Goldman Sachs

Despite its small size, Goldman Sachs is certainly one of the most prestigious investment banks, well known particularly for its lavish salaries and incredible offices.

Goldman Sachs operate several lines of service, most specifically being:

• Asset management
• Private wealth management
• Investment banking
• Merchant banking
• Trading & capital markets
• Global investment research

Although in principle there is a great deal of crossover between the work done by different lines of service, the type of people required to perform those tasks varies greatly. For example, private wealth management requires people with exceptional personal skills who will be good dealing with clients. Conversely, traders will require higher technical ability and will not deal with clients directly.

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