Deutsche picks ex-JP Morgan trader for top rates role

German bank has gone further than many of its rivals in strengthening its fixed income business in 2014

Monday 1 December 2014 at 17:07

Deutsche Bank has hired the former head of European rates trading at rival JP Morgan – the latest senior arrival to the German bank's powerhouse fixed income division in Europe this year.

Deutsche Bank has named Kemal Askar as a managing director in European rates trading, according to two people familiar with the situation. It is not known when he will start his new role.