FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Could Lead to ‘Draconian’ NDAs, Non-Solicit Agreements

Asset managers typically use non-competes when hiring certain C-suite executives, portfolio managers and other “high-end” roles, especially in technology and alternatives, said Alan Johnson, a managing partner at compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. It is also fairly common for top distribution, sales or product development leaders to have non-compete agreements, as reported. The ban may also…

Banker Bonuses Take a Hit

Bonuses dropped by as much as 25% for the year, according to compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. “After a terrible ‘22, people were hoping that things would be a lot better — but they weren’t,” Alan Johnson, CEO of Johnson Associates, tells The Finance Files. “Most people were pretty disappointed.” Johnson says that, for many bankers…

Financial Sector Pay Wavers Amid Broad Uncertainty

According to Alan Johnson, managing director at executive pay consulting firm Johnson Associates, boards in the financial services sector are struggling with how to set performance goals for certain equity compensation plans because the sector is heavily impacted by short-term turbulence. Additionally, it has become increasingly difficult to forecast how the market will behave over…