Bonus Review 1991: Still Bleak At Most Banks But Investment Banks Shine, Recruiters Say

Though most traders in the U.S. are still awaiting official word, recruiters surveyed say bonus payments aren't likely to outpace the relatively skimpy bonuses doled out last year, at least not at the commercial banks. However, glowing reports are already starting to surface from the investment banks, these recruiters say.

"I hear that bonuses at the commercial banks are going to really stink, but that the investment banks are paying big this year," says one recruiter who specializes in foreign