Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($4.6 million and $6.2 million restricted from use at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	$ 35,286	$ 50,940
Advisory fees receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.3 million and $0.1 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	82,517	81,771
Other receivables	6,054	5,493
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $59.5 million at September 30, 2015 and $58.5 million at December 31, 2014	10,240	10,335
Investments in merchant banking funds	3,451	4,173
Goodwill	206,182	130,976
Deferred tax asset, net	53,613	50,244
Other assets	6,182	3,718
Total assets	403,525	337,650
Liabilities and Equity
Compensation payable	11,846	26,404
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	11,526	9,035
Current income taxes payable	10,939	10,007
Bank revolving loan payable	44,920	35,600
Bank term loans payable	33,750	0
Contingent obligation due selling unitholders of Cogent	13,244	0
Deferred tax liability	993	362
Total liabilities	127,218	81,408
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,505,914 and 38,898,163 shares issued as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively; 29,321,202 and 28,053,563 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	405	389
Contingent convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 1,099,877 shares issued as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 0 and 439,951 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	0	14,446
Restricted stock units	73,182	90,107
Additional paid-in capital	697,396	596,463
Exchangeable shares of subsidiary; 257,156 shares issued as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 32,804 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	1,958	1,958
Retained earnings	116,200	141,290
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(30,520)	(17,969)
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 11,184,712 and 10,844,600 shares as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(583,008)	(571,136)
Stockholders’ equity	275,613	255,548
Noncontrolling interests	694	694
Total equity	276,307	256,242
Total liabilities and equity	$ 403,525	$ 337,650