Value Proposition for Investment Managers

Trade bespoke investment strategies, such as:

— Managed futures strategies (e.g. CTA, Macro)

— Self-developed Risk Premia strategies

— Overlay strategies (e.g. option overwriting, “smart” FX hedging)

Set-up a single trading account with DB offering

— Operational setup and maintenance of the account

— Variety of linked investment products / vehicles

— Multiple currencies/risk profiles of the same strategy

— Global reach to investors in their preferred format

Open architecture for execution

— Execute trades with managers’ existing brokers

— Get access to DB’s Prime Brokerage and Clearing

Online portfolio management and reporting

Our digital portal puts all the information you need to manage your assets in one place

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Key Features for Managers

Simplified Account Setup

— Manager is appointed to trade on a dbSelect account with an Investment Management Agreement(“IMA”)

— Manager can trade with their usual executing brokers and “give-up” trades to their dbSelect account

— DB is setting up the necessary legal relationships/agreements (incl. Futures/Options agreements with exchanges, Equity PB, administration and other service provider agreements)

— Manager does not need to negotiate a separate ISDA / CSA agreement with Equity PB

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Operational Ease

Deutsche Bank is reducing managers’ operational burden by taking responsibility of:

— Account administration, documentation, risk monitoring and performance reporting

— All required margin movements and cash settlements

Continuous Risk Management

Manager is only facing Deutsche Bank resulting in:

— No further credit risk to any other executing brokers removing position liquidation risk

— Reduced liquidity risk: DB posts the required margin (incl. during market stress periods)

— Deutsche Bank monitors risk guidelines detailed in the IMA on behalf of the investor

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Scalability and Distribution

Manager trades in only one account; DB is making the strategy easily accessible to investors in a variety of investment vehicles (certificates, notes, OTC derivatives, funds), currencies, payoffs.

Customisation of the end-product for specific investor needs, such as:

— Risk transformation (leverage, capital protection, option payoffs)

— Capital requirement optimisation (e.g. reduced SCR (Solvency II) through stop-loss mechanism)

Reduced operational burden and risks
with scalable and customizable solutions!

Online Risk and P&L Reporting

Detailed account information

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— Investment Managers benefit from hourly performance data

— P&L - Sector based and instrument level P&L Attribution

— Risk Guidelines - Risk measures with utilization level

— Position Details - Cash balances and expected flows to assist Investment Managers to manage all the risks


Manager Factsheet

dbSelect Manager factsheet screen

Use and distribute strategy factsheet


Enhanced report management

Schedule and download strategy reports for offline use


For demo access and more information about the platform, please contact us:

US
+1-212-250-8823
UK
+44-20-754-59328
EEA
+49-69-910-16163

Platform for Institutional Investors only - not for retail

February 2021

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