GROSS GUAI PER PIMCO - BILL GROSS, L’UOMO DA 2 TRILIARDI DI DOLLARI, LASCIA IL PIÙ GRANDE FONDO OBBLIGAZIONARIO AL MONDO - LO AVEVA CREATO LUI, MA STAVANO PER SILURARLO - IL TITOLO ALLIANZ, CHE CONTROLLA PIMCO, AFFONDA DEL 7,3%
1. PIMCO, BILL GROSS LASCIA PER LA CONCORRENTE JANUS, TITOLO ALLIANZ CEDE OLTRE 7%
(Reuters) - Bill Gross, una delle figure più influenti del mercato obbligazionario mondiale, lascerà Pimco, la società che ha fondato, per andare a lavorare alla concorrente Janus Capital Group. E' quanto ha annunciato la stessa Janus.
Soprannominato "Re dei Bond" e a lungo manager del Pimco Total Return Fund, il principale fondo obbligazionario al mondo, Gross andrà a dirigere il 'Janus global unconstrained bond fund', secondo quanto riferito dal gruppo in una nota in cui precisa che il nuovo lavoro inizierà il 29 settembre.
L'annuncio giunge qualche giorno dopo che il Wall Street Journal ha scritto che le autorità americane stanno indagando su Pimco e Gross in relazione a un fondo 'exchange traded' gestito dallo stesso Gross a Pimco.
La società assicuratrice tedesca Allianz, controllante della californiana Pimco, ha annunciato che il successore di Gross verrà nominato nelle prossime ore.
Attorno alle 15,20 il titolo di Allianz cede alla borsa di Francoforte oltre il 7,3%.
2. L’ADDIO DI BILL GROSS A PIMCO
For most of my career, I have been privileged to be associated with one of the most successful investment management firms ever — Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). Today, with a mixture of excitement and sadness, I am announcing that I have decided to join Janus Capital Group and end my association with PIMCO. It was not without great thought and deliberation over quite some time that I decided to begin this next chapter.
During my time at PIMCO we accomplished a great deal, managing now over 2 trillion dollars of global assets with a track record of very significant value added that has generated tens of billions of dollars to individual, corporate, and sovereign client portfolios. But now, after having spent considerable time serving in senior management, it is a time for me to reduce executive and people management responsibilities at a larger firm and focus on the pure aspects of portfolio management at a smaller one. Janus is the right fit at the right time in my career – and my life.
I am honored to be welcomed by Janus Capital Group, which is headed by former PIMCO managing director/COO Dick Weil. At Janus, in a new Newport Beach office, a simpler yet still intense career lies ahead of me to be able to assist individuals and other investors in their needs for above market returns in an increasingly risky market environment. In particular, I greatly respect the fixed income investment philosophy of Janus, which is consistent with my belief: value added consistent with the protection of principal.
I have been fortunate to have had a great run at PIMCO, and I am looking forward to be able to continue this run with Janus.
I sincerely wish all of my friends and associates at PIMCO much future success. It has been an honor to have worked at PIMCO these many years.
3. IL “GRAZIE” (OVVERO IL VAFFA) DI PIMCO A BILL GROSS
PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, announced that Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) William H. Gross, has resigned and will leave the firm, effective immediately. The firm has a succession plan in place and its Management Board, comprised of its Managing Directors, will confirm shortly the election of a new Chief Investment Officer. Relevant portfolio management assignments will also be announced at that time.
Said Mr. Hodge: “While we are grateful for everything Bill contributed to building our firm and delivering value to PIMCO’s clients, over the course of this year it became increasingly clear that the firm’s leadership and Bill have fundamental differences about how to take PIMCO forward.”
Mr. Hodge continued: “As part of our responsibilities to our clients, employees and parent, PIMCO has been developing a succession plan for some time to ensure that the firm is well prepared to manage a seamless leadership transition in its Portfolio Management team. Earlier this year, the firm established a new portfolio management leadership structure that reflects our long-held belief that the best approach for PIMCO’s clients and our firm is to evolve our investment leadership structure to a team of seasoned, highly skilled investors overseeing all areas of PIMCO’s investment activities.”
Said Michael Diekmann, Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Group: “Since becoming part of the Allianz Group in 2000, PIMCO has grown enormously and contributed consistently to Allianz’s success. We join our PIMCO colleagues in recognizing Bill Gross for his work over the 43 years since PIMCO’s founding. The management and investment structure put in place in January as well as the thorough succession planning gives us complete confidence in PIMCO’s investment and executive leadership team.”
Mr. Hodge added: “We have built a deep bench of talent with extensive investment and leadership experience, including more than 240 portfolio managers globally, and our outstanding team around the world gives us the scale, talent, expertise and commitment to manage this transition. We will continue to add and promote talent at all levels to help us drive our firm forward. We are energized and fully focused on serving our clients today and into the future.”
