In buying a bulge-bracket firm, Mr Ackermann would round off his Karl May adventure.
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Ackermann's revamping is still in progress, but he appears to be following our outline.
The Barneys contingent, she says, is "usually very quiet" after seeing Mr. Ackermann's presentations.
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He was supposed to work alongside Josef Ackermann, a former Credit Suisse chief executive.
Speaking at a gathering of bank bosses in Frankfurt, Josef Ackermann said he was "stating the obvious".
Mr Ackermann also said he was opposed to the idea of eurozone-wide bonds replacing those of each national government.
Mr Ackermann's investment bankers dominate the executive committee and they will be able to bid more effectively for capital.
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Liza Ackermann said it was a kind of "insurance policy" for her child.
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Despite a muted second quarter Deutsche Bank shares remained positive as succession questions around CEO Josef Ackermann were answered yesterday.
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In a phone call from Athens that day, Mr. Ackermann pitched the proposal to Ms. Merkel's chief economic adviser, Jens Weidmann.
For the first time in the company's history, Chief Executive Josef Ackermann's pay has been disclosed, in its 2002 annual report.
His shows tend to have a late-night sophistication, but unlike many designers, Mr. Ackermann actually prefers to show in the morning.
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Blue Cross doesn't have spare equipment on-site, however, and Ackermann acknowledges that obtaining new equipment from suppliers may take a while.
Mr. Ackermann studied fashion at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts, whose alumni include Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela and Ann Demeulemeester.
Take the haphazardly elegant slip dresses layered over trousers at Haider Ackermann.
Ackermann is expected to remain in charge of the investment banking operations.
But senior staff were to report to Mr Ackermann, not Mr Newman.
"I'm regularly in Greece because I love Greece and the beautiful weather, " a grinning Mr. Ackermann said, before disappearing into his armored Mercedes-Benz.
Mr Ackermann's task as de facto chief executive is to prove that Deutsche Bank can match its chosen peer group in all departments.
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Nothing is a certainty with Mr. Ackermann, who maintains an element of tension in his work, even in the individual pieces he designs.
That was the warning from one of the biggest figures in global banking - Josef Ackermann, chief executive of the huge Deutsche Bank.
Mr Ackermann, a 53-year-old Swiss who joined the bank from Credit Suisse in 1996, has fought a smart campaign to become the undisputed boss.
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In other European bank news, Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann brings home the reason behind the debate for gender parity in the workplace.
Mr Ackermann would love his lawyers to negotiate a deal, with no admission of guilt, so that he can run his bank full time.
Ackermann and other EU bank CEOs are playing a leading role in the decision making process for the Greek and other PIIGS debt crisis.
Looking ahead, Mr. Ackermann says "I would love one day to work on jewelry, " and he may revisit the success of his men's collection.
"The relationship of mutual trust between the bishops and the head of the institute has been destroyed, " the Bishop of Trier, Stephan Ackermann, said.
"Caress" is a word that comes easily to Mr. Ackermann, who relies almost exclusively on sensual fabrics with a soft touch, like silk and leather.
At Deutsche Bank's annual meeting in May, investors similarly castigated management for failing to provide a clear succession plan for the bank's chief executive, Josef Ackermann.
"You cannot tell the Greeks that this is a German government offer, " Mr. Weidmann said, fearing the already-widespread impression that Mr. Ackermann was acting as a go-between.
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