2018-10-25telegraph.co.uk

Deutsche Bank is need of "radical surgery" after the struggling lender unveiled a 65pc drop in profits for the third-quarter, experts have warned. 

The German lender, which is trying to recover from three consecutive years of losses, posted a net profit of €229m (£200m) for the quarter. That beat analyst expectations but is down significantly on the €649m posted a year ago.

Octavio Marenzi, who runs consultancy Opimas, said it was difficult to see anything positive in the results and argued it made the bank's job cuts look "homeopathic at a time when more radical surgery is needed".

The bank has been trying to revive its fortunes in recent years but has struggled to keep up with peers amid high...



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