Deutsche Bank's travails fuel existential fears

Frankfurt

DEUTSCHE Bank once epitomised the best of Germany's financial sector, shining brightly as the European economic powerhouse's biggest lender.

But last week its share price slid to new lows, fuelling concerns about the health of the institution, with some even questioning if it has a long-term future and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) moved to see it as a "systemic" risk to global finance.