At the very end of the consolidated financial statements of DAVG Deutsche Vermögensberatungs AG, Frankfurt, you will find a sentence that is unparalleled in its explosive power, but of which apparently no one in the financial sector has yet taken note, even though it bears the date March 8, 2010:

 

“Growth is therefore only possible if market shares are wrested from competitors. The companies in the financial sector who – like us – succeed in expanding and strengthening their own sales organization will win."

 

The sentence before it is:

 

"In the course of the financial crisis, the growth of the financial sector, especially in the private customer business, the focus of our business, has reached its limits."

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