Munich court to allow trial of Deutsche Bank co-CEO Fitschen

Reuters

Published Mar 02, 2015 09:31AM ET

Munich court to allow trial of Deutsche Bank co-CEO Fitschen

MUNICH (Reuters) - A German court has decided to try Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn) co-CEO Juergen Fitschen and four former executives at the bank in connection with the long-running Kirch bankruptcy case, a spokeswoman for the court said on Monday.

The court's decision to proceed with trial after months of deliberation, while widely expected, deals a blow to Fitschen and Germany's largest bank, which faces an array of legal problems, including investigations into possible manipulation of benchmark interest rates and foreign exchange markets.