A woman is reflected on a signboard of Nikko Citigroup at its headquarters in Tokyo April 27, 2009. Shares of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) rose on Monday after sources said the bank had gained exclusive negotiating rights to buy Citigroup Inc's retail brokerage and part of its investment banking operations in Japan. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

A woman is reflected on a signboard of Nikko Citigroup at its headquarters in Tokyo April 27, 2009. Shares of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) rose on Monday after sources said the bank had gained exclusive negotiating rights to buy Citigroup Inc's retail brokerage and part of its investment banking operations in Japan.

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Chairman of Citigroup Richard Parsons attends the opening night of ''Dreamgirls'' at The Apollo Theater on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
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  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Chairman of Citigroup Richard Parsons attends the opening night of ''Dreamgirls'' at The Apollo Theater on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
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  7. Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse speaks during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  8. Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse speaks during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  9. Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse speaks during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  10. Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse speaks during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  11. American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse and Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse (L-R) give a thumbs up during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  12. American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse, and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) attend a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  13. American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) shake hands during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  14. American International Group's (AIG) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China and India Region Richard L. Bender, Nan Shan Life Insurance Chairman Edmund Tse, Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse and Nan Shan Life Insurance President and Chief Executive Frank Chen (L-R) give a thumbs up during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
  15. A security guard gestures to the photographer to stop taking pictures, inside the Nanshan insurance headquarters building in Taipei October 13, 2009. American International Group (AIG) has agreed to sell it's Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, a key step in its effort to raise cash after a U.S. government bailout last year saved the company from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former investment banking head in Asia and a Chinese partner, has agreed to purchase Nan Shan Life, AIG said on Tuesday.
  16. A man walks past a Nanshan logo outside an insurance office building in Taipei October 13, 2009. American International Group (AIG) has agreed to sell it's Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, a key step in its effort to raise cash after a U.S. government bailout last year saved the company from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former investment banking head in Asia and a Chinese partner, has agreed to purchase Nan Shan Life, AIG said on Tuesday.

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