Events

End of Compensation Headwinds and Annual Recap

March 2018

Upbeat Compensation Landscape and Annual Recap

March 2017

2016 Financial Services Compensation: Driving Performance in a Challenging Environment

November 2016

Financial Services Inflection Point and Annual Recap

March 2016

Location:  New York City 2015 Financial Services Compensation:  Challenges of A Waning Recovery November 2015 Johnson Associates presented a lookback and final projection for year-end financial services incentives at its annual conference.  2015 not expected to be a strong year, with headlines of weaker markets, highlighting cost and capacity problems for financial services.  While investment…

Location:  New York City Changing Compensation Dynamics and 2014 Recap March 2015 Johnson Associates presented at the Wall Street Compensation & Benefits Association.  Since the financial crisis, industry sectors have not moved in lockstep.  Tailwind for asset management and alternatives incentive compensation due to economics of scale and untapped markets.  At the same time, incentives…

Location:  New York City 2014 Compensation: Moving Beyond Banks in Financial Services Pay December 2014 A lookback at 2014 financial services incentive compensation landscape, including insight into investment banking pay.  2005-2008 was an unprecedented compensation bubble, followed by both an economic and political disaster.  2014 continues to lag long-term trend on compensation and financial performance,…

Location:  Yale Club, New York City 2013 Financial Services Compensation: Pay Opportunities In The New Normal November 2013 Johnson Associates looked back at 2013 incentive compensation for financial services.  Different environment today than before crisis.  Key to realize that pre-crisis unsustainable economics not real reference point.  Moved from well above “normal” to below “normal.”  Differences…

Location:  New York City 2012 Compensation and Improving yet Cloudy 2013 March 2013 Johnson Associates presented at the WSCB about modestly positive financial services incentives in 2012.  Major investment and commercial banks were up, driven by fixed income and cost-cutting.  Asset management broadly more positive, particularly outlook for hedge funds.  Senior executives at European firms…

Location:  Yale Club, New York City 2012 Financial Services Compensation:  Ongoing Struggle and Future Opportunities November 2012 For 2012, Johnson Associates projects slight increases in incentive funding by sector and area, with noticeable compensation variations between U.S. and European firms.  Very heavy Wall Street deferrals continue with some variations by region. Continuing scrutiny of executive…