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7 hrs ago | Boston Business Journal

Citigroup CEO Pandi vows Boston growth

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said Wednesday the bank is committed to staying in Boston and vowed to bolster its presence here.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking

15 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Guy Hands's Bid to Cut EMI's Debt Burden Said to Be Rejected by Citigroup

Citigroup Inc. rejected a request from Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. to reduce EMI Group Ltd.a s debt by 40 percent in return for a 1 billion-pound cash injection, two people familiar with the talks said.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking

23 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Whitney Says Goldman Sachs Lost `Tremendous' Talent to Hedge-Fund Startups

Meredith Whitney , the analyst who cut her rating on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last month, said the bank has lost some of its top-performing employees as executives left to start their own investment companies.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Financial Markets, Banking, Bank of America, Warren Buffett

Fri Nov 20, 2009

TheStreet.com

Could Citigroup's Pandit Be Next?

The ouster of Alvaro de Molina from the CEO slot at GMAC Financial Services earlier this week by a board reportedly frustrated with the pace of the company's recovery begs the question: Is Citigroup's CEO Vikram Pandit next? With rivals like JPMorgan Chase , Goldman Sachs and large regional banks such as U.S. Bancorp clearly closer to business as ...

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking, US Bancorp, Business News

Bloomberg

Fed's Shield Against Interest-Rate Audits Takes Blow as Paul Bill Advances

The Federal Reservea s shield from congressional audits of interest-rate decisions took a blow from lawmakers who want to open the central banka s books to greater congressional scrutiny.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Insurance, American International Group, Banking, Financial Services

WNED.org

Burkle buys Barneys New York debt: report

Supermarket mogul Ron Burkle and his investment arm, Yucaipa, have purchased a large amount of U.S. luxury retail chain Barneys New York's debt, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Related Topix: Retail, Apparel, Banking, Financial Services

Bloomberg.com - Asia

China Banks Filling Syndicated Loan Void as Royal Bank, Citigroup Retreat

Fostera s Group Ltd. , Australiaa s biggest brewer, never borrowed from China until this year, when Bank of China Ltd.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Banking, Financial Services

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KNDU

Citi hires BofA exec for wealth unit post

Citigroup Inc. said Thursday it named a former Merrill Lynch executive, Steve Bodurtha, as managing director and head of investments for Citi Private Bank in North America.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Bank of America, Yakima, WA

CareerJournal

Hiring Boom in Mortgage Restructuring

Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now By KYLE STOCK Mortgage restructuring for strapped homeowners has emerged as a rare growth area in the economy as companies in the field keep hiring.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Banking, Financial Services, JP Morgan Chase , Wells Fargo , Foreclosures

Bloomberg Business News

GMAC's Carpenter, Survivor of Wall Street Crises, Takes Car Lender's Wheel

Michael Carpenter , named Nov. 16 as the new head of GMAC Inc., is no stranger to executive suites, distressed financial firms or the ailing auto and home lender.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, CIT Group, Fairfield, CT

Earth Times

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Express Co., Bank of America...

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.

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Related Topix: Banking, American Express, Bank of America, Financial Services, Financial Markets, JP Morgan Chase , Capital One Financial

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Bloomberg

Paulson & Co. Bets Bank of America Stock Will Almost Double by End of 2011

Paulson & Co., the hedge fund firm run by billionaire John Paulson , told investors Bank of America Corp.

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Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage

MarketWatch

Updates, advisories and surprises

Smith International Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!sii /quotes/nls/sii shares rose 2% to $27.38 in pre-market trades on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Oil & Gas, Smith International, Energy, 9, Banking, Financial Services, Environmental, Scientific Instruments, Pall, MarketWatch, Startups, Computers, IT Services

Tue Nov 17, 2009

ABC News - Brian Ross

Citi Boosts Base Salaries of Some Senior Employees

The compensation changes are the latest in a series of shifts by Wall Street as banks try to figure out how to get senior staff to perform well.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Oregonian

Beazer, Merck, Citigroup, Lowe's are big movers

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Beazer Homes USA Inc., down 35 cents at $5.14 Federal regulators have notified the homebuilder that its top executive could face civil charges over incentive compensation.

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Related Topix: Construction, Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Beazer Homes USA, Healthcare Industry, Banking, Financial Services, US Politics, US News

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Citigroup sale a new start for Primerica

The dismantling of Wall Street is again making itself felt in a metro Atlanta. After having Duluth-based Primerica under its umbrella for two decades, New York financial giant Citigroup plans to sell stock in and eventually shed the seller of insurance and investment products.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Atlanta Metro, Duluth, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Sales, ING Group, Insurance

Earth Times

Bain Capital Agrees to Purchase BELLSYSYTEM24 from Citi

Bain Capital today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Citigroup Inc.'s controlling stake in Japan's leading call center operator, BELLSYSYTEM24, in a tender offer valuing the company at approximately 100 billion yen .

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Startups, Bain Capital, Emerging Technology, Banking, Financial Services, Outsourcing, Marketing

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Reuters

Citi rejects Terra Firma's latest bid to save EMI: report

Citigroup Inc recently rejected a proposal from Guy Hands' private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners to restructure the debt of music group EMI LNDONE.UL, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking

InvestmentNews

ARS battle no easy win for large investors

Two recent legal victories by securities firms involving the sale of auction rate securities suggest that institutional investors could find it tough to prevail in similar battles.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Raymond James Financial, Investment Services, Banking

Reuters

Citi to sell Bellsystem stake to Bain for $1 bln

Citigroup Inc said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its stake in Japanese telemarketer Bellsystem24 to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital for 93.5 billion yen .

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Startups, Bain Capital, Emerging Technology

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