There have been false starts before on Finanzplatz Deutschland. This time, has Allianz, Germany's biggest insurer, found the distributor it wants for its life policies and pension plans? And is Dresdner Bank, Germany's third-biggest, really going to conclude a merger, after last year's failed attempts with its Frankfurt rivals, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank? As The Economist went to press, word was that Allianz was planning to take over Dresdner, of which it already owns 21%.
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