Reinvention

Wall Street Poaching Season Heats Up With Fintech and Funds on the Hunt

  • Goldman exits underscore unusually sweet opportunities in 2021
  • Financial startups need experts in the industry’s mechanics
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To the outside world, Wall Street banks looked like great places to be last year, as they printed profits during the pandemic slump. To those inside, they now look like great places to leave, too.

Technology upstarts and investment firms are offering some unusually attractive opportunities to seasoned Wall Street professionals, including shots at multiplying their paychecks -- an allure all the greater after banks showed restraint in doling out rewards for 2020. Exits are now proliferating as bonus season wraps up.