Growth strategies

Bank of Nova Scotia's surprise pick of a CEO from outside its executive ranks is sparking a debate over whether major changes will result at Canada's third-largest lender.

These standout performers all reported a three-year return on average equity above 14%. Two of them topped 20%.

Citigroup is targeting India as one of its top markets to expand in globally as risks mount in China and other regions, the bank's global co-head of investment banking said.

Leading institutions with assets between $10 billion and $50 billion say growth strategies outside their traditional geographic bounds drove strong returns in 2021 and have steeled them for this year's challenges.

The company says it will streamline its United Kingdom operations to focus on private banking and wealth management to serve affluent clients in that market.

Credit Suisse Group denied it's considering exiting the U.S. market following a Reuters report that the Swiss bank was weighing such a withdrawal for its investment bank.

Citigroup is seeking 400 more staff for its Belfast office as it expands rapidly outside of London, according to a senior executive at the bank.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is making it very difficult for Citigroup to fetch a price even vaguely close to the $12.5 billion it paid for the bank two decades ago. 

Goldman Sachs Group is reconsidering how to launch a long-delayed product for the masses as senior executives wrestle with cost overruns.

Credit Suisse Group is shifting resources in the pursuit of business from a broader range of rich clients, as the lender focuses more on wealth management amid cuts to its troubled investment bank.