Deutsche Bank has boosted the director count in its electronic platform Autobahn Equity Europe, with four hires from rivals Instinet, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

The appointments, announced internally at Deutsche Bank on Tuesday morning in a memo seen by Financial News, take effect at various points throughout the year. Stuart Ansell and Mike Duff, who start at the bank on September 28, will both become directors and hold responsibility for electronic sales trading roles.