It will, as always, be prepared by Ref Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank Financial Advisors and published in 16 languages. Tomorrow's speech on ratings is by Professor Alfonso Del Giudice…
For the current year, estimates foresee an increase in dividends of 6,5 percent. In Italy, higher-than-average dividend yields
Saturday on FIRSTonline the eighth episode of Guide to finance created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors. Professor of macroeconomics at the University of Eastern Piedmont Carluccio Bianchi will explain what the yield curve is and how…
Sixth episode of the GUIDE TO FINANCE published and disseminated in 16 languages by FIRSTonline and created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisor -Andrea Terzi, Professor of Economics at Franklin University Switzerland in Lugano explains which…
The fifth episode of the Guide to Finance created by REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors will be published on FIRSTonline on Saturday 2 December - The strategist Ilaria Fornari will explain how to optimize financial investments throughout the entire cycle...
Tua is focused on the non-life business in the Italian market and operates mainly in the auto sector, which represents approximately 60%. Generali had inherited it from the takeover bid made on Cattolica Assicurazioni.
The Financial Guide created by FIRSTonline and REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank will debut on the web on Saturday 7 October. It will be made up of 24 short articles, easy to read and accompanied by a graph that will help you understand…
FIRSTonline and Ref Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank are launching a new financial and social security education and training initiative on the web from 7 October
Allianz forecasts Chinese GDP growth of +5,3% in 2023 and +4,7% in 2024. Downward revisions come from the dynamics of private consumption, investments and imports
Among the contenders, Allianz, Talanx Itas and Groupama are in pole position
The blocking of redemptions only concerns Eurovita: if in the meantime a policy passes to a new entity, as is in the plan, the redemption will still be possible. He breathes a sigh of relief. At the moment. The Eurovita case is the tip…
The hypothesis on the MEF table: dividing the company in crisis into five business branches which would be taken over by Intesa Vita, Poste Generali, Unipol and Allianz. The fear is the "ransom race", which would be worth 9 billion but so far Ivass has stopped it.
The Auto Protected Guide coverage, in addition to the traditional protections typical of a car policy, is designed to offer the Allianz Lithium option which covers all the typical risks of electric and plug-in hybrid cars
Unicredit will acquire 11,72% of Zaba, one of the main Croatian banks, from Allianz. Allianz will buy Zaba's 16,84% stake in the Allianz Hrvatska dioničko društvo za osiguranje insurance company.
Allianz has negotiated with the US authorities to close the proceeding on the Structured Alpha funds. The former Tournant fund manager was indicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice
The announcements of European groups who have decided to leave or who will leave Russia are multiplying - From beer to sport, from insurance companies to banks, here's who is retreating
Sergio Balbinot, former CEO of Generali abroad and one of the best known and most respected insurance managers in the world, is the new President of Allianz Italy
Banco Bpm's insurance activities are tempting and the stock gains more than 16% on the stock market since the beginning of the year: the 3 major insurance giants and Credit Agricole are in the running for a partnership
The accounts of Unicredit shine, which in 2021 came close to 4 billion in net profit and which announces growing dividends - The axis with Allianz is strengthened - Orcel's satisfaction
In the Financial Times, the economist El-Erian, whose speech we publish in the Italian version, takes stock of the ongoing debate on cryptocurrencies, which now seems to have reached the moment of truth. Here because
The German insurance group rises to 3,11% of Unicredit and becomes to all intents and purposes the third shareholder of the Milanese bank in Piazza Gae Aulenti, with an eye on the next moves of the new CEO Orcel, which has both Banco…
The Authority has opened three investigations against Allianz, Generali and UnipolSai for alleged unfair commercial practices in the phase of reimbursement of damages for road accidents
After the banks, also the insurance companies at the crossroads for dividends: confirm or suspend them? But the business is different and the orientations of the companies are different - During the week a possible board of directors will decide the strategy of Generali while Axa has postponed…
Anticipation is growing for Tuesday's board meeting which will have to take stock of the negotiations with the government for the reorganization of Aspi and, more generally, on the negotiation for the motorway concession - In the field Cdp, F2i and (perhaps)…
The Lion is pressing to close a bancassurance agreement with the second largest bank in the country: it will have to overcome competition from Allianz.
In the Iberian country Banco Popular Espanol - controlled by Santander - exclusively distributed some products of the German insurance giant
This was reported by Radiocor, according to which the German insurance giant would have bought the stake directly from Global Infrastructure Partners, the US fund that acquired Italo last April for 2,5 billion euros (including debt). Allianz therefore becomes second…
The agreements provide for the distribution of insurance products for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The Institute has activated the online service for submitting applications for an advance pension on a voluntary basis - The framework agreement between the Social Security Institute, Intesa Sanpaolo, Unipol and Allianz broke the stalemate - Here is a brief guide …
The manager comes from the Allianz insurance group and has also held an academic role at the Bocconi University in Milan for several years.
According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2018, "IT risk" is at the top of the concerns of companies in the financial sector - Anxiety about market trends is down, but two new items enter the rankings this year.
Excellent results for the two German giants who, despite the growth in profits compared to the second quarter of 2016, lose in Frankfurt. Stands out Allianz, which recorded an increase in profits of 84,3%
The infrastructure group of the Benetton family sells a minority stake to a consortium led by Allianz Capital and confirms its interest in a friendly takeover bid on the Spanish Abertis
The minutes of the last ECB meeting lead the market to believe that the Eurotower is preparing the defenses of public bonds in view of the French elections - The effect on Btp and Oat is immediate - Unicredit, last day for rights…
The shares of the Trieste group are listed on the Stock Exchange in the wake of some rumors about a possible interest by Intesa Sanpaolo and Allianz - None of the groups wanted to comment, but various hypotheses are circulating on the market
Allianz has drawn up a ranking of the risks most feared by companies: business interruptions are in first place, but the effects of immaterial damages, market uncertainties and political instability are growing more and more - Attention is also high…
The two companies jointly acquired 49% of Gas Connect Austria from OMV, for a total amount of 601 million
The former co-CEO of Generali has been indicated by the shareholder Allianz to replace the outgoing Helga Jung.
The merger between the two companies further strengthens AllianzGI's fixed income capabilities, while increasing the potential for international distribution of RGP strategies - Utermann: "This operation represents a fundamental step in the evolution of AllianzGI".
The vice president of Allianz in Italy would replace Helga Jung, who resigned "due to organizational reasons within the German group".
The situation on the financial markets is like spring in Hong Kong: better to go out with an umbrella especially in reference to corporate profits, which promise to be unstable
Dividend up 6,6% to 7,3 euros per share - In the first quarter of 2016, revenues fell by 6,4%, but net profit rose by 20,5% to 2,2 billion euros following the capital gains.
The Lion of Trieste puts 150 million euros on the plate, while the Italian subsidiary of the German giant will participate in the new vehicle with an investment of 100 million.
WEEKEND INTERVIEWS - Alessandro Previtero, professor of Behavioral Finance at the University of Texas at Austin and advisor to Allianz GI, speaks: "Those who invest feel more the pain of losses than the benefits of gains. Don't worry…
WEEKEND INTERVIEWS - Alessandro Previtero, professor of Behavioral Finance at the University of Texas at Austin and advisor to Allianz GI, speaks: "Those who invest feel more the pain of losses than the benefits of gains. Don't worry…
Allianz Report - With the financial markets in continuous ups and downs, it is advisable to reduce speed and try not to go astray, i.e. diversify investments widely between the various asset classes - Watch out for the dollar and oil
Last year in the non-life business, premium income rose by 6,8% to 51,6 billion, while in the life business it fell by 0,6% to 66,9 billion - Italy rises to second place for premium income in the life, behind Germany, overtaking…
The operation, the value of which has not been communicated, will see AllianzGI acquire 100% of the capital of RGP, held by Old Mutual and by the management of the group.
INTERVIEW with MAURO VITTORANGELI, head of fixed income at Allianz Global Investors - "From Draghi we expect first of all the cut in the deposit rate and then the announcement of the extension of Qe until 2017. Yellen will raise a maximum of 1%…
Kenya is the 12th country on the black continent where the insurance group establishes itself - The insurance market in and around Nairobi represents a premium collection potential of 1,5 billion euros, according to Allianz.
ALLIANZ REPORT - Hurricane Katrina Improved Catastrophe Risk Management - Key lessons learned are hurricane impact and demand surge, business continuity and insurance coverage - Pre- and post-hurricane risk management can still…
Allianz has published the 2015 edition of the Risk Monitor. The report reveals that institutional investors are not prepared for tail risk: only 27% adopt hedging strategies. Furthermore, according to Allianz, international investors are considering replacing…
The Allianz subsidiary reported an operating profit of 555 million in the first quarter, down 14% on an annual basis - The 68 billion redemptions in the first three months of the year weigh heavily and governance problems due to the farewell…
This was announced by Allianz in a note following the general meeting of shareholders and the presentation of the accounts for the first quarter of 2015.
Operating profit well beyond analysts' expectations for Allianz in the third quarter: +4,8% - Premium income also rose, from 34 billion to 37,8 billion
Ship losses at the lowest level in the last ten years, but inadequate crews and computer piracy keep the risk high in maritime transport: 75 large ships were lost in the world in 2014, a third less than the previous year, against a…
Revenues exceed 120 billion euros for the first time - The dividend also rises, but less than expected by the market.
The survey by the German Quality & Finance Institute analyzed in detail the 15 main companies on the market: the top ten traditional insurance companies with agency networks and the top five direct ones
According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2015, the most felt risks in Italy are linked to the interruption of activities and the production chain, natural disasters and lack of economic growth.
"Over one hundred thousand Italian families are now truly protected, thanks to Allianz1: for us it is the greatest satisfaction", commented Klaus-Peter Roehler, CEO of Allianz Italia - The Allianz1 project takes the form of a single contract, which the…
OUTLOOK ALLIANZ GI - The ECB will not raise rates until mid-2017 and for Italy, low rates are an opportunity to reduce the cost of public debt by 0,2% per year and to further lower the spread but…
Since 2005, Allianz has financed the installation of 47 wind farms and 7 solar parks between Germany, France, Italy and Sweden - The plants are capable of producing a total of 1.200 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply a city…
In the third quarter of the year, revenues grew by 14,5% and net profit by 11,2% - The Non-Life business did very well - The payout also grew, rising to 50% of net profit and the Stock Exchange celebrate
Allianz climbs the Interbrand ranking of the 100 best brands in the world, recording one of the strongest growth rates (+15%) and gaining various positions in the Best Global Brands ranking.
The manager, former co-CEO of the Lion, will join the management board of the German insurance giant for four years starting from 2015 January XNUMX and will assume responsibility for the insurance business in the countries of Southern and Western Europe (Italy, France,…
With second-quarter net income of €1,76 billion, up 10,5%, Allianz exceeds half of its full-year target of €9,5-10,5 billion in the half year - Asset management, which also includes Pimco, however recorded…
THE ALLIANZ GI VIEW - 2014 earnings targets on the stock market already achieved - It's time to take profits on stocks and bonds: neutral positioning for the first time in 4 years - But look at…
"We hope that Trieste can strengthen its role as a hinge" towards Eastern Europe, continued Baete, specifying that we need "high-speed trains and trains like the Freccia rossa and better air connections".
The first quarter of the German insurance giant closed with a net profit of 1,64 billion euros, down 4% on an annual basis - The bad performance of the asset management division weighs on Allianz's accounts…
Despite the good financial results, in 2014 the three big European policies - Generali, Allianz and Axa - are in negative territory on the Stock Exchange: the fault of the crowding out caused by the banks and also the absence of speculative appeal linked to…
The new product accompanies the customer throughout the life cycle and takes the form of a single insurance contract that can be configured according to your needs - You are free to change your choice at any time and…
UnipolSai had to sell assets to comply with Antitrust restrictions: Allianz took advantage of this by purchasing Milano Assicurazioni for 440 million euro and beating the Belgians Ageas to the finish line - In this way Allianz achieved its goal…
The German insurance group closed 2013 with a net profit up 14,6% to 6 billion from 5,2 billion the year before and with consolidated revenues at a new record level of 110,8 billion (+4,1 % per year) from 106,4…
Companies that export to international markets and are looking for tools to protect against foreign defaults must not forget the risk of non-payment with respect to an Italian counterpart. Euler Hermes Italia illustrates the trends of non-payments of national companies:…
A note issued yesterday after the closed Stock Exchange informs that "The boards of directors of Unipol and UnipolSai have analyzed the proposal presented by Allianz on 14 January for the acquisition of certain insurance activities of the former Milano Assicurazioni".
The direct company of the Allianz Group launches Let's rebuild together, an insurance product dedicated to damage caused to homes by earthquakes - The sum can cover up to 70% of the insured capital - Demolition costs and…
"A stable and positive environment has been created for the global economy in 2014, with the prospect that economic data will continue to improve next year": these are the words, by Andreas Utermann, Allianz global chief investment officer, in…
The Trieste group has reached an agreement with Allianz, from which it will acquire the 33% stake held in CityLife for a value of 109 million euros - In turn, the German insurance group will purchase the Isozaki Tower and…
Citylife, a development project in the Milan Fair area and one of the most important real estate redevelopments in Italy, is proceeding towards the shareholding restructuring. The two shareholders currently involved should change their stake: Generali will rise from 67% to 100% of the shareholding…
Klaus Peter Roehler will be the new CEO of Allianz Italia, which represents the second market for the insurance giant, immediately after Germany.
The Group improves the combined ratio equal to 96%, marking a growth in net profit of more than 20,1% (reaching 113 million euro) - Confirms the objectives for 2015 recording a growth in 2012 turnover of more than 9%
After a slowdown in 2013, the growth of some Mediterranean countries and the Gateway to Asia (especially Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) could create excellent opportunities for our exports. But watch out for rising insolvencies and political tensions and…
"The new central bank regimes, whose independence is increasingly eroded and whose balance sheets have exploded since 2007, require the investor to exploit the full potential of the risk premia offered by the markets, with maximum flexibility": word…
The CFO of the German insurance giant, Dieter Wemmer, confirmed the targets for the whole of 2013, which foresee an operating profit between 8,7 and 9,7 billion euros.
Thanks to the good performance of all segments of the business, Allianz closes the first quarter with a net profit up 24% to 1,7 billion euro - Operating profit +20% to 2,8 billion euro.
Allianz, Europe's largest insurer, has agreed to buy Yapi Kredi Sigorta from Turkish bank Yapi Kredi Bank to secure a larger share of a rapidly growing market.
The trend reversal is due to the decrease in the frequency of claims (-13,4%) and the reduction in their cost (-3%).
The operating profit of the German insurance group amounted to 9,5 billion euros in 2012 (+20,8%), thus exceeding the target of 9 billion that Allianz had set itself in October.
