Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank (2nd R) and his predecessor Hans Berger (L) stand with their lawyers in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank (2nd R) sits in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank and his lawyers Gerald Goecke (L) and Heinz Wagner (R) stand in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank sits in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank stands in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank stands in the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/Pool (GERMANY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher (L) former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher (L) former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, listens during an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses as he arrives for an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Dirk Nonnenmacher, Chief Executive Officer of HSH Nordbank, poses on a terrace on top of the company's headquarters in Hamburg September 13, 2010, before an interview with Reuters. German landesbank HSH
Nordbank hopes to attract foreign investors as it seeks to avoid getting swept up in consolidation of the ailing
wholesale lending sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender is hoping for cash-rich investors -- possibly sovereign wealth funds -- which would be able to supply extra capital if another crisis erupted.
Picture was taken September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)