Goldman plans major overhaul, to combine investment banking and trading -WSJ

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Goldman Sachs is planning a major reorganization as part of which its storied investment banking and trading businesses will be combined, while consumer banking will be absorbed by its wealth unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company's space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photois planning a major reorganization as part of which its storied investment banking and trading businesses will be combined, while consumer banking will be absorbed by its wealth unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Goldman will combine the investment banking and trading businesses into one unit, while merging asset and wealth management into another, theThe combined investment banking and trading group will be overseen by Dan Dees and Jim Esposito, who are currently global co-heads of Goldman's investment banking, and Ashok Varadhan, now co-head of its global markets division, according to a separate report from Bloomberg.

Given the tough operating environment, Goldman is closely re-examining all of its forward spending and investment plans to ensure the best use of its resources, Barclays said in a recent report. At mid-year, the bank internally forecast that the unit’s losses would accelerate to more than $1.2 billion in 2022, Bloomberg reported, meaning cumulative losses will exceed $4 billion. Goldman declined to comment.

 

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