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There are different scenarios:

1) More competition for 1Y analysts to lateral, hence better comp or benefits (this would happen when they get to Associates). Something similar to what happened on the Financial Crisis (class of 2008-2009)

2) PEs hire less so headcount is ok, no large changes, churn rate remains similar even if some people quite faster

3) 2020 Analyst class gets replaced with 2021 class increase (does not seem it will happen even if some positions are opening)

Whats happening right now will most likely not impact 2022 clas, but the M&A market will, which seems to be quite strong for the following years. But Covid is spreading again, so who knows...

 

For point 1, how does this effect FT 2021? Also, to clarify, will it ever be explicitly stated in the next coming weeks/months that if current An1s stay that they will get bigger bonuses next year as well as higher pay/benefits when they become associates?

For point 3, didn't most firms have 2021 classes have a same or even lower conversion rate than previous years? What does this mean for incoming analysts?

 
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Hope this helps to clarify my thoughts:

1) It will mostly benefit those who stay from class of 2020 and to some extent 2021 classes. I HIGHLY DOUBT that any bank will commit to that promises, if the economy turns wrong that would be impossible to fulfill. Anyways this is the market, and it regulates itself, if there is scarcity it will be rewarded somehow.

3) It really depends on the bank, Citi, Moelis and some other banks had a higher conversion rate (JP?), some others had a smaller one (MS, BofA, CS). This means that if nothing changes some banks will have needs for laterals earlier than expected at some banks and some more lay offs / lower bonuses at some others everything equal (but this will depend on the specific bank's performance)

*** Conversion rate including SA, OC and additional opened FT seats

EDIT: Its important to think that A2s shortage can be "more or less replaced" with A1s, Associates 2 shortage can be replaced with Asosciates 1, meaning that Class of 2022 will by no means replace class of 2020, but if class of 2021 is too small, then that should reflect with higher conversion rates on the 2021 SA & OCs, so class of 2022 would be larger

 

I actually think that less people are quitting now given the slowdown in hiring.

And yes, I agree it’s totally comical that someone would read a handful of anecdotes on this website and then draw broad conclusions about the industry.

 

If 2 year analyst completion rate is about 80% what percentage is it looking like now? 70%? 60%?

 

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