BLBG:Allianz Global’s Utermann Sells Euro Versus Dollar Amid Crisis
Allianz Global Investors, which oversees the equivalent of $305 billion, is selling the euro against the dollar on concern that the region’s leaders aren’t proactive enough to stem the market turmoil.
“The euro should weaken,” Andreas Utermann, Frankfurt- based global chief investment officer at Allianz, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move” with Francine Lacqua. “We fear the policy makers will continue to be driven by the markets.”
Utermann said he is “concerned about” the German Constitutional Court’s view on Europe’s rescue mechanisms and about the risk that Greece may leave the shared currency.
The euro fell 0.2 percent to $1.2216 at 8:56 a.m. London time, after reaching $1.2208, the lowest level since July 2010.
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