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Citi to take $400m expense hit as it cuts 1,600 jobs this quarter

'We remain expense-disciplined around driving costs out... Sometimes that means reducing headcount.'

Citigroup to see expense bill rise this quarter in the wake of severance payouts
Citigroup to see expense bill rise this quarter in the wake of severance payouts Photo: Benjamin Girette/Getty Images

Citigroup is set to take a one-off hit of $400m as it pushes through its latest round of job cuts.

As the bank prepares to shed more than 1,600 roles over the quarter, expenses including severance are set to come in hundreds of millions of dollars higher than the previous quarter, chief financial officer Mark Mason told a 14 June Morgan Stanley conference in New York.

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