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Danske Bank

Nordic financial services group

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Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded year: 1871
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 15,000+

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Latest news about Danske Bank

In short: Danske Bank reported a net profit of DKK 5.7 billion for Q1 2026, updated its 2028 financial targets, and signaled a return to potential acquisitions.

Company announcements

June 1 Danske Bank

Danske Bank Chief Compliance Officer retires, merges risk and compliance

Dorthe Tolborg stepped down after a decade; Magnus Agustsson leads the combined function.

May 28 Danske Bank

Danske Bank reduces 262 roles and adjusts organisation

The majority of redundancies are in Denmark, with remaining in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Poland, and UK.

May 8 Danske Bank

Danske Bank CEO sells 30,000 shares

Transaction occurred on 2026-05-08 at approximately DKK 321.11 per share, totaling DKK 9,633,159.30.

April 30 Danske Bank

Danske Bank announces financial targets for 2028

Updates Forward ’28 strategy, sets ROE above 14.5%, cost/income ≤43%, extraordinary DKK 5bn dividend, revised policy to 60-70% payout.

Media coverage

June 12 Affärsvärlden

Rush on European stock exchanges

Leading European stock exchanges are trading up at lunchtime on the last trading day of the week.

June 12 Bloomberg

Danske Bank CEO Eyes First Acquisition Since Laundering Crisis

Danske Bank A/S Chief Executive Officer Carsten Egeriis says it’s time to start thinking about acquisitions, potentially ending a nearly decade-long hiatus from major deals for Denmark’s largest lender.

June 11 Børsen

Danske Bank and Nordea write off DKK 1.3 billion in Flying Tiger

Nordea and Danske Bank have given up pulling more than DKK 1 billion home from...

June 1 Berlingske

Tax authority's plan failed: Million fine for bank for dividend tax fraud gathers dust in bankruptcy estate

German bank received a three-digit million fine for fraud with Danish dividend tax. The fine was only to be paid when the bank was sold. But the bank collapsed right under the authorities' noses...

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