The author is Michael Werner, senior research analyst covering the Chinese and Hong Kong banks at Sanford Bernstein & Co. CITIC Bank's profitability has lagged peers' leading to the weakest valuation in the group. New management appointed in late 2012 have adopted ambitious strategies to address CITIC's shortcomings, such as the lack of retail franchise […]

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