As Wall Street trudges to close out 2010 in a "sideways" year, 50 percent of U.S.-based financial services professionals are expecting higher bonuses as a reward for this year's performance as compared to last year. In fact, higher bonuses are anticipated with greater frequency by finance professionals toiling at bulge-bracket banks, long-only asset managers and boutique banks, than at hedge funds, commercial banks, independent trading or research firms and professional services companies.
