2006 Financial Services Compensation Update and Projections

Location:  New York City October 2006 Johnson Associates presented at its October Conference.  The year-end of 2006 shows clearly and broadly increased compensation levels versus 2005.  There is an accelerating staffing increase with a focus on high-end talent.  Heavy use of restricted stock for public company executives.  The year shows the importance of firm scale,…

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Executive Compensation: What Lies Ahead

Location: New York City Presentation at the Association of Executive Search Consultants March 2006 Alan Johnson, founder of Johnson Associates, presented a number of topics related to financial services compensation and their impact on executive search. Topics covered (among others) included continuing and ongoing criticism of executive pay, impact of data availability on expectations, and…

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Wall Street Compensation & Benefits Association (WSCB)

Location:  New York City Reflections on 2005 Compensation and the Mix for 2006 (Speech) March 2006 Johnson Associates presented at the Wall Street Compensation & Benefits Association.  Topics covered included a broad recap of 2005, divergent benefit models, strong competition across high net worth and asset management, and fearless predictions for 2006.

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The Wall Street Transcript (TWST)

Location:  The Harvard Club, New York City Performance-Based Executive Compensation (Speech) January 2005 Alan Johnson, founder of Johnson Associates, spoke at length about best practices for Wall Street executive compensation in light of current market environment.  Topics covered included the confusing landscape of perceptions related to various compensation vehicles.  Additionally covered were peer groups and…

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