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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
8. Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 by fair value hierarchy level were as follows:

 

                                 
September 30, 2012                                
    Level 1     Level 2 (a)     Level 3     Total  
($ in thousands)                        

Assets

                               

Marketable securities trading:

                               

Sponsored mutual funds and variable insurance funds

  $ 9,365     $ 0     $ 0     $ 9,365  

Investments of consolidated sponsored investment products

    10,927       24,633       0       35,560  

Equity securities

    4,108       0       0       4,108  

Marketable securities available for sale:

                               

Sponsored closed-end funds

    2,612       0       0       2,612  

Other assets

                               

Nonqualified retirement plan assets

    3,355       0       0       3,355  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

  $ 30,367     $ 24,633     $ 0     $ 55,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
December 31, 2011                        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
($ in thousands)                        

Assets

                               

Marketable securities trading:

                               

Sponsored mutual funds and variable insurance funds

  $ 8,980     $ 0     $ 0     $ 8,980  

Equity securities

    3,546       0       0       3,546  

Marketable securities available for sale:

                               

Sponsored closed-end funds

    2,469       0       0       2,469  

Other assets

                               

Nonqualified retirement plan assets

    2,826       0       0       2,826  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

  $ 17,821     $ 0     $ 0     $ 17,821  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a) Debt securities are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing which considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.