Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reported Revenue and Profit Before Income Taxes

The table below presents information about the reported revenue and net income before taxes from continuing operations of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Asset information by reportable segment is not reported, since the Company does not produce such information for internal use by the chief operating decision maker.

(Expressed in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenue
Private client (1)	$	127,835		$	122,324		$	376,737		$	396,039
Asset management (1)	23,234			23,849			68,978			73,654
Capital markets	60,703			60,585			187,292			202,282
Corporate/Other	32			720			5,827			637
Total	$	211,804		$	207,478		$	638,834		$	672,612
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations
Private client (1)	$	20,137		$	14,905		$	50,799		$	45,064
Asset management (1)	9,380			7,563			21,851			23,250
Capital markets	(1,103		)	(2,016		)	(3,856		)	8,342
Corporate/Other	(30,224		)	(23,025		)	(83,190		)	(74,516		)
Total	$	(1,810	)	$	(2,573	)	$	(14,396	)	$	2,140

(1)    Asset management fees are allocated 22.5% to the Asset Management and 77.5% to the Private Client segments.

Revenue Classified by Major Geographic Areas

Revenue, from continuing operations, classified by the major geographic areas in which it was earned for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, was as follows:

(Expressed in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Americas	$	199,878	$	197,973	$	606,168	$	641,366
Europe/Middle East	11,118		8,715		30,150		28,019
Asia	808		790		2,516		3,227
Total	$	211,804	$	207,478	$	638,834	$	672,612