Deutsche Bank
German banking and financial services company
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April 2025 | Deutsche Bank held its Emerging Markets Family Office Forum in Hong Kong, bringing together approximately 150 participants from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. |
March 2025 | Deutsche Bank proposed Kirsty Roth and Klaus Moosmayer to join its supervisory board, with CEO Christian Sewing's contract extended and changes to the executive board. |
March 2021 | Deutsche Bank sold about $4 billion of holdings from the Archegos Capital Management implosion in a private deal, emerging unscathed from the default. |
February 2021 | Deutsche Bank reported a profit of €113 million for 2020, marking its first annual net profit since 2014. |
2020 | Frankfurt prosecutors imposed a $15.8 million fine on Deutsche Bank for failing to report suspicious transactions on more than 600 occasions. |
2020 | Deutsche Bank's U.S. unit was found to have processed over $150 billion of dirty money through New York, resulting in a $150 million fine. |
January 2020 | Deutsche Bank decided to cut the bonus pool at its investment branch by 30% following restructuring efforts. |
2019 | Frankfurt-based prosecutors conducted a raid investigating Deutsche Bank's suspicious transaction reporting practices. |
December 2019 | All GEFA Bank branches, including the registered commercial branch in Berlin, were closed, marking the end of the company's direct operational presence. |
July 8 2019 | Deutsche Bank began cutting 18,000 jobs, including entire teams of equity traders in Europe, the US, and Asia, as part of a major restructuring plan. |
May 2019 | During the Annual General Meeting, CEO Christian Sewing announced plans for significant cutbacks after failed merger negotiations with Commerzbank AG. |
February 2019 | HNA Group announced reducing its stake in Deutsche Bank to 6.3 percent, which was further reduced to 0.19 percent by March. |
November 2018 | Police raided Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt offices in connection with investigations related to the Panama Papers and money laundering. |
November 19 2018 | A whistleblower highlighted Deutsche Bank's potential involvement in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, suggesting the bank helped process $150 billion in suspect funds. |
May 2017 | Chinese conglomerate HNA Group became the biggest shareholder of Deutsche Bank, owning 9.90% of its shares. |
May 23 2016 | GEFA Gesellschaft für Absatzfinanzierung mbH and GEFA-Leasing GmbH merged to form GEFA Bank GmbH, consolidating their business operations. |
January 2016 | Deutsche Bank pre-announced a significant financial loss for 2015, with a pre-tax loss of approximately €6.1 billion and a net loss of approximately €6.7 billion. |
2015 | Deutsche Bank's Capital Ratio Tier-1 (CET1) was reported at 11.4%, lower than the European median, leading to no dividends for 2015 and 2016, and plans to cut 15,000 jobs. |
June 2015 | Co-CEOs Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain resigned from their positions. Jain's resignation took effect immediately, with consultancy until January 2016. John Cryan was appointed as joint CEO, effective July 2015. |
2014 | Deutsche Bank became directly supervised by the European Central Bank as a Significant Institution under European Banking Supervision. |
January 2014 | Deutsche Bank reported a €1.2 billion pre-tax loss for the fourth quarter of 2013, with revenues slipping by 16% compared to the previous year. |
2011 | Deutsche Bank was designated as a global systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. |
2010 | Deutsche Bank acquired Deutsche Postbank, increasing its market position and asset base. |
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