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2020
DZ BANK issues second Green Bond - issue three and a half times oversubscribed
12/04/2020The bond was placed with a seven-year maturity as a senior non-preferred bond and generated a great deal of interest among investors.
DZ BANK Research - Outlook 2021:
11/19/2020In 2021, the world will gradually free itself from the shackles of the corona pandemic. For the coming year, DZ BANK Research anticipates a strong recovery of the global economy and forecasts growth of 5 percent.
Jan Holthusen succeeds Stefan Bielmeier as Head of DZ BANK Research - Michael Holstein will take over as new Chief Economist
11/17/2020Dr. Jan Holthusen will succeed Stefan Bielmeier as Head of the Research and Economics Division of DZ BANK on January 1, 2021.
First half of 2020: DZ BANK Group reports a profit before taxes of €557 million
08/28/2020In the first half of 2020, the DZ BANK Group generated a profit before taxes of €557 million and has thus far coped well with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DZ BANK signs UN Principles for Responsible Banking
04/29/2020With its pledge to the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), DZ BANK has made a commitment to greater sustainability and transparency.
Preliminary results for 2019
02/27/2020Preliminary results for 2019: DZ BANK Group reports a profit before taxes of €2.7 billion
2019
H1 2019: DZ BANK Group reports a profit before taxes of €1.46 billion
08/29/2019In the first half of 2019, the DZ BANK Group generated a profit before taxes of €1.46 billion (H1 2018: €1.03 billion). This significant improvement on the prior-year period was attributable to the strong operating performance across all entities coupled with an inconspicuous risk situation.
Investment ideas analysed and evaluated in real time with InGen
06/04/2019The information platform InGen enables the systematic evaluation of private placements for the first time and makes it easier for institutional investors to select suitable investment products.
Blockchain platform finledger for the first time enables fully digital processing of promissory note loans
05/21/2019A cross-institutional team of DekaBank, dwpbank, DZ BANK and Helaba has succeeded for the first time in processing the issue of promissory note loans by exclusively digital means.
Preliminary results for 2018
03/05/2019In 2018, the DZ BANK Group generated a profit before taxes of €1.37 billion (2017: €1.81 billion). This was the result of its good operating performance.
2018
DZ BANK Group: Results of the 2018 EBA stress test
11/02/2018The DZ BANK Group took part in the EU-wide stress test conducted by the European Banking Authority (EBA). DZ BANK obtained a satisfactory result.
H1 2018: The DZ BANK Group reports profit before taxes of EUR 1.03 billion
08/30/2018In H1 2018 the DZ BANK Group reported a profit before taxes of EUR 1.03 billion. A robust operating performance and an inconspicuous risk situation throughout the entire DZ BANK Group played a key role here.
DZ BANK and PT Bank Central Asia Tbk sign strategic cooperation agreement for SME’s
07/11/2018DZ BANK and PT Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s largest private commercial bank, have signed a cooperation agreement. The main objective of the agreement is to offer mutual support to respective corporate clients.
Preliminary results for 2017
02/27/2018In 2017, the DZ BANK Group again delivered a good operating performance and generated a profit before taxes of € 1.81 billion (2016: € 2.2 billion).
Ulrike Brouzi to become a Member of the Board of Managing Directors of DZ BANK AG
02/21/2018At its meeting today the Supervisory Board of DZ BANK AG appointed Ulrike Brouzi as a Member of the Board of Managing Directors. Ulrike Brouzi will join the bank on September 1, 2018 ...
2017
H1 2017: DZ BANK Group reports profit before taxes of EUR 939 million
08/31/2017DZ BANK Group brought H1 2017 to a successful conclusion thanks to good customer business. The positive operating performance was achieved in a demanding market environment and parallel to the integration work following the merger of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK, which has made rapid progress.
Supervisory Board discusses holding and decides on executive board staffing issues
07/04/2017The Supervisory Board of DZ BANK AG dealt intensively with the further development towards a holding model agreed within the framework of the merger and decided on executive board staffing issues.
DG HYP and WL BANK push ahead with merger / memorandum of understanding signed
06/27/2017The two cooperative real estate banks DG HYP and WL BANK are pushing ahead with their planned merger. The banks started merger talks in March 2017 and since then have worked out the key features of the merged real-estate bank.
China Development Bank and DZ BANK sign strategic cooperation agreement
06/01/2017China Development Bank and DZ BANK sign strategic cooperation agreement. The aim is to intensify economic relations between both countries.
Preliminary figures for the financial year 2016
03/07/2017The DZ BANK Group reported a profit before taxes of € 2.2 billion in the financial year 2016. This result was driven mainly by a good development in the customer business. It also reflects the successful merger with WGZ BANK.
Lars Hille to leave the DZ BANK Board of Managing Directors
03/02/2017Lars Hille has informed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Helmut Gottschalk, of his wish to surrender his position on the DZ BANK AG Board of Managing Directors upon expiry of his contract on 14 October 2017 in order to pursue new professional challenges.
DZ BANK to open Representative Office in Jakarta
02/09/2017The banking supervisory authority in Indonesia has granted DZ BANK a licence to open a Representative Office in Jakarta. With 250 million inhabitants and average GDP growth of more than 5% a year Indonesia is currently one of the most attractive growth regions in the world.
2016
H1 2016: DZ BANK Group reports profit before taxes of EUR 1.57 billion
09/30/2016In H1 2016 the DZ BANK Group achieved a profit before taxes of EUR 1.57 billion (H1 2015: EUR 1.28 billion). Essentially, this result was based on what was predominantly a good operating performance in the group companies.
DZ BANK’s AGM: shareholders vote in favour of merger with WGZ BANK
06/22/2016At today’s AGM in Frankfurt DZ BANK’s shareholders approved the merger agreement between DZ BANK and WGZ BANK with 99.99 per cent of the capital they represent.
DZ BANK invests in receivables auction platform TrustBills
05/03/2016The acquisition of a 25 percent share interest in the Hamburg start-up founded in 2015 is the first strategic investment in a FinTech by DZ BANK in the corporate customer business.
Supervisory Board of DZ BANK votes unanimously for merger with WGZ BANK
04/27/2016At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of DZ BANK AG unanimously approved the merger agreement for the merger of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK.
The Boards of Managing Directors of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK sign merger agreement
04/12/2016Today the Boards of Managing Directors of DZ BANK and WGZ BANK jointly signed the merger documents required for the merger to form a joint cooperative central institution – the merger agreement and the merger report.
Preliminary figures for the financial year 2015
03/01/2016The DZ BANK Group continued its successful business development in 2015. On the basis of the preliminary IFRS figures, the Group achieved profit before taxes of € 2.45 billion.
2015
DZ BANK and WGZ BANK are to merge
11/19/2015DZ BANK AG and WGZ BANK AG are merging to become a cooperative central institution.
DZ BANK makes a €3 billion commitment to renewable energies
08/27/2015DZ BANK AG's seventh Sustainability Report, which was released today, shows the progress that the bank made in this area last year, particularly in terms of the sustainability of its core business and the environmental improvements to its internal processes.
H1 2015: DZ BANK Group reports profit before taxes of EUR 1.28 billion
08/26/2015The DZ BANK Group brought the first half of financial 2015 to a successful conclusion with a profit before taxes of EUR 1.28 billion. Adjusted for the bank levy of EUR 143 million, it has thus already almost achieved its expected full-year result of EUR 1.5 billion.
Preliminary figures for the financial year 2014
03/04/2015The DZ BANK Group reported record earnings again in FY 2014. On the basis of the preliminary IFRS figures, the DZ BANK Group achieved a profit before taxes of € 2.87 billion.
2021
Preliminary results for 2020
03/02/2021DZ BANK Group reports a profit before taxes of €1.46 billion