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February 2011 Archives

In the FT: Citi's new research on "Global Growth Generators."
February28, 2011 By Citi
The FT's Alphaville blog covered the release of a new research paper on "Global Growth Generators" from Citi's Willem Buiter...
Citi regional CEOs offer perspective on Japan's economy.
February28, 2011 By Citi
The Financial Times sought the views of Citi Asia Pacific CEO Stephen Bird and Citi Japan CEO Darren Buckley in...
Citi's Parsons to serve on Obama's new jobs council.
February28, 2011 By Citi
Richard Parsons, chairman of the board of directors of Citigroup, has been named to President Barack Obama's advisory panel on...
Retirement accounts are wonderful, but.
February28, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
Is it possible to have too much money in tax-deferred retirement accounts? That might seem like an odd question given...
Opportunity Fund describes Citi as "first" to enable microsavings at scale.
February25, 2011 By Citi
Opportunity Fund CEO Eric Weaver recently highlighted Citi's efforts to help develop savings, financial education and asset-accumulation strategies for its...
Citi tops list of affordable housing lenders.
February25, 2011 By Citi
Affordable Housing Finance magazine has just released its fourth annual list of America's top affordable housing lenders--and Citi leads the...
WSJ: "Citi's South-South push."
February25, 2011 By Citi
The Wall Street Journal's Exchange blog recently covered Citi's positioning to serve Chinese companies as they invest more abroad, such...
Citi presents at The Economist's Intelligent Infrastructure conference.
February24, 2011 By Citi
At The Economist's recent Ideas Economy: Intelligent Infrastructure conference in New York, a team of Citi's top mobile digital money...
Is thrifty the new sexy?
February23, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
Love, it seems, is conditional--on good financial behavior. Every three months or so, Citi has Hart Research Associates survey consumers...
Compounding: Our great friend--and harshest enemy.
February22, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
It can be tough to get ourselves to save more, to invest more in stocks, to diversify our investments or...
Designing a digital bank.
February21, 2011 By Citi
Bank Systems and Technology magazine spoke to Tracey Weber, Head of Internet and Mobile Banking for Citi's North America Consumer...
Pandit addresses banking and the economy.
February18, 2011 By Citi
Citi CEO Vikram Pandit addressed The Executives' Club of Chicago yesterday as guest speaker in its Global Leadership series. He...
Orszag in the FT: "Taking a chance can be a better way to save."
February18, 2011 By Citi
In an op-ed in the Financial Times (registration required), Peter Orszag, a vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup, considers...
WSJ: "Citi has global macroeconomic role, CEO says."
February17, 2011 By Citi
In coverage (subscription) of the International Strategy & Investment (ISI) Group's 2011 conference, the Wall Street Journal focused on comments...
Pandit speaks at the ISI investor conference.
February15, 2011 By Citi
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit spoke today at a conference sponsored by the International Strategy and Investment Group. Pandit talked about...
Citi in the FT: "EM central banks take eye off ball."
February15, 2011 By Citi
In a guest post on the FT's beyondbrics blog, Citi's David Lubin looks at the trend against inflation targeting in...
Announcing the Ethics in Finance Robin Cosgrove Prize 2010-2011.
February15, 2011 By Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Director, Ethics in Finance Robin Cosgrove Prize
Are robust ethical standards important in finance? Would you put your money in a bank you don't fully trust? What...
Living with longevity risk.
February14, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
"How much can I safely pull out of my retirement savings each year?" As we try to figure out if...
Chart of the Month: A shift in lending standards signals growth.
February11, 2011 By Tobias Levkovich, Chief US Equity Strategist, Citi
Credit conditions continue to support a healthy 2011. The latest Fed survey of senior credit officers shows bank lending standards...
Strategist outlines economic toll of unrest in Egypt.
February10, 2011 By Citi
  In a Bloomberg TV appearance, Geoffrey Dennis, Citi's emerging-markets strategist, discusses the economic impact of anti-government protests and dramatic...
Pandit on Harvard U.S. competitiveness panel.
February10, 2011 By Citi
Citi CEO Vikram Pandit and fellow panelists from business and academia examined the current state of U.S. competitiveness in...
Helping put college within reach.
February 9, 2011 By Pam Flaherty, President and CEO, Citi Foundation, and Director, Corporate Citizenship, Citi
As the job market grows more competitive, those without a college education are being left even further behind. Eighty percent...
Egypt and its implications for emerging markets.
February 8, 2011 By Geoffrey Dennis, Global Emerging Markets Strategist, Citi
The major political unrest in Egypt provides another concern for emerging market investors and, most likely, another reason for global...
China's currency goes global.
February 7, 2011 By Citi
Piecemeal reforms are helping make China's yuan the currency of choice in global trade settlement more often, yet renminbi won't...
Estate planning--with your IRA.
February 7, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
Looking to open an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) before the April 18 tax-filing deadline? This could be a great chance...
Affordable housing through teamwork: Community development in the spirit of Dr. King.
February 4, 2011 By Helen Hammond Redding, Illinois State Director for Community Development, Citi
It's terrific to be able to draw on the resources of a leading global organization as I do the daily...
Pandit on financial inclusion and growth.
February 3, 2011 By Citi
In special coverage on CNN from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Citi CEO Vikram Pandit spoke about...
The financing challenges facing charter schools.
February 3, 2011 By Tom Espinoza, President and CEO, Raza Development Fund
In this guest blog post, Espinoza reflects on the challenges facing charter schools -- and the need for creative solutions --...
How you might cope with rising taxes.
February 1, 2011 By Jonathan Clements, Director of Financial Education, Citi Personal Wealth Management
In December 2010, Congress extended the Bush-era tax cuts. Problem is, most of the new tax law's provisions expire at...
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