Deutsche Bank shares plummeted some ten percent after warning it would report a record loss for 2015.
ADVERTISEMENTDeutsche Bank shares plummeted some ten percent after warning it would report a record loss for 2015.
Deutsche Bank has shrunk so much it's now smaller than Danske Bank of Denmark.
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The bank lost some €6.7bn last year handing a headache to new Chief Executive
John Cryan.
''Cash won't exist in ten years.'' — John Cryan, Deutsche Bank co-chief executive officer
DeutscheBank</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WEF16?src=hash">#WEF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z3kLmpQ2xv">pic.twitter.com/Z3kLmpQ2xv</a></p>— Paul X. McCarthy (paulxmccarthy) January 20, 2016
The scale of the losses are blamed on writedowns, litigation charges and restructuring costs plus a difficult trading climate in the latter part of the year.
Deutsche Bank Continues its Exit From Markets – Deutsche Bank sold off its gold storage… .https://t.co/U0QCIM6rnUpic.twitter.com/IJuhfjTTok
— The Forecaster (@BukeraPictures) January 13, 2016
Cryan described 2015 as “sobering,” but insisted restructuring would continue in an attempt to make the bank more efficient.
