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NYSE trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day.
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Apollo is offering some associates retention bonuses of up to $200,000 to stay on until 2022 after a year of intense hours and rapid-fire deals

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Marc Rowan, Apollo co-founder.
Reuters

Apollo is offering "retention bonuses" up to $200,000 after a wave of associate exits to start the year. The bonuses, which would be paid in April, are contingent on recipients staying on board until September 2022. Find out more here.


Credit Suisse is paying analysts, associates, and VPs special $20,000 bonuses and raising salaries for all but the most senior bankers, as Wall Street tries to address WFH burnout for junior employees

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As Wall Street bosses are looking at ways to support younger employees during remote work, Credit Suisse announced it will disperse $20,000 bonuses and salary raises to some workers. Here's who will get the bonuses, and when.


Wall Street firms are showering junior bankers with special bonuses and perks as burnout mounts

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Samantha Lee/Insider

A year of nonstop work from home has Wall Street's junior investment bankers burned out. In response, banks and investment firms are showering their junior staff with cash and perks. We took a look at what each firm is doing. Here's a breakdown of the latest across the Street.


H&R Block CEO Jeff Jones has big plans and they don't include just tax prep. Here's how the former president of Uber hopes to jumpstart growth.

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H&R Block

We spoke with Jones, who explained why he thinks H&R Block is well-positioned to compete against fintech startups. Part of his strategy, he said, includes expanding into consumer and business banking. Take a look at what else he told us.


Most hedge funds run by massive asset managers like BlackRock and Janus are trailing the average performance this year

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Hedge funds from asset managers like BlackRock and Janus Henderson trail the average fund this year, but PIMCO's massive hedge funds have mostly matched the average. Get the full rundown here.


The Carlyle Group's D&I chief lays out why she's aiming to tie promotions to inclusive leadership, and why championing diversity is every employee's responsibility

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The Carlyle Group

Kara Helander, the chief inclusion and diversity officer at the Carlyle Group, is at the heart of an effort to increase diversity across the firm's global portfolio. We spoke with her about why the firm is tying managing director promotions to inclusive leadership. This is what she told us.

Because of her work, Insider named Helander to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming finance.


The JPMorgan exec who led the bank's PPP rollout was just tapped as its new consumer banking chief. We've got the full memo.

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JPMorgan

JPMorgan announced Jennifer Roberts, a veteran of the bank for more than 20 years, will lead its consumer banking division. Roberts takes the helm after leading the bank's rollout of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Read the whole memo here.


Odd lots:

Rush to hire new junior investment bankers risks overheating already hot market (eFinancialCareers)

Compass is gearing up for an ambitious $10 billion IPO. We pored over its 261-page S-1 filing and came away with 5 key revelations. (Insider)

The SEC Is Investigating Major Tech Investor Softbank (Vice)

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