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…“Variable compensation is usually tied to performance or profitability in a way that lets the manager know where he stands at all times,” says Alan Johnson, a managing director with Johnson Associates. “You may not see that degree of clarity at larger fund firms.”… 929 Media / March 9, 2015

…The banks “went way further than anybody else in financial services and that became a competitive disadvantage to get people [and] keep people,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates. …. The Wall Street Journal / February 17, 2015 READ ARTICLE

…The same month, Johnson Associates said trader bonuses would fall by as much as 10%. Investment-banker payouts could jump by up to 15%, according to the compensation-consulting firm… The Wall Street Journal / January 12, 2015 READ ARTICLE

…Johnson Associates managing director Alan Johnson believes the public and politicians such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) are so focused on demonizing the banks they are willing to overlook extremely high pay in other industries, even ones that are very similar to banking and employ similar people…. The Street / January 9, 2015 READ…

…”I don’t think they, unfortunately, have done enough to encourage ownership of firms,” said Johnson Associates managing director Alan Johnson, who has spent 25 years advising big financial companies on their pay practices… The Street / January 9, 2015 READ ARTICLE

An asset manager’s compliance staff does more than just say “no” to their colleagues, they help win mandates. ….Asset managers no longer want someone who just tells colleagues what isn’t allowed, but instead someone who can offer creative responses to problems and propose new ideas, says Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates. ….Compliance as…

Strong investment performance and positive inflows will translate into more money in the pockets of asset management firm executives in 2014, new research has found…. “The increases in pay in the asset management business make it one of the most attractive parts of financial services,” says Alan Johnson, managing director of compensation consulting firm Johnson…

Equity analysts at asset managers often enter the position for life, a decision that could be paying off with better compensation and work culture than their investment bank counterparts. Before the financial crisis, working on the sell-side of finance was known to be arduous but lucrative. Since then, industry changes have lowered the pay and…

Making it big in media means generating hits. And while top executives may not be hands-on with every decision, they are where the buck stops. Take Disney’s animated blockbuster “Frozen,” which grossed $1.2 billion at box offices worldwide. While Disney CEO Bob Iger didn’t make the movie, he did orchestrate Disney’s $7.4 billion acquisition of…

It is not unusual for a CEO to leave a firm with a golden parachute worth tens of millions of dollars….. But C-suite parachutes are not as golden as they were before the financial crisis, says Alan Johnson, managing director of the compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates. “The trend has been for a reduced severance…