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REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Citigroup (C.N) employees expect the bank to announce layoffs and senior management changes on Monday as part of its biggest reorganization in decades, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter. The job cuts could affect thousands of staff, according to a source familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly. Executives are also likely to announce senior management changes by email, the source said. Last month, Citi announced plans to cut management layers from 13 to eight as part of its biggest overhaul in decades. Support staff in compliance and risk management, and technology staff working on overlapping functions are at risk of being laid off, Reuters reported in September.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Saeed Azhar, Isla Binnie, Tatiana Bautzer, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Echo Wang, Lananh Nguyen, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Citibank, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Citigroup, Citi, Reuters, Svea, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New York

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Citigroup (C.N) employees expect announcements about management changes and layoffs on Monday in the next phase of the bank’s sweeping reorganization, according to four people familiar with the situation. Employees are awaiting more details about the scale of layoffs at the bank, which employs 240,000 people worldwide. Last month, Citi announced plans to cut management layers from 13 to eight as part of its biggest overhaul in decades. The third-largest U.S. lender will also eliminate co-heads of divisions and regional roles, cut 50% of internal financial management reporting and centralize decision making, it said in October. Support staff in compliance and risk management, and technology staff working on overlapping functions are at risk of being laid off, Reuters reported in September.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Saeed Azhar, Bayliss, Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen, Echo Wang, Isla Binnie, Chizu Organizations: Citibank, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Citigroup, Financial Times, Citi, U.S, Reuters, Svea Herbst, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New York

FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. Companies, including banks, are grappling with the potential advantages which generative AI can provide their businesses, but also how to manage the challenges the new technology creates. Rival Morgan Stanley (MS.N) is rolling out a generative AI bot that helps financial advisers find research or sift through thousands of forms. The fact that generative AI can offer responses to financial questions also means that, for those providing advice professionally, they need to do more to earn the fees they charge clients. Generative AI has drawn huge interest from investors, aiming to back those companies at the forefront of the technological innovation.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brendan McDermid, George Lee, Lee, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Saeed Azhar, David French, Daniel Wallis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Street, Reuters NEXT, Companies, OpenAI, JPMorgan, Reuters, reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, ChatGPT, Silicon

[1/2] The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) will promote 608 executives to managing directors next year, fewer than the 643 senior bankers it elevated two years ago, according to a company memo. But progress on racial representation slowed, as Black employees accounted for only 2% of managing directors, down from 5% in 2021. About 3% of the managing directors were from the LGBT+ community, unchanged from 2021. On the deals front, Goldman Sachs was among the advisors to Pioneer Natural Resources, which agreed to sell itself to ExxonMobil in a $60 billion deal.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Goldman, Julian Salisbury, we've, David Solomon, John Waldron, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Chris Reese, David Evans Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Sixth, Arm Holdings, Natural Resources, ExxonMobil, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, United States, Ukraine

☆ Goldman Sachs hires BlackRock executive for unit serving third-party wealth product providers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Saeed Azhar | Thomson Reuters | Saeed Azhar Is A Reuters Financial Journalist On The U.S. Banking Team Covering Wall Street'S Biggest Lenders. He Focuses On Goldman Sachs | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People walk in the Goldman Sachs global headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. Weiss joins Goldman Sachs as managing director as head of so-called "wealth customized solutions" for the U.S, according to a internal memo seen by Reuters. Goldman Sachs clients for these products include large banks' wealth management divisions, independent broker-dealers and registered independent advisors. Weiss was head of separately managed accounts (SMAs), models and portfolio consulting at BlackRock (BLK.N), according to the Goldman memo. Goldman Sachs Asset Management wants to offer tailored portfolios across both public and private asset classes, said Padi Raphael, head of third party wealth management at the bank.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Gregory Weiss, Weiss, Goldman, Merrill Lynch, Padi Raphael, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Chizu Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Reuters, BlackRock, UBS, Goldman, Management, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, BlackRock

REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N) reported unrealized losses of $131.6 billion on securities held until maturity in the third quarter, growing from nearly $106 billion in paper losses in the second quarter. Unrealized losses have come under closer scrutiny by investors since March. "All of these are unrealized losses are on government- guaranteed securities," Bank of America's chief financial officer, Alastair Borthwick, told reporters on conference call discussing third-quarter earnings. JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) had unrealized losses of $40 billion in its HTM portfolio in the third quarter. If banks have intention to hold debt securities until maturity they keep them in held to maturity portfolio.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Alastair Borthwick, JPMorgan Chase, Saeed Azhar, Nupur Anand, Tatiana Bautzer, Manya Saini, Lananh Nguyen, Megan Davies Organizations: of America, REUTERS, Bank of America, U.S, Silicon Valley Bank, Bank of, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Silicon, Banks

FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) appears headed to another set of weak quarterly earnings as deal-making lags and the bank retreats from a loss-making consumer business. Goldman is expected to report third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $5.31 when it reports results on Tuesday, according to average estimates compiled by LSEG. Goldman Sachs declined to comment ahead of its earnings. UBS on Wednesday cut its target price for Goldman Sachs to $382 a share from a previous target of $400.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brendan McDermid, Goldman, Stephen Biggar, David Solomon, Biggar, Brennan Hawken, Solomon, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Rod Nickel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, LSEG, Argus Research Corp . Investment, Sixth Street Partners, Goldman, UBS, Arm Holdings, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Ukraine

The Goldman Sachs company logo is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 11 - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has agreed to sell GreenSky, its home improvement lender, and associated loans to a consortium led by investment firm Sixth Street Partners, it said on Wednesday. The charge on earnings equates to about $62 million, according to Reuters calculations based on Goldman Sachs' outstanding shares. Goldman Sachs declined to comment on the price. "We plan to continue the company's legacy of driving growth through enhanced technology and great user experiences," said Alan Waxman, co-founder and CEO of Sixth Street.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brendan McDermid, Goldman, David Solomon, Solomon, Alan Waxman, GreenSky, Saeed Azhar, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, Leslie Adler, Diane Craft Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Sixth Street Partners, Wall Street, Street Journal, Sixth, KKR, Bayview Asset Management, Pacific Investment Management Co, Investments, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bayview, Bengaluru

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