Operation Services Specialist

Deutsche Bank is Germany’s leading bank, with a strong position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas and the Asia Pacific. They provide banking services to companies, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses, governments, and private individuals. Founded in 1870, Deutsche Bank was founded to accompany German businesses into the world. They have worked across borders ever since.

Deutsche Bank in India: The first branch of the Bank was established in 1980 in India. Currently, it has approximately 13,000 employees in the country, operating branches in 16 cities. The Bank is growing on its dominant global markets and leading transaction banking franchises. Now, it is a fully integrated financial and banking services provider to Indian institutional, individual, and corporate clients.

The strategy followed by Deutsche Bank:

A stronger, safer bank that’s well positioned to pursue growth opportunities:

• Simpler and more efficient
• Less risky
• Better capitalized
• Disciplined execution

Organization Structure

The business model of Deutsche Bank is based on 4 pillars:

• Activities
• Resources
• Impact
• Result

Product Portfolio:

Client Centricity: The Bank is structured around three types of clients that they serve – private clients, fiduciaries & institutions, and corporates, with the following business divisions:

• Private & Commercial Bank is the clear market leader in Germany as measured by a number of clients. Postbank, the global wealth management business and the Deutsche Bank’s international private & commercial clients business are part of this division.
• DWS should gain more operational independence through a partial IPO and to be better positioned for growth.
• Corporate & Investment Bank includes the bank’s equities, fixed income & currencies, corporate finance, and global transaction banking operations, striving primarily for a corporate-client led business.

Client-wise Products:

• Corporate Clients:
  • Asset management
  • Cash management for corporates
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Equity Capital Markets
  • Global Equities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Sustainable products & investment strategies
  • Trade finance
• Institutional clients, governments and agencies:
  • Asset management
  • Cash management for financial institutions
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Debt Trading
  • Equity Capital Markets
  • Global Equities
  • Securities Services
  • Trust and Agency Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Sustainable products & investment strategies
  • Trade finance
  • Government and agencies
• Wealth Management clients
• Private Clients

Subsidiaries:

Few subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank are mentioned below:

• Deutsche Postbank
• Norisbank
• DB Privat- und Firmenkundenbank AG
• Deutsche Bank Polska S.A.
• Deutsche Bank S.p.A.
• Sal. Oppenheim
• Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
• Deutsche Bank Stiftung
• Deutsche Securities Inc.
• Porterbrook

Mergers and Acquisitions

• 1876 - Acquisition of Berliner Bank-Verein and Deutsche UnionBank took place.
• 1914 - Acquisition of Elberfeld-based Bergisch Märkische Bank and its Rhineland-Westphalia industrial region based branches.
• 1917 - Merger with Norddeutsche Creditanstalt and Schlesischer Bankverein.
• 1920 - Acquisition of Braunschweiger Privatbank, Privatbank zu Gotha, and Hannoversche Bank,
• 1924-25 - Acquisition of Württembergische Vereinsbank in Stuttgart and Essener Credit-Anstalt.
• 1928 - Acquisition of Hildesheimer Bank.
• 1929 - Merger of Deutsche Bank and Disconto-Gesellschaft; the company is now called 'Deutsche Bank und DiscontoGesellschaft'.
• 1957 - Merger of the three successor institutions to form Deutsche Bank AG, a joint-stock company with its registered office in Frankfurt.
• 1986-88 - Acquisition of Banca d'America e d'Italia Expansion in twelve countries of the Asian Pacific region, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Portugal, and the Netherlands.
• 1989 - Acquisition of the UK’s Morgan Grenfell Group.
• 1993 - Acquisition of Banco de Madrid and Banca Popolare di Lecco.
• 1998 - Acquisition of Crédit Lyonnais Belgium.
• 1999 - Acquisition and integration of US-based Banker's Trust.
• 2004 - Acquisition of the Russian investment bank United Financial Group (completed in 2006).
• 2010 - Acquisition of Postbank and Sal. Oppenheim in Germany as well as parts of ABN AMRO in the Netherlands.

News and Facts

• Mapping the world's prices survey 2019 is Deutsche Bank’s survey. Mapping the world's prices is there to look at global prices and living standards in which they consider a range of factors that let them rank the attractiveness of over 50 cities relevant to global financial markets.
• In April 2019, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have abandoned merger talks, saying the deal would have been too risky. The formal talk for the merger of German banks started in March 2019 only. If combined, the banks would have controlled one-fifth of Germany's High Street banking business with €1.8 trillion of assets, such as loans and investments.
• 1956 was the year of the foundation of DWS, a mutual funds company.
• In 1974, the launch of Deutsche Bank's current logo took place.
• In 1995, Deutsche Bank Polska founded in Warsaw and Bank 24, a branchless bank, commenced operations.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The CSR activities of Deutsche Bank are brought to life by its regional units and endowed foundations:

• Deutsche Bank Donation Fund: Founded in 1970, Deutsche Bank Donation Fund promotes scientific research and teaching at both the national and international level. Also, it encourages dialog between research and practice.
• Deutsche Bank Foundation: Founded in 1986, Deutsche Bank Foundation has its focus on cultural, educational, and social projects.
• CSR UK: CSR UK was founded in the year 1989. Since then, it has many programs and activities:
  • Born to Be: Education programs for 11 to 18-year-olds concentrated on developing skills and ambitions and providing a path to openings.
  • Made for Good: bank's program advancing early-stage ventures that benefit to drive positive transformation in society.
  • In the Community: Initiatives that contribute to stronger and more inclusive communities.
  • Plus You: Employee volunteering and giving a program, including Charities of the Year, an employee fundraising program for two smaller charities over two years.
• Deutsche Bank Asia Foundation: Founded in 2003, Deutsche Bank Asia Foundation has the following programs:
  • Born to Be: Projects combining education with the personal well-being of young people, Made for Good initiatives, corporate volunteering, and fundraising. As a result of the Companies Act 2013 in India, various new programs are being funded by local subsidiaries.

Initiatives and Campaigns

• #PositiveImpact: The purpose of #PositiveImpact is "Together, with our clients. We help them to achieve their plans and ambitions.". Their clients are individuals and families, small businesses and large corporates, financial institutions, and governments. The Company wants all of them to move forward. They work in partnership to help them do that and get there together. They think that a partnership creates a positive impact, for clients, the economy, and for society as a whole.