Deutsche Bank Is Said to Raise Its Bonus Pool by More Than 5%

Deutsche Bank AG is planning to raise its bonus pool for last year by more than 5%, less than some of its Wall Street peers, according to people familiar with the matter.

The figure is an average and individual units may see higher or lower increases depending on performance, the people said, asking for anonymity because the bank hasn’t yet disclosed the information publicly.

A spokesperson for Deutsche Bank declined to comment.

The increase would leave Deutsche Bank trailing peers Wall Street’s largest investment banks, where firms from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to Bank of ...