Posts by Prasuna Tanchuk

U.S. investment banks are poised to cut more jobs if economic uncertainty continues to weigh on dealmaking in the months ahead, according to analysts and recruiters. Larger banks are quicker to reduce headcount, while boutiques could follow later, said Chris Connors, principal of Johnson Associates, a compensation consultant. “If the pipeline does not materialize quickly,…

Senior investment bankers are being offered lucrative pay packets that will keep them at their firms for years. Can they stave off the appeal of private credit and private equity? Top executives at some of the leading Wall Street, European and boutique investment banks have been handed retention packages worth tens of millions of dollars…

Investment banking activity had picked up in recent months, with Wall Street executives cheering the business-friendly tone of President Donald Trump’s administration. But U.S. mergers and acquisition activity in the first two months of 2025 has seen just 1,603 deals signed through Friday, making it the slowest pace by volume since 2009, Dealogic data showed.…

Bonuses have been down since 2021 because of lackluster demand for mergers and capital raising.This year, investment bankers and traders are expecting bonuses to tick up — the comp consultant Johnson Associates expects increases of as much as 35% — thanks to a bounce in deal flow that’s predicted to ramp up. Business Insider /…

Bonuses in the financial services industry were expected to soar anywhere from 5% to 35%, the best performance since 2021, a report by Johnson Associates found. “The economy was much better, and then markets were up dramatically,” said Alan Johnson, the company’s founder, explaining why bonuses were expected to surge. “I think people were expecting…

Insurance companies have largely performed well against their benchmarks and peers this year thanks to revenue and premium growth, as strong economy, and lower inflation. As a result, insurance professionals could receive 2024 bonuses that are 5% to 10% higher, on average, than last year, according to Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates. Bonus…