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Mr. Johnson cited volatile markets, which pinched firms’ flows, as the primary reason bonuses were down at the end of 2015. Other factors include money management firms increasing their costs by adding people and opening offices around the world, he said. Still, Mr. Johnson said he doesn’t see this as something to be particularly concerned…

Roughly translated, this means layoffs in costly cities like New York and London in favor of hiring in cities like Mumbai, said Alan Johnson, a compensation consultant for Wall Street brokerages. “Downsizing and relocation, you’re going to see both.” The pay cuts come as Wall Street struggles with falling demand for trading and underwriting. They are also a reflection of Wall Street’s…

Instead, Mayer’s 2014 options were granted on Feb. 27 with a strike price of $18.87, even as the stock closed at $38.47 that day. As at many companies, the number of options she ultimately collected hinged on performance targets. Thanks to the way hers are dated, those instruments would have generated $14 million if exercised…

Analysis by the Financial Times shows that graduates from the world’s top 10 MBA schools are 40 per cent less likely to go into investment banking now than they were before the financial crisis. Pay and lifestyle are the two biggest deterrents. Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates, a Wall Street pay consultant, estimates…

Alan Johnson, managing director of New York compensation consultants Johnson Associates, predicts average bonuses at the big investment banks globally will be down 10% to 15% this year but with wide variation between different product areas. And he says that the gap between pay at US banks and European rivals is likely to widen. Financial…

“It’s a disappointment,” said Alan Johnson, managing director at New York-based Johnson Associates. “It’s been such an uncertain year, a stressful year. Pay is down moderately, but it feels worse.” The uncertain mood across the industry should continue into 2016, said Mr. Johnson, who predicted many firms would take steps to shrink their workforces again…

Alan Johnson, founder of Johnson Associates, said many in the industry had been anticipating a rebound. This year, though, those hopes have been fading. “We kept expecting next year will be the year,” he said. “And it hasn’t really happened — and I don’t see it for the next three to five years.” He added,…

Big banks and brokerages slashed their bonus pools last quarter after pitiful trading activity led to double-digit revenue declines. Unless things turn around — and soon — Wall Streeters will see shrunken bonuses and possible layoffs, experts said. “The sun could shine brightly the rest of the year, but most people would be quite surprised…

Banks “are starting to restructure their pay strategy because five or six years after the crisis they have extra costs,” Johnson said. “It’s just not working.” Fortune Magazine / October 15, 2015 READ ARTICLE

“You’re in business to benefit shareholders, so you should ride up and down based on how the stock does,” said Alan Johnson, an executive compensation consultant at Johnson Associates in New York. “We want our executives in America under pressure. That’s a good thing.” Bloomberg / October 2, 2015 READ ARTICLE