Bloomberg Citigroup Inc awarded Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jane Fraser $22.5 million for her work in 2021 after she assumed the top job in February and helped guide the bank through regulatory hurdles. Fraser, 54, was granted stock awards totalling about $14.82 million, a cash bonus of $6.35 million and a $1.33 million salary, the New York-based bank said ...

  Bloomberg Singapore authorities are urging banks to impose stronger security measures to prevent more phishing scams after one of the city-state’s biggest lenders was hit by a serious case of fraud. Banks need to expand their fraud surveillance capabilities, Lawrence Wong, the finance minister and deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said in parliament on Tuesday. ...

  Bloomberg Bankers based in Italy are meeting in the northern town of Parma at the Assiom Forex conference as the banking industry looks at possible consolidation amid rising profits and a resurgent economy after the pandemic. Italian lenders have cleaned up their books, curbed risks and reduced costs in last few years. Now, they are set to benefit from ...