Analysis: Broker bonus bidding war comes at a cost

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/us-bonusbubble-brokers-idUSBRE8391EV20120410

Bonuses offered by the U.S.'s biggest securities companies to recruit top brokers are reaching their loftiest levels since the financial crisis, and none of the big firms are retreating from the bidding war.