Events

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.

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,…