Quote from rufus_4000:
Heh, I was in the pb business for quite a while, before the explosion over the last 2-3 years.
However, keep in mind that regardless of how much PB people get paid, they are still no where near the income level for HF managers, prop desk traders at ibanks, ibankers, and some structurers. PB is a good business, a great business, but the profit margin generated by PB is still not at the level of ROI of a prop desk or an ibank group, PB revenues are much less volatile (compared to ibanking), and much less risky (compared to prop desks), which is why ibanks are all chasing them.