Banker S.A. June 2012 | Page 45

MEMBER BANKS Introducing Banking Association Member Citibank Q&A Name of bank: Citibank, N.A. South Africa branch (trading as Citi South Africa). Owner: Citi South Africa is a branch of Citibank, N.A. and is part of Citigroup Inc. (‘Citi’), the global financial services company. Core business: As a leading global bank, Citi has about 200 million customer accounts and operates its business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Globally, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services. These include consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services and wealth management. In South Africa, Citi is a corporate and investment bank with a global footprint. We provide our clients with tailor-made solutions. We offer a full range of financial products and services including mergers and acquisitions, foreign exchange trading, an equities platform as well as debt capital markets, debt advisory and liability management. Our respected research team, comprising both strategists and economists, covers a variety of stocks primarily based in South Africa. In addition our corporate finance team provides financial engineering and structured financing solutions. We also offer trade and cash management as well as having recently launched our custodial services (November 2011). Target market: Citi targets top-tier local companies who are looking to expand into Africa or across the globe into other markets. Our clients include public sector, financial institutions and non-banking financial institutions. We bank with many of the global subsidiaries of international companies operating in South Africa. C