Vik gives Deutsche the vapours

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Vik gives Deutsche the vapours

While I can accept being out of the loop last week while I was away, I am fuming that I missed what looks like a really interesting story back in February.

The Times reported that Deutsche Bank was suing one of its FX clients for $246 million. Bizarrely, this has not been picked up and reported further.

Deutsche filed a lawsuit at the High Court in London in January claiming that Sebastian Holdings ­ a Turks & Caicos-based fund run by internet entrepreneur Alexander Vik ­ failed to meet huge margin calls, which resulted in its positions closing out for the $246 million loss. There will be plenty of fallout, but from what I hear it has already led to a reorganisation of the bank's prime brokerage business. It is now apparently being brought back under the control of FX, which is rapidly becoming a major jewel in Deutsche's crown.

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