Key Takeaways Goldman is exiting non-core consumer banking to focus on IB, trading and asset management. The 1H25 results showed 10% revenue growth and 14.9% return on common equity. The efficiency ratio improved to 62% from 63.8% on cost management and streamlining efforts.The Goldman Sachs Group’s (GS) streamlining efforts have been underway for some time as it retreats from underperforming non-core consumer banking ventures and sharpens its focus on core businesses, including investment banking (IB), tra ...