It's a shift from this time last year, when junior bankers scored significant pay bumps, dealmaking reached record-breaking highs, and investment bankers prepared themselves for some of the chunkiest bonuses they'd ever received.
Per this story from Bloomberg, however, the layoffs should not be as severe as what Wall Street experienced after market crashes in 1987 and 2008.
For many, the return of staff cuts is kind of a return to normalcy.
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images2. Credit Suisse is planning on splitting its investment bank into three parts, according to the Financial Times.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will let Wall Street keep payment-for-order flow, per Bloomberg.