Activities
Commerzbank is mainly active in commercial bank, retail banking and mortgaging. It suffered reversals in a disastrous foray into investment banking in the early 2000s and eventually closed down its Commerzbank Securities investment banking unit. The remaining investment banking activities were folded into a division of the commercial bank called Corporates and Markets. The remaining investment banking activities are in fixed income, commodities, FX and Funds of Hedge Funds (COMAS) Investment banking, capital market, equities, and corporate banking operations are now integrated as a division of the Commerzbank group.
Commerzbank staged a turnaround in the early 2000's under the leadership of Mehmet Dalman.
Commerzbank holds a nationwide network of branch offices throughout Germany and numerous branch offices in the EU and Europe (namely London, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and Switzerland) and with a leading market share in online banking. EuroHypo is an integral part of Commerzbank.
The bank holds representations and holdings in various commercial and financial centers in Asia and the Americas.
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