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Josef Ackermann’s ‘Late Remorse’ May Be Premature: Review

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Josef Ackermann, the former chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG, cannot be happy about the timing of a new book by his ex-head of communications.

The title is unfortunate too. The invitations to the presentation of “Spaete Reue” (Late Remorse) landed weeks before the Aug. 26 death of Pierre Wauthier, the chief financial officer of Zurich Insurance Group AG. Wauthier named Ackermann in his suicide note.