Does a record year for the investment bank mean a record year for comp?
My experience was juniors were insulated from the highs and lows, while VPs and above had pretty major swings based on team performance.
With JPM's Q3 showing IB revenue of $2.4B, up 29% YoY - surely everyone's expectations are sky-high.
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Sky high maybe. But I’m not seeing Rev increases translate into bonus increases. I’d be very happy to be proven wrong on this though.
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