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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…

Wall Street bonuses for 2020 could fall by as much as 25%-30% due to the deep cuts to revenues recorded by banks and hedge funds earlier this year as a result of the novel coronavirus, according to a report published Wednesday by compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc. While most compensation is expected to be…

Money management professionals can expect to see a 20% to 25% decrease in year-end bonus payouts from last year, said projections from compensation consultant Johnson Associates. Johnson Associates’ quarterly analysis projects broad and substantial decreases in incentive compensation across financial services. Incentive compensation for asset management is expected to be down broadly, with the coronavirus…

The rest of this year is likely to bring “a greater dispersion” than ever before in pay and performance for hedge fund professionals, says Alan Johnson, managing director at compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. Many clients are already modeling lower pay levels, he adds. “The average hedge fund pay incentives will be down 15% to 20%,”…

Private equity industry pay could drop by 15% this year, says Alan Johnson, a compensation consultant and founder of Johnson Associates. The most dramatic shift will be in carried interest, which has “evaporated” in the wake of the economic downturn, he added. Johnson says there is a silver lining in that private equity owners and…