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Citi should consider break-up, analyst says

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods thinks the bank should consider splitting up to unlock shareholder value

KBW thinks Citigroup could create shareholder value by breaking itself up
KBW thinks Citigroup could create shareholder value by breaking itself up

Breaking up is hard to do. But Keefe, Bruyette & Woods thinks Citigroup should consider it.

Brian Kleinhanzl, an analyst at KBW, in a note to clients over the weekend: ""Citi could be one of the only US [global systemically important banks] that could successfully split up and this should unlock meaningful shareholder value."

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