Think analyst bonus is coming out recently. Here created a megathread for Asian analyst to see how bad the cycle is
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Surprisingly good this year
Name of firm and / or type (BB, EB, MM): BofA
Group / Product (if you want to share): Coverage
Analyst Year: An2
Bucket: Mid
Bonus: ~$50k
Top US BB
Industry
An2
Unknown bucket but the bonus sucks across everyone
$15k
It really sucks
Is this MS?
Asia doesn’t seem to have buckets
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