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Managing director Alan Johnson said employees on the support and operations side of the business, like those involved in processing and lower-level technology functions, will likely be most vulnerable. The dim projections underscore how asset managers are under pressure as they navigate falling fees for products and thinning profit margins in a highly uncertain economic…

“It’s not just where the markets are, it’s the fees you collect,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates, in a phone interview. “We have these systemic changes within the market. We’ve moved from active to passive; we’ve moved to ETFs.” Mr. Johnson added that the decline is only “moderately worse” than estimates made…

Only traders and investment bankers who work in underwriting are likely to receive bigger bonuses in 2020, compared with 2019, according to the report… Layoffs could begin at traditional asset management firms and investment and commercial banking divisions later this year or in early 2021, as banks struggle to make a profit as the pandemic…

On Wednesday, it was reported by a top compensation consulting firm, Johnson Associates, that Wall Street is likely to cut bonuses this year by 15 to 20%. These numbers were revised downward from a dire 30 to 40% reduction made earlier in the year. At that time, Alan Johnson’s views were pretty bleak, calling for…

Most employees who receive H-1B visas are hired to fill roles at asset managers that require technology skills, says Alan Johnson, managing director at Johnson Associates. BlackRock and Fidelity were each recruiting for tech jobs last year. Large firms with sophisticated recruitment teams are generally more likely to use the visa program, Johnson adds. “The…

The latest survey by compensation consultant Johnson Associates predicts that financial services pay will be slashed by 15 percent to 20 percent in 2020 — a vast improvement from the 30 percent cuts the same survey predicted in mid-May. “We’ve dug halfway out of the hole,” the report’s author, Alan Johnson, told The Post. “But…

Incentive compensation will be under strict scrutiny this year and will take into account companies’ performance during the coronavirus crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement. This scrutiny will extend to chief executives’ compensation at public companies, Johnson wrote. “With the impact of COVID-19 and recent focus on justice and equality, it will require a…

Alan Johnson, managing director of New York-based compensation consultant Johnson Associates Inc., said increased CEO pay [for 2019] was “pretty rational” given the performance of firms last year. Year-end pay for 2020, however, is “likely to be down significantly,” with senior executives apt to see pay decreases “at least as bad as everybody else,” Mr.…

Bonuses for both equity and fixed-income traders could jump as much as 20% this year, according to compensation consultant Alan Johnson, the managing director of Johnson Associates Inc. “This is their heyday” after several years of virtually no change in compensation, Johnson said Wednesday in an interview. “Sales and trading now is mainly a customer…

It’s going to be an ugly bonus season on Wall Street… “It’s going to be a second kick,” the report’s author, Alan Johnson, told The Post. “You had a hellish year and your pay is going to be down.” The pain will not be felt equally on Wall Street, Johnson adds. “There’s going to be…