Meet Europe’s biggest investor: Diethart Breipoh, Allianz

Diethart Breipohl is a modest man. But as finance director of the Allianz insurance group he presides over Dm320 billion of investments, probably the biggest portfolio in Europe. That includes significant stakes in Germany's blue-chip firms, suggesting to some that Allianz is "the spider in the web" of corporate Germany.

A corporate culture but no monastery

Not the “spider in the web”

“We’re not,” says Breipohl. “We’ve always said clearly that Allianz does not make industrial policy.” But, because Allianz has been quite secretive about its portfolio and its investment strategy, the spider image persists. Now, to give a more accurate picture, Allianz has agreed to this exclusive interview with Euromoney. It reveals the blue giant from Munich as a conservative and largely benign player on the world’s financial markets, but it also signals a quiet revolution within.

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