Worked at Morgan Grenfell in London? Your pension probably still exists. The name on your payslip may not.

If you worked in London for Morgan Grenfell, or for Deutsche Morgan Grenfell after 1995, this page is for you. Deutsche Bank took the bank over in 1989, five years after buying a stake.

What happened

In 1984 Deutsche Bank bought a stake in the UK merchant bank Morgan Grenfell (Source: Deutsche Bank UK, milestones, read 27 October 2026). In 1989 Deutsche Bank completed the takeover of Morgan Grenfell (Source: Deutsche Bank UK, milestones, read 27 October 2026). A debate in the House of Lords on 21 July 1995 recorded Morgan Grenfell as owned by Deutsche Bank (Source: Hansard, House of Lords, Banking Supervision, 21 July 1995, read 27 October 2026). In 1995 Deutsche Bank Group's global investment banking activities were amalgamated under the name Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (Source: Deutsche Bank Australia, history, read 27 October 2026).

Why the trail is hard

From 1995 the merchant bank's activities sat under the group's investment banking name, so the name on a payslip changed. We have not read a source for the date the Morgan Grenfell name stopped being used, so we give none.

Which era were you in?

The employer's name and owner changed over the years, so the first question is which one you worked for. This holds for the dates in the left column.

Which pension arrangement applied to you depends on the company that employed you in those years and on your own terms. This page does not name a scheme or say who holds one today. A name that is right for the bank today may not have been right for your years, so we do not guess. Your report names it.

Not sure which row fits? Start the free check and tell us when you worked at Morgan Grenfell.

Do I have a pension from my Morgan Grenfell years?

It depends first on when you left. The law set a minimum, and a scheme could always be more generous than the law.

If you left after 6 April 1988 with 2 years or more of service, you very likely have a preserved pension, if you were in the scheme.

Sources: the age 26 and 5 year rule, Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16, paragraph 6(1), read 20 October 2026, in force from 6 April 1975 (Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1973, read 20 October 2026). The age condition ended on 1 January 1986 (Social Security Act 1985, section 1, read 20 October 2026, and Social Security Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1985, read 20 October 2026). Five years became two with effect from 6 April 1988 (Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 16 as amended, note on the Social Security Act 1986, section 10, read 20 October 2026). Two years today, and 30 days for money purchase service that began on or after 1 October 2015 (Pension Schemes Act 1993, section 71, read 20 October 2026).

The free official route comes first

The UK government's free Pension Tracing Service gives you contact details for a workplace pension scheme from the name of an employer. It has a limit, in its own words: "This service will not tell you whether you have a pension, or what its value is." (Source: GOV.UK, Find pension contact details, read 20 October 2026.)

With an old City bank, the name is the hard part. The name on your payslip is rarely the name on the record today, and a search for the wrong name finds the wrong scheme or nothing you recognise.

Former colleagues

We have not yet checked for alumni groups or reunions for Morgan Grenfell, so we list none. If you know of one, the notice board below is coming for exactly this.

Frequently asked questions

I worked in Morgan Grenfell's asset management arm. Is that this page? It can be, and it can be a different trail. We have not read a source for that arm. Tell us your team and your years when you order.

Is Deutsche Morgan Grenfell the same bank? Yes, it is the name Deutsche Bank Group gave its global investment banking activities from 1995. Tell us the name on your payslip.

Do you contact the pension scheme for me? No. We identify who holds the pension and give you what to send. You contact them yourself, and the pension stays yours throughout.

Is the government tracing service not enough? It is the right first step, and it costs nothing. It gives a contact for a scheme name you already have. It will not tell you whether you have a pension, and with Morgan Grenfell the name you remember is not the name on the record today.

What if you find nothing? We say so in the report. The refund promise sits next to the order button above.

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