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Up and down Wall Street, droves of bankers are changing jobs — switching banks, moving to investment firms, taking equity stakes in financial technology companies or cryptocurrency start-ups — and sometimes getting out altogether. Pandemic-inspired ennui, blockbuster profits and a war for talent across the industry has accelerated the job churn at the country’s big…

Despite market volatility this month, the industry has a strong tailwind at its back, said Alan Johnson, managing director at compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. But concerns around office location and work approaches, something people wouldn’t have talked about a few years ago, have become a much bigger issue, he added. “The whole location and how…

“It’s wild how hot the labor market is,” said Alan Johnson, a consultant who helps financial firms design their pay programs. “You’ve got crypto, you’ve got tech,” he said, plus the ever-present “siren song of private equity,” which pays far more than banks do… The payouts come after a go-go year that generated record revenue…

“The reaction [from bankers] usually would be very positive after this kind of pay year — we’ve told our clients to expect so-so to OK,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates, a pay consultancy in New York. “The view is, I got paid a ton of money for ’21 but, boy, I earned…

Money managers of all sizes are nervous about what industry pundits say is the industry’s hottest-ever talent war. “Money managers are very optimistic about 2022, but also are very concerned about retention and recruitment because the hiring environment is so competitive right now,” said Alan Johnson, managing partner at Johnson Associates Inc., New York, a…

Wall Street is set to see the biggest bonus increases since the Great Recession after a busy and profitable 2021, according to a report from pay consultancy Johnson Associates. Booming deal activity, a hot IPO market and climbing equities mean bankers and traders are in line for outsized performance-based compensation, the report released Tuesday said……

“There is a staffing shortage, so in addition to the pay levels, there’s a real demand for talent,” Alan Johnson, the managing director of Johnson Associates, said in an interview. “Every client we talk to is having difficulty getting recruits.” “When you have a crisis, you usually have a lull in turnover, people get risk…

“The banks can’t run the risk that their clients go to another bank to do these services, so they need to build up,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of Wall Street compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. “This is a big asset, a big opportunity, and they need people and need them in a hurry. They’re willing…

“For the top five to 10 largest money management firms, 2021 has been a really good year and it’s unlikely that there will be a lot of changes among senior executives aside from normal retirements going forward,” said Alan Johnson, managing director at New York-based compensation specialist Johnson Associates Inc. The firm’s estimate for 2021…

“2021 will be a very strong year for investment banking and we anticipate firms paying bonuses that align with individual, group, and overall firm performance,” said Chris Connors, vice president at Wall Street compensation consultants, Johnson Associates. While M&A and equity capital markets dealmakers will be the big winners, banks are unlikely to match bonuses…