by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 14, 2011 | Compensation, Job Market
Although final decisions are weeks away, some reports issued recently are predicting that average 2011 bonus compensation at global investment banks will drop 15% to 30% from last year.* ( At the same time, compensation in the rest of corporate America is rising,...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Apr 12, 2011 | Compensation, Financial Recruiting Industry, Financial Services Industry, Job Market
Of note last week was the announcement by Bank Investment Consultant that financial advisors last year sold a whole lot more mutual funds, ETF’s and other equity-linked products while continuing to increase annuity sales. In addition, the trend toward more fee-based...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Jun 18, 2010 | Compensation, Financial Services Industry
[pullquote]…staffing is up by 16% from six months ago.[/pullquote] Good news for any financial advisors who work for or would like to make a move to an RIA firm. There is an increase in compensation with most RIA firms that TD Ameritrade surveyed. According to this...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 5, 2010 | Compensation, Financial Recruiting Industry
It can be challenging, especially if you don’t understand wirehouse compensation, which is complex, to say the least. The RIA principals wanting to recruit have to come up with a fair compensation comparison and be able to explain the difference. Bottom line, the...