Allianz Global Investors CIO Andreas Utermann has warned investors to prepare for more significant unexpected events in 2015.
Commenting on trading over the last year, Utermann said the most extreme events had been almost entirely unpredicted, suggesting investors could face a similar scenario next year. He said: "After the crash, unimaginable events have continued to happen, so the euro falling to $1 is not impossible. Do not forget, at launch the euro went from $1.16 to $0.82 and then rose to $1.45, so it is not unreasonable for it to fall to $1." Utermann (pictured), who oversees the management of 345bn euros (£274bn) globally, added "financial dynamics are going to be in the same place in 2015 as they ha...
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes