Bonus round-up
Bonuses for 2007 are more opaque than a basket of synthetic CDOs. Here's everything we've written on the likely dimensions of this year's payouts.
Fewer jobs, lower salaries, but big bonuses for GS superstars
17 December 2007
Lest it be thought we're coming over scrooge-ish, let us make it clear - Goldman has paid very well, but vultures are circling all the same.
Time for private bankers to cut loose from UBS?
11 December 2007
The Swiss behemoth has been knocked down a peg or three. Is now the time for its private banking talent to make a swift exit?
Associates' bonuses not that much bigger than analysts'
3 December 2007
It's been a good year to be a junior banker. Analysts' bonuses were paid in July/August and were huge. Associates won't be so lucky.
Bonus announcement and payment schedule 2007
22 November 2007
When will everyone find out what they've got? And when will they get it? Here are the answers according to one reputable search firm.
Most people expect bonuses to be...up
21 November 2007
Forget layoffs, write-downs and diminishing profits, the average banker is confident of a nearly 9% increase in bonus compared to last year.
Editor's take: The big spending squeeze
By Sarah Butcher
20 November 2007
Think your bonus might be less than last year? Wait until it hits your wallet.
Who will get paid? And who won't?
14 November 2007
Headhunters Armstrong International and Options Group have both now unveiled their forecasts for 2007 bonuses. They're not entirely in agreement.
8 November 2007
Rumours are flying thick and fast about the likely structure of bonuses at UBS this year.
European banks' bonuses: all down, Deutsche down the most
1 November 2007
Average bonuses at Deutsche Bank look set to fall 18%; bonuses at UBS are liable to decline 10%; and those at Credit Suisse should slip 3.4%.
31 October 2007
Here's a scary thought for Hallowe'en: not only will bonuses be down, more of them will be paid in stock.
