花旗今天宣布将对其全球个人银行业务进行重组,目标是将资源和投资聚焦于那些更具竞争优势和规模效应的业务,从而为公司股东提高长期回报。
此次花旗全球个人银行业务重组不涉及花旗在中国市场的企业和机构客户业务。中国市场仍然是花旗全球战略和业务增长的重要组成部分。花旗在中国市场继续发展的决心坚定不改。
花旗将继续在中国市场投入,携手客户共同成长。我们也持续积极寻觅和评估符合自身优势和发展特点的新业务机会,包括寻求筹备一家证券公司和一家期货公司,以进一步丰富我们的产品和服务。
花旗在中国市场即将展开以企业机构业务为重点的发展新篇章。我们将确保以保护客户、员工和相关利益方的利益出发,力求将影响降至最低的方式审慎妥善开展个人业务调整。
花旗中国首席执行官兼花旗银行(中国)有限公司行长林钰华表示,“花旗在中国的历史始于1902年,2007年花旗转制成为本地法人银行。逾百年来,花旗服务中国市场和中国客户的决心和承诺坚定。在过渡成为以企业机构客户业务为重点的新发展阶段,我们的首要任务是服务好我们的客户。在中国双循环的新发展格局下,花旗将继续助力中国企业开拓全球市场和外资机构参与中国开放的大市场。我们对未来充满信心和希望,期待继续与我们所有的利益相关方紧密合作,为支持中国的经济和社会发展做出努力,并在中国市场的金融开放中持续发挥积极作用。”
近年来,花旗中国不断夯实其产品和服务能力,获得了一系列的业务资格,包括:本地基金托管人资格,首批“债券通”报价机构,中国银行间债券市场债券承销资格,银行间债券市场结算代理人资格等。花旗中国也是LPR (贷款市场报价利率) 报价行中两家外资行之一。今天,花旗是中国领先的美资银行,服务近千家国际跨国企业、350多家本地大型企业和2300多家新兴企业和中型企业。过去12个月,尽管全球市场跌宕起伏,花旗仍成功为中国企业从国际资本市场募集了超过300亿美元的资金。
花旗集团的网络遍布全球160个国家和地区,在近100个国家和地区设有分支。花旗集团拥有丰富领先的产品平台,每日协助客户进行全球付款达4万亿美元。我们在中国市场深耕多年,积累了对市场和客户深入的理解和洞察。在中国双循环的新发展格局下,花旗将继续助力中国企业开拓全球市场和外资机构参与中国开放的大市场。
特此公告
花旗银行(中国)有限公司
2021年4月15日
Citi today announced actions in our Global Consumer Bank that will enable more targeted investment to businesses where we have the competitive advantages and scale necessary to drive higher returns for shareholders.
Today’s announcement does not change Citi’s commitment to China, which remains critical to our strategy and our growth as a global firm and it has no impact on our Institutional businesses in China.
Citi is committed to investing and supporting our clients to further grow our franchise in China. We are actively exploring new business opportunities here, including actively pursuing the set-up of a Securities Company and a Futures Company, as we look to continuously enrich and broaden our product capabilities.
As we embark on a new chapter in China, we will ensure that we do this in a way that protects the interests of and minimizes the impact on our customers, employees and other stakeholders. We are confident, optimistic and hopeful about our future in China. We look forward to many more years of working with all our stakeholders in China and serving local communities and playing an active role in supporting China’s ongoing financial opening-up.
Christine Lam, CEO of Citi China, President of Citibank (China) Co., Ltd., said, “Since Citi opened its first branch in China in 1902 and incorporated locally in 2007, Citi has been strongly committed to the China market. Our priority is on supporting all our clients as we transition our franchise towards further opportunities to grow Citi’s institutional franchise in China. We will continue to assist Chinese clients to expand globally and foreign companies to tap into the vast opportunities in China in support of China’s dual circulation strategy. We look forward to many more years of working with all our stakeholders in China and serving local communities and playing an active role in supporting China’s ongoing financial opening-up.”
Citi commenced operations in China in 1902. In 2007, Citi became a locally incorporated bank in China, one of the first foreign banks to do so. In the last five years, Citi has expanded and strengthened its product capabilities, including receiving licenses for domestic fund custody, Bond Connect, bond underwriting and Type A. Citi China is also one of the two foreign quoting banks for LPR (Loan Prime Rate). Today, Citi is the leading US bank in China. We bank close to 1,000 MNCs, over 350 local corporates and over 2,300 emerging corporates and middle corporates. In the last twelve months, we have raised over US$30 billion for Chinese clients from global capital markets.
Citi has a global network spanning across 160 countries and jurisdictions, with a physical presence in close to 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citi enables some USD 4 trillion of client payments every day and has an industry leading product capability. Deep rooted in the China market, we have accumulated understanding and insights of the market and our clients. We will continue to assist Chinese clients to expand globally and foreign companies to tap into the vast opportunities in China in support of China’s dual circulation strategy.
Citibank (China) Co., Ltd.
April 15, 2021