Citi right this moment introduced that it has agreed to promote its onshore shopper wealth portfolio in China, together with purchasers, property underneath administration (AUM) and deposits to HSBC Financial institution China.
HSBC plans to increase affords to in-scope staff supporting Citi’s native shopper wealth enterprise in China.
The transaction covers complete deposits and funding AUMs of roughly US$3.6 billion. Phrases of the transaction weren’t disclosed, and the deal is anticipated to shut within the first half of 2024.
At this time’s announcement progresses the wind-down of Citi’s shopper banking enterprise in China, which was introduced in December 2022. Citi first introduced its plan to exit China shopper banking in April 2021 as a part of the agency’s broader world technique refresh.
This announcement doesn’t embody Citi’s institutional companies in China, the place the financial institution has a number one place.
Citi will proceed to serve the wants of prosperous to ultra-high web price Chinese language people by its regional wealth hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong leveraging its Worldwide Private Financial institution and Citi Non-public Financial institution companies.
Titi Cole, Citi’s Head of Legacy Franchises, stated:
“We’re taking essential steps ahead in exiting our shopper banking enterprise in China and proceed to make progress in our divestitures as a part of our technique to simplify Citi. This is a superb final result for our native shopper wealth colleagues and purchasers in China.”
Since saying its intention to exit shopper banking throughout 14 markets in Asia, Europe, the Center East and Mexico as a part of its strategic refresh, Citi has now closed gross sales in eight markets together with Australia, Bahrain, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Citi plans to finish the sale of its Indonesia shopper enterprise later this 12 months. Along with China, the beforehand introduced wind-downs of Citi’s shopper enterprise in Korea and general presence in Russia are in progress. Citi additionally introduced that it’s going to pursue an IPO of its shopper, small enterprise and center market banking operations in Mexico.
