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SoftBank's Banker Stash
Is the Vision Fund's goal more about getting juicy returns from ex-Deutsche Bank traders?
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What exactly is the vision for SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund?
Ostensibly, it's to invest in the world's newest and most exciting technologies. But Masayoshi Son's almost $100 billion fund also houses a growing number of former Deutsche Bank AG traders who spearheaded the lender's push into risky, illiquid derivatives ahead of the 2008 credit crisis.