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Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Segment Information

Financial Information About Business Segments

																		Investments
		Private				Investment				Institutional				Investment				In New
		Banks				Advisors				Investors				Managers				Businesses				Total
		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues		$	87,697			$	46,798			$	52,216			$	45,585			$	931			$	233,227
Expenses			85,893				28,051				25,524				29,412				2,429				171,309
Operating profit (loss)		$	1,804			$	18,747			$	26,692			$	16,173			$	(1,498	)		$	61,918
Operating margin			2	%			40	%			51	%			35	%			N/A				27	%

																		Investments
		Private				Investment				Institutional				Investment				In New
		Banks				Advisors				Investors				Managers				Businesses				Total
		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues		$	83,518			$	43,422			$	51,036			$	40,548			$	989			$	219,513
Expenses			73,463				26,426				25,940				25,763				4,080				155,672
Operating profit (loss)		$	10,055			$	16,996			$	25,096			$	14,785			$	(3,091	)		$	63,841
Operating margin			12	%			39	%			49	%			36	%			N/A				29	%

																		Investments
		Private				Investment				Institutional				Investment				In New
		Banks				Advisors				Investors				Managers				Businesses				Total
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues		$	262,279			$	144,674			$	160,132			$	133,478			$	2,917			$	703,480
Expenses			254,570				82,825				79,883				86,693				8,474				512,445
Operating profit (loss)		$	7,709			$	61,849			$	80,249			$	46,785			$	(5,557	)		$	191,035
Operating margin			3	%			43	%			50	%			35	%			N/A				27	%

																		Investments
		Private				Investment				Institutional				Investment				In New
		Banks				Advisors				Investors				Managers				Businesses				Total
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues		$	260,730			$	135,283			$	152,821			$	117,598			$	3,004			$	669,436
Expenses			229,674				82,129				78,896				75,918				9,480				476,097
Operating profit (loss)		$	31,056			$	53,154			$	73,925			$	41,680			$	(6,476	)		$	193,339
Operating margin			12	%			39	%			48	%			35	%			N/A				29	%

Reconciliation Of Total Operating Profit Reported For Business Segments To Income From Operations In Consolidated Statements Of Operations

		2011				2010
Total operating profit from segments above		$	61,918			$	63,841
Corporate overhead expenses			(11,155	)			(8,981	)
Noncontrolling interest reflected in segments			373				279
Income from operations		$	51,136			$	55,139

		2011				2010
Total operating profit from segments above		$	191,035			$	193,339
Corporate overhead expenses			(32,523	)			(28,639	)
Noncontrolling interest reflected in segments			1,178				956
Income from operations		$	159,690			$	165,656

Additional Information Pertaining To Business Segments

		Capital Expenditures								Depreciation
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Private Banks		$	9,219			$	8,452			$	3,913			$	4,044
Investment Advisors			3,146				2,976				552				602
Institutional Investors			508				615				276				297
Investment Managers			671				770				441				467
Investments in New Businesses			146				147				24				36
Total from business segments		$	13,690			$	12,960			$	5,206			$	5,446
Corporate Overhead			100				151				140				156
		$	13,790			$	13,111			$	5,346			$	5,602

		Amortization
		2011				2010
Private Banks		$	4,762			$	3,767
Investment Advisors			1,604				1,362
Institutional Investors			200				305
Investment Managers			133				204
Investments in New Businesses			67				117
Total from business segments		$	6,766			$	5,755
Corporate Overhead			242				243
		$	7,008			$	5,998

		Capital Expenditures								Depreciation
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Private Banks		$	27,032			$	27,119			$	11,913			$	11,796
Investment Advisors			9,184				9,752				1,699				1,758
Institutional Investors			1,640				2,476				836				864
Investment Managers			2,544				4,090				1,379				1,410
Investments in New Businesses			450				552				83				109
Total from business segments		$	40,850			$	43,989			$	15,910			$	15,937
Corporate Overhead			450				1,003				438				455
		$	41,300			$	44,992			$	16,348			$	16,392

		Amortization
		2011				2010
Private Banks		$	13,599			$	11,233
Investment Advisors			4,573				4,066
Institutional Investors			563				910
Investment Managers			379				615
Investments in New Businesses			191				342
Total from business segments		$	19,305			$	17,166
Corporate Overhead			726				729
		$	20,031			$	17,895

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