The Brexit effect begins: Deutsche Bank forms working group to consider impact of UK leaving the EU May 19, 2015 Deutsche Bank is considering pulling chunks of its operations from the UK in the event of a Brexit, ahead of the EU referendum committed to by the Conservatives during the General Election. The German lender has reportedly put together a working group comprising execs from its risk, strategy, UK management and research teams, to [...]
Deutsche Bank share price falls as pressure rises on bosses in wake of Libor rigging fines April 28, 2015 Deutsche Bank’s share price fell again yesterday as investors failed to warm to the German lender’s latest strategic plan. The stock has fallen eight per cent since the bank was fined £1.7bn last Thursday for attempting to manipulate Libor – the latest in string of problems for the bank, resulting in mounting pressure on [...]
Deutsche Bank’s Anshu Jain takes responsibility for Libor rigging scandal but won’t quit April 27, 2015 One of Deutsche Bank’s co-chief executives yesterday said he takes responsibility for the Libor fiddling that took place in London on his watch. But Anshu Jain said that he will not resign. The bank has disciplined or fired everyone who it believes is responsible, and has been told to sack another seven staff identified by [...]
Deutsche Bank profits cut in half by litigation costs April 27, 2015 DEUTSCHE Bank’s profits were slashed in half by soaring litigation costs in the first quarter, the lender announced yesterday, after it settled a £1.7bn Libor fine with regulators on Thursday. The German investment bank recorded a strong rise in revenues, joining the industry-wide growth in trading income, but that was more than outweighed by the [...]
Deutsche Bank wields axe after £1.7bn fine: Staff fired over Libor fixing scandal but top bosses stay April 23, 2015 Deutsche Bank was ordered to fire another seven staff yesterday for manipulating Libor submissions between 2005 and 2010 – but no top bosses have resigned over the scandal. The $2.5bn (£1.7bn) fine is far bigger than any previously levied on other banks, in part because Deutsche’s staff misled regulators and tried to cover up [...]
Deutsche Bank Libor fine: Seven crazy things traders said about Libor that cost the bank billions April 23, 2015 Deutsche Bank has been fined billions of pounds over misconduct in relation to fixing inter-bank lending rates Libor, Euribor and Tibor. Transcripts released by the New York Department of Financial Services (NTSDFS) reveal the banter between traders on setting the rates. Here are seven crazy conversations had by traders (emphasis ours). 1. The geezer On [...]
Deutsche Bank slapped with biggest ever Libor fine of £227m for “misleading” UK regulator April 23, 2015 Deutsche Bank has been slapped with a multi-billion pound fine by regulators, including the largest ever handed out by UK authorities, over Libor and Euribor rate-fixing. Germany's biggest lender has been fined £227m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over Libor and Euribor misconduct and for "misleading" the regulator during its investigation. Three regulators in [...]
Deutsche Bank sets aside €1.5bn as Libor fine looms April 22, 2015 Giant German lender Deutsche Bank last night said it is putting aside €1.5bn (£1.1bn) to pay for litigation costs incurred in the first quarter of the year. But despite the extraordinary charge, the bank still expects to report a profit for the three-month period, on the back of “near-record revenues.” The figure is thought to [...]
Workers strike as Deutsche Bank weighs up a sale of Postbank April 20, 2015 Deutsche Bank workers at its Postbank subsidiary voted to strike yesterday, as they demand employment protection amid a potential sale. A total of 94.8 per cent of the members of the Verdi union voted to strike indefinitely. To date, strikes have already closed 670 branches for as many as four days each. The union said [...]
Abu Dhabi Investment pockets €750m for Deutsche Annington April 15, 2015 THE ABU Dhabi Investment Authority last night sold off its remaining 14 per cent stake, or 23.5m shares, in Deutsche Annington for close to €750m. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) was the sole bookrunner for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the deal. The price range for Deutsche Annington of between €30.80 and €31.79, [...]