{
  "id": 16859423,
  "title": "Fund providers: DWS collects as much investor money as never before - profit still disappoints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/fondsanbieter-dws-sammelt-so-viel-anlegergeld-ein-wie-noch-nie-gewinn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/dws-fondsanbieter-sammelt-so-viel-anlegergeld-ein-wie-noch-nie/100263367.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "DWS, a fund provider and subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, reported collecting 30.9 billion euros in new funds from investors in the third quarter, a record for the company. The firm's revenues increased by 4% to 784 million euros, while its pre-tax profit grew by 2% to 325 million euros and net profit rose by 5% to 230 million euros. Despite this, the company's cost-to-revenue ratio worsened to 58.6%. CEO Stefan Hoops remains confident of meeting the company's 2026 targets, including a 10-15% increase in earnings per share this year.",
  "summary": "In the first nine months, it had already increased by 16 percent. However, in one area, the subsidiary of Deutsche Bank has not yet reached its goal.",
  "key_points": [
    "DWS collected record 30.9 billion euros from July to September",
    "Earnings increased 4% to 784 million euros, profit grew 2%",
    "Cost-to-revenue ratio worsened to 58.6%, CEO confident in 2026 targets"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Rising operational costs are undermining the benefits of record investor inflows, forcing the firm to struggle with efficiency targets despite significant growth in total assets under management.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}