(BFW) Commerzbank Sees Possible Wealth Management Acquisitions: Focus


Commerzbank Sees Possible Wealth Management Acquisitions: Focus
2014-08-15 08:49:43.336 GMT


By Nicholas Comfort
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Commerzbank may buy wealth managers
should costs prompt competitors to exit mkt, Focus Online cites
unit mgmt board member Gustav Holtkemper as saying in interview.
Holtkemper also cited as saying:
* German wealth mgmt mkt to grow 4-5% annually
* Clients willing to take more risk and are moving from bonds
to stocks
* Commerzbank to consider offering private equity investment
this yr
* NOTE Aug. 11: RBS considers sale of Coutts foreign arm to
focus on U.K. NSN NA5GO66S9728<GO>
* NOTE: Credit Suisse sold German private bank to ABN Amro in
December NSN MXBWDI6JTSEH<GO>


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