Deutsche Bank lures Barclays veteran Daniel Ross to head UK investment banking coverage May 19, 2021 Deutsche Bank has recruited senior Barclays banker Daniel Ross to head its investment banking coverage in the UK and Ireland. Ross is currently Barclays’ vice chairman for UK investment banking and its global head for media banking. He has been based in Canary Wharf for more than 12 years, but will move to the City [...]
Deutsche Bank taps US general counsel to lead white collar crime unit May 18, 2021 Deutsche Bank has tapped its US general counsel to become global head of anti-financial crime and group anti-money laundering officer, the lender said today. In a memo to employees seen by Reuters, the German banking giant said Joe Salama would head up its efforts to crack down on white collar crime. Deutsche Bank has come [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? May 12, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Capital Group strengthens UK sales team Investment firm Capital Group, which has £1.7 trillion assets under management, has expanded its UK financial intermediaries team this week by hiring a new managing [...]
Deutsche Bank staff in the City set for three-day work from home week April 29, 2021 Deutsche Bank plans a post-pandemic policy for its City staff that allows them to work from home for up to three days a week. The implementation of the hybrid working model is part of a wider initiative to encourage flexible working at the German financial giant. “It’s a range of 40 per cent to 60 [...]
Deutsche Bank chief Sewing prepared to give up investment bank role March 26, 2021 Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing could give up his role overseeing the investment bank in a move likely to reassure regulators, a source said on Friday. The anonymous source said Sewing never intended to permanently keep the role since he added to his duties in a management overhaul in 2019. German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported [...]
Deutsche Bank boosts CEO pay by 46 per cent following return to profit March 12, 2021 Deutsche Bank raised CEO Christian Sewing’s pay by 46 per cent to $8.8m in 2020 as the bank revelled in profit after years of losses. Bonuses for the entire bank were up 29 per cent as it rewarded its senior staff for a pandemic-related trading boom. Some were less impressed with the rise, as call [...]
Brits ‘to boost UK GDP by £16bn in post-lockdown spending’ as excess savings balloon to £160bn March 10, 2021 Brits to boost UK GDP by £16bn in post-lockdown spending as excess savings balloons to £160bn
Deutsche Bank probes mis-selling of investment banking products January 25, 2021 An internal probe has begun in relation to Deutsche Bank’s engagement with clients after allegations of mis-selling investment banking products. The Financial Times reported that the German lender was investigating whether its staff mis-sold products to clients and conspired with these companies to share profits. The investigation into the breach of EU rules was triggered [...]
Deutsche Bank, ICAP and two German lawyers sued over tax bill January 19, 2021 Deutsche Bank, TP ICAP and two German lawyers are being sued by M.M.Warburg & Co. in an attempt to recoup a large tax bill it was ordered to pay over controversial Cum-Ex trades. The lawsuit was filed at a court in Hamberg, Bloomberg reported, where private bank M.M.Warburg is based. Last week Warburg said it [...]
Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank return London staff to home working November 2, 2020 Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank are to return non-essential staff in their London offices to home working ahead of the introduction of a new coronavirus lockdown in England on Thursday. Several major banks had been encouraging staff to return to their London offices in recent months following the relaxation of initial lockdown measures, but news [...]