Private Banking news and trends

Private Credit Booms as Main Street Firms Seek Capital Access 
SMBs // January 15, 2024

For corporates, especially smaller Main Street businesses, private credit (aka private debt) appears as an avenue through which they can get the capital they need. And for the lenders, the opportunity is ripe to tap into a market worth trillions of dollars.   As has been...

Goldman Sachs Doubles Down on Efforts to Attract Super-Rich
Banking // January 14, 2024

Goldman Sachs is reportedly increasing its efforts to court ultra-rich clientele. The banking giant has been more focused on lending to private wealth customers — those with an average of $60 million deposited, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Jan. 14). In addition, the...

Goldman Hands Off Personal Finance Unit to Creative Planning
Banking // August 28, 2023

Goldman Sachs is selling its personal finance business to investment adviser Creative Planning. The deal, announced Monday (Aug. 28), comes one week after the news that Goldman was considering a sale of its personal finance management (PFM) business in its shift away from retailing banking. According to a news release,...

Goldman Sachs’ Singapore CEO Tapped By Julius Baer
Personnel // November 08, 2019

Swiss bank Julius Baer appointed Goldman Sachs’ former Singapore CEO Jason Moo as private banking head for Southeast Asia and branch manager for Singapore, Julius Baer announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. 8). Moo will replace Torsten Linke, who was appointed the head...

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Private Credit Booms as Main Street Firms Seek Capital Access 

January 15, 2024
For corporates, especially smaller Main Street businesses, private credit (aka private debt) appears as an avenue through which they can get the capital they need. And for the lenders, the opportunity is ripe to tap into a market worth trillions of dollars.   As has been noted through the past year, and as has been a […]

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Goldman Plans to Double Down on Loans to Super-Rich Clients

June 13, 2024
Goldman Sachs reportedly wants to double its lending to its most affluent customers. This plan would play out over the next five years for clients with account sizes of more than $10 million, the bank’s private banking chief told Reuters Thursday (June 13). The goal is to give super wealthy people and families loans for big purchases, […]

Goldman Sachs Doubles Down on Efforts to Attract Super-Rich

January 14, 2024
Goldman Sachs is reportedly increasing its efforts to court ultra-rich clientele. The banking giant has been more focused on lending to private wealth customers — those with an average of...

Goldman Hands Off Personal Finance Unit to Creative Planning

August 28, 2023
Goldman Sachs is selling its personal finance business to investment adviser Creative Planning. The deal, announced Monday (Aug. 28), comes one week after the news that Goldman was considering a sale of its personal...

Goldman Sachs’ Singapore CEO Tapped By Julius Baer

November 08, 2019
Swiss bank Julius Baer appointed Goldman Sachs’ former Singapore CEO Jason Moo as private banking head for Southeast Asia and branch manager for Singapore, Julius Baer announced in a press...