Allianz Global Investors Fund - Allianz Best Styles US Equity P2 USD

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Management
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date12/11/2014
Fund Advisor(s)
Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC
Fund ManagerKarsten Niemann
Manager Start Date17/07/2012
Career Start Year1999
Education
University of Bonn, M.A.
 
Biography
Karsten Niemann is a portfolio manager in the Systematic Equity team. He manages Best Styles Europe Equity as well as European High Dividend mandates with more than USD 9bn assets under management. He joined the company in 1998 as a quantitative analyst. In his capacity as portfolio manager he as well successfully managed Best Styles Global and Best Styles Euroland products. Karsten obtained a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bonn, Germany. He has been a CFA charterholder since 2001.
Fund ManagerRohit Ramesh
Manager Start Date20/10/2015
Education
University of Bombay, B.A.
National University of Singapore, M.A.
University of Pune, M.A.
 
Biography
Rohit Ramesh is a portfolio manager in the Systematic Equity team. He is located in the San Francisco office and manages Best Styles mandates in the North American region and mandates focused on US equities. Rohit joined Allianz Global Investors in 2007. Previously, he was a member of the Allianz Global Investors’ Asia Pacific team, focusing on emerging-market stocks and worked at DaimlerChrysler Asia Pacific in Singapore as an emerging-markets analyst. Rohit has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from the University of Bombay, India; a master’s degree in economics and management from the National University of Singapore; a master’s degree in economics and public policy from the University of Pune, India and a MBA in Finance from University of St Gallen, Switzerland.
Fund ManagerRainer Tafelmayer
Manager Start Date17/07/2012
Education
University of Heidelberg, M.S.
University of Heidelberg, Ph.D.
 
Biography
Rainer Tafelmayer Dr. Rainer Tafelmayer is a portfolio manager in the Systematic Equity team since 2002. Before that he was in charge of the development and implementation of statistical arbitrage strategies like equity pairs trading. Rainer has previously worked as a business consultant in the area of finance and risk management since 1995. Prior to that he worked as a researcher on operations research at the Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany. He holds a master’s degree in Physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and received a PhD in 1993. Rainer has been a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) since 2005.
Fund ManagerMichael Heldmann
Manager Start Date20/10/2015
Education
University of Mainz, M.S.
University of Freiburg
 
Biography
Dr. Michael Heldmann has become CIO Systematic Equity starting 2. August 2021. Before, Michael was lead portfolio manager of Best Styles US products and CIO of Systematic Equity US since 2018. Michael joined Allianz Global Investors and the Systematic Equity team in 2007. Previously, he managed Best Styles Emerging Markets and Best Styles Europe Equity products. Before joining the Systematic Equity team, he worked for the international laboratory CERN, Geneva, Switzerland as a researcher in the field of particle physics. He obtained a master’s degree in physics from the University of Mainz, Germany and a Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerJulian Book
Manager Start Date25/07/2022
Education
J.W.Goethe University, Ph.D.
 
Biography
Mr. Book is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2016. He is a member of the Systematic Equity team and manages Best Styles Equity mandates. Mr. Book has a diploma and a Ph.D. in experimental heavy-ion physics from J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Fund ManagerJyotika Wadhwa
Manager Start Date01/08/2021
Career Start Year2007
Education
University of Pune, India, B.E.
New York University (Stern), M.B.A.
 
Biography
Ms. Wadhwa is Vice President and Portfolio Manager on the Best Styles Team with Allianz Global Investors, which she joined in 2019. She has 13 years of investment industry experience. Ms. Jyotika’s previously served as Portfolio Manager at BlackRock and Technology Product Manager at Aperio Group, a quantitatively-driven investment manager in Marin County. She received her MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from University of Pune, India. Ms. Jyotika is a CFA charterholder.
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