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Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Securities Owned and Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased at Fair Value

Securities Owned and Securities Sold, But Not Yet Purchased at Fair Value

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     September 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     Owned      Sold      Owned      Sold  

U.S. Treasury, agency and sovereign obligations

   $ 754,288       $ 60,559       $ 682,805       $ 27,509   

Corporate debt and other obligations

     24,345         3,370         27,188         3,696   

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     2,793         34         4,609         14   

Municipal obligations

     103,656         933         54,963         485   

Convertible bonds

     44,654         9,847         50,157         8,533   

Corporate equities

     42,592         27,665         38,634         29,056   

Other

     69,262         127         66,185         122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,041,590       $ 102,535       $ 924,541       $ 69,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

Additional information regarding the valuation technique and inputs used is as follows:

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2012

 

Product

   Principal      Valuation
Adjustment
     Fair Value     

Valuation Technique

  

Unobservable
Input

   Range

Auction Rate Securities(1)

   $ 120,306       $ 5,256       $ 115,050       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    1.14% to 3.01%
               Duration    5 to 8 Years
               Current Yield(2)    0.27% to 1.37%

Total

                 

 

(1) Includes ARS owned by the Company of $79.8 million included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2012 as well as additional commitments to purchase ARS from clients of $40.5 million which is disclosed in the notes to the co
(2) Based on current auctions in comparable securities that have not failed
Investments in Company-Sponsored Funds

The following table provides information about the Company’s investments in Company-sponsored funds at September 30, 2012.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Fair Value      Unfunded
Commit -
ments
     Redemption
Frequency
   Redemption
Notice Period

Hedge Funds(1)

   $ 881       $ —         Quarterly - Annually    30 - 120 Days

Private Equity Funds(2)

     3,408         1,018       N/A    N/A

Distressed Opportunities Investment Trust(3)

     7,558         —         N/A    N/A
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total

   $ 11,847       $ 1,018         
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

(1) Includes investments in hedge funds and hedge fund of funds that pursue long/short, event-driven, and activist strategies.
(2) Includes private equity funds and private equity fund of funds with a focus on diversified portfolios, real estate and global natural resources.
(3) Special purpose vehicle that invests in distressed debt of U.S. companies.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The Company’s assets and liabilities, recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 have been categorized based upon the above fair value hierarchy as follows:

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Fair Value Measurement: Assets  
     As of September 30, 2012  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Cash equivalents

   $ 40,702       $ —         $ —         $ 40,702   

Cash and securities segregated for regulatory and other purposes

     11,498         —           —           11,498   

Deposits with clearing organization

     9,091         —           —           9,091   

Securities owned:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

     699,535         —           —           699,535   

U.S. Agency securities

     38,155         16,565         —           54,720   

Sovereign obligations

     —           33         —           33   

Corporate debt and other obligations

     12,060         12,285         —           24,345   

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     —           2,767         26         2,793   

Municipal obligations

     —           92,984         10,672         103,656   

Convertible bonds

     —           44,654         —           44,654   

Corporate equities

     34,165         8,427         —           42,592   

Other

     2,883         —           66,379         69,262   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities owned, at fair value

     786,798         177,715         77,077         1,041,590   

Investments(1)

     433         36,678         12,805         49,916   

Derivative contracts

     —           —           —           —     

TBAs

     —           4,203         —           4,203   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 848,522       $ 218,596       $ 89,882       $ 1,157,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value Measurement: Liabilities
As of September 30, 2012
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Securities sold, not yet purchased:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 59,445       $ —         $ —         $ 59,445   

U.S. Agency securities

     1,073         41         —           1,114   

Corporate debt and other obligations

     —           3,370         —           3,370   

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     —           34         —           34   

Municipal obligations

     —           933         —           933   

Convertible bonds

     —           9,847         —           9,847   

Corporate equities

     18,615         9,050         —           27,665   

Other

     127         —           —           127   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased at fair value

     79,260         23,275         —           102,535   

Investments

     125         —           —           125   

Derivative contracts

     290         215         2,253         2,758   

TBAs

     —           1,219         —           1,219   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase(2)

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 79,675       $ 24,709       $ 2,253       $ 106,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2) 

Includes securities sold under agreements to repurchase agreements where the Company has elected fair value option treatment.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Fair Value Measurement: Assets  
     As of December 31, 2011  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Cash equivalents

   $ 30,924       $ —         $ —         $ 30,924   

Cash and securities segregated for regulatory and other purposes

     11,500         —           —           11,500   

Deposits with clearing organizations

     9,095         —           —           9,095   

Securities owned:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

     627,870         —           —           627,870   

U.S. Agency securities

     32,663         21,695         —           54,358   

Sovereign obligations

     —           577         —           577   

Corporate debt and other obligations

     12,538         14,650         —           27,188   

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     —           4,593         16         4,609   

Municipal obligations

     —           51,401         3,562         54,963   

Convertible bonds

     —           50,157         —           50,157   

Corporate equities

     29,150         9,484         —           38,634   

Other

     1,184         —           65,001         66,185   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities owned, at fair value

     703,405         152,557         68,579         924,541   

Investments(1)

     1,512         32,964         12,482         46,958   

Derivative contracts

     —           20         —           20   

TBAs

     —           5,791         —           5,791   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell (2)

     —           847,610         —           847,610   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 756,436       $ 1,038,942       $ 81,061       $ 1,876,439   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Fair Value Measurement: Liabilities
As of December 31, 2011
 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Securities sold, not yet purchased:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 27,462       $ —         $ —         $ 27,462   

U.S. Agency securities

     —           47         —           47   

Sovereign obligations

     —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt and other obligations

     —           3,696         —           3,696   

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     —           14         —           14   

Municipal obligations

     —           485         —           485   

Convertible bonds

     —           8,533         —           8,533   

Corporate equities

     16,467         12,589         —           29,056   

Other

     72         —           50         122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased at fair value

     44,001         25,364         50         69,415   

Investments

     26         —           —           26   

Derivative contracts

     66         8         2,347         2,421   

TBAs

     —           2,254         —           2,254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,093       $ 27,626       $ 2,397       $ 74,116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2) 

Includes securities purchased under agreements to resell where the Company has elected fair value option treatment.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables present changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  
     For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2012  
     Beginning
Balance
     Realized
Gains
(Losses)(4)
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)(5)
    Purchases  &
Issuances
     Sales &
Settlements
    Transfers
In / Out
     Ending
Balance
 

Assets:

                 

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ 12         —          3        11         —          —         $ 26   

Municipals

     10,120         —          (13     655         (90     —           10,672   

Other(2)

     64,644         —          410        5,950         (4,625     —           66,379   

Investments(3)

     12,760         (9     (32     231         (145     —           12,805   

Liabilities:

                 

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ —           —          —          —           —          —         $ —     

Other(2)

     —           —          —          —           —          —           —     

Derivative contracts

     2,334         —          (81     —           —          —           2,253   

 

(1)

Represents private placements of non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations.

(2)

Represents auction rate securities that failed in the auction rate market.

(3)

Primarily represents general partner ownership interests in hedge funds and private equity funds sponsored by the Company.

(4) 

Included in principal transactions on the consolidated statement of operations, except for investments which are included in other income on the consolidated statement of operations.

(5) 

Unrealized gains (losses) are attributable to assets or liabilities that are still held at the reporting date.

 

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  
     For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2011  
     Beginning
Balance
     Realized
Gains
(Losses)(4)
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)(5)
    Purchases &
Issuances
    Sales &
Settlements
    Transfers
In / Out
    Ending
Balance
 

Assets:

               

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ 105         1        (3     893        (230     0      $ 766   

Municipals

     3,829         (12     (143     575        (119     —          4,129   

Other(2)

     63,098         —          543        4,028        (2,450     —          65,219   

Investments(3)

     16,141         —          (793     126        —          (1     15,473   

Liabilities:

               

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ 11         —          —          (11     —          —        $ —     

Other(2)

     —           —          —          1,502        —          —          1,502   

Derivative contracts

     —           —          —          —          —          —          —     

 

(1)

Represents private placements of non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations.

(2) 

Represents auction rate securities that failed in the auction rate market.

(3)

Primarily represents general partner ownership interests in hedge funds and private equity funds sponsored by the Company.

(4) 

Included in principal transactions on the consolidated statement of operations, except for investments which are included in other income on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

(5) 

Unrealized gains (losses) are attributable to assets or liabilities that are still held at the reporting date.

 

The following tables present changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

    Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  
    For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2012  
    Beginning
Balance
    Realized
Gains
(Losses)(4)
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)(5)
    Purchases &
Issuances
    Sales &
Settlements
    Transfers
In / Out
    Ending
Balance
 

Assets:

             

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

  $ 16        (8     5        95        (80     (2   $ 26   

Municipals

    3,562        (5     (505     9,960        (2,340     —          10,672   

Other(2)

    65,001        —          (351     20,675        (18,946     —          66,379   

Investments(3)

    12,482        (9     405        358        (442     11        12,805   

Liabilities:

             

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

  $ —          —          —          —          —          —        $ —     

Other(2)

    50        —          —          (50     —          —          —     

Derivative contracts

    2,347        —          (94     —          —          —          2,253   

 

(1)

Represents private placements of non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations

(2)

Represents auction rate securities that failed in the auction rate market

(3)

Primarily represents general partner ownership interests in hedge funds and private equity funds sponsored by the Company

(4) 

Included in principal transactions on the consolidated statement of operations, except for investments which are included in other income on the consolidated statement of operations

(5) 

Unrealized gains (losses) are attributable to assets or liabilities that are still held at the reporting date

 

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  
     For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2011  
     Beginning
Balance
     Realized
Gains
(Losses)(4)
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)(5)
    Purchases &
Issuances
     Sales &
Settlements
    Transfers
In / Out
    Ending
Balance
 

Assets:

                

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ 14         1        (0     995         (244     0      $ 766   

Municipals

     1,787         (12     (334     2,982         (294     —          4,129   

Other(2)

     35,909         —          (393     38,178         (8,475     —          65,219   

Investments(3)

     17,208         —          (794     572         (1,500     (13     15,473   

Liabilities:

                

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities(1)

   $ —           0        —          11         (11     —        $ —     

Other(2)

     —           —          —          1,502         —          —          1,502   

Derivative contracts

     —           —          —          —           —          —          —     

 

(1)

Represents non-agency securities primarily collateralized by home equity and manufactured housing

(2)

Represents auction rate preferred securities that failed in the auction market. Fair value approximates par due to strength in the underlying credits and the recent trend in issuer redemptions

(3)

Primarily represents general partner ownership interests in hedge funds and private equity funds sponsored by the Company

(4) 

Included in principal transactions, net on the condensed consolidated statement of operations, except for investments which is included in other income on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

(5) 

Unrealized gains (losses) are attributable to assets or liabilities that are still held at the reporting date

Notional and Fair Values of TBA's

The following table summarizes the notional and fair values of the TBAs as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     September 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair Value  

Sale of TBAs (1)

   $ 551,897       $ 4,203       $ 574,365       $ 5,791   

Purchase of TBAs

   $ 203,439       $ 1,219       $ 137,572       $ 2,254   

 

(1)

TBAs are used to offset exposures related to commitments to provide funding for FHA loans at OMHHF. At September 30, 2012, the loan commitments balance was $297.5 million ($326.7 million at December 31, 2011). In addition, at September 30, 2012, OMHHF had a loan receivable balance (included in other assets) of $56.3 million ($109.3 million at December 31, 2011) which relates to prior loan commitments that have been funded but have not yet been securitized. The “when issued” securitizations of these loans have been sold to market counter-parties.

Notional Amounts and Fair Values of Derivatives by Product

The notional amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivatives at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 by product were as follows:

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

As of September 30, 2012

 

     Description   Notional      Fair Value  

Assets:

       

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (1)

       

Interest rate contracts

   Cap (2)   $ 10,000       $ 0   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 10,000       $ 0   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (1)

       

Commodity contracts

   U.S Treasury Futures  (3)   $ 64,000       $ 290   
   Federal Funds Futures  (3)     7,745,000         210   
   Euro Dollars Futures     13,000         5   

Other contracts

   Auction rate securities
purchase commitment 
(4)
    40,541         2,253   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ 7,862,541       $ 2,758   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See “Fair Value of Derivative Instruments” below for description of derivative financial instruments.
(2) Included in receivable from brokers and clearing organizations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(3) Included in payable from brokers and clearing organizations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(4) Included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

As of December 31, 2011

 

     Description    Notional      Fair Value  

Assets:

        

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (1)

        

Interest rate contracts

   Cap (2)    $ 100,000       $ 20   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      $ 100,000       $ 20   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (1)

        

Commodity contracts

   U.S Treasury Futures (3)    $ 20,000       $ 66   
   Federal Funds Futures (3)      5,985,000         8   

Other contracts

  

Auction rate securities

purchase commitment (4)

     57,292         2,347   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

      $ 6,062,292       $ 2,421   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See “Fair Value of Derivative Instruments” below for description of derivative financial instruments.
(2) Included in receivable from brokers and clearing organizations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(3) Included in payable from brokers and clearing organizations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(4) Included in other liabiilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Fair Value Amounts of Derivative Instruments and Their Effect on Statement of Operations

The following table presents the location and fair value amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments and their effect on the statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

         

Recognized in Income on Derivatives

(pre-tax)

   

Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income
-Effective Portion (2)

(after–tax)

 

Hedging

Relationship

  

Description

  

Location

   Gain/
(Loss)
    Location      Gain/
(Loss)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Caps (3)    N/A    $ —          Interest expense       $ —     

Commodity contracts

   U.S Treasury Futures    Principal transaction revenue      (395     None         —     
   Federal Funds Futures    Principal transaction revenue      (334     None         —     
   Euro-Dollars Futures    Principal transaction revenue      18           —     

Other contracts

   Auction rate securities purchase commitment    Principal transaction revenue      81        None         —     
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

         $ (630      $ —     
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1) See “Fair Value of Derivative Instruments” above for description of derivative financial instruments.
(2) There is no ineffective portion included in income for the period ended September 30, 2012.
(3) As noted above in “Cash flow hedges used for asset and liability management”, interest rate caps are used to hedge interest rate risk associated with the Subordinated Note. With the repayment of the Subordinated Note in the second quarter of 2011, this cap is no longer designated as a cash flow hedge.

 

The following table presents the location and fair value amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments and their effect on the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

          Recognized in Income on Derivatives (pre-tax)    

Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income

-Effective Portion (2)

(after–tax)

 

Hedging

Relationship

   Description    Location    Gain/
(Loss)
    Location      Gain/
(Loss)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Caps (3)    N/A      (12     Interest expense         —     

Commodity contracts

   U.S Treasury Futures    Principal transaction revenue      (1,032     None         —     
   Federal Funds Futures    Principal transaction revenue      (74     None         —     
   Euro-dollar Futures    Principal transaction revenue      (9     None         —     

Other contracts

   Auction rate securities purchase commitment    Principal transaction revenue      94        None         —     
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

         $ (1033      $ —     
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1) See “Fair Value of Derivative Instruments” above for description of derivative financial instruments.
(2) There is no ineffective portion included in income for the period ended September 30, 2012.
(3) As noted above in “Cash flow hedges used for asset and liability management”, interest rate caps are used to hedge interest rate risk associated with the Subordinated Note. With the repayment of the Subordinated Note in the second quarter of 2011, this cap is no longer designated as a cash flow hedge
Variable Interest Entities

The following tables set forth the total VIE assets, the carrying value of the subsidiaries’ variable interests, and the Company’s maximum exposure to loss in Company-sponsored non-consolidated VIEs in which the Company holds variable interests and other non-consolidated VIEs in which the Company holds variable interests at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

As of September 30, 2012

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Total
VIE Assets  (1)
     Carrying Value of the
Company’s Variable
Interest
     Capital
Commitments
     Maximum
Exposure

to Loss in Non-
consolidated VIEs
 
        Assets (2)      Liabilities        

Hedge Funds

   $ 1,995,924       $ 317       $ —         $ —         $ 317   

Private Equity Funds

     171,681         30         —           10         40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,167,605       $ 347       $ —         $ 10       $ 357   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

Expressed in thousands of dollars.

 

     Total
VIE Assets  (1)
     Carrying Value of the
Company’s Variable
Interest
     Capital
Commitments
     Maximum
Exposure

to  Loss in Non-
consolidated
VIEs
 
        Assets (2)      Liabilities        

Hedge Funds

   $ 1,668,508       $ 393       $ —         $ —         $ 393   

Private Equity Funds

     142,275         27         —           13         40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,810,783       $ 420       $ —         $ 13       $ 433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the total assets of the VIEs and does not represent the Company’s interests in the VIEs.
(2) Represents the Company’s interests in the VIEs and is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.