• Hedge Funds house of the year
• Structured Funds house of the year

• Derivatives House of the Year, Asia (excluding Japan)
• Equity Derivatives House of the Year

Additional information in our headlines section.

Deutsche Bank has won 16 titles at Global Finance magazine’s “World’s Best Bank 2008” awards. Among the awards, Deutsche Bank was named Best Foreign Exchange Provider Globally, in Western Europe and in Germany. The Bank was also named Best Investment Bank in Western Europe and Germany. More details in our headlines section. Here is the full list of World’s Best Bank Awards won by Deutsche Bank.

• Best Foreign Exchange Provider
• Global Winner
• Western Europe
• Germany
• Best Strategy/Hedging

• Best Foreign Exchange Derivative Provider
• Europe
• Asia

• Best Domestic Bank
• Germany

• Best Islamic Financial Institution
• Europe
• Germany

• Best Investment Bank
• Western Europe
• Germany

• Best Debt Bank
• Western Europe
• Middle East & Africa

• Best Equity Bank
• Central & Eastern Europe

• Best M&A Bank
• Western Europe

• Best Trade Finance Provider
• Germany

Each year the FT conducts a review of innovation in the legal services sector. The industry's leaders are recognised at an awards ceremony held in the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

• In the In-House section, Deutsche Bank Legal was the top financial services team, and was placed third overall.

The FT Innovative Lawyers Report 2008 notes: “Deutsche’s legal department stands out for its root and branch willingness to re-engineer itself. It has comprehensively reviewed the way it functions and the value it delivers ... The Deutsche legal team has displayed industry-leading innovation in its approach to certain types of work.”

Deutsche Bank came top, ranking No.1 with a market share of 19.5%. Deutsche was voted the best provider in four of the nine categories including Asset and Liability Management (ALM), a key focus for pension funds at the present time. Deutsche Bank was also ranked No.1 in every single risk management category.

Deutsche Bank won the coveted "Global Derivatives House of the Year" award and both credit categories:
• Global Derivatives House of the Year
• Flow Credit Derivatives House of the Year
• Structured Credit House of the Year

• IPO of the Year. This award recognizes the best Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Year in the sector of renewable energy.

• Best Asset Manager
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• Best Investment Bank
• Western Europe
• Country Award
• Germany
• Best Debt Bank
• Western Europe
• Middle East / Africa
• Best M&A Bank
• Western Europe
• Best Equity Bank
• Central & Eastern Europe

€uro magazine selected the best ten out of the Top 30 Wealth Managers in Germany:
• Deutsche Bank's Business Division Private Wealth Management in Germany ranks first among commercial and state banks:
• First-class wealth advisory with seal highly recommended


Private Wealth Management convinced with an extraordinary investment proposal on a ten-million-euro depot. Expertise, risk management and persuasive teamwork were the keys to success.

In Spring 2008, the independent consulting company Qualiance conducted 660 tests to check the advisory quality of 28 banks and insurance companies for retirement provision. Result of the survey:
• Deutsche Bank provides the best advisory services for retirement provision.

Deutsche Bank has been presented with a string of awards in Euromoney magazine’s annual Awards for Excellence 2008. Most impressively, Deutsche Bank was named Best Global Foreign Exchange House, as well as Best Risk Management House. In announcing the awards, Euromoney noted that Deutsche Bank continued to lead the way in the foreign exchange market, providing clients with a "consistency of service delivery through the year."

Global awards:
• Best Foreign Exchange House
• Best Risk Management House

Regional and country awards in Western Europe:
• Best Investment Bank in Western Europe
• Best at Risk Management in Western Europe
• Best Investment Bank in the United Kingdom
• Best Investment Bank in Germany
• Best Investment Bank in Greece
• Best Equity House in Sweden

Regional and country awards in Central & Eastern Europe:
• Best Investment Bank in Central & Eastern Europe
• Best at Risk Management in Central & Eastern Europe
• Best at Foreign Exchange Management in Central & Eastern Europe
• Best Debt House in Central & Eastern Europe
• Best Debt House in Russia

Regional and country awards in North America:
• Best Equities in North America
• Best Cash Management in North America
• Best Foreign Exchange in North America
• Best Risk Management in North America

Regional and country awards in Asia and in the Middle East:
• Best Foreign Exchange in Asia
• Best Debt House in Korea
• Best Risk Management in Asia
• Best Debt House in Middle East

CRF is an international publishing company that conducts research to identify and certify the top performers in Human Resources, Strategy and Leadership.
• CRF Quality Seal for Deutsche Bank: Top Employer for Switzerland

• Deutsche Bank has topped Risk magazine's institutional investor poll for the fourth year in a row. [more]

The German Institute for Service Quality (Deutsches Institut für Service-Qualität or DISQ) tested the retirement provision offer of 15 financial institutes in Germany. Deutsche Bank is overall winner.

• Leading quoted company for Investor Relations - Banks
• Leading Investor Relations Professional - Banks, Dr. Wolfram Schmitt

• Overall Best Private Bank in India
• No.1 Private Bank in Asia (voted by HNWI's with USD1m to 5m under management with private banks)
• No.1 Private Bank in Asia (voted by HNWI's with USD5.01m to 25m under management with private banks)
• No.1 Private Bank in Singapore (voted by HNWI's with USD5.01m to 25m under management with private banks)
• No.1 Private Bank in Taiwan (voted by HNWI's with USD5.01m to 25m under management with private banks)
• No.1 Private Bank in other countries in Asia (voted by HNWI's with USD1m to 5m under management with private banks)

• Deutsche Bank was voted the world’s best FX house
• This is the fourth year in a row that Deutsche Bank has won this award, the most prestigious in the global foreign exchange industry.
• According to the poll results:
  • Deutsche Bank now has a 21.7% share of the global FX market up from 19.3% last year.
  • The gap between Deutsche Bank and the rest of the premier league is widening.

The Global ETF AWARDS^® provide an opportunity for industry professionals worldwide to be recognized for their contributions to the growth of the ETF marketplace. Award categories include Greatest Contribution to the ETF Industry, Best Research, Largest Growth of Assets under Management, among others.

db x-trackers Deutsche Bank Exchange Traded Funds wins 3 first prices in the following categories:

• Most recognized ETF brand Europe 2007
• Most innovative ETF Europe 2007
for
• db x-trackers ShortDAX ETF
• Most assets raised in absolute terms Europe 2007
for
• db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Market TRN Index ETF

• Best Foreign Exchange House, Japan
• Structured Products House, Japan

The brand image film was awarded the “Prix Victoria” in gold at the “23. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtagen” in Vienna, Austria. With an inspirational style, the film presents how employees of Deutsche Bank from around the world interpret and implement “A Passion to Perform.”

The "Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtagen” is a corporate film festival held each year. It offers German-speaking companies, producers, public institutions, media agencies and TV stations the opportunity to see how their audio-visual media measure up against the creative competition.

Deutsche Bank was awarded with the “TOP Employers Germany 2008” certificate by the Handelsblatt publishing group and the independent company CRF. The certificate is result of an extensive study analysing several aspects of HR management examining Deutsche Bank's qualification as an employer of choice.

Deutsche Bank's career website improved its rankings in the Top Career Website Study^* 2008 with the following results:
• no. 1 in the US,
• no. 2 in the UK and
• no. 3 in Germany.


^*This study is conducted yearly by the Swedish research institute Potentialpark.

The magazine FOCUS Money and TV sender n-tv awarded their coveted Certificate Awards for the third year. X-markets received 6 of the 14 prices, including 2 first prices, in the following categories:
• Best service (Rank #1)
• Strategy Certificates (Rank #1)
• Best Product Offer (Rank #2)
• Index Certificates (Rank #2)
• Bonus Certificates (Rank #3)
• Certificates with Capital Protection (Rank #3)

• Asiamoney announced the results of its Country Deals of 2007 wrapping up the year end results season. Deutsche Bank featured in four, or more than a third, of the winning country deals:
• Deal of the Year - Hong Kong (Alibaba.com HK13.13 billion (US$1.7 billion) IPO)
• Deal of the Year - India (Tata Steel's £6.2 billion (US$12.2 billion) acquisition of Corus Group)
• Deal of the Year - Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan US$750 million 6.875% bonds due 2017)
• Deal of the Year - Singapore (Singapore Power and Babcock & Brown A$15.5 billion (US$12.6 billion) acquisition of Alinta)

• Best Overall Bank for Cash Management – Western Europe
• Best Bank for Payments and Collections – Western Europe

• Global Cash Management Bank of the Year