Investment Management after MBA

What is the typical compensation range for an MBA (coming out of a top program) in investment management? Looking at Stanford GSB's statistics, it looks like the salary and signing bonus amounts to around $145k. What about end of year bonuses?

Also, what is the lifestyle of someone working in investment management? I'm assuming much more relaxed than an IB associate, but how much more?

Thanks for the help.

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I worked as a summer analyst in IMD at a BB this summer and the signing bonus/salary you mention sounds right. I was in private wealth, so how much people were paid was totally dependent on how much money they were managing, so there was a huge range. I imagine some of the new guys with few clients don't get paid much but then some of the other managers that have a lot more under management can out earn banking MDs

 

http://mbacareers.wharton.upenn.edu/report/funccomp_2.cfm

I've looked at several employment reports at the top schools. Its generally around $170K in first year all-in guaranteed comp (including guaranteed YE bonus). Not sure about growth but I hear the big shops steadily pay at least $200K for all in for the first few years.

You'd be surprised by how lite the hours are in equity and fixed income asset management. Bankers are at the whims of billion dollar clients & have to respond at lightning speed. Asset management is slow and steady – not very client oriented or labor intensive.

 

Can anyone confirm if these comp figures are still accurate?

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