Forces like regulation, passive investing and AI have all conspired to squeeze equity research in ways few could have imagined. Countless “sell-side” analysts have had to reinvent themselves as a ...

Plus, they pay well. Private equity's high pay helps the industry attract talent from other highly compensated areas of finance, such as investment banking. Base salaries often start in the low ...

To woo promising junior talent, private-equity firms offer sky-high salaries and even more enticing bonus propositions, much like in investment banking, from which these firms cull most of their ...