Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($3.8 million and $3.9 million restricted from use at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	$ 125,396	$ 267,646
Advisory fees receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.0 million and $0.3 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	86,767	64,244
Other receivables	2,973	3,964
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $44.4 million and $62.1 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	7,501	8,602
Goodwill	209,137	217,737
Deferred tax asset, net	41,547	42,345
Other assets	12,268	6,279
Total assets	485,589	610,817
Liabilities and Equity
Compensation payable	41,532	26,022
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	23,300	15,443
Current income taxes payable	8,886	5,311
Secured term loan payable	327,653	339,048
Contingent obligation due selling unitholders of Cogent	17,784	13,763
Deferred tax liability	3,759	2,928
Total liabilities	422,914	402,515
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 44,906,164 and 43,750,170 shares issued as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively; 21,000,919 and 27,084,520 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	449	438
Restricted stock units	64,706	80,512
Additional paid-in capital	842,437	800,806
Exchangeable shares of subsidiary; 257,156 shares issued as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 32,804 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	1,958	1,958
Retained earnings	53,620	37,595
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(31,924)	(22,222)
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 23,905,245 and 16,665,650 shares as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	(868,571)	(690,785)
Stockholders’ equity	62,675	208,302
Total liabilities and equity	$ 485,589	$ 610,817