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Compensation Trends and Projections

November 2016

Compensation Trends and Projections

August 2016

The Business Model and Sales Process in Asset Management is Clearly Changing

July 2016

Compensation Trends and Projections May 2016 After the first quarter, Johnson Associates broadly projects lower incentive compensation across financial services.  Incentive compensation for asset management is projected to decrease modestly. For major investment & commercial banking firms, incentive compensation is broadly projected to be down across most businesses.  Mix of business, market activity, U.S. election…

Johnson Associates & Greenwich Associates Joint Report: Asset Management Compensation Study December 2014 Asset managers have had another strong year in 2014.  Market appreciation and positive inflows boosted AUM for traditional firms, while hedge fund AUM continued to grow despite mixed results. Across the industry, this performance has pushed up incentive compensation.  Greenwich Associates and…

Compensation Trends and Projections November 2013 “Most, but clearly not all, Wall Street professionals should expect to deposit modestly largerpayouts this season,” said Alan Johnson, managing director of Johnson Associates and one ofthe nation’s foremost authorities on Wall Street compensation. “This year is shaping up to be arelatively strong one for the asset and wealth…

Buy-Side Bliss: Compensation Up in 2013, Especially Among Top-Performing Firms October 2013 These are good times to be on the buy side. In conjunction with Johnson Associates, Greenwich  Associates recently analyzed its compensation data and found that portfolio managers and traders on the buy side are outperforming their sell-side peers in a series of quantitative…

U.S. Asset Management 2012 Compensation Report December 2012 Incentive compensation levels in the asset management industry are projected to increase about 0–10% this year, following a period of flat compensation from 2010 to 2011.  Those results reflect an industry that, like the economy and financial markets in general, is slowly regaining strength but lacks conviction…

Wall Street Year-End Incentive Awards Expected To Show Improvement in 2012, Johnson Associates Analysis Finds November 2012 Johnson Associates released their Q3 2012 Compensation Estimates for financial services compensation.  Economic recovery, varying impact of regulation both globally and regionally, business mix, and ongoing uncertainty in world markets are key 2012 incentive drivers.  Projections anticipate asset…