Citi’s Asia-Pacific business is the ultimate test of its universal banking model. New regional CEO Francisco Aristeguieta knows he needs to build on its strong component parts, not just to maintain its position in Asia, but to push the bank forward globally.

Citi has confirmed it is to exit retail banking in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina in a further round of retrenchment from the region – with these latest three joining six other regional businesses sold in the past two years.

UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; revenue outlook dimmer this year; asset management competition heats up.

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Trade Finance Survey 2016 full results Global 2016 2015 1 1 Deutsche Bank 2 2 UniCredit 3 3 Citi 4 4 HSBC 5 5 Commerzbank 6 14 Société Générale 7 12 RBS 8 6 Standard Chartered 9 20 ING 10 10 Santander

Deutsche Bank retains its position as the leading global trade-finance bank in this year’s Euromoney survey. The German bank and overall runner-up UniCredit also dominated the results by region and by product.

It was the weakest year for global trade since the financial crisis. Trade-finance margins and volumes fell in 2015, while bank competition and industry costs jumped. Euromoney surveys the fallout.

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Many banks now say cash management is the heart of their business, not just for the returns it can generate in its own right but also for the opportunity to pump other products and services through their networks. Euromoney’s survey reveals banks still have a lot of work to do to turn aspiration into reality

Rajesh Mehta, regional head of treasury and trade solutions, EMEA, at Citi, comments on the bank’s winning mandate to provide Shell’s cash management services for 16 countries in western Europe.

Rather than relying exclusively on in-house platforms, or buying in third-party resources, banks are benefiting from nurturing the next generation of talent to experiment with emerging fintech solutions. Citi, Commerzbank and DBS reveal their incubator strategies.

The acquisition of Smith Barney from Citi was far from the obvious play for Morgan Stanley in 2008. Now, it looks like a masterstroke.

Citi remains the most consistent leader in emerging markets investment banking.

Citi is the last global wholesale bank offering all products to its clients everywhere. It operates in 100 countries and boasts a payment system handling $3 trillion of transactions a day, which no other bank is ever likely to emulate. It has taken the axe to its global consumer business, but still operates in 24 countries. Under the leadership of Michael Corbat, Citi has closed the share price discount to book value. It must now prove that a global universal bank can avoid the pitfalls of scale and deliver sustainable returns. If it does, it will be the only one

US firms named best bank and best investment bank; Hourican takes banker of the year award; ICBC’s Jiang rewarded for outstanding contribution to global financial services.

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The $5.6 billion of fines handed out to six leading foreign exchange banks will not be the end of the crisis afflicting FX, but it might be the beginning of the end. The people at the top of the industry are starting to think more deeply about what will drive success in the FX markets of the future. How can foreign exchange rebuild its zest, and its reputation?

Citi retains top spot in Global FX as clients execute more than half electronically for the first time

The headline results of Euromoney's 2015 foreign exchange survey show the leading banks have been remarkably consistent, despite the upheavals in the sector. But, beneath the surface there are changes that will transform the competitive landscape of the industry. Deeper analysis of the survey results demonstrates that’s already starting to happen.

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Move raises profile of Asia Pacific; Bird heralds ‘Asia’s century’.

Naveed Sultan, global head of treasury and trade solutions (TTS) at Citi, explains the importance of developing SME and MME financing options, as the clout of transaction services to Citi's business strategy grows.

UBS pushed into second place; majority of private banks globally expect improved revenues in 2015.

Best private banking services overall

Buys trading portfolios from Credit Suisse, Deutsche; integration of commodities and banking paying off.

JPMorgan’s $100 million settlement of a currency manipulation lawsuit has sparked a flood of interest from potential new claimants, and marks a new victory in their fight for compensation, according to a leading lawyer involved in negotiations.

Steven Wieting, global chief investment strategist for Citi Private Bank, shares his firm's views on the surprises of 2014 and the market ahead.