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Commerzbank considers cutting 2,000 jobs more

Bloomberg Commerzbank AG is considering cutting an additional 2,000 jobs as part of its strategy update this fall, as Chief Executive Officer Martin Zielke contends with a weaker economy and the prospect of even lower interest rates. The bank would seek to achieve those cuts by 2022 or 2023, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Various other scenarios ...

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UK watchdog orders RBS, Santander to fix ‘breaches’

Bloomberg Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) and Banco Santander SA were ordered to appoint an independent auditor for their claim processes after issuing inaccurate information, or failing to send reminders altogether, about the insurance policies that turned into the costliest scandal in UK banking. The banks had previously been ordered to send yearly reminders, including how much customers ...

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Swiss fintech firm becomes a $1bn unicorn

Bloomberg A Zurich-based fintech firm whose investors include Josef Ackermann has raised additional money to value the company at more than $1 billion as it prepares to expand outside its main market of Germany. Numbrs Personal Finance raised $40mn to bring the total capital invested to almost $200mn, CEO Martin Saidler said. Numbrs offers an app that enables users to ...

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