01.02.2013 - Deutsche Bank’s agri-commodity hiccup
Rarely is Deutsche Bank's press conference as colorful. But Thursday morning it was barely possible to make it past the rabble of protestors chanting songs about world food supply and rising food prices. So Deutsche had some explaining to do as to why it’s once again selling financial products based on agricultural commodities. Its return, after barely a year, announced by Co-Chief Executive Juergen Fitschen earlier this month at Germany’s biggest agricultural fair Gruene Woche, or “Green Week,” comes at a time when the bank is making tremendous efforts to repair its tarnished public image. And its two new co-chiefs, who took the helm in June, unrelentlessly advocate the bank’s need for “cultural change.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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