The bonuses and compensation at Merrill Lynch are front-page news in today's Wall Street Journal; here's the teaser from their site:
Merrill's $10 Million Men
Top 10 Earners Made $209 Million in 2008 as Firm Foundered
Here's the link, but it's a subscriber-only article.
Meanwhile, here's a piece by Jim Hightower on Wall Street compensation from his website:
EX-WALL STREET CEO'S STILL GETTING PERKS
"Bank executives might leave, but perks often linger," www.statesman.com, February 22, 2009.