The Goldman Sachs Group SWOT & PESTLE Analysis

Strengths

1. Strong brand name and good financial position: Goldman Sachs is one of the most prominent investment banks in the world. It has been performing well since its inception. It provides financial services to a number of countries across the globe. The clients it deals in are some of the largest business leaders and institutions of the world. The quarterly results for first quarter of 2017 were better than the first quarter of 2016. This shows a sign that the institution is moving in a growth direction and making impact with its performance in the market.

2. Global presence and diverse operations: Goldman Sachs has a presence in over all the major countries in the world. It serves around 8000 clients across various industries in over 100 countries. The Global Investment Research division has a wide presence across more than 25 stock markets and 50 economies and regions and caters to client advisory in areas such as equity, fixed income, currency and commodities markets.

3. Dedicated focus on R&D and Engineering: Goldman Sachs has a great Research and development team which keeps in track with the latest developments in the financial market. People from across various fields such as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have been appointed at various analyst and associate roles. The engineering division has been successful in building solutions to some of the most complex financial problems in areas such as blockchain, data lakes, etc.

Weakness

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Opportunities

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Threats

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Political

1. Company is subject to revised capital framework for European Union – The framework monitors the transactions and business carried out by the EU countries. Since the company is operating in that part of the world, it is important for them to follow the norms accordingly. Since the time Brexit happened, norms are followed much strictly because of which an entire framework had to be revived.

2. Market fluctuations post Trump’s election – Because of so many policy changes and Trump’s decision to remove the Dodd-Frank Act, the market had started behaving negatively. There was too much fuss regarding the act and his administration which hurt the sentiments of the citizens due to which the markets remained down on that particular day and the continuing week.

Economic

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Social

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Technological

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Legal

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Environmental

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