Investment banks

Citigroup to Complete Sweeping Overhaul This Week After Laying Off 5,000 Employees

Citigroup has entered the final phase of an extensive overhaul to streamline its operations and enhance performance.


Citigroup Sells Most Non-US Consumer Businesses as Its Biggest Overhaul Progresses

Citigroup has sold its non-US consumer business operations in nine out of 14 regions and "substantially wound down" three more in Korea, Russia, and China...

South Korea Announces $313 Billion Funding for Projects to Fight Climate Change

South Korea has committed to providing 420 trillion won ($313.4 billion) in policy loans to finance projects that will help the country meet its climate goals...

Reddit Set to Make Public Debut; Why This Might be a Good News for Investment Banks?

On Sunday, sources indicated Reddit's IPO is four to five times oversubscribed, making it more likely to reach its $6.5 billion valuation...


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Hutchison chooses BoA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, HSBC to manage A.S. Watson float
Hutchison Whampoa, a conglomerate controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has picked Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and HSBC to manage the proposed listing of A.S. Watson in Hong Kong
David Gonski named as new Chairman of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
David Gonski, the head of the sovereign wealth fund of Australia, will be the Chairman of the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, Bloomberg reported.
JPMorgan strikes back, sues FDIC
JPMorgan Chase has filed a case against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in a bid to recover more than a billion dollars from the government agency which managed the receivership of Washingto
Report says power cables' cartel probe a test of EU regulators' ability to punish private equity
The probe of the European Union involving an underwater power cable cartel is a test of the regulators' ability to penalize private equity investors and their parent firms, Bloomberg reported.
UK's NAO says taxpayers lose out on Lloyds share sale
The National Audit Office, a government-spending watchdog, said taxpayers lost money in the government's share sale of Lloyds Banking Group and not a profit, Bloomberg reported.
Citigroup, Santander sell $1B of trade finance assets
The Financial Times reported two banks divested trade finance assets amounting to $1 billion in a securitization that would get these assets to institutional investors from bank balance sheets.
Barclays asks judge to stop regulator from collecting fines
UK-based lender Barclays denied allegations that it manipulated electricity prices in California. It asked the the court to stop the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from collecting fines.
Study says deals M&A deals among wealth managers increase this year
A study from Scorpio Partnership, a consultancy group based in London, showed that mergers and acquisitions among wealth managers have gone up this year, Bloomberg reported.
JPMorgan Chase & Co said to exit global investment unit- source
A person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to divest its global investment unit based in Hong Kong so it can simplify its operations.
Citigroup Inc sells private equity unit to abide by Volcker Rule
To follow the requirements of the Volcker Rule, Citigroup Inc sold private equity unit Metalmark Capital, Bloomberg reported. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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