Tag Archives: Deutsche Bank
The end of the nuclear arms race in investment banking?
For years investment banks have been locked in a multi-billion dollar arms IT arms race to build the best and the fastest systems. But a new initiative being led by Deutsche Bank suggests that many of them may have been … Continue reading
Investment banks get their house in order
First quarter results reveal impact of regulatory pressure on banks to raise RWAs and equity – with a numbing effect on profitability. My latest column for Financial News A good spring clean is always cathartic. Nowhere more so than at … Continue reading
Investment banking: it’s grim out there
An in-depth analysis of the performance of the top 10 investment banks is a stark reminder that things can only get better – but that for some banks, they might just get worse. It’s hard to be cheerful when your … Continue reading
All change at the top: the great investment banking reshuffle
It’s not just UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch: the entire investment banking industry has been hit by a bout of reshuffling. My latest column for Financial News on what’s happening, why, and what the potential risks are… The … Continue reading
Deutsche Bank’s ‘first among equals’ dilemma
My latest column for Financial News on the personalities and context behind the latest management reshuffle. The elevation of Anshu Jain to co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank was always going to leave the bank with a high quality problem – … Continue reading
The new team at Deutsche Bank
Here’s a complete list of the management changes at Deutsche Bank, including the new members of the Management Board and of the Group Executive Committee, following the restructuring by new co-chief executives Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain that leaked out … Continue reading
The reverse takeover of Deutsche Bank by its investment bank
Anshu Jain has asserted his authority in the latest round of restructuring For more than a decade, Deutsche Bank has been run by a former investment banker (Josef Ackermann), and since 2005 it has styled itself as a ‘global investment … Continue reading