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Summer is ending and the push to year end is here.
Know comp isn’t communicated until Jan/Feb, but year end stuff is starting to kick off…
What are people’s expectations on comp?
Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but total fee pool is up 8% yoy ytd, and seems like there is optimism around M&A.
Would think this should justify higher payouts (relative to last year at least), but curious for a sentiment check from others
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Entirely bank by bank. My bank is between the 30-50 rank in league tables but paid out higher than a majority of BBs. M&A activity isn’t the only major factor. Look at the bonus thread for 2025, should give you a guess-timate for next year +-15k
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