Goldman Sachs saw the net revenue from its wealth management division stagger slightly amid a difficult quarter for the storied Wall Street dealmaker.
In the weeks leading up to the release of its earnings on Wednesday,
The decline resulted mainly from "higher net losses in equity investments, significantly lower incentive fees and significantly lower net revenues in debt investments,"
The equity and debt losses were both driven by declines in its real estate holdings, Goldman added. Writedowns on those investments resulted in a $1.15 billion pretax earnings hit.
Goldman has been moving forward with a plan to rely less on investment banking and other parts of its business that are highly susceptible to volatile market conditions and more on steady revenue producers like wealth management.
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CEO David Solomon said in the firm's earnings call Wednesday that one bright spot for Goldman in an otherwise difficult quarter was the firm's "scaled asset and wealth management platform that continues to show very strong underlying trends aligned with our investor day goals with growth in both recurring revenue in management and other fees, and private banking and lending."
Scroll down for more highlights from Goldman Sachs' wealth management divisions' second-quarter earnings. To read about its first-quarter results,
Note: The company doesn't break out most specific metrics for its wealth management business, including the number of financial advisors and client assets