Citigroup also convened a meeting of its managing directors on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Citigroup declined to comment on the memo, town hall and meeting with managing directors.
Citi had 240,000 employees at the end of the second quarter.
CONSULTATIONS IN THE UKThe bank is also beginning the consultations required in the UK after earlier warning employees about possible redundancies.
In the second quarter, net income tumbled 36% to $2.92 billion, beating analyst expectations.
Persons:
Sara Wechter, Jane Fraser, Fraser, Lananh Nguyen, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar, Megan Davies, David Gregorio, Kirsten Donovan, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Citigroup, Reuters, Bankers, Citi, Bank of America, Milana, Svea Herbst, Thomson
Locations:
Wells Fargo, London, New York, Svea