Buyside comp - vesting component

I'm interested to hear from anyone currently in HF/AM who sees a portion of his/her annual bonus deferred or vested. I'm interested to see if this practice is "market", and if so, at what level (by title or above a certain pay) does the vesting actually begin. Anything on structure (i.e. X% of any bonus above $Y vests across A years with B year cliff) would also be helpful. If you are getting vested, where does that vesting money sit (public equity of your employer (if public) or elsewhere) and what kind of returns do you expect it to earn?

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From my view, deferred comp also normal. Like others said, between $X-$Y, ABC% deferred, etc. Deferred percentage increases the larger the comp. I've usually seen that it vests over two years.

 

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