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master of science in finance, CWRU or UMD? Hi, I'm accepted by the msf program in both university of maryland and case western reserve university, but its hard to make a choice between them. could anyone give me some suggestions?

 

From DB / FT: " Morgan Stanley has sought to pre-empt new rules capping cash pay-outs on Wall Street, deferring 60 per cent of employees’ 2010 bonuses. The announcement came as the bank reported a higher-than-expected 88 per cent jump in fourth-quarter profits in spite of a fall in fixed income trading revenues.

Morgan Stanley did not disclose the precise form 2010’s deferred pay-outs would take. In 2009, the bank gave out restricted options that vest after three years and cash that is held by Morgan Stanley for a similar period and is subject to “clawbacks” if the employee underperforms."
 

you'd only get the vested portion of that bonus when you leave. Golden handcuffs for sure.

For post-mba associates, this is kind of it. There are no real 'exit opps" out of banking so why wouldn't you stick around? That being said, if you were to leave, you might be able to negotiate for a 'keep whole' arrangement for the unvested share with the firm you're hopping to.

 

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