AllianzGI expands fixed income offering with macro fund launch

Managed by Kacper Brzezniak

Allianz Global Investors has today launched the Allianz Fixed Income Macro fund, Investment Week can exclusively reveal.

The new fund has a global absolute return fixed income mandate and will be aimed at the UK market. It is managed by Kacper Brzezniak (pictured), who is part of the group's conviction fixed income team, while Mike Riddell is deputy portfolio manager. The duo is supported by Ryan Chin, a multi-asset portfolio manager based in the US. A member of the Investment Association's Targeted Absolute Return peer group (subject to confirmation from the IA), the fund aims to outperform cash by 4-6% per annum, (gross of fees) through all market cycles, regardless of the direction of interest rates,...