As part of its efforts to become the number one rated equities house in the Nordic region, Deutsche Bank has appointed 13 equity professionals, including eight specialist, to its global equities unit.

Of the new hires, seven are from Aros Securities in Helsinki, five are from Alfred Berg ABN Amro in London and Stockholm and one is from Handelsbanken is Stockholm. All will report regionally to Hans-Olov Bornerman, head of European equities, as well to their respective functional heads.