Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 50,278	$ 91,669	$ 185,132	$ 204,111
Investment revenues (losses)	354	324	725	(5,526)
Total revenues	50,632	91,993	185,857	198,585
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	30,703	45,996	103,724	109,974
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,559	4,956	15,901	14,088
Depreciation and amortization	894	804	2,536	2,447
Information services	2,332	2,419	6,714	6,618
Professional fees	1,606	1,453	5,765	4,078
Travel related expenses	3,257	2,225	8,916	8,534
Interest expense	666	402	1,733	978
Other operating expenses	4,473	3,106	11,486	8,348
Total expenses	49,490	61,361	156,775	155,065
Income before taxes	1,142	30,632	29,082	43,520
Provision for taxes	458	10,759	11,376	15,355
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 684	$ 19,873	$ 17,706	$ 28,165
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	31,196,845	30,046,450	30,971,658	30,326,050
Diluted (shares)	31,215,999	30,048,128	31,023,713	30,338,516
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.66	$ 0.57	$ 0.93
Diluted (usd per share)	0.02	0.66	0.57	0.93
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 1.35	$ 1.35