These Bank Executives Say They'll Be Hiring When Doomsday Comes

  • SEB CEO says productivity is key to ensuring banks grow
  • Nordea CEO predicts half of bank jobs to vanish in 10 years

Nordea Bank in Helsinki.

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Will every second banker lose his or her job in the next decade?

The answer to that question is probably “yes,” according to the chief executive officer of Nordea Bank AB, Casper von Koskull. Others in the industry have made similar predictions, including former Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit. But not all bank executives take the same view.