Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements as of 31 December 2007, which were audited by KPMG Deutsche Treuhand AG.

Our Organization

Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, we are the largest bank in Germany, and one of the largest financial institutions in Europe and the world, as measured by total assets of € 2,020 billion as of December 31, 2007. As of that date, we employed 78,291 people on a full-time equivalent basis, operating in 76 countries out of 1,889 facilities worldwide, of which 52% were in Germany. We offer a wide variety of investment, financial and related products and services to private individuals, corporate entities and institutional clients around the world.

We are organized into three group divisions, two of which are further sub-divided into corporate divisions. As of December 31, 2007, our group divisions were:

  • The Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), comprising two corporate divisions:
    • Corporate Banking & Securities (CB&S)
    • Global Transaction Banking (GTB)
  • Private Clients and Asset Management (PCAM), comprising two corporate divisions:
    • Asset and Wealth Management (AWM)
    • Private & Business Clients (PBC)
  • Corporate Investments (CI)

These divisions are supported by infrastructure functions and our Corporate Center. Additionally, we created a regional management function that covers regional responsibilities worldwide.

We have operations or dealings with existing or potential customers in almost every country in the world. These operations and dealings include:

  • subsidiaries and branches in many countries;
  • representative offices in many other countries; and
  • one or more representatives assigned to serve customers in almost every other country.