Wall St pay soars in bid to halt talent exodus [FT]
A tad overblown, but worth reading

Is Goldman Out of Tricks? [Daily Beast]

Goldman to make record bonus payout [Guardian]

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Moelis Brings On Kevin B. Scheetz as a Managing Director in Technology [Moelis]

RBS Hires Eugene Rigo as Treasury Trader for US Primary Dealership Desk [RBS via BW]

Cantor Fitzgerald Adds David Stith to Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance Team [Cantor]

MF Global Names Laurie R. Ferber as General Counsel [MF Global]

Harvard Cuts Risk, Loses Bond Managers [WSJ]

Madison Dearborn Partners co-founder David Mosher retiring from private-equity firm [Chicago Tribune]

Today in Poaching: Cheyne Gets a Morgan Stanley Trader [Deal Journal]

Judy Tyler Joins Standish to Lead L.A. Office [Standish via BW]