Goldman chooses new Tokyo headquarters, reaffirming commitment to office life
The bank's chief executive officer, David Solomon, has been vocal in opposing work from home, calling it an "aberration.”
Japanese regulators heightening scrutiny over high-risk trades after Archegos collapse
The Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan will scrutinize how financial institutions that incurred losses had been managing transaction risks.
Seduced by Archegos' growth, Nomura took a chance on Sung Kook Hwang comeback
Hwang's appetite for huge bets on technology, media and other company stocks in the United States and Asia proved too lucrative for Nomura to resist.
Japan carmakers will recover fast with Honda buy rating, Goldman says
The coronavirus outbreak will reduce Japanese automakers’ combined operating profit by 38 percent this business year, but the manufacturers may rebound faster than they did after the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs Group. Demand could "recover ...
Japan to contract at 25% rate despite stimulus, Goldman Sachs predicts
Even with a record stimulus package, Japan’s economy is heading toward a record contraction of 25 percent this quarter after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and some other parts of the country, according to Goldman Sachs. The call ...
U.S. firms set for zero profit growth this year as virus spreads, says Goldman Sachs
U.S. companies will see profits stagnate in 2020 thanks to the spread of the coronavirus in China and beyond, Goldman Sachs said on Thursday, slashing its expectations for average corporate earnings this year. In a note to clients, the bank cut its baseline earnings per ...
Goldman says Japan stock index may still be too big after re-size
Japan's equity market overhaul may cut the companies in the benchmark gauge by a few hundred, and that won't be enough for investors, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The country's landmark revamp could reduce the number of stocks in the Topix index by about ...
Goldman Sachs poised to enter Japan wealth management business
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to start offering wealth management services in Japan, a person with knowledge of the matter has said. The U.S. bank will target high net worth individuals through its asset management unit, the person said, asking not to be identified because ...
Goldman's diversity pledge won't apply to boards in Asia
As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. moves to increase diversity on corporate boards, the investment bank isn't extending the initiative to a particularly challenged region: Asia. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon revealed last week that starting in July the bank won't handle initial public offerings for ...
Goldman readies hiring spree and capital to meet China ambitions
The news swept through Goldman's offices around China, changing everything. On a Friday afternoon in late 2017, an official in Beijing announced that the world's most populous nation would let Wall Street banks expand across its markets. Goldman had spent more than a decade waiting ...
Apple under fire for new credit card's apparent unequal treatment of women
Apple Inc. pitches its new card as a model of simplicity and transparency, upending everything consumers think about credit cards. But for the card's overseers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., it is creating the same headaches that have bedeviled an industry the companies had hoped ...
