Regulatory Requirements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Regulatory Capital Requirements [Abstract]

Regulatory Requirements

Regulatory Requirements

Certain subsidiaries of the Company are subject to various regulatory requirements in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and certain other jurisdictions, which specify, among other requirements, minimum net capital requirements for registered broker-dealers.

G&Co is subject to the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital requirements under Rule 15c3-1 (the “Rule”), which specifies, among other requirements, minimum net capital requirements for registered broker-dealers. The Rule requires G&Co to maintain a minimum net capital of the greater of $5,000 or 1/15 of aggregate indebtedness, as defined in the Rule. As of March 31, 2016, G&Co’s net capital was $3.9 million, which exceeded its requirement by $3.3 million. G&Co’s aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio was 2.3 to 1 at March 31, 2016. Certain distributions and other capital withdrawals of G&Co are subject to certain notifications and restrictive provisions of the Rule.

GCI is subject to capital requirements of the FCA. Greenhill Australia is subject to capital requirements of the ASIC. Greenhill Cogent is subject to capital requirements of the SEC and the FCA. We are also subject to certain regulatory capital requirements in other jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2016, GCI, Greenhill Australia, Greenhill Cogent and our other regulated operations were in compliance with local capital adequacy requirements.