Goldman Sachs Boosts Bet on London to Target World’s Rich

  • Bank has hired at least nine advisers in the U.K. this year
  • Wall Street firm looks to boost wealth-management business

The U.K. headquarters of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the City of London.

Photographer: Tom Skipp/Bloomberg
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is expanding its private-banking team in London as it builds out operations targeting the world’s ultra-wealthy.

The New York-based bank has hired at least nine private-wealth advisers in the city this year from rivals including Barclays Plc, Julius Baer Group Ltd. and Union Bancaire Privee.