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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 29, 2013

OR

 

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 0-16633

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

MISSOURI   43-1450818

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

12555 Manchester Road

Des Peres, Missouri 63131

(Address of principal executive office)

(Zip Code)

(314) 515-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

 

¨

  

Accelerated filer

 

¨

Non-accelerated filer

 

x  (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

 

¨

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of April 26, 2013, 646,728 units of limited partnership interest (“Interests”) are outstanding, each representing $1,000 of limited partner capital. There is no public or private market for such Interests.


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THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

INDEX

 

 

 

          Page  
Part I.   

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  
Item 1.   

Financial Statements

  
  

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

     3   
  

Consolidated Statements of Income

     4   
  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partnership Capital Subject to Mandatory Redemption

     5   
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     6   
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   
Item 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     21   
Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     42   
Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

     43   
Part II.   

OTHER INFORMATION

  
Item 1.   

Legal Proceedings

     44   
Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

     46   
Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     47   
Item 6.   

Exhibits

     48   
  

Signatures

     49   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

ASSETS:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 377,538       $ 600,936   

Cash and investments segregated under federal regulations

     7,596,753         7,714,642   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     614,179         1,092,586   

Receivable from:

     

Clients

     2,229,098         2,266,874   

Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     147,531         189,119   

Mutual funds, insurance companies and other

     434,356         355,507   

Securities owned, at fair value:

     

Inventory securities

     148,571         74,552   

Investment securities

     114,518         111,904   

Equipment, property and improvements, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

     541,444         537,049   

Other assets

     91,483         99,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 12,295,471       $ 13,042,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

     

Payable to:

     

Clients

   $ 9,429,756       $ 10,075,684   

Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     137,239         65,477   

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     4,861         22,327   

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

     565,423         665,509   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     150,052         124,850   

Long-term debt

     5,242         5,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10,292,573         10,959,350   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors

     100,000         100,000   

Contingencies (Note 8)

     

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     1,777,143         1,812,247   

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     125,755         170,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption

     1,902,898         1,982,893   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

   $ 12,295,471       $ 13,042,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit information and units outstanding)

   March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
 

Revenue:

     

Trade revenue

     

Commissions

   $ 539,472       $ 480,621   

Principal transactions

     26,871         45,301   

Investment banking

     27,188         29,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trade revenue

     593,531         554,996   

Fee revenue

     

Asset-based

     570,327         482,329   

Account and activity

     138,694         140,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fee revenue

     709,021         622,897   

Interest and dividends

     32,459         32,308   

Other revenue

     15,650         12,245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

     1,350,661         1,222,446   

Interest expense

     15,163         16,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenue

     1,335,498         1,206,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

     

Compensation and benefits

     887,060         780,656   

Occupancy and equipment

     89,414         89,812   

Communications and data processing

     73,241         71,164   

Payroll and other taxes

     57,860         52,650   

Advertising

     16,637         12,542   

Postage and shipping

     12,937         12,381   

Clearance fees

     3,344         3,447   

Other operating expenses

     46,226         45,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,186,719         1,067,757   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before allocations to partners

     148,779         138,565   

Allocations to partners:

     

Limited partners

     17,339         18,110   

Subordinated limited partners

     16,504         15,668   

General partners

     114,936         104,787   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Income

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before allocations to partners per weighted average $1,000 equivalent limited partnership unit outstanding

   $ 26.72       $ 27.42   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average $1,000 equivalent limited partnership units outstanding

     648,915         660,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL

SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 29, 2013 AND MARCH 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Limited
Partnership
Capital
    Subordinated
Limited
Partnership
Capital
    General
Partnership
Capital
    Total  

TOTAL PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION, DECEMBER 31, 2011

   $ 705,704      $ 271,083      $ 928,990      $ 1,905,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     (43,478     (15,669     (88,265     (147,412

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, December 31, 2011

   $ 662,226      $ 255,414      $ 840,725      $ 1,758,365   

Partnership loans outstanding, December 31, 2011

     —          —          86,853        86,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partnership capital, including capital financed with partnership loans, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, December 31, 2011

     662,226        255,414        927,578        1,845,218   

Issuance of partnership interests

     —          34,959        98,703        133,662   

Redemption of partnership interests

     (2,725     (937     (66,188     (69,850

Income allocated to partners

     18,110        15,668        104,787        138,565   

Distributions

     (24     (665     (4,119     (4,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partnership capital, including capital financed with partnership loans

     677,587        304,439        1,060,761        2,042,787   

Partnership loans outstanding, March 30, 2012

     —          —          (174,856     (174,856
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION, MARCH 30, 2012

   $ 677,587      $ 304,439      $ 885,905      $ 1,867,931   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     (18,086     (15,003     (76,567     (109,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, March 30, 2012

   $ 659,501      $ 289,436      $ 809,338      $ 1,758,275   

TOTAL PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION, DECEMBER 31, 2012

   $ 695,558      $ 302,908      $ 984,427      $ 1,982,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     (44,823     (19,199     (106,624     (170,646

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, December 31, 2012

   $ 650,735      $ 283,709      $ 877,803      $ 1,812,247   

Partnership loans outstanding, December 31, 2012

     —          —          170,264        170,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partnership capital, including capital financed with partnership loans, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, December 31, 2012

     650,735        283,709        1,048,067        1,982,511   

Issuance of partnership interests

     —          30,822        101,158        131,980   

Redemption of partnership interests

     (2,898     (9,191     (91,811     (103,900

Income allocated to partners

     17,339        16,504        114,936        148,779   

Distributions

     (24     (690     (6,450     (7,164
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partnership capital, including capital financed with partnership loans

     665,152        321,154        1,165,900        2,152,206   

Partnership loans outstanding, March 29, 2013

     —          (165     (249,143     (249,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION, March 29, 2013

   $ 665,152      $ 320,989      $ 916,757      $ 1,902,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     (17,315     (15,814     (92,626     (125,755
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, March 29, 2013

   $ 647,837      $ 305,175      $ 824,131      $ 1,777,143   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ —        $ —     

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Income before allocations to partners

     148,779        138,565   

Depreciation and amortization

     19,620        20,511   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Cash and investments segregated under federal regulations

     117,889        (800,955

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     478,407        (157,919

Net payable to clients

     (608,152     684,291   

Net receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     113,350        28,283   

Receivable from mutual funds, insurance companies and other

     (78,849     (75,269

Securities owned, net

     (94,099     (17,914

Other assets

     7,591        12,421   

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

     (100,086     (21,865

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     25,036        (9,816
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     29,486        (199,667
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchase of equipment, property and improvements, net

     (23,849     (7,960
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (23,849     (7,960
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Repayment of long-term debt

     (261     (243

Issuance of partnership interests (net of partnership loans)

     38,355        41,332   

Redemption of partnership interests

     (103,900     (69,850

Distributions from partnership capital

     (177,810     (152,220

Issuance of partnership loans

     (11,203     —     

Repayment of partnership loans

     25,784        4,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (229,035     (176,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (223,398     (384,281

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

    

Beginning of period

     600,936        819,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 377,538      $ 435,225   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

   $ 13,235      $ 13,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

   $ 1,640      $ 523   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:

    

Additions of equipment, property and improvements in accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 350      $ 697   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Issuance of general partnership interests through partnership loans in current period

   $ 93,625      $ 92,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Partnership’s Business and Basis of Accounting. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P. and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Partnership”). All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Non-controlling minority interests are accounted for under the equity method. The results of the Partnership’s subsidiaries in Canada are included in the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three month periods ended February 28, 2013 and February 29, 2012 because of the timing of the Partnership’s financial reporting process.

The Partnership’s principal operating subsidiary, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”), is comprised of two registered broker-dealers primarily serving individual investors in the United States of America (“U.S.”) and, through a subsidiary, Canada. Edward Jones primarily derives its revenues from the retail brokerage business through the sale of listed and unlisted securities and insurance products, investment banking, principal transactions, distribution of mutual fund shares, and through fees related to assets held by and account services provided to its clients. The Partnership conducts business in the U.S. and Canada with its clients, various brokers, dealers, clearing organizations, depositories and banks. For financial information related to the Partnership’s two operating segments for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Trust services are offered to Edward Jones’ U.S. clients through Edward Jones Trust Company (“EJTC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership.

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) which require the use of certain estimates by management in determining the Partnership’s assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Under the terms of the Partnership’s Eighteenth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement (the “Partnership Agreement”), a partner’s capital is required to be redeemed by the Partnership in the event of the partner’s death or withdrawal from the Partnership, subject to compliance with ongoing regulatory capital requirements. In the event of a partner’s death, the Partnership must generally redeem the partner’s capital within six months. The Partnership has withdrawal restrictions in place limiting the amount of capital that can be withdrawn at the discretion of the partner. Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, limited partners withdrawing from the Partnership are to be repaid their capital in three equal annual installments beginning the month after their withdrawal. The capital of general partners withdrawing from the Partnership is converted to subordinated limited partnership capital or, at the discretion of the Managing Partner, redeemed by the Partnership. Subordinated limited partners are repaid their capital in six equal annual installments beginning the month after their request for withdrawal of contributed capital. The Partnership’s Managing Partner has discretion to waive or modify these withdrawal restrictions and to accelerate the return of capital. All current and future partnership capital is subordinate to all current and future liabilities of the Partnership.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

The interim financial information included herein is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, such information includes all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of interim operations.

The results of operations for the three month period ended March 29, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2013. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (“Annual Report”).

Revenue Recognition. The Partnership’s commissions, principal transactions and investment banking revenues are recorded on a trade date basis. All other forms of revenue are recorded on an accrual basis. The Partnership classifies its revenue into the following categories:

Commissions revenue consists of charges to clients for the purchase or sale of listed and unlisted securities, insurance products and mutual fund shares.

Principal transactions revenue is the result of the Partnership’s participation in market-making activities in over-the-counter corporate obligations, municipal obligations, government obligations, unit investment trusts, mortgage-backed securities and certificates of deposit.

Investment banking revenue is derived from the Partnership’s distribution of unit investment trusts, corporate and municipal obligations and government sponsored enterprise obligations.

Asset-based fee revenue is derived from fees determined by the underlying value of client assets. Most asset-based fee revenue is generated from fees for investment advisory services within the Partnership’s advisory programs, including Edward Jones Advisory Solutions (“Advisory Solutions”), which consists of numerous different research models, Edward Jones Managed Account Program (“MAP”) and, in Canada, Edward Jones Portfolio Program.

The Partnership also earns asset-based fee revenue through service fees and other revenues received under agreements with mutual fund and insurance companies based on the underlying value of the Partnership’s clients’ assets invested in those companies’ products, including revenue related to the Partnership’s ownership interest in Passport Research Ltd., the investment adviser to the Edward Jones Money Market Funds.

Account and activity fee revenue includes fees received from mutual fund companies for sub-transfer agent accounting services performed by the Partnership and retirement account fees primarily consisting of self-directed IRA custodian account fees. This revenue category also includes other activity-based fee revenue from clients, mutual fund companies and insurance companies.

Interest and dividends revenue is earned on client margin (loan) account balances, cash and cash equivalents, cash and investments segregated under federal regulations, securities purchased under agreements to resell, partnership loans, inventory securities and investment securities.

The Partnership derived from one mutual fund vendor 20% and 19% of its total revenue for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. All of the revenue generated from this vendor related to business conducted with the Partnership’s U.S. segment. Significant reductions in the revenues from this mutual fund source due to regulatory reform or other changes to the Partnership’s relationship with this mutual fund vendor could have a material impact on the Partnership’s results of operations.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements, continued

 

NOTE 2 – FAIR VALUE

Substantially all of the Partnership’s financial assets and financial liabilities covered under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure (“ASC 820”), are carried at fair value or contracted amounts which approximate fair value. Upon the adoption of fair value guidance set forth in FASB ASC No. 825, Financial Instruments, the Partnership elected not to take the fair value option on all debt and liabilities subordinated to the claims of general creditors.

Fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, also known as the “exit price.” Financial assets are marked to bid prices and financial liabilities are marked to offer prices. The Partnership’s financial assets and financial liabilities recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, defined by ASC 820 with the related amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to value these assets and liabilities at fair value for each level, are as follows:

Level I – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

The types of assets and liabilities categorized as Level I generally are government and agency obligations, equities listed in active markets, unit investment trusts and investments in publicly traded mutual funds with quoted market prices.

Level II – Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with related market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life. The Partnership uses the market approach valuation technique which incorporates prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities in valuing these types of investments.

The types of assets and liabilities categorized as Level II generally are certificates of deposit, state and municipal obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations and corporate bonds and notes.

Level III – Inputs are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the inputs to the model.

The Partnership did not have any assets or liabilities categorized as Level III during the periods ended March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012. In addition, there were no transfers into or out of Levels I, II or III during these periods.

 

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The following tables set forth the Partnership’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

 

     Financial Assets at Fair Value as of
March 29, 2013
 
     Level I      Level II      Level III      Total  

Investments segregated under federal regulations

           

U.S. treasuries

   $ 1,307,680       $ —         $ —         $ 1,307,680   

Certificates of deposit

     —           225,000         —           225,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments segregated under federal regulations

   $ 1,307,680       $ 225,000       $ —         $ 1,532,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities owned:

           

Inventory securities:

           

State and municipal obligations

   $ —         $ 105,999       $ —         $ 105,999   

Equities

     30,367         —           —           30,367   

Certificates of deposit

     —           4,955         —           4,955   

Corporate bonds and notes

     —           4,779         —           4,779   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           1,612         —           1,612   

Government and agency obligations

     796         —           —           796   

Unit investment trusts

     63         —           —           63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory securities

   $ 31,226       $ 117,345       $ —         $ 148,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 90,063       $ —         $ —         $ 90,063   

Government and agency obligations

     17,047         —           —           17,047   

Equities

     6,416         —           —           6,416   

Corporate bonds and notes

     —           806         —           806   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           172         —           172   

State and municipal obligations

     —           14         —           14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities

   $ 113,526       $ 992       $ —         $ 114,518   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Financial Liabilities at Fair Value as of
March 29, 2013
 
     Level I      Level II      Level III      Total  

Securities sold, not yet purchased:

           

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ —         $ 2,105       $ —         $ 2,105   

Equities

     1,315         —           —           1,315   

State and municipal obligations

     —           955         —           955   

Certificates of deposit

     —           288         —           288   

Government and agency obligations

     102         —           —           102   

Unit investment trusts

     73         —           —           73   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           23         —           23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities sold, not yet purchased

   $        1,490       $     3,371       $ —         $        4,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Financial Assets at Fair Value as of
December 31, 2012
 
     Level I      Level II      Level III      Total  

Investments segregated under federal regulations

           

U.S. treasuries

   $ 1,006,928       $ —         $ —         $ 1,006,928   

Certificates of deposit

     —           100,000         —           100,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments segregated under federal regulations

   $ 1,006,928       $ 100,000       $ —         $ 1,106,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities owned:

           

Inventory securities:

           

State and municipal obligations

   $ —         $ 46,705       $ —         $ 46,705   

Equities

     17,845         —           —           17,845   

Certificates of deposit

     —           4,236         —           4,236   

Corporate bonds and notes

     —           3,183         —           3,183   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           1,417         —           1,417   

Government and agency obligations

     1,036         —           —           1,036   

Unit investment trusts

     130         —           —           130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory securities

   $ 19,011       $ 55,541       $ —         $ 74,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 89,743       $ —         $ —         $ 89,743   

Government and agency obligations

     14,678         —           —           14,678   

Equities

     6,184         —           —           6,184   

Corporate bonds and notes

     —           810         —           810   

State and municipal obligations

     —           305         —           305   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           184         —           184   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities

   $ 110,605       $ 1,299       $ —         $ 111,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Financial Liabilities at Fair Value as of
December 31, 2012
 
     Level I      Level II      Level III      Total  

Securities sold, not yet purchased:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 12,014       $ —         $ —         $ 12,014   

Equities

     5,133         —           —           5,133   

Certificates of deposit

     —           2,774         —           2,774   

Corporate bonds and notes

     —           1,492         —           1,492   

State and municipal obligations

     —           588         —           588   

Government and agency obligations

     202         —           —           202   

Unit investment trusts

     112         —           —           112   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           12         —           12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities sold, not yet purchased

   $      17,461       $     4,866       $ —         $      22,327   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The Partnership attempts to reduce its exposure to market price fluctuations of its inventory securities through the sale of U.S. government securities and, to a limited extent, the sale of fixed income futures contracts. The amount of the securities purchased or sold will fluctuate on a daily basis due to changes in inventory securities owned, interest rates and market conditions. Futures contracts are settled daily, and any gain or loss is recognized in principal transactions revenue. The notional amount of futures contracts outstanding were $8,500 and $2,000 at March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The average notional amount of futures contracts outstanding throughout the three month period ended March 29, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 were approximately $7,000 and $4,700, respectively. The underlying assets of these contracts are not reflected in the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the related mark-to-market adjustment gains of $9 and $7 are included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The total gains or losses related to these assets, recorded within the Consolidated Statements of Income, was a loss of $220 and a gain of $122 for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. These gains and losses are reflected as a component of net inventory gains, which are included in principal transactions revenue on the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Partnership estimates the fair value of long-term debt and the liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors, based on the present value of future principal and interest payments associated with the debt, using current rates obtained from external lenders that are extended to organizations for debt of a similar nature as that of the Partnership (Level II input). The following table shows the estimated fair values of long-term debt and liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors as of:

 

     March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Long-term debt

   $ 5,740       $ 6,091   

Liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors

     104,136         103,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 109,876       $ 109,487   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Notes 4 and 5 for carrying values of long-term debt and liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors, respectively.

 

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NOTE 3 – LINES OF CREDIT

The following table shows the composition of the Partnership’s aggregate bank lines of credit in place as of:

 

     March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

2011 Credit Facility

   $ 395,000       $ 395,000   

Uncommitted secured credit facilities

     415,000         415,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total lines of credit

   $ 810,000       $ 810,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In March 2011, the Partnership entered into an agreement with 10 banks for a three year $395,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit (“2011 Credit Facility”), which has a maturity date of March 18, 2014. The 2011 Credit Facility is intended to provide short-term liquidity to the Partnership should the need arise. The 2011 Credit Facility has a tiered interest rate margin based on the Partnership’s leverage ratio (ratio of total debt to total capitalization). Borrowings made with a three day advance notice will have a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%. Same day borrowings, which are subject to certain borrowing notification cutoff times, will have a rate consisting of a margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.25% plus the greater of the prime rate, the federal funds effective rate plus 1.00% or the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. In accordance with the terms of the 2011 Credit Facility, the Partnership is required to maintain a leverage ratio of no more than 35% and minimum partnership capital, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, of at least $1,200,000 plus 50% of subsequent issuances of partnership capital. As of March 29, 2013, the Partnership is in compliance with all covenants related to the 2011 Credit Facility. As of the date of this filing, the Partnership has not borrowed against the 2011 Credit Facility.

The Partnership’s uncommitted lines of credit are subject to change at the discretion of the banks and, therefore, due to credit market conditions and the uncommitted nature of these credit facilities, it is possible that these lines of credit could decrease or not be available in the future.

Actual borrowing availability on the uncommitted lines of credit is based on client margin securities and partnership securities, which would serve as collateral on loans in the event the Partnership borrowed against these lines. There were no amounts outstanding on the uncommitted lines of credit as of March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012. In addition, the Partnership did not have any draws against these lines of credit during the three and twelve month periods ended March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

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NOTE 4 – LONG-TERM DEBT

The following table shows the Partnership’s long-term debt as of:

 

     March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Note payable, collateralized by real estate, fixed rate of 7.28%, principal and interest due in fluctuating monthly installments, with a final installment on June 1, 2017

   $ 5,242       $ 5,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,242       $ 5,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 5 – LIABILITIES SUBORDINATED TO CLAIMS OF GENERAL CREDITORS

The following table shows the Partnership’s liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors as of:

 

     March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Capital notes 7.33%, due in annual installments of $50,000 commencing on June 12, 2010 with a final installment on June 12, 2014

   $ 100,000       $ 100,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 100,000       $ 100,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 6 – PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION

The following table shows the Partnership’s capital subject to mandatory redemption as of:

 

     March 29,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Partner capital outstanding:

    

Limited partnership capital

   $ 647,837      $ 650,735   

Subordinated limited partnership capital

     305,340        283,709   

General partnership capital

     1,073,274        1,048,067   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partner capital outstanding

     2,026,451        1,982,511   

Partnership loans outstanding:

    

Partnership loans outstanding at beginning of period

     (170,264     (86,853

Partnership loans issued during the period

     (104,828     (94,170

Repayment of partnership loans during the period

     25,784        10,759   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partnership loans outstanding

     (249,308     (170,264

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     1,777,143        1,812,247   

Reserve for anticipated withdrawals

     125,755        170,646   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption

   $ 1,902,898      $ 1,982,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FASB ASC No. 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), established standards for classifying and measuring certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. Under the provisions of ASC 480, the obligation to redeem a partner’s capital in the event of a partner’s death is one of the criteria requiring capital to be classified as a liability.

Since the Partnership Agreement obligates the Partnership to redeem a partner’s capital after a partner’s death, ASC 480 requires all of the Partnership’s equity capital be classified as a liability. Income allocable to limited, subordinated limited and general partners prior to the issuance of ASC 480 was classified in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income as net income. In accordance with ASC 480, these allocations are now classified as a reduction of income before allocations to partners, which results in a presentation of $0 net income. The financial statement presentations required to comply with ASC 480 do not alter the Partnership’s treatment of income, income allocations or capital for any other purposes.

Net income, as defined in the Partnership Agreement, is equivalent to income before allocations to partners on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Such income, if any, for each calendar year is allocated to the Partnership’s three classes of capital in accordance with the formulas prescribed in the Partnership Agreement. Income allocations are based upon partner capital contributions including capital contributions financed with loans from the Partnership, as indicated in the previous table. First, limited partners are allocated net income (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) in accordance with the prescribed formula for their share of net income. Limited partners do not share in the net loss in any year in which there is a net loss and the Partnership is not dissolved and liquidated. Thereafter, subordinated limited partners and general partners are allocated any remaining net income or net loss based on formulas as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

 

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The Partnership makes loans available to those general partners (other than members of the Executive Committee, which consists of the executive officers of the Partnership) who require financing for some or all of their partnership capital contributions. Additionally, in limited circumstances a general partner may withdraw from the Partnership and become a subordinated limited partner while he or she still has an outstanding partnership loan. Loans made by the Partnership to partners are generally for a period of one year but are expected to be renewed and bear interest at the prime rate, as defined in the loan documents. The Partnership recognizes interest income for the interest received related to these loans. The outstanding amount of partner loans financed through the Partnership is reflected as a reduction to total partnership capital in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partnership Capital Subject to Mandatory Redemption. As of March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the outstanding amount of partner loans financed through the Partnership amounted to $249,308 and $170,264, respectively. Interest income from these loans, which is included in interest and dividends in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income, was $1,985 and $1,426 for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. Partnership loans issued during the three month period ended March 29, 2013 consisted of $93,625 related to new capital contributions and $11,203 of partnership loans issued in connection with paying off bank loans, as further discussed below.

Effective January 18, 2013, there are no longer partnership administered bank loans related to capital contributions of general or subordinated limited partners due to the fact that the Partnership paid, through earnings on behalf of the general and subordinated limited partners, the $35,393 outstanding on these bank loans on January 18, 2013, prior to their original one-year maturity date of February 22, 2013. In connection with this payoff, the Partnership issued $11,203 of partnership loans. It is anticipated that all future general and subordinated limited partnership capital contributions (other than for Executive Committee members) that require financing will be financed through partnership loans.

The limited partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption is held by current and former employees and general partners of the Partnership. Limited partners participate in the Partnership’s profits and are paid a minimum 7.5% annual return on the face amount of their capital, in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. The minimum 7.5% annual return totaled $12,166 and $12,384 for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. These amounts are included as a component of interest expense in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The subordinated limited partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption is held by current and former general partners of the Partnership. Subordinated limited partners receive a percentage of the net income of the Partnership determined in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. The subordinated limited partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption is subordinated to the limited partnership capital.

The general partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption is held by current general partners of the Partnership. General partners receive a percentage of the net income of the Partnership determined in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. The general partnership capital subject to mandatory redemption is subordinated to the limited partnership capital and the subordinated limited partnership capital.

 

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NOTE 7 – NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

As a result of its activities as a broker-dealer, Edward Jones is subject to the net capital provisions of Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and capital compliance rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Rule 4110. Under the alternative method permitted by the rules, Edward Jones must maintain minimum net capital equal to the greater of $250 or 2% of aggregate debit items arising from client transactions. The net capital rules also provide that Edward Jones’ partnership capital may not be withdrawn if resulting net capital would be less than minimum requirements. Additionally, certain withdrawals require the approval of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA to the extent they exceed defined levels, even though such withdrawals would not cause net capital to be less than minimum requirements.

At March 29, 2013, Edward Jones’ net capital of $706,493 was 34.4% of aggregate debit items and its net capital in excess of the minimum required was $665,455. Net capital after anticipated capital withdrawals, as a percentage of aggregate debit items, was 21.0%. Net capital and the related capital percentages may fluctuate on a daily basis.

At March 29, 2013, the Partnership’s Canadian broker-dealer’s regulatory risk adjusted capital of $37,187 was $30,923 in excess of the capital required to be held by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”). In addition, EJTC was in compliance, as of March 29, 2013, with its regulatory capital requirements.

NOTE 8 – CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Partnership has been named as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation. Certain of these legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. The Partnership is also involved from time to time in investigations and proceedings by governmental and self-regulatory organizations, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, fines or penalties. In addition, the Partnership provides for potential losses that may arise related to other contingencies.

The Partnership assesses its liabilities and contingencies utilizing available information. For those matters where it is probable the Partnership will incur a potential loss and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable, in accordance with FASB ASC No. 450, Contingencies (“ASC 450”), an accrued liability has been established. These reserves represent the Partnership’s aggregate estimate of the potential loss contingency and are believed to be sufficient at this time. Such liability may be adjusted from time to time to reflect any relevant developments.

For such matters where an accrued liability has not been established and the Partnership believes a loss is both reasonably possible and estimable, as well as for matters where an accrued liability has been recorded but for which an exposure to loss in excess of the amount accrued is both reasonably possible and estimable, the current estimated aggregated range of possible loss is $3,500 to $36,000. This range of reasonably possible loss does not necessarily represent the Partnership’s maximum loss exposure as the Partnership was not able to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss for all matters.

Further, the matters underlying any disclosed estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly. While the outcome of these matters is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, the Partnership believes that its established

 

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reserves are adequate and the liabilities arising from such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Partnership. However, based on future developments and the potential unfavorable resolution of these matters, the outcome could be material to the Partnership’s future consolidated operating results for a particular period or periods.

 

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NOTE 9 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

An operating segment is defined as a component of an entity that has all of the following characteristics: it engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; its operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief operating decision-maker (or decision-making group) for resource allocation and to assess performance; and discrete financial information is available. Operating segments may be combined in certain circumstances into reportable segments for financial reporting. The Partnership has determined it has two operating and reportable segments based upon geographic location, the U.S. and Canada.

Each segment, in its own geographic location, primarily derives its revenues from the retail brokerage business through the sale of listed and unlisted securities and insurance products, investment banking, principal transactions, as a distributor of mutual fund shares and through revenues related to assets held by and account services provided to its clients.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership’s Annual Report. Financial information about the Partnership’s reportable segments is presented in the following table. For the computation of its segment information, the Partnership allocates costs incurred by the U.S. entity in support of Canadian operations to the Canadian segment.

The Partnership evaluates the performance of its segments based upon income before allocation to partners as well as income before variable compensation. Variable compensation is determined at the Partnership level for profit sharing and home office and branch employee bonus amounts, and therefore is allocated to each geographic segment independent of that segment’s individual income before variable compensation. The amount of financial advisor bonuses is determined in part by the overall Partnership profitability, as well as the performance of the individual financial advisors at the segment. As such, both income before allocation to partners and income before variable compensation are considered in evaluating segment performance.

The Canadian segment information, as reported in the following table, is based upon the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership’s Canadian operations without eliminating any intercompany items, such as management fees that it pays to affiliated entities. The U.S. segment information is derived from the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements less the Canadian segment information as presented. This is consistent with how management reviews the segments in order to assess performance.

 

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Financial information for the Partnership’s reportable segments is presented in the following table:

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
 

Net revenue:

    

United States of America

   $ 1,283,509      $ 1,162,555   

Canada

     51,989        43,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenue

   $ 1,335,498      $ 1,206,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-variable income (loss):

    

United States of America

   $ 281,034      $ 245,139   

Canada

     2,978        (1,097
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pre-variable income

     284,012        244,042   

Variable compensation:

    

United States of America

     131,234        102,905   

Canada

     3,999        2,572   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total variable compensation

     135,233        105,477   

Income (loss) before allocation to partners:

    

United States of America

     149,800        142,234   

Canada

     (1,021     (3,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income before allocation to partners

   $ 148,779      $ 138,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 10 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”), to establish requirements for an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and the financial condition of the Partnership. Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in Item 1, Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of the Partnership’s Annual Report.

Basis of Presentation

The Partnership broadly categorizes its net revenues into four categories: trade revenue (revenue from client buy or sell transactions of securities), fee revenue, net interest and dividends (net of interest expense) and other revenue. In the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income, trade revenue is composed of commissions, principal transactions and investment banking. Fee revenue is composed of asset-based fees and account and activity fees. These sources of revenue are affected by a number of factors. Trade revenue is impacted by the number of financial advisors, trading volume (client dollars invested), mix of the products in which clients invest, margins earned on the transactions and market volatility. Asset-based fees are generally a percentage of the total value of specific assets in client accounts. These fees are impacted by client dollars invested in and divested from the accounts which generate asset-based fees and change in market values of the assets. Account and activity fees and other revenue are impacted by the number of client accounts and the variety of services provided to those accounts, among other factors. Net interest and dividends revenue is impacted by the amount of cash and investments, receivables from clients and payables to clients, the variability of interest rates earned and paid on such balances, the number of limited partner interests, and the balances of general partner loans, long-term debt and liabilities subordinated to claims of general creditors.

 

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OVERVIEW

The following table sets forth the change in major categories of the Consolidated Statements of Income as well as several key related metrics for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012. Management of the Partnership relies on this financial information and the related metrics to evaluate the Partnership’s operating performance and financial condition. All amounts are presented in millions, except the number of financial advisors and as otherwise noted.

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
    % Change  

Revenue:

      

Trade revenue:

      

Commissions

   $ 539.5      $ 480.6        12

Principal transactions

     26.9        45.3        -41

Investment banking

     27.2        29.1        -7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total trade revenue

     593.6        555.0        7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

% of net revenue

     44     46  

Fee revenue:

      

Asset-based

     570.3        482.3        18

Account and activity

     138.7        140.6        -1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fee revenue

     709.0        622.9        14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

% of net revenue

     53     52  

Net interest and dividends

     17.3        16.2        7

Other revenue

     15.6        12.2        28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenue

     1,335.5        1,206.3        11

Operating expenses

     1,186.7        1,067.7        11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before allocations to partners

   $ 148.8      $ 138.6        7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related metrics:

      

Client dollars invested(1):

      

Trade ($ billions)

   $ 26.2      $ 23.6        11

Advisory programs ($ billions)

   $ 5.0      $ 3.0        67

Client households at period end (millions)

     4.54        4.49        1

Net new assets for the period end ($ billions)

   $ 11.4      $ 8.2        39

Client assets under care:

      

Total:

      

At period end ($ billions)

   $ 707.7      $ 633.8        12

Average ($ billions)

   $ 689.4      $ 623.8        11

Advisory programs:

      

At period end ($ billions)

   $ 96.3      $ 76.9        25

Average ($ billions)

   $ 92.6      $ 73.8        25

Financial advisors:

      

At period end

     12,586        12,202        3

Average

     12,512        12,194        3

Attrition %

     9.9     13.3     n/a   

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

      

At period end

     14,579        13,212        10

Average for period

     13,994        12,846        9

S&P 500 Index:

      

At period end

     1,569        1,408        11

Average for period

     1,514        1,349        12

 

(1)

Client dollars invested, related to trade revenue, includes the principal amount of clients’ buy and sell transactions generating a commission. Client dollars invested related to advisory programs revenue represents the net inflow s of client dollars into the programs.

 

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Year to Date 2013 versus 2012 Overview

The Partnership experienced improved financial results during the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012, which was attributable to market appreciation of asset values as well as continued investment of client dollars into its advisory programs and the resulting increase in fee revenue. The Partnership’s benefit from improved market conditions is the result of the 12% increase in the daily average S&P 500 Index and the 9% increase in the daily average Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The Partnership’s key performance measures were relatively strong during the first quarter of 2013. Average client assets under care grew 11% to $689.4 billion, which included a 25% increase in the advisory programs’ average assets under care to $92.6 billion. In addition, client dollars invested relating to trade revenue were up 11% and net new assets increased 39%.

For the first quarter of 2013, net revenue of $1.3 billion increased 11% over the first quarter of 2012. This increase was driven by a 14% increase in fee revenue, primarily due to higher levels of asset values on which fees were earned, driven by the continued investment of client dollars into advisory programs and the overall rise in the equity market daily averages. These factors also contributed to a changing composition of net revenue, which was 44% trade and 53% fee revenue in the first quarter of 2013, compared to 46% trade and 52% fee revenue in the first quarter of 2012.

Operating expenses increased 11% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 2012, primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits driven by increased financial advisor productivity as well as higher variable compensation due to the increase in the Partnership’s profitability.

The impact of both net revenues and operating expenses increasing 11% resulted in a 7% increase in income before allocations to partners of $148.8 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 29, 2013 AND MARCH 30, 2012

The discussion below details the significant fluctuations and the drivers for each of the major categories of the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Trade Revenue

Trade revenue, which consists of commissions, principal transactions and investment banking revenue, increased 7% to $593.6 million during the three month period ended March 29, 2013 compared to the three month period ended March 30, 2012. The increase in trade revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the impact of increased client dollars invested, partially offset by a decrease in the margin earned on client dollars invested, as well as the impact of two fewer U.S. business days in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. A discussion specific to each component of trade revenue follows.

 

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Commissions

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Commissions revenue ($ millions):

        

Mutual funds

   $ 311.7       $ 250.2         25

Equities

     142.4         132.5         7

Insurance

     85.4         97.9         -13
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commissions revenue

   $ 539.5       $ 480.6         12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics:

        

Client dollars invested ($ billions)

   $ 22.1       $ 19.0         16

Margin per $1,000 invested

   $ 24.40       $ 25.30         -4

U.S. business days

     60         62         -3

For the first quarter of 2013, commissions revenue increased 12% to $539.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily due to a 16% increase in client dollars invested in commission generating transactions resulting from the continued improvement in market conditions and the fact that clients are continuing to reinvest their dollars from maturing fixed income products into mutual fund and equity products. This increase was partially offset by a 4% decrease in the margin per $1,000 invested caused by a decreased margin earned on mutual fund products caused by an increase in the average trade size, which led to lower sales charges, thus lower margins.

Principal Transactions

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Principal transactions revenue ($ millions):

       

State and municipal obligations

   $ 21.1      $ 32.9         -36

Corporate bonds and notes

     3.9        5.1         -24

Certificates of deposit

     2.1        3.1         -32

Government and agency obligations

     0.8        1.0         -20

Unit investment trusts

     0.5        2.3         -78

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     0.3        0.6         -50

Net inventory (loss) gain

     (1.8     0.3         -700
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total principal transactions revenue

   $ 26.9      $ 45.3         -41
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics:

       

Client dollars invested ($ billions)

   $ 2.9      $ 3.6         -19

Margin per $1,000 invested

   $ 9.80      $ 12.60         -22

U.S. business days

     60        62         -3

For the first quarter of 2013, principal transactions revenue decreased 41% to $26.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2012, with decreases in all products that generate principal transactions revenue. The most notable decrease was in revenue from state and municipal obligations due to political uncertainty surrounding the tax exemption status which led to decreased demand by investors. The weak tax-free market and increased inventory in state

 

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and municipal obligations resulted in a net inventory loss in the first quarter of 2013. Overall, principal transactions revenue was negatively impacted by both the continued low interest rate environment and improvement in equity market conditions, which led clients to reinvest their dollars from maturing fixed income products into mutual fund and equity products, evidenced by the 19% decrease in client dollars invested in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. Additionally, margins per $1,000 invested decreased 22% in 2013 as client investments shifted in the current period towards products that result in principal transactions revenue with shorter maturities, which have lower margins.

Investment Banking

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Investment banking revenue ($ millions):

        

Distribution

   $ 26.1       $ 27.7         -6

Underwriting

     1.1         1.4         -21
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment banking revenue

   $ 27.2       $ 29.1         -7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics:

        

Client dollars invested ($ billions)

   $ 1.1       $ 1.1         0

Margin per $1,000 invested

   $ 24.20       $ 27.50         -12

U.S. business days

     60         62         -3

For the first quarter of 2013, investment banking revenue decreased 7% to $27.2 million compared to the first quarter of 2012. The decrease in investment banking revenue was primarily due to a 12% decrease in the margin earned per $1,000 invested, resulting from a shift in client investments away from higher-margin municipal and corporate unit investment trusts towards lower-margin equity unit investment trusts.

 

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Fee Revenue

Fee revenue increased 14% to $709.0 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. A discussion specific to each component of fee revenue follows.

Asset-based

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Asset-based fee revenue ($ millions):

        

Advisory program fees

   $ 303.2       $ 245.3         24

Service fees

     220.2         194.3         13

Revenue sharing

     36.5         33.6         9

Trust fees

     7.7         6.6         17

Cash solutions

     2.7         2.5         8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset-based fee revenue

   $ 570.3       $ 482.3         18
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics ($ billions):

        

Average U.S. client asset values(1):

        

Mutual fund assets held outside of advisory programs

   $ 350.3       $ 312.0         12

Advisory programs

     92.6         73.8         25

Insurance

     58.4         53.0         10

Cash solutions

     19.8         18.1         9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total client asset values

   $ 521.1       $ 456.9         14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Assets on which the Partnership earns asset-based fee revenue. U.S. asset-based fee revenue represents 97% of consolidated asset-based fee revenue for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012.

For the first quarter of 2013, asset-based fee revenue increased 18% to $570.3 million primarily due to increases in advisory program fees and service fees. Advisory program fee revenue increased primarily due to market appreciation of asset values as well as continued investment of client dollars into the advisory programs. A majority of client assets held in the advisory programs were converted from other client investments previously held with the Partnership. Service fees revenue increased in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to increases in market value of the underlying assets.

 

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Account and Activity

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Account and activity fee revenue ($ millions):

        

Sub-transfer agent services

   $ 82.2       $ 79.1         4

Retirement account fees

     29.9         33.7         -11

Other account and activity fees

     26.6         27.8         -4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total account and activity fee revenue

   $ 138.7       $ 140.6         -1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics (millions):

        

Average client accounts:

        

Sub-transfer agent services(1)

     19.1         18.0         6

Retirement accounts

     4.0         3.8         5

 

(1)

Amount represents average number of individual mutual fund holdings serviced, on which the Partnership recognizes sub-transfer agent services revenue.

For the first quarter of 2013, account and activity fee revenue decreased 1% to $138.7 million compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to decreases in revenue from retirement account fees and other account and activity fees, partially offset by an increase in revenue from sub-transfer agent services. Retirement account fees decreased due to more client accounts reaching the asset level at which fees are waived. Effective January 1, 2013, the Partnership reduced the asset level on which retirement account fees and certain other account activity fees are waived, resulting in a decrease in retirement account fees. This change is not expected to have a material impact on the Partnership’s financial results. Other account and activity fees decreased primarily due to decreases in various other types of fees including mortgage revenue, revenue related to banking services and other transaction fees. Sub-transfer agent services increased primarily due to increases in the number of average client holdings serviced.

 

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Net Interest and Dividends

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
    % Change  

Net interest and dividends revenue ($ millions):

      

Client loan interest

   $ 25.9      $ 27.9        -7

Short-term investing interest

     3.7        2.1        76

Other interest and dividends

     2.8        2.3        22

Limited partnership interest expense

     (12.2     (12.4     -2

Other interest expense

     (2.9     (3.7     -22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net interest and dividends revenue

   $ 17.3      $ 16.2        7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related metrics ($ millions):

      

Average aggregate client loan balance

   $ 2,099.0      $ 2,189.7        -4

Average rate earned

     5.11     5.18     -1

Average funds invested

   $ 8,411.0      $ 5,516.2        52

Average rate earned

     0.18     0.15     20

Weighted average $1,000 equivalent limited partnership units outstanding

     648,915        660,467        -2

Net interest and dividends revenue increased 7% in the first quarter of 2013 to $17.3 million primarily due to an increase in short-term investing interest and a decrease in other interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in interest income from client loans. Other interest expense decreased in 2013 primarily due to lower average debt balances during the current period the result of debt repayments in 2012. Interest income from client loans decreased primarily due to a decrease in average aggregate client loans and the average rate earned.

Interest income from short-term investments in cash and cash equivalents, cash and investments segregated under federal regulations and securities purchased under agreements to resell increased 76% in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to an increase in the average funds invested on these types of investments as well as the average rate earned. The related average funds invested increased 52% and included $7.6 billion of cash and investments segregated in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of U.S. clients under SEC rule 15c3-3, compared to $4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2012. The average rate earned on total funds invested increased from 15% to 0.18%. See the Liquidity and Capital Resources discussion below for additional information.

Other Revenue

Other revenue increased 28% to $15.6 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. The increase is primarily attributable to the receipt of $4.0 million related to the dissolution of the Partnership’s mortgage joint venture arrangement recognized in March 2013. Effective January 12, 2013, the Partnership’s mortgage joint venture no longer accepted applications for new loans. Effective April 12, 2013, the Partnership’s mortgage joint venture discontinued all operations.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
     March 30,
2012
     % Change  

Operating expenses ($ millions):

        

Compensation and benefits:

        

Financial advisor

   $ 518.9       $ 450.6         15

Home office & branch

     233.0         224.6         4

Variable compensation

     135.2         105.5         28
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total compensation and benefits

     887.1         780.7         14

Occupancy and equipment

     89.4         89.8         0

Communications and data processing

     73.3         71.2         3

Payroll and other taxes

     57.9         52.7         10

Advertising

     16.6         12.5         33

Postage and shipping

     12.9         12.4         4

Clearance fees

     3.3         3.4         -3

Other operating expenses

     46.2         45.1         2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 1,186.7       $ 1,067.8         11
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related metrics:

        

Number of branches

        

At period end

     11,434         11,405         0

Average

     11,417         11,404         0

Financial advisors:

        

At period end

     12,586         12,202         3

Average

     12,512         12,194         3

Branch employees(1):

        

At period end

     13,459         13,344         1

Average

     13,417         13,009         3

Home office employees(1):

        

At period end

     5,086         4,942         3

Average

     5,084         4,932         3

Home office employees(1) per

        

100 financial advisors (average)

     40.6         40.4         0

Branch employees(1) per 100 financial advisors (average)

     107.2         106.7         0

Average operating expenses per financial advisor(2)

   $ 46,046       $ 44,074         4

 

(1)

Counted on a full-time equivalent (“FTEs”) basis.

(2)

Operating expenses used in calculation represents total operating expenses less financial advisor and variable compensation.

Operating expenses increased 11% in the first quarter of 2013 to $1.2 billion primarily due to a 14% increase in compensation and benefits resulting from increases in financial advisor compensation, variable compensation and home office and branch salary and fringe benefit expense (described below). The remaining operating expenses increased 4% ($12.5 million) primarily due to a 10% increase in payroll and other taxes as a result of increases in compensation and a 33% increase in advertising expenses due to planned acceleration of brand advertising during the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the first quarter of 2012.

 

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Financial advisor compensation (excluding financial advisor salary and subsidy and variable compensation) increased 12% ($50.5 million) in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to increases in trade and asset-based fee revenue on which financial advisor commissions are paid. Financial advisor salary and subsidy increased 69% ($17.8 million) primarily due to new financial advisor compensation initiatives implemented in July 2012, in addition to more financial advisors participating in the programs.

Home office and branch salary and fringe benefit expense increased 4% ($8.4 million) in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to salary increases, increases in fringe benefits expense caused by increased healthcare costs and increases in personnel to support increased productivity of the Partnership’s financial advisor network. On a full-time equivalent basis, both the average number of the Partnership’s home office and branch employees increased 3%.

Variable compensation expands and contracts in relation to revenues, income before allocations to partners and the Partnership’s related profit margin. As the Partnership’s financial results and profit margin improve, a significant portion is allocated to variable compensation and paid to employees in the form of increased profit sharing and bonuses. As a result, variable compensation increased 28% ($29.7 million) in the first quarter of 2013 to $135.2 million.

The Partnership uses the ratios of both the number of home office and the number of branch employees per 100 financial advisors and the average operating expenses per financial advisor as key metrics in managing its costs. In the first quarter of 2013, the average number of home office employees per 100 financial advisors increased slightly, resulting from the impact of the 3% increase in the average number of home office employees, partially offset by the 3% increase in the average number of financial advisors. This result is despite the Partnership’s longer term cost management strategy to grow its financial advisor network at a faster pace than its home office support staff. Lack of growth in the number of financial advisors in 2013 could result in growing home office compensation costs at a faster rate than financial advisors, which would cause the average operating expense per financial advisor to increase. The average number of branch employees per 100 financial advisors increased slightly due to the impact of the 3% increase in the average number of branch employees, partially offset by the 3% increase in the average number of financial advisors. This is the result of increased branch employee hours in support of increased financial advisor productivity. The average operating expense per financial advisor increased 4% primarily due to increases in home office employees’ salary and fringe benefit expenses and branch operating expenses to support the Partnership’s financial advisor network, partially offset by an increase in the average number of financial advisors.

 

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Segment Information

An operating segment is defined as a component of an entity that has all of the following characteristics: it engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; the entity’s chief operating decision-maker (or decision-making group) regularly reviews its operating results for resource allocation and to assess performance; and discrete financial information is available. Operating segments may be combined in certain circumstances into reportable segments for financial reporting. The Partnership has determined it has two operating and reportable segments based upon geographic location, the U.S. and Canada.

Each segment, in its own geographic location, primarily derives its revenues from the retail brokerage business through the sale of listed and unlisted securities and insurance products, investment banking, principal transactions, as a distributor of mutual fund shares and through revenues related to assets held by and account services provided to its clients.

The Partnership evaluates the performance of its segments based upon income before allocation to partners as well as income before variable compensation. Variable compensation is determined at the Partnership level for profit sharing and home office and branch employee bonus amounts, and therefore is allocated to each geographic segment independent of that segment’s individual income before variable compensation. The amount of financial advisor bonuses is determined in part by the overall Partnership’s profitability as well as the performance of the individual financial advisors at the segment. As such, both income before allocation to partners and income before variable compensation are considered in evaluating segment performance.

The Canadian segment information as reported in the following table is based upon the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Partnership’s Canadian operations without eliminating any intercompany items, such as management fees that it pays to affiliated entities. The U.S. segment information is derived from the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements less the Canadian segment information as presented. This is consistent with how management reviews the segments in order to assess performance.

 

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Financial information about the Partnership’s reportable segments is presented in the following table. All amounts are presented in millions, except the number of financial advisors and as otherwise noted.

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 29,
2013
    March 30,
2012
    % Change  

Net revenue:

      

United States of America

   $ 1,283.5      $ 1,162.5        10

Canada

     52.0        43.8        19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenue

     1,335.5        1,206.3        11

Operating expenses (excluding variable incentive compensation):

      

United States of America

     1,002.5        917.4        9

Canada

     49.0        44.9        9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,051.5        962.3        9

Pre-variable income (loss):

      

United States of America

     281.0        245.1        15

Canada

     3.0        (1.1     373
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pre-variable income

     284.0        244.0        16

Variable compensation:

      

United States of America

     131.2        102.9        28

Canada

     4.0        2.5        60
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total variable compensation

     135.2        105.4        28

Income (loss) before allocation to partners:

      

United States of America

     149.8        142.2        5

Canada

     (1.0     (3.6     72
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income before allocation to partners

   $ 148.8      $ 138.6        7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Client assets under care ($ billions):

      

United States of America

      

At period end

   $ 690.4      $ 617.8        12

Average

   $ 672.3      $ 608.0        11

Canada

      

At period end

   $ 17.3      $ 15.9        9

Average

   $ 17.1      $ 15.8        8

Financial advisors:

      

United States of America

      

At period end

     11,944        11,594        3

Average

     11,869        11,583        2

Canada

      

At period end

     642        608        6

Average

     643        611        5

 

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United States of America

Net revenue increased 10% in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to increases in asset-based fee revenue and trade revenue. Asset-based fee revenue increased 18% ($86.3 million) primarily due to increases in advisory program fee revenue of 24% ($57.6 million) resulting from growth of the client assets under care in advisory programs due to the continued investment of client dollars into the programs as well as market increases. The increase to trade revenue of 7% ($35.9 million) is primarily due to the impact of increased client dollars invested, partially offset by a decrease in the margin earned on client dollars invested and the impact of two fewer business days in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012.

Operating expenses (excluding variable compensation) increased 9% in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to increases in financial advisor compensation and salary and fringe benefits. The increases in financial advisor compensation were due to increases in trade and asset-based fee revenue on which financial advisor commissions are paid. Salary and fringe benefits expense increased due to salary increases and increased personnel to support increased productivity of the Partnership’s financial advisor network as well as an increase in healthcare costs.

Canada

Net revenue increased 19% in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to an increase in trade revenue and other revenue. Trade revenue increased 10% ($2.7 million) primarily due to an increase in client dollars invested, partially offset by the impact of two fewer business days as well as a decrease in the margin earned on client dollars invested in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. The increase in client dollars invested is consistent with the higher levels of client activity and favorable market conditions, reflected in the 3% increase in the daily average of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The increase in other revenue of $4.1 million was primarily the result of an increase in foreign currency gains on U.S. dollar denominated net assets due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar exchange rate during the first quarter of 2013.

Operating expenses (excluding variable compensation) increased 9% in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to increases in financial advisor compensation caused by an increase in trade revenue on which financial advisor commissions are paid.

As a result, the pre-variable income (loss) for the Canadian segment improved from a loss of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 to income of $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2013. These improvements to the Canadian segment are due in part to the continued focus on strategies to achieve profitability in Canada. This includes several strategic initiatives to increase revenue and reduce expenses. Revenue initiatives include the plan to grow the number of financial advisors, client assets under care and the depth of financial solutions provided to clients and the roll out of additional advisory programs.

The Canadian segment has experienced a 5% increase in the average number of financial advisors in the first quarter of 2013 and a 6% increase in the number of financial advisors at March 29, 2013, however, if this trend does not continue, a decrease in the number of financial advisors could impact the Partnership’s ability to grow revenue in the future, and thus could impact the ability of the Partnership to reach profitability for the Canadian segment.

 

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LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REFORM

As discussed more fully in the “Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives” risk factor in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors of the Partnership’s Annual Report, the Partnership continues to monitor several regulatory initiatives and proposed or potential rules (“Regulatory Initiatives”), including the possibility of a universal fiduciary standard of care applicable to both broker-dealers and investment advisers under the Dodd-Frank Act, limits on fees paid by mutual funds (often called 12b-1 fees), and reforms to the regulation of money market funds. The regulatory activities that occurred during the first quarter of 2013 have not materially changed the Partnership’s view of the potential impact to the Partnership of these Regulatory Initiatives. The Regulatory Initiatives may impact the manner in which the Partnership markets its products and services, manages its business and operations, and interacts with clients and regulators, any or all of which could materially impact the Partnership’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity. However, the Partnership cannot presently predict when or if any Regulatory Initiatives will be enacted or the impact that any Regulatory Initiatives will have on the Partnership.

MUTUAL FUNDS AND ANNUITIES

The Partnership derived 76% and 72% of its total revenue from sales and services related to mutual fund and annuity products in the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. In addition, the Partnership derived from one mutual fund vendor 20% and 19% of its total revenue for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, respectively. All of the revenue generated from this vendor relates to business conducted with the Partnership’s U.S. segment.

Significant reductions in the revenues from this mutual fund source due to regulatory reform or other changes to the Partnership’s relationship with mutual fund vendors could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s results of operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Partnership requires liquidity to cover its operating expenses, net capital requirements, capital expenditures, debt repayment obligations and redemptions of partnership interests. The principal sources for meeting the Partnership’s liquidity requirements include existing liquidity and capital resources of the Partnership and funds generated from operations. The Partnership believes that the liquidity provided by these sources will be sufficient to meet its capital and liquidity requirements for the next twelve months. Depending on conditions in the capital markets and other factors, the Partnership will, from time to time, consider the issuance of debt and additional partnership capital, the proceeds of which could be used to meet growth needs or for other purposes.

 

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Partnership Capital

The Partnership’s growth in capital has historically been through the sale of limited partnership interests to its employees and existing limited partners, the sale of subordinated limited partnership interests to its current or retiring general partners and retention of general partner earnings.

The Partnership’s capital subject to mandatory redemption at March 29, 2013, net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals, was $1.8 billion, a slight decrease of $35.1 million from December 31, 2012. This decrease in the Partnership’s capital subject to mandatory redemption was primarily due to the redemption of limited partner, subordinated limited partner and general partner interests ($2.9 million, $9.2 million and $91.8 million, respectively) and the increase of partnership loans outstanding during the current quarter ($79.0 million), partially offset by the retention of general partner earnings ($15.8 million) and additional capital contributions related to subordinated limited partner and general partner interests ($30.8 million and $101.2 million, respectively). During the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, the Partnership retained 13.8% and 23.0%, respectively, of income allocated to general partners. Beginning in 2013, the Partnership decreased the amount of retention to 13.8% of net income allocated to general partners, due to the increase in individual income tax rates in 2013 and current capital needs. The decrease in the percentage of retention of income allocated to general partners did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s capital or liquidity.

Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, a partner’s capital is required to be redeemed by the Partnership in the event of the partner’s death or withdrawal from the Partnership, subject to compliance with ongoing regulatory capital requirements. In the event of a partner’s death, the Partnership must generally redeem the partner’s capital within six months. The Partnership has withdrawal restrictions in place limiting the amount of capital that can be withdrawn at the discretion of the partner. Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, limited partners withdrawing from the Partnership are to be repaid their capital in three equal annual installments beginning the month after their withdrawal. The capital of general partners withdrawing from the Partnership is converted to subordinated limited partnership capital or, at the discretion of the Managing Partner, redeemed by the Partnership. Subordinated limited partners are repaid their capital in six equal annual installments beginning the month after their request for withdrawal of contributed capital. The Partnership’s Managing Partner has discretion to waive or modify these withdrawal restrictions and to accelerate the return of capital.

The Partnership makes loans available to those general partners (other than members of the Executive Committee) who require financing for some or all of their partnership capital contributions. Additionally, in limited circumstances a general partner may withdraw from the Partnership and become a subordinated limited partner while he or she still has an outstanding partnership loan. Loans made by the Partnership to partners are generally for a period of one year but are expected to be renewed and bear interest at the prime rate, as defined in the loan documents. The Partnership recognizes interest income for the interest received related to these loans. Partners borrowing from the Partnership will be required to repay such loans by applying the earnings received from the Partnership to such loans, net of amounts retained by the Partnership and amounts distributed for income taxes. Prior to 2013, bank loans administered by the Partnership and entered into by general or subordinated limited partners to finance their capital contributions in the Partnership were repaid prior to any application of earnings towards that partner’s partnership loan. Effective January 18, 2013, there are no longer partnership administered bank loans related to capital contributions of general or subordinated limited partners due to the fact that the Partnership paid, through earnings on

 

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behalf of the general and subordinated limited partners, the $35.4 million outstanding on these bank loans on January 18, 2013, prior to their original one-year maturity date of February 22, 2013. In connection with this payoff, the Partnership issued $11.2 million of partnership loans. It is anticipated that all future general and subordinated limited partnership capital contributions (other than for Executive Committee members) that require financing will be financed through partnership loans. The Partnership has full recourse against any partner that defaults on loan obligations to the Partnership. The Partnership does not anticipate that partner loans will have an adverse impact on the Partnership’s short-term liquidity or capital resources.

The Partnership has not and will not provide loans to members of the Executive Committee. Executive Committee members who require financing for some or all of their partnership capital contributions will continue to borrow directly from banks willing to provide such financing on an individual basis. Other partners may also choose to have individual banking arrangements for their partnership capital contributions.

Any bank financing of capital contributions is in the form of unsecured bank loan agreements and are between the individual and the bank. The Partnership does not guarantee these bank loans, nor can the partner pledge his or her partnership interest as collateral for the bank loan. The Partnership performs certain administrative functions in connection with its limited partners who have elected to finance a portion of their partnership capital contributions through individual unsecured bank loan agreements from banks with whom the Partnership has other banking relationships. For all limited partner capital contributions financed through such bank loan agreements, each agreement instructs the Partnership to apply the proceeds from the liquidation of that individual’s capital account to the repayment of their bank loan prior to any funds being released to the partner. In addition, the partner is required to apply partnership earnings, net of any distributions to pay taxes, to service the interest and principal on the bank loan. Should a partner’s individual bank loan not be renewed upon maturity for any reason, the Partnership could experience increased requests for capital liquidations, which could adversely impact the Partnership’s liquidity. In addition, partners who finance all or a portion of their capital contributions with bank financing may be more likely to request the withdrawal of capital to meet bank financing requirements should the partners experience a period of reduced earnings. As a partnership, any withdrawals by general partners, subordinated limited partners or limited partners would reduce the Partnership’s available liquidity and capital.

As mentioned above, many of the same banks that provide financing to partners also provide various forms of financing to the Partnership. To the extent these banks increase credit available to the partners, financing available to the Partnership may be reduced.

 

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The Partnership, while not a party to any partner unsecured bank loan agreements, does facilitate making payments of allocated income to certain banks on behalf of the partner. The following table represents amounts related to partnership loans as well as bank loans (for which the Partnership facilitates certain administrative functions). Partners may have arranged their own bank loans to finance their partnership capital for which the Partnership does not facilitate certain administrative functions and therefore any such loans are not included in the table.

 

     As of March 29, 2013  

($ in thousands)

   Limited
Partnership
Interests
    Subordinated
Limited
Partnership
Interests
    General
Partnership
Interests
    Total
Partnership
Capital
 

Partnership capital(1):

        

Total partnership capital

   $ 647,837      $ 305,340      $ 1,073,274      $ 2,026,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partnership capital owned by partners with individual loans

   $ 166,704      $ 525      $ 611,905      $ 779,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partnership capital owned by partners with individual loans as a percent of total partnership capital

     25.7     0.2     57.0     38.4

Partner loans:

        

Bank loans

   $ 38,371      $ —        $ —        $ 38,371   

Partnership loans

     —          165        249,143        249,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 38,371      $ 165      $ 249,143      $ 287,679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partner loans as a percent of total partnership capital

     5.9     0.1     23.2     14.2

Partner loans as a percent of partnership capital owned by partners with loans

     23.0     31.4     40.7     36.9

 

(1)

Partnership capital, as defined for this table, is before the reduction of partnership loans and is net of reserve for anticipated withdrawals.

Historically, neither the amount of partnership capital financed with individual loans as indicated in the table above, nor the amount of partner capital withdrawal requests has had a significant impact on the Partnership’s liquidity or capital resources.

 

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Partnership Lines of Credit

The following table shows the composition of the Partnership’s aggregate bank lines of credit in place as of:

 

($ in thousands)

   March 29,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

2011 Credit Facility

   $ 395,000       $ 395,000   

Uncommitted secured credit facilities

     415,000         415,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bank lines of credit

   $ 810,000       $ 810,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In March 2011, the Partnership entered into the 2011 Credit Facility, which has a maturity date of March 18, 2014. The 2011 Credit Facility is intended to provide short-term liquidity to the Partnership should the need arise. In addition, the Partnership has uncommitted lines of credit that are subject to change at the discretion of the banks. Based on credit market conditions and the uncommitted nature of these credit facilities, it is possible that these lines of credit could decrease or not be available in the future.

Actual borrowing availability on the uncommitted secured lines is based on client margin securities and partnership securities, which would serve as collateral on loans in the event the Partnership borrowed against these lines. There were no amounts outstanding on the 2011 Credit Facility and the uncommitted lines of credit as of March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012. In addition, the Partnership did not have any draws against these lines of credit during the three and twelve month periods ended March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

The Partnership is in compliance with all covenants related to its outstanding debt agreements as of March 29, 2013. For further details on covenants, see discussion regarding debt covenants in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Activity

As of March 29, 2013, the Partnership had $377.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $614.2 million in securities purchased under agreements to resell, which have maturities of less than one week. This totals $991.7 million of Partnership liquidity as of March 29, 2013, a 41% ($701.8 million) decrease from $1,693.5 million at December 31, 2012. This decrease is primarily due to the $608.2 million decrease in the net payable to clients. In addition, the Partnership also had $7,596.8 million and $7,714.6 million in cash and investments segregated under federal regulations as of March 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, which was not available for general use.

Regulatory Requirements

As a result of its activities as a U.S. broker-dealer, Edward Jones is subject to the net capital provisions of Rule 15c3-1 of the Exchange Act and capital compliance rules of the FINRA Rule 4110. Under the alternative method permitted by the rules, Edward Jones must maintain minimum net capital, as defined, equal to the greater of $0.25 million or 2% of aggregate debit

 

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items arising from client transactions. The net capital rules also provide that Edward Jones’ partnership capital may not be withdrawn if the resulting net capital would be less than minimum requirements. Additionally, certain withdrawals require the approval of the SEC and FINRA to the extent they exceed defined levels, even though such withdrawals would not cause net capital to be less than minimum requirements.

The following table shows the Partnership’s net capital figures as of ($ in millions):

 

     March 29,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    % Change  

Edward Jones:

      

Net capital

   $ 706.5      $ 711.9        -1

Net capital in excess of the minimum required

   $ 665.5      $ 670.1        -1

Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debit items

     34.4     34.0     1

Net capital after anticipated capital withdrawals, as a percentage of aggregate debit items

     21.0     18.5     14

Canadian broker-dealer:

      

Regulatory risk adjusted capital

   $ 37.2      $ 38.5        -3

Regulatory risk adjusted capital in excess of the minimum required to be held by IIROC

   $ 30.9      $ 27.6        12

Net capital and the related capital percentage may fluctuate on a daily basis. In addition, EJTC was in compliance with its regulatory capital requirements.

The Partnership and its subsidiaries are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and by various state and foreign taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Partnership and its subsidiaries conduct business. In 2012, the IRS began an examination of Edward Jones’ income tax returns for the years ended 2009 and 2010. This event is not expected to have a material impact to the Partnership.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Partnership does not have any significant off-balance-sheet arrangements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Partnership’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require judgment and involve estimation processes to determine its assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses which affect its results of operations.

The Partnership believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following critical policies require estimates that involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

Asset-Based Fees. Due to the timing of receipt of information, the Partnership must use estimates in recording the accruals related to certain asset-based fees. These accruals are based on historical trends and are adjusted to reflect market conditions for the period covered. Additional adjustments, if needed, are recorded in subsequent periods.

Legal Reserves. The Partnership provides for potential losses that may arise out of litigation, regulatory proceedings and other contingencies to the extent that such losses can be estimated,

 

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in accordance with ASC 450. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1 – Legal Proceedings for further discussion of these items. The Partnership regularly monitors its exposures for potential losses. The Partnership’s total liability with respect to litigation and regulatory proceedings represents the best estimate of probable losses after considering, among other factors, the progress of each case, the Partnership’s experience and discussions with legal counsel.

Included in Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk and in the notes to the financial statements (see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), are additional discussions of the Partnership’s accounting policies.

THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION

The Partnership’s net assets are primarily monetary, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, cash and investments segregated under federal regulations, securities inventories and receivables less liabilities. Monetary net assets are primarily liquid in nature and would not be significantly affected by inflation. Inflation and future expectations of inflation influence securities prices, as well as activity levels in the securities markets. As a result, profitability and capital may be impacted by inflation and inflationary expectations. Additionally, inflation’s impact on the Partnership’s operating expenses may affect profitability to the extent that additional costs are not recoverable through increased prices of services offered by the Partnership.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2011-11”), to establish requirements for an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in particular Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” and other expressions which predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Partnership. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Partnership to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that might cause differences between forward-looking statements and actual events include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) general economic conditions; (2) regulatory actions; (3) changes in legislation or regulation, including new regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act; (4) actions of competitors; (5) litigation; (6) the ability of clients, other broker-dealers, banks, depositories and clearing organizations to fulfill contractual obligations; (7) changes in interest rates; (8) changes in technology; (9) a fluctuation in the fair value of securities; and (10) the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Annual Report and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans, and estimates at the date of this report, and the Partnership does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Various levels of management within the Partnership manage the Partnership’s risk exposure. Position limits in trading and inventory accounts are established and monitored on an ongoing basis. Credit risk related to various financing activities is reduced by the industry practice of obtaining and maintaining collateral. The Partnership monitors its exposure to counterparty risk through the use of credit exposure information, the monitoring of collateral values and the establishment of credit limits. For further discussion of monitoring, see the Risk Management discussion in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of the Partnership’s Annual Report.

The Partnership is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates. Such changes in interest rates impact the income from interest earning assets, primarily receivables from clients on margin balances and short-term investments, which averaged $2.1 billion and $8.4 billion for the three month period ended March 29, 2013, respectively. The changes in interest rates may also have an impact on the expense related to liabilities that finance these assets, such as amounts payable to clients and other interest and non-interest bearing liabilities.

The Partnership performed an analysis of its financial instruments and assessed the related interest rate risk and materiality in accordance with the SEC rules. Under current market conditions and based on current levels of interest earning assets and the liabilities that finance these assets, the Partnership estimates that a 100 basis point (1.00%) increase in short-term interest rates could increase its annual net interest income by approximately $69 million. Conversely, the Partnership estimates that a 100 basis point (1.00%) decrease in short-term interest rates could decrease the Partnership’s annual net interest income by approximately $15 million. A decrease in short-term interest rates currently has a less significant impact on net interest income due to the current low interest rate environment. The Partnership has two distinct types of interest bearing assets: client receivables from margin accounts and short-term, primarily overnight, investments, which are primarily comprised of cash and investments segregated under federal regulations and securities purchased under agreements to resell. These investments have earned interest at an average rate of approximately 18 basis points (0.18%) in the first three months of 2013, and therefore the financial dollar impact of further decline in rates is minimal. The Partnership has put in place an interest rate floor for the interest charged related to its client margin loans, which helps to limit the negative impact of declining interest rates.

In addition to the interest earning assets and liabilities noted above, the Partnership’s revenue earned related to its minority ownership interest in the investment adviser to the Edward Jones money market funds is also impacted by changes in interest rates. As noted in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, as a 49.5% limited partner of Passport Research Ltd., the investment adviser to some of the money market funds made available to Edward Jones clients, the Partnership receives a portion of the income of the investment adviser. Due to the historically low interest rate environment, the investment adviser voluntarily chose (beginning in March 2009) to reduce certain fees charged to the funds to a level that will maintain a positive client yield on the funds. This reduction of fees reduced the Partnership’s cash solutions revenue by $23 million for the three month periods ended March 29, 2013 and March 30, 2012, or approximately $90 million annually, and is expected to continue at that level in future periods, based upon the current interest rate environment. Alternatively, if the interest rate environment improved such that this reduction in fees was no longer necessary to maintain a positive client yield, the Partnership’s revenue could increase annually by approximately $90 million.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Partnership maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Partnership’s certifying officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based upon an evaluation performed as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Partnership’s certifying officers, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 29, 2013.

There have been no changes in the Partnership’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The following information supplements the discussion in Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” in the Partnership’s Annual Report:

Countrywide. On April 8, 2013, the court dismissed FDIC v. Countrywide based on statute of limitations grounds. Plaintiffs will have an opportunity to appeal.

Daniel Ezersky, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. Edward Jones was named as a defendant in a putative class action complaint in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri. The complaint asserted causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act for recommending that clients purchase an amount of term, whole life or universal life insurance without taking into account Social Security survivor benefits, and for accepting ‘revenue sharing’ payments from certain insurance product partners. Plaintiff alleges damages including: actual damages, or alternatively, judgment in an amount equal to profits gained from the sale of term, whole life or universal life insurance to plaintiff/damages class; punitive damages; a permanent injunction prohibiting Edward Jones from recommending an amount of term, whole life or universal life insurance without taking into account Social Security survivor benefits; costs, including reasonable fees and expert witness expenses; reasonable attorneys’ fees, and such other relief as the Court deems just and proper. Plaintiff filed the complaint on March 14, 2013 and Edward Jones filed a Motion to Dismiss on April 26, 2013. The Court has not ruled on Edward Jones’s Motion to Dismiss.

Lehman Brothers. Edward Jones was named as a defendant in three actions related to its underwriting of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“Lehman Brothers”) notes that are or were pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”). Two of the suits were putative class action suits originally brought by plaintiffs in state court in Arkansas (the “Arkansas Plaintiffs”), which asserted Securities Act claims based upon two offerings of Lehman Brothers’ notes in 2007. The Court dismissed those actions on December 11, 2012. The Arkansas Plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal. The third suit was amended in October 2011 to assert a Section 11 claim against Edward Jones related to three offerings of Lehman bonds in January and February 2008. Plaintiffs, American National Life Insurance Company of Texas, Comprehensive Investment Services Inc., The Moody Foundation, and American National Insurance Company, allege to have purchased $3 million of securities in these offerings, but did not make any of these purchases through Edward Jones. This action names several other purported underwriters as defendants, as well as Lehman Brothers’ former auditor. On January 6, 2012, Edward Jones and other defendants moved to dismiss this action. On March 27, 2013, the court dismissed claims against Edward Jones related to two offerings. Claims related to one offering are still pending. Plaintiffs will have an opportunity to appeal the dismissal.

FINRA Exchange-Traded Funds Matter. Edward Jones is responding to inquiries by the FINRA, Kansas City District Office related to trading in non-traditional exchange-traded funds for the period June 2008 through July 2009. Edward Jones has provided FINRA with client and trading information and several individuals at Edward Jones have been formally interviewed. The matter is pending.

FINRA Municipal Bond Matter. Without admitting or denying the findings, in May 2013 Edward Jones reached a tentative agreement with FINRA to enter into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent to resolve a best execution inquiry related to 87 municipal bond trades in the fourth quarter of 2008. Edward Jones has tentatively agreed to a fine of $160,000 and restitution in the amount of $46,000.

 

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings, continued

 

New Hampshire Investigation. In March 2012, Edward Jones received an inquiry from the State of New Hampshire in connection with its investigation into Edward Jones’ procedures regarding compliance with federal and state telemarketing rules. The state has requested documentation and interviewed individuals at Edward Jones. Edward Jones produced documents and engaged in ongoing settlement discussions with the state. On April 11, 2013 the state filed an action against Edward Jones for violations of the FINRA do-not-call rule. Edward Jones plans to defend the matter vigorously and will file a response contesting the charges. Edward Jones has not received a complaint from any New Hampshire customer regarding the do-not-call rule and understands that the individual who complained to the state of New Hampshire is an Edward Jones customer.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

For information regarding risk factors affecting the Partnership, please see the language regarding forward-looking statements in Item 2 of Part I of this Report on Form 10-Q and Part I – Item 1A of the Partnership’s Annual Report.

 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the quarter ended March 29, 2013, the Partnership made the following issuance of its subordinated limited partnership interests (“SLP Interests”), which are fully described in the Partnership Agreement. The SLP Interests were issued in exchange for withdrawing general partner interests.

 

Date of
Sale
   Security      Amount of
Security
Sold
     Aggregate
Offering
Price
     Aggregate
Underwriting
Discounts or
Commissions
    

Exemption from Registration

3/1/2013      SLP Interests       $ 100,000       $ 100,000       $ 0       Regulation D of The Securities Act of 1933, Rule 506; as a general partner of the Partnership, the purchaser was an Accredited Investor. The required information was provided to the purchaser, no general solicitations or advertisements were used, and reasonable care was exercised to assure that the purchaser was not an underwriter.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
        Description
3.1    *   

Eighteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Registered Limited Liability Limited Partnership of the Registrant, dated as of November 26, 2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated November 26, 2010.

3.2    **   

Tenth Amendment of Eighteenth Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership.

31.1    **   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2    **   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1    **   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2    **   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS    ***   

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH    ***   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL    ***   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

101.DEF    ***   

XBRL Extension Definition

101.LAB    ***   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label

101.PRE    ***   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

*

Incorporated by reference to previously filed exhibits.

**

Filed herewith.

***

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29, 2013 are the following materials formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (i) Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

THE JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES, L.L.L.P.

By:

 

/s/ James D. Weddle

 

James D. Weddle

 

Managing Partner (Principal Executive Officer)

 

May 13, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signatures

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ James D. Weddle

   Managing Partner   May 13, 2013
James D. Weddle    (Principal Executive Officer)  

/s/ Kevin D. Bastien

   Chief Financial Officer   May 13, 2013
Kevin D. Bastien   

(Principal Financial and

Accounting Officer)

 

 

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