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Bonuses Account for a Quarter of U.S. Investment Executives and Buy-side Professionals’ Compensation, Reports 2007 CFA Institute Member Compensation Survey. Survey results available at the CFIA Website

Survey reports a 2005-2006 total compensation increase for 72 percent of respondents

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The 2007 CFA Institute Member Compensation Survey reports that while U.S. investment professionals’ compensation varies by occupation and years of experience, bonuses generally account for more than 25 percent of total compensation for investment executives and buy-side professionals and more than half for sell-side research analysts, traders, and sales positions. Respondents also reported that a majority (72 percent) saw their total compensation increase from 2005 to 2006 and that their cash bonuses were largely determined by individual performance.

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