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Trump's easing of regulations to trigger Japan outbound M&A: Citi executive

Trump presidency will also spark business reorganisations, which would swell the number of acquisition targets for Japanese firms, Citi Japan Vice Chairman Masuo Fukuda said

Thailand aims to legalise casinos next year in win for global players

The government is working to get a so-called "entertainment complex" bill, which will allow casinos to be housed within large venues

Citigroup sells HDFC Bank's shares worth Rs 275 crore via block deal

American multinational Citigroup on Monday offloaded private sector lender HDFC Bank's shares worth Rs 275 crore through an open market transaction. Citigroup, through its arm Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius, sold 15,79,953 shares of HDFC Bank, as per the block deal data available on the BSE. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,742.6 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 275.32 crore. Ghisallo Master Fund LP acquired the shares of Mumbai-headquartered HDFC Bank at the same price. Shares of HDFC Bank fell 0.48 per cent to close at Rs 1,734.30 per piece on the BSE. On October 19, HDFC Bank reported a 6 per cent increase in the September quarter net profit to Rs 17,825.91 crore on a consolidated basis. On a standalone basis, the largest private sector lender's post-tax net profit grew to Rs 16,820.97 crore during the reporting period against Rs 15,976.11 crore in the year-ago period. The company's core net interest income grew 10 per cent to Rs 30,010 cr

Citigroup profit beats estimates in Q3 on surge in investment banking

The third-largest US lender's dealmakers joined rivals at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo in benefiting from a rebound in capital markets as corporate clients issued more debt and equity

Key to Citi Group's regulatory woes: Staff need skills 'enhancement'

In one place, for example, the analysis cites "insufficient compliance risk management skills” among staff directly dealing with such issues. The sections of the analysis seen by Reuters did not add

Citigroup, Mastercard team up on cross-border debit card payments

Citigroup, too, has recognized this shift, similarly enabling cross-border payments to digital wallets and other endpoints

Citi pushes back on NY's online fraud lawsuit, says we're not 'bad guys'

New York's lawsuit comes as consumers are losing billions to financial fraud to scammers using more advanced tools

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup buy Rs 755 cr worth shares in HDFC Bank

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup on Thursday bought shares of private sector lender HDFC Bank for over Rs 755 crore through open market transactions. According to the block deal data available on the BSE, New York-headquartered financial services companies Morgan Stanley and Citigroup through their affiliates purchased 43.75 lakh shares of the Mumbai-based bank. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 1,726.2 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 755.29 crore. These shares were sold by BNP Paribas' arm BNP Paribas Financial Markets through two separate block deals at the same price on the BSE. BNP Paribas is an investment bank and financial services company. Last week, Paris-based BNP Paribas offloaded shares of HDFC Bank for Rs 543.27 crore. Shares of HDFC Bank fell 2.55 per cent to close at Rs 1,682.15 apiece on the BSE.

Citigroup's China expansion plans face delays over pending US Fed clearance

Citigroup was told to address its data management issues in the US after being fined $136 million in July which has added complications in meeting China's licensing requirements

Wall Street T+1 switch is causing more pain than we thought: Citigroup

The T+1 shift was a global event for the financial industry because it affected every institution and investor with cash in the US capital markets

Six firms including Citigroup Global buy stake in Netweb Tech for Rs 458 cr

Six entities, including Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius, ICICI Prudential MF and Societe Generale, on Friday acquired stakes in Netweb Technologies India for Rs 458 crore through open market transactions. As per the data available on NSE, Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius, Discovery Global Opportunity Mauritius, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Invesco MF, Societe Generale and Union MF bought a total of 20,54,795 shares or 3.64 per cent stake in Netweb Technologies India. Shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 2,232.10 apiece, taking the combined deal value to Rs 458.65 crore. Meanwhile, four promoters -- Navin Lodha, Sanjay Lodha, Niraj Lodha and Vivek Lodha -- offloaded the same amount of shares at the same price on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). After the share sale by these promoters, the combined shareholding of promoters and promoter group entities in Netweb Technologies India will decline to 71.4 per cent from 75.04 per cent. Shares of Netweb Technologies Ind

Citi breaks banks safety rules, makes liquidity reporting errors: Report

Firm's subsequent reaction to breaches resulted in liquidity reporting inaccuracies, according to the document, which provides a 2023 year-end snapshot of some of Citi's work on regulatory issues

Budget 2024 is an economists' Budget, says Citigroup MD Samiran Chakraborty

Focus of Budget 2024 is not restricted to railways, defence and infra, but expands to manufacturing and employment to aid human capital growth, said Citigroup MD at 'Budget with BS: The Fine Print'

Citigroup expects India to attract $100 billion in foreign Investments

Apart from climate transition, India's forays into electronics and infrastructure-related manufacturing are gaining prominence with investors abroad, an expert said

Citigroup's profit climbs on investment banking surge, services strength

The upbeat results come two days after U.S. regulators fined Citi $136 million for making "insufficient progress" in fixing data management problems identified in 2020

US regulators fine Citigroup $136 mn for failing to address data issues

The fines are the latest blows for CEO Jane Fraser as she tackles the bank's regulatory failings

Labour ministry rebuts Citigroup's research report on employment in India

The labour ministry on Monday rebutted a recent report by Citigroup which forecast that India will struggle to create sufficient employment opportunities even with a 7 per cent growth rate. The ministry in a statement said the report "fails to account for the comprehensive and positive employment data available from official sources such as Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and the Reserve Bank of India's KLEMS data." The recent research report by Citigroup on employment in India, quoted by some of the print and electronic media, forecast that India will struggle to create sufficient employment opportunities even with a 7 per cent growth rate. Ministry of Labour and Employment strongly rebuts such reports which do not analyse all official data sources available in the public domain, it said. According to PLFS and RBI's KLEMS data, India has generated more than 8 crore (80 million) employment opportunities from 2017-18 to 2021-22. This translates to an average of over 2 crore (20

India will be unable to plug jobs gap even with 7% growth, says Citigroup

Citi estimates India will need to create about 12 million jobs a year over the next decade to absorb the number of new entrants to the labor market

Citigroup sees India's allure enticing global bond funds to stay put

India's debt yields are higher than China's or the US, and its economy is the fastest-growing among the Group of 20. There's little reason for active investors who've poured money in to reverse course

Govt likely to cut bond sales aided by higher cash balance: Officials

The yield on benchmark 10-year bond was little changed at 7.09 per cent on Tuesday