SVB offloaded a $24 billion portfolio to Goldman at a loss.
That would amount to some 5% of staff, excluding financial advisors and their support.
The firm's wealth business recorded $6.56 billion in revenue, higher than estimated and up 11% from a year earlier.
Goldman Sachs's quarterly revenue fell short in part because it missed a fixed-income bonanza.
Andy Saperstein has gone from a long-shot candidate to a serious contender to replace James Gorman.
Regulators may be given emergency powers to insure deposits greater than the current $250.000 cap.
CEO David Solomon said sentiment among chief executive officers has improved in recent months.
The commodities unit has had a prominent role in Goldman's development since the early 1980s.
Fourth-quarter results from the biggest U.S. banks on Friday gave investors plenty of reasons to be jittery about 2023.
Morgan Stanley executives have been preaching confidence heading into 2023.