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Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following presents the Company's revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by major business activity and other sources of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
(Expressed in thousands)For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Reportable Segments
Private ClientAsset ManagementCapital MarketsCorporate/OtherTotal
Revenue from contracts with customers:
Commissions from sales and trading$48,398 $— $55,800 $(3)$104,195 
Mutual fund income9,198 — 76 9,276 
Advisory fees80,254 24,227 12 104,496 
Investment banking - capital markets8,510 — 80,069 — 88,579 
Investment banking - advisory— — 35,922 — 35,922 
Bank deposit sweep income4,008 — — — 4,008 
Other3,120 — 559 14 3,693 
Total revenue from contracts with customers153,488 24,227 172,355 99 350,169 
Other sources of revenue:
Interest6,476 — 2,152 38 8,666 
Principal transactions, net630 — 8,954 1,281 10,865 
Other3,429 138 12 3,582 
Total other sources of revenue10,535 11,244 1,331 23,113 
Total revenue$164,023 $24,230 $183,599 $1,430 $373,282 

(Expressed in thousands)For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Reportable Segments
Private ClientAsset ManagementCapital MarketsCorporate/OtherTotal
Revenue from contracts with customers:
Commissions from sales and trading$47,105 $— $46,287 $20 $93,412 
Mutual fund income9,827 9,837 
Advisory fees66,883 19,270 86,164 
Investment banking - capital markets3,950 — 11,942 — 15,892 
Investment banking - advisory— — 9,836 — 9,836 
Bank deposit sweep income18,826 — — — 18,826 
Other3,131 — 640 101 3,872 
Total revenue from contracts with customers149,722 19,273 68,710 134 237,839 
Other sources of revenue:
Interest7,680 — 2,824 386 10,890 
Principal transactions, net(2,715)— 3,984 (2,137)(868)
Other(13,269)24 151 (13,091)
Total other sources of revenue(8,304)6,832 (1,600)(3,069)
Total revenue$141,418 $19,276 $75,542 $(1,466)$234,770 
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability
The following presents the Company's contract assets and deferred revenue balances from contracts with customers, which are included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet:
(Expressed in thousands)As of
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Contract assets (receivables):
Commission (1)
$5,601 $3,107 
Mutual fund income (2)
6,222 5,989 
Advisory fees (3)
2,873 1,590 
Bank deposit sweep income (4)
670 687 
Investment banking fees (5)
29,398 16,119 
  Other4,185 3,324 
Total contract assets$48,949 $30,816 
Deferred revenue (payables):
Investment banking fees (6)
$528 $613 
IRA fees (7)
1,718 — 
Total deferred revenue$2,246 $613 
(1)Commission recorded on trade date but not yet settled.
(2)Mutual fund income earned but not yet received.
(3)Management and performance fees earned but not yet received.
(4)Fees earned from FDIC-insured bank deposit program but not yet received.
(5)Underwriting revenue and advisory fees earned but not yet received.
(6)Retainer fees and fees earned from certain advisory transactions where the performance
obligations have not yet been satisfied.
(7)Fee received in advance on an annual basis.