The talent will be based in Hong Kong and serving the region more broadly, Sieg said, declining to provide numbers.
Citigroup has been pushing into wealth in the region, vying with rivals including UBS Group and HSBC Holdings. The Wall Street bank brought Sieg back from Bank of America in 2023 to oversee wealth management, a key pillar of CEO Jane Fraser’s turnaround plans.
The bank’s investments business in Hong Kong is up almost 20% y-o-y, according to Sieg, who is making his third trip to the region since taking on the role in September last year. He is also visiting Singapore and Shanghai.
The move toward hiring again comes after Citigroup made sweeping global job cuts in a bid to boost the bank’s lagging returns.
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The bank has also exited from consumer banking in various markets including China, India, Thailand and the Philippines.
Sieg said he’s “not concerned” they don’t have a pipeline of clients as while the business is narrower, it’s also “deeper”. The retail bank in Hong Kong in “thriving”, he said.
Citi’s wealth revenues rose 2% in the second quarter to $1.8 billion from a year earlier, driven by an increase in non-interest revenue.
