The move comes on the heels of Goldman's acquisition of GE Capital's online deposit platform, after which it assumed about $16 bn of deposits from some 145,000 customers
Goldman's traditional rival, Morgan Stanley, reported a 54% drop in adjusted revenue from fixed income and commodities trading and a similar drop in net profit
The PSI Group of the bank has a global portfolio of 75 companies, including a dozen investments in the Asia-Pacific.
The arm is looking to invest between $2-10 million for a minority stake
The bank reiterated its call for prices to remain volatile while being bound to a range in the coming months until inventories stop increasing