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Deutsche Bank is in the midst of a major overhaul after posting a string of annual losses over the past five years

Deutsche Bank posts Q2 loss amid restructuring & Covid

German lender Deutsche Bank has today posted a loss in the second quarter as the bank undergoes a costly overhaul amid the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 29 Jul 20

Deutsche Bank, now in its 150th year, has not fully recovered from the last financial crisis more than a decade ago

Deutsche Bank swings to Q1 loss amid Covid-19 outbreak

Deutsche Bank swung to a loss in the first quarter and the outlook for the full year darkened, underlining the impact from a costly overhaul and pressure on revenue as the coronavirus crisis slams the brakes on the global economy.

Business • 29 Apr 20

Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest lender, had flagged it would lose money this year

Deutsche Bank reports €832m Q3 loss on restructuring

Deutsche Bank has today posted an €832m loss in the third quarter due to costs for a major restructuring and as income from its key bond trading division fell sharply.

Business • 30 Oct 19

Deutsche Bank is considered one of the most important banks for the global financial system

Deutsche Bank posts Q2 loss of €3.15 billion

Deutsche Bank today posted a larger-than-forecast loss of €3.15 billion in the second quarter due to major restructuring costs.

Business • 24 Jul 19

Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing gives a dressing down to some of the bank's London executives

Deutsche Bank CEO gives dressing down over suits

Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing was forced to personally rebuke managers who ordered tailors to their London office as thousands of traders were let go earlier this week.

Business • 12 Jul 19

Deutsche Bank is planning on cutting between 15,000 and 20,000 jobs, or more than one in five of its 91,500 employees

Deutsche Bank to axe jobs in €5 billion revamp

Deutsche Bank is preparing to unveil a sweeping, multi-billion euro overhaul within days that would see the axe fall heaviest on investment bankers, sources familiar with the matter have said.

Business • 04 Jul 19

Reports say that Deutsche Bank's bad bank would house or sell assets valued at up to €50 billion

Deutsche Bank to set up €50 billion bad bank - source

Deutsche Bank is planning to overhaul its trading operations by creating a so-called bad bank to hold tens of billions of euros of non-core assets, a source close to the matter said today.

Business • 17 Jun 19

ECB regulators are concerned that Deutsche Bank's standing has weakened since it flunked US stress tests in 2015, 2016 and 2018

European regulators fear Deutsche Bank US test failure

Deutsche Bank is in danger of failing US stress tests, a European bank supervisor has told Reuters.

Business • 01 May 19

Deutsche Bank's CEO Christian Sewing had met three times this year with Germany's deputy finance minister, Joerg Kukies

Berlin reveals contacts with Deutsche amid merger talks

Deutsche Bank's chief executive had a series of meetings with Germany's deputy finance minister before and immediately after it announced merger talks with a state-backed rival, according to information revealed by the government.

Business • 10 Apr 19

Christian Sewing's €7m total pay package making him one of the best paid chief executives in European banking.

Deutsche Bank CEO paid €7m last year

Deutsche Bank paid its management board members their first bonuses in four years in 2018.

Business • 22 Mar 19

Christian Sewing, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, believes there is a strong case for a merger with Commerzbank

Deutsche Bank CEO sees strong case for merger - source

Christian Sewing, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank, believes there is a strong case for a merger with rival Commerzbank, according to a person with direct knowledge of his thinking.

Business • 21 Mar 19

Deutsche Bank reported €267m in net profit for 2018, compared with a loss of €751m in 2017

Weak Q4 mars Deutsche Bank's return to profit

A bigger than expected loss in the fourth quarter and weakness at its investment bank overshadowed the first annual profit in four years for Deutsche Bank.

Business • 01 Feb 19

Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing's is trying to stabilise the bank after three years of losses under previous management

Deutsche Bank hit by new laundering report

Deutsche Bank has defended its record in fighting money laundering after the Financial Times reported it had processed €31 billion more in questionable funds for Danske Bank than previously thought.

Business • 07 Dec 18

Germany's flagship lender is trying to bounce back from three consecutive years of losses and a run of negative headlines earlier this year

Deutsche Bank to swing to profit in 2018 despite Q3 dip

Deutsche Bank said today it was on track to swing to a profit this year, its first since 2014, despite a steep decline in third quarter profit as it restructures under new leadership.

Business • 24 Oct 18

Deutsche Bank said its half yearly revenues were flat at €6.6 billion, halting a steep decline from previous years

Deutsche Bank Q2 net profit drops amid overhaul

Deutsche Bank has posted a 14% drop in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier, as Germany's largest bank restructures under new leadership.

Business • 25 Jul 18

Deutsche Bank's new CEO Christian Sewing

Deutsche Bank says financial strength 'beyond doubt'

Deutsche Bank's chief executive has today sought to reassure staff that the German lender was financially sound.

Business • 01 Jun 18

Deutsche Bank to cut staff in investment bank revamp

Deutsche Bank is cutting more than 7,000 jobs to reduce costs and restore profitability while maintaining its international reach as its new chief executive seeks to reassure investors and clients.

Business • 24 May 18

Deutsche Bank to scale back investment bank

Deutsche Bank today announced cutbacks to its bond and equities trading in a major overhaul of its troubled investment bank, after posting a 79% drop in net profit in the first quarter.

Business • 26 Apr 18

Deutsche Bank's outgoing CEO John Cryan (left) and new CEO Christian Sewing

Deutsche Bank names Sewing as new CEO

Deutsche Bank has named retail specialist Christian Sewing as its new chief executive officer with immediate effect.

Business • 09 Apr 18

Christian Sewing