Citigroup Global Markets has been censured by FINRA, the financial-industry’s self-regulatory authority, and will pay a $375,000 fine for alleged failures regarding Form U4 filings for its registered representatives. A form U4 is the Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer. Those forms would have disclosed the Citigroup reps’ “unsatisfied tax liens and judgments,”… Read More >>
Citi CEO Launches ‘Zoom-Free Fridays’
Citi Tries to Combat ‘Zoom Fatigue’ In a move getting a lot of attention, Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, reached out to bank employees to address pandemic fatigue and instituted several major changes such as “Zoom-Free Fridays.” In a memo and blog posting, “Latest Update on the Future of Work at Citi,” dated March 24,… Read More >>
Citi Combines Two Wealth Management Groups into One
‘Citi Global Wealth’ Launches Citi officials report that they have spliced together the bank’s Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and the Institutional Clients Group (ICG) and formed a “unified wealth management organization” dubbed Citi Global Wealth, that will yield one streamlined, integrated platform to serve clients ranging from those in affluent segments to ultra-high net worth… Read More >>
CFTC Fines Citi for Glitchy Audio Recording System
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has fined specific Citibank swap dealers who erased key 2018 recordings that were meant for preservation and review by the CFTC’s division of enforcement. The CFTC’s $4.5 million penalty hits Citibank N.A. and Citigroup Energy Inc., two registered swap dealers, and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., a registered swap dealer and… Read More >>
Regulators Discipline Citigroup Over Risk Management Defects
Citigroup Inc. has launched “significant remediation projects” to bolster its risk management controls, infrastructure, and governance as a result of two consent orders from federal banking regulators that found major shortcomings in Citi’s enterprise-wide risk management, compliance risk management, data governance, and internal controls. The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of… Read More >>
Citi Fined for Allegedly Inadequate Background Checks
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, better known as FINRA, reports that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $1.25 million for “failing to conduct timely or adequate background checks on approximately 10,400 non-registered associated persons spanning a seven-year period.” Citigroup Global Markets (CGMI) characterizes itself as a provider of “products and financing solutions for corporations,… Read More >>
Five Banks Settle FX Cartel Charges for $1.19B
The European Commission (EC) stunned the foreign exchange (FX) world with the news yesterday that five major banks — Barclays, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) — have been fined a total of €1.07 billion ($1.19 billion) on charges that they took part in cartels that monopolized… Read More >>
Regulators Extend Comment Deadline for New Volcker Rule
Five Regulators Move Volcker Rule Deadline to Oct. 17 Securities industry participants will get more time to weigh in on the very controversial Dodd-Frank Era “Volcker Rule,” which in its initial form prohibits proprietary trading and banks from owning hedge funds or private equity funds. Five federal financial regulatory agencies have agreed to extend until… Read More >>
How Three Traders Allegedly Caused $81M in Losses
The SEC reports that Citigroup recently agreed to pay $10.5 million in penalties to settle charges involving its books and records, its internal accounting controls, and its trader supervision. Citigroup Inc. and its U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CGMI), also will pay a $5.75 million penalty to settle the inaccurate books and records… Read More >>
Citigroup Pays $10.5M to Resolve Rogue Traders Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that Citigroup has agreed to pay $10.5 million in penalties to settle two enforcement actions involving its books and records, its internal accounting controls, and its trader supervision. The charges stem from $81 million in losses due to trader mismarking and unauthorized proprietary trading, and $475 million in… Read More >>
