Every year since the 2008 crisis, investment bankers at many of the large global banks have seen less and less of their bonuses in up-front cash and more in deferred stock and staggered cash payouts pushed out to two to three years down the road. During the 2011 bonus season, banks including Morgan Stanley, Barclays plc and Deutsche Bank AG have employed even stricter deferral policies, reportedly enacting up-front cash caps on bonuses of $125,000, £65,000 ($103,000) and $265,000, respectively.
The Deal / March 12, 2012