Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 90,265	$ 72,962	$ 156,818	$ 134,854
Investment revenues	220	380	532	371
Total revenues	90,485	73,342	157,350	135,225
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	44,110	39,604	88,616	73,021
Occupancy and equipment rental	4,879	5,482	9,550	10,342
Depreciation and amortization	791	921	1,639	1,642
Information services	2,140	2,192	4,510	4,382
Professional fees	1,749	1,767	3,258	4,159
Travel related expenses	2,958	3,405	5,774	5,659
Interest expense	802	789	1,548	1,067
Other operating expenses	3,191	3,412	6,132	7,013
Total expenses	60,620	57,572	121,027	107,285
Income before taxes	29,865	15,770	36,323	27,940
Provision for taxes	10,237	6,351	12,338	10,918
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 19,628	$ 9,419	$ 23,985	$ 17,022
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	31,712,959	30,934,832	31,898,939	30,707,895
Diluted (shares)	31,712,959	31,026,098	31,898,939	30,786,714
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.30	$ 0.75	$ 0.55
Diluted (usd per share)	0.62	0.30	0.75	0.55
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.90	$ 0.90