Anshu Jain cranks up the flow at Deutsche Bank

Foreign exchange, money markets and rates have returned Deutsche Bank to profitability. Anshu Jain, the firm’s global head of markets, says it’s all down to applying smart solutions to relatively simple products. But don’t be fooled into thinking he’s given up on more complex business. Clive Horwood reports.

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DEUTSCHE BANK WAS meant to be one of the biggest victims of the credit crunch. Many competitors predicted a spectacular fall from grace for a firm that had grown quickly from humble beginnings to occupy a top seat at the bulge-bracket table, and had rarely shown much humility in doing so.

Deutsche was driven by a derivatives-savvy culture that made them clear leaders in the business of transforming securities, most notably in credit.

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