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Compensation

Hours per Week and Annual Pay – Who is on Top?

March 24, 2014

Individuals in the private equity industry work a lot. They also make a lot for those long hours. If one divided working individuals into 10 hour groups – meaning some percentage of individuals work 40 to 49 hours per week and some individuals work say 80 to 89 hours per week – which hour group […]

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Private Equity Compensation Survey is Live

October 19, 2013

The seventh annual Private Equity Compensation Survey has opened, and investment professionals in venture capital and private equity are encouraged to participate in this vital review of compensation practices in the industry. Hundreds of professionals have already participated. The online survey takes only about five minutes to complete. In return for contributing to the most […]

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Which US States Have Seen Financial Industry Pay Increase the Fastest?

October 7, 2013

More or less, the financial industry is about money. As a general rule, the best, the brightest, and the most prepared financial professionals get more of it than others. The question here is: which U.S. states have seen financial industry pay grow the fastest over the past 23 years? As a start, here’s what average […]

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Is Employee Pay Shifting Financial Industry Employment?

September 30, 2013

Since 1990, the financial industry has seen average pay grow from $30,400 to $82,600, or 172 percent. Over the same time frame, financial industry employment is up from 6.8 million to 7.8 million, or about 14 percent. As anyone within the financial industry is probably well aware, the outpacing of pay over employment is not […]

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Who Says Taxes Don’t Matter?

July 1, 2013

In the world of political economics, one of the more hotly debated issues is whether taxes matter for economic growth. On the one side of the debate are individuals with more common sense evidence that basically says – yes, taxes matter. The idea that people don’t think or care about taxes, or that it doesn’t […]

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How Did Private Equity Employment Compare in 2012

February 4, 2013

The numbers are in. Among the three classifications of employment — private equity, investment banking, and the hedge fund industry — which industry would you guess performed the best among the three? Well, overall private equity saw the largest increase in employment, growing by about 1k over their 2011 tally. In contrast, hedge fund and […]

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Decline in Bonuses for Second Consecutive Year

December 31, 2012

Bonuses matter a lot in the financial world, and private equity is no exception to that rule. Recently, Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, indicated “trends suggest that total cash bonus pool for work performed in 2012 is likely to decline for the second consecutive year (although it is still too early to predict by […]

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2013 Private Equity Compensation Report

December 30, 2012

The latest Private Equity Compensation Report uncovered that private equity and venture capital professionals continue to see increases in compensation. Even with some negative light shone on private equity during the election, the industry is poised for additional upside. Private Equity in the Election In the fall of 2012, the democrats tried to paint Mitt […]

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Underpaid Private Equity Professionals?

December 24, 2012

Contrary to what appears to be popular opinion, almost everyone that thinks in terms of value added comes to the same conclusion that professional athletes are generally underpaid, and usually by a good amount. An opposite conclusion holds true for the earnings of doctors, whose wages and output generally fall in the category of overcompensation […]

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Private Equity and VC Compensation Survey Now Open

October 30, 2012

The sixth annual Private Equity Compensation Survey is underway and investment professionals in venture capital and private equity are invited to participate. The online survey can be completed in under 10 minutes and it enables investment professionals to provide direct input into the compensation benchmarks. Eligible survey participants receive the final 2013 Private Equity Compensation […]

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