FRANKFURT/LONDON — Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan sought to reassure his staff on Friday that Germany’s largest lender remained robust, telling them that the departure of any hedge fund clients was small compared with the bank’s vast customer base.However, Deutsche shares fell almost 8% to another record low, adding to the sense of crisis around the bank triggered by a $14bn demand from the US authorities for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities.The German government this week denied a newspaper report that it was working on a rescue plan for the bank whose problems are sending tremors through global markets.Cryan’s letter, seen by Reuters, addresses reports of the departure of "some few" hedge fund clients, blaming "speculation" and "certain forces" for what he called unsettling media coverage.People familiar with the matter told Reuters that one large hedge fund in Asia had pulled out collateral from Deutsche amounting to $50m in the past two days, while other sources said this ha...
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