Mortgage woes push Dresdner into red

Dresdner Bank was plunged into the red during the first quarter following €706m ($1bn) of trading losses at its investment banking unit Dresdner Kleinwort in what could be its last set of financial results as a combined entity.

German insurer Allianz said operating revenues at its Dresdner Bank subsidiary slumped 64.5% to €719m, compared with €2.1bn during the first three months of 2007.

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