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In an op-ed, Profs Roy Smith and Brad Hintz argue that Deutsche Bank should split its investment bank from its retail business

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Excerpt from Financial News -- "Most important, however, is the almost certain increase in shareholder value than would result from a break-up. The combination of the various individual business units might be valued on a stand-alone basis at as much as €55 billion. With today’s market value of €37 billion, reflecting investors’ grim view of the bank’s future, there is a lot of room for creating value through a restructuring. Spinning off the investment bank might be the best way to capture that value."

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