Wall Street bankers are bracing for another round of job cuts as a downturn in the global economy cuts into earnings from dealmaking, capital raising and lending… “If things don’t get better, then I would expect staffing levels to come down for sure,” said Alan Johnson, chief executive of Wall Street compensation consulting firm Johnson…
New projections call for moderate 2012 bonus increases across all financial services sectors, with fixed income showing some of the largest potential incentive-pay gains—as much as 25 percent in some cases. May 17, 2012
Wall Street is getting its first high-profile opportunity to prove it is serious about recovering pay from executives whose blunders waste shareholder treasure. J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM +0.69% & Co., the nation’s biggest bank by assets, is expected to try to claw back some of the pay it awarded to executives and traders at the unit at the…
Big banks are expected to use a larger portion of profits for employee bonuses this year, despite extensive job cuts and a recent outcry from shareholders over excessive pay, according to a closely watched survey of Wall Street compensation… Johnson Associates said 2012 bonuses are expected to be constrained for top executives whose compensation packages…
Bonus payouts by traditional and alternative money management firms look set to rise “moderately” in 2012, as market appreciation makes up somewhat for stagnant net flows, according to a report Wednesday by compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates. In a telephone interview, Alan M. Johnson, managing director, called the environment for money management firms so far…
Jamie Dimon, awarded $23 million for running JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) last year, earned 67 times the average amount set aside for his investment bankers and traders, the widest gap among firms that report divisional pay. Bloomberg / April 16, 2012 READ ARTICLE
Shareholders sent a message to Citigroup Inc. this week when they voted against hefty pay packages for its CEO and other top executives. April 12, 2012
The take-home pay of U.S. chief executives grew at least 10 percent in 2011, propelled largely by a stock market rally, according to consultants’ estimates. Reuters / April 2, 2012 READ ARTICLE
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. credit traders Matthew Knopman and Philip Ha are leaving for hedge funds after the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets cut jobs and pay last year. Bloomberg / March 26, 2012 READ ARTICLE
Wall Street bonuses hit bottom and are poised to rebound about 20 percent this year as markets improve, according to Alan Johnson, president and founder of compensation consulting company Johnson Associates Inc. “The major wall street firms have cut enough of their costs that it doesn’t take much in the way of increased revenue to…