Filings from earlier this week revealed that the job cuts would affect 239 staff members from its primary banking division, 44 from its broker-dealer segment, and three from its technology department. In January, Citigroup announced plans to eliminate 20,000 jobs over the forthcoming two years, a decision that came in the wake of what it…
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The complaint, brought forward by the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Inclusive Development International (IDI), Recourse, and BankTrack, alleges that Standard Chartered's financial activities have infringed upon the rights of the local populations. They urge the bank to compensate those impacted and enhance its governance policies related to such matters. The communities in question have…
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The financial strain on Canadian families has intensified with rising interest rates and living costs following the Bank of Canada's inflation-targeting rate hikes. This situation has raised concerns about significant credit losses and stunted loan expansion, prompting banks to allocate C$3.54 billion in reserves last year. Nonetheless, these higher interest rates have also increased banks'…
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The initiative was unveiled by Qatar's Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, emphasising that the investments would focus solely on venture capital funds, excluding private equity and debt investments. This venture capital "Fund of Funds" seeks not only to achieve commercial returns at market rates for the sovereign wealth fund but also to…
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Raghavan, who recently held the position of head of global investment banking at JPMorgan, is slated to commence his new role at Citigroup during the summer. Peter Babej, who has been serving as the interim banking head at Citi, will continue in his role until his retirement later in the year. In the memo, Jane…
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The investigation focuses on adherence to the critical "know-your-customer" (KYC) regulations, which serve as a fundamental measure against money laundering activities. This development occurs amidst additional investigations by the United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), making Raiffeisen, the leading Western bank operating in Russia, a subject of international regulatory attention. According…
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The bank's shares saw a notable increase of 2.17% to 3.7530 euros in early trading at 0857 GMT, despite a year-to-date decline of 4.68% as of February 16. Santander outlined that the maximum share purchase price would be capped at 4.76 euros, and based on an assumed average price of 3.95 euros, it could acquire…
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Dave Howson, Cboe Global Markets' Executive Vice President and Global President, highlighted the importance of this initiative, stating, "The introduction of iShares ETFs to Cboe Australia marks a pivotal achievement in realising Cboe's vision for global listings. Cboe stands out as the only exchange network offering asset managers a streamlined avenue for listing their products…
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Societe Generale, with advisory services from Rothschild & Co, has initiated seeking potential buyers through an auction for Kleinwort Hambros, as mentioned by two sources. The French banking conglomerate is also preparing to divest its private banking operations in Switzerland, aligning with its strategy to streamline its business portfolio, the sources added. Kleinwort Hambros, which…
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An internal communication, initially disclosed by Bloomberg News and subsequently verified by Reuters, revealed that Santander's global head of communications announced the bank had undertaken an extensive examination of connections to entities and individuals mentioned in the FT report. The investigation concluded that there were no sanctions breaches within any segment of Santander's international operations.…
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