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Citi sells India retail unit to Axis Bank

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc agreed to sell its India retail banking business for about 123 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) cash to Axis Bank Ltd., as the US lender seeks to consolidate its operations in identified markets. Citi will sell its consumer banking businesses including credit cards, retail banking, wealth management and consumer loans, it said in a statement. The transaction ...

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BNP Paribas loses franc loan case at French court

  Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA’s personal finance unit lost a case at France’s highest court in its dispute over swiss-franc mortgages marketed between 2008 and 2009. France’s Cour de Cassation said that the bank had not given enough information to its customers about the loans’ mechanism, according to the decision that partially overturned an earlier ruling. The loans, which were ...

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Hong Kong ETFs lure record $4.4bn on stock rebound bet

  Bloomberg Stocks in Hong Kong attracted record inflows via exchange-traded funds in March, as retail investors took advantage of a historic dip and an ensuing rebound to bet on further gains. Some 60 equity ETFs tracking the city’s indexes added $4.4 billion since end-February, the most in monthly data compiled by Bloomberg going back to 2000. The Tracker Fund, ...

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