Events

Location: Virtual Johnson Associates presented a lookback at 2024 and initial thoughts on 2025 compensation developments. Topics covered included: 2024 Industry Incentive Changes by Sector, 2024 Major Surprises, The Convergence of Public and Private Markets, All Things Carry, Hybrid Work Policy, and many others. Included preliminary thoughts on 2025 and Fearless Predictions for this year…

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Location: Virtual Moving Compensation Forward in Uncertain Times Major 2022 takeaways: Incentives down broadly as “bubble” begins to burst. Significant shift in staffing mindset. Last gasp base salary pressures at year-end.

Location: Virtual Johnson Associates March Conference examines compensation challenges during a talent struggle. Impact of War for Talent in 2021 and views on optimistic bubble for 2022.

Location: Virtual After a transformative 2020, the financial services industry was resilient (and lucky). Incentive compensation for financial services projected to be positioned as an excellent year, a once in a decade opportunity. Anticipated increases along with a bumpy, messy ride with signs of bubbles (i.e., housing, SPACs, tech).

Location: Virtual Johnson Associates looks backs at an uneven 2019 in financial services incentive compensation, despite strong economy and markets. 2020 projected to bring the “perfect storm” as changing compensation fundamentals, sub-par investment returns and value-add, and coronavirus and recession converge.

Location: The Yale Club of New York City Johnson Associates projects 2019 incentives to be uneven despite strong economy and markets, reflecting longer-term dynamics. Driven primarily by technology initiatives, banks with large retail presence methodically cutting headcount. Additionally, some asset managers over-hired, with potential for layoffs as revenues fall.

Location: Virtual Johnson Associates presented at the WSCB in February 2019. Topics included higher financial services incentive compensation in 2018 and the shifting environment. Additional areas (among many) covered also included technology firms as growing competitors for talent, base salary increases, gender equality in compensation, and a look ahead to 2019.

Location: The Yale Club of New York City Read Presentation Johnson Associates held its annual conference on financial services compensation. Topics included increased competition and consolidation, career opportunities, over-staffing in select functions, and new thoughts on market positioning in benchmarking.