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“Pay is down in a healthy market—that just tells you how much competition there really is,” Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates, said in an interview. “We’re clearly in the new normal.” Banks have faced muted capital markets results in recent quarters amid uncertainty around geopolitics and interest rates. The industry’s healthy third quarter…

Executives at traditional asset management firms can expect to see their 2019 year-end bonuses either remain flat or decline by 5% from the previous year, according to a report from compensation consultant Johnson Associates. Johnson Associates’ third-quarter report added that professionals within the hedge fund and private equity industries, meanwhile, are projected to see an…

“All signs are pointing to an overall disappointing and lackluster year on Wall Street,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of the firm that did the report… Payments are pressured by a number of factors, including increased competition among investment banks, declines in equity trading and underwriting activity this year, and overall higher expenses, in part…

It used to be a straight shot from what the markets did to Wall Street and asset management paychecks. This is the first year those two have diverged significantly, according to Johnson Associates’ yearly analysis of incentive compensation… “If you look from January 1st, the markets look terrific,” said Alan Johnson, the founder and managing…

Alan Johnson, managing director of New York-based Johnson Associates, said pursuing clawbacks—which he dubbed the “nuclear weapon” of pay disputes—requires careful consideration. “If you get into these personal, behavioral issues it just gets really tricky,” Johnson said. While embarrassing episodes such as an extramarital affair, DUI, or personal bankruptcy might raise red flags, Johnson said…

But Alan Johnson, managing director at Johnson Associates, a New York-based compensation-consulting firm, says he’s “leery” of including a salary range in job postings. He’s more open to the idea of companies publishing a data point—like a minimum salary—instead of a range because it’s all about managing expectations. “If you hire someone but their salary…

Alan Johnson, CEO at compensation consultancy Johnson Associates, believes it’s clear that Argo’s corporate governance changes are the direct result of a proxy contest led by Voce Capital… Shareholders’ concerns over Argo’s pay design were likely due to the fact that its LTIP plan was an outlier. Indeed, Johnson is surprised that Argo didn’t already…

For institutional investors and consultants assessing the health of money managers, there isn’t necessarily a direct relationship between desired headcount levels and AUM at firms, “especially in today’s market where revenue plays a larger role given the wide range of fee structures for different products,” Francine McKenzie, managing director at compensation consultant Johnson Associates Inc.,…