No specific merger proposal has surfaced yet, according to one of these people, who was granted anonymity because this person was not authorized to speak on the deal.
A spokesman for Mr. Ferrer, Allen P. Cappelli, issued a statement for him: "This mailing was not authorized by me, and should not be interpreted as my supporting its candidate.
If they go there, they take their own risk," added the official, who like other industry officials contacted for this article was not authorized to speak with the news media and asked not to be identified by name.
"We look at the lead director and ask 'is this person up to the task, are they a leader and do they stand up to the C.E.O.?' " said one shareholder, who spoke on condition of anonymity because this person was not authorized to speak publicly.
That same day, the eve of the Super Tuesday Republican primaries, Mr. Olbermann decided to take a vacation day despite a warning from Current that it would constitute a breach of contract, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who insisted on anonymity because this person was not authorized to speak on the record.
"They are opportunistic to the extent they perceive vulnerabilities with the uncertain nature of Pakistani politics and the security situation in Swat and Buner," said the American counterterrorism official, who like other officials interviewed for this article was not authorized to speak publicly on intelligence issues.
"The problems back then were not just Iowa," said this adviser, who was not authorized to speak for Mrs. Clinton.
"The D.T.C. would never put in a system like this if it was not authorized by the Fire Department," he said.
At a meeting of the bank's supervisory board's nominating committee on Tuesday, it was also decided that two members of Deutsche's management board, Hugo Banziger and Hermann-Josef Lamberti, would leave, said this person who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The cuts would be achieved through layoffs, rather than buyouts or early retirement offers, and reportedly could number as many as 2,000, though this person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the plan, would not confirm that figure.
