Citigroup

Citigroup, or Citi, is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. The company was formed by the merger of banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate Travelers Group in 1998. It owns Citicorp, the holding company for Citibank.

In 2018, policy research and development entity Financial Stability Board named Citigroup amongst the list of 29 banks worldwide that they considered "systemically important financial institutions", that is, financial organisations whose size and role meant that any failure could cause serious systemic problems.

Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley’s top performers get 20% bonus raise; Credit Suisse files insurance claims worth $1.17b

And Mexico alert on antitrust implications for local Citi consumer franchise asset sale.

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Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley’s top performers get 20% bonus raise; Credit Suisse files insurance claims worth $1.17b

And Mexico alert on antitrust implications for local Citi consumer franchise asset sale.

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UOB buys Citi’s retail businesses in 4 SEA markets for US$3.65b

UOB is paying for the net asset value plus a premium of US$690m.

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UnionBank to buy Citi’s Philippine consumer banking franchise for $908m

Around 1,750 Citi employees are expected to transfer to UnionBank.

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Citi Vietnam appoints new country officer

Ramachandran A.S. will oversee Citi’s operations and serve as main regulatory representative.

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UnionBank in talks to take over Citi’s consumer banking assets in the Philippines

Discussions between the two banks are at the preliminary stage.

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Citi hiring 100 roles to boost blockchain, digital assets expertise

The bank has also unveiled three new senior roles.

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Citi raises record $40b sustainable financing for APAC clients in 2021 YTD

This was thanks to Alibaba’s $5b offerings and a $2.5 bond issuance by SK hynix.

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Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS posts best quarterly profits in six years; Italy’s Monte dei Paschi rescue deal collapses

And Citigroup warns of charges related to the closing of S. Korea consumer business.

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Weekly Global News Wrap: Wells Fargo fined for overcharging commercial clients; Citi charged $1m for swap data violations

And investors are getting $400m from Credit Suisse supply chain funds.

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Citi APAC appoints head of sustainability & corporate transactions for BCMA group

Rapheal Mun will relocate from Singapore to London for her new role.

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Banks welcome launch of Wealth Management Connect in Guangdong-Hong Kong-GBA

BEA highlights hiring plans, whilst Citi says it will offer 100 types of wealth products under WM Connect.

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Citi unveils help desk to help Chinese emerging companies expand in Singapore

Clients will be able to access advice about local operating and regulatory environments, amongst others.

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Citi TTS APAC client inquiry for API use doubles in H1

They have processed close to 350 million API calls for corporate clients since 2017.

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Citi named top international IPO bank in APAC ex Japan

The bank said that it has raised over $30b from IPOs for its Asian clients.

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NAB buys Citi’s Australian consumer business for $882m

Citi Australia’s senior management and about 800 employees are expected to join NAB.

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Weekly Global News Wrap: HSBC’s US investment arm raises new analysts’ pay to $100,000; Citi, HSBC, other firms move to close Asia’s coal-fired plants

And JPMorgan’s new healthcare unit invests $50m in Vera Whole Health.

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Citi opens new office at Busan International Finance Center

It’s meant to further support its securities services operations in Busan.

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