Investment Banking

Deutsche Bank makes more cuts to key equities division

German bank is cutting its strategic equity transactions group at a time when revenues across the sector are surging

Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt HQ
Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt HQ

Deutsche Bank has cut more executives from a specialist division that structures complex equity products, adding to the team’s dramatic shrinkage as the German investment bank pulls back from non-core businesses.

Despite assurances from chief executive Christian Sewing that front-office job cuts within its investment bank had largely been completed last summer, Deutsche has put employees in its strategic equity transactions group in Europe “at risk”.

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