3rd Quarter 2017

Compensation Trends and Projections

November 2017

After the third quarter, Johnson Associates projects a broad increase in incentive compensation across financial services. Incentive compensation for asset management is expected to be up noticeably. Major investment & commercial banking firms saw overall healthy but varying results across business units. Reduced emphasis on regulation leading to more favorable industry environment. Market activity levels and interest rates are key 2017 incentive drivers. Alternatives continue to see asset inflows, deployment of capital and harvesting returns drive incentives.