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Made in Germany | The ethical conundrum facing the next generation of bankers

1,434 views · Published 12 November 2008 · 4:17 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: DW News · 2008 · Entertainment

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How up-and-coming bankers are digesting the financial crisis at universities and business schools.

The fallout from the credit crunch has caused some deep soul-searching among the students at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Their chosen profession has suddenly fallen into disrepute. Many have begun reviewing their career choices, thinking twice about going into the high-flying world of hedge-fund management, and considering a more low-key career in savings banks. What is more, for the first time, the students are analysing the banking profession from an ethical standpoint. Holger Trzeczak takes a look at the conundrum facing the next generation of bankers.

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