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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
[x]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
Or
[  ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                                    to
Commission File Number 1-34457
(ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. LOGO)
Artio Global Investors Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware   13-6174048
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
330 Madison Ave.    
New York, NY   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(212) 297-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant is required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
x Yes  o No
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes  o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
                 
Large accelerated filer
   o       Accelerated filer    x
Non-accelerated filer
   o   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company    o
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o Yes  x No
As of April 30, 2011, there were 59,584,681 shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share and Class C common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 


 

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1   Artio Global Investors Inc. First Quarter 2011 Form 10-Q

 


 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
                 
 
    As of
(in thousands, except for share amounts)   March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010
 
               
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 71,774     $ 80,043  
Investments, at fair value:
               
Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
    13,635       10,405  
Investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
    36,461       24,642  
Fees receivable and accrued fees, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    51,940       54,373  
Deferred taxes
    196,153       198,863  
Income taxes receivable
    11,314       8,586  
Other assets
    13,686       11,535  
 
       
Total assets
  $ 394,963     $ 388,447  
 
       
 
               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Debt:
               
Term loan
  $ 51,000     $ 55,500  
Due to prime broker by the Consolidated Investment Products
    5,405       1,959  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    12,697       39,256  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    6,228       7,761  
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products, at fair value
    4,494       1,288  
Accrued income taxes payable
    14,118       4,749  
Due under tax receivable agreement
    162,092       167,058  
Other liabilities
    6,827       4,593  
 
       
Total liabilities
    262,861       282,164  
 
       
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
               
 
               
Class A common stock (500,000,000 shares authorized, 2011 – 41,628,837 shares issued and outstanding; 2010 – 41,552,328 shares issued and outstanding)
    42       42  
Class B common stock (50,000,000 shares authorized, 2011 and 2010 – 1,200,000 shares issued and outstanding)
    1       1  
Class C common stock (210,000,000 shares authorized, 2011 and 2010 – 16,755,844 shares issued and outstanding)
    168       168  
Additional paid-in capital
    617,725       613,065  
Accumulated deficit
    (491,219 )     (509,629 )
 
       
Total stockholders’ equity
    126,717       103,647  
Non-controlling interests in Holdings
    1,744       1,505  
Non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Investment Products
    3,641       1,131  
 
       
Total equity
    132,102       106,283  
 
       
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 394,963     $ 388,447  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share information)   2011   2010
Revenues and other operating income:
               
Investment management fees
  $ 81,776     $ 85,287  
Net gains on funds held for deferred compensation
    419       321  
Foreign currency gains (losses)
    (18 )     23  
 
       
Total revenues and other operating income
    82,177       85,631  
 
       
 
               
Expenses:
               
Employee compensation and benefits
    28,018       25,169  
Shareholder servicing and marketing
    4,865       4,548  
General and administrative
    10,172       10,285  
 
       
Total expenses
    43,055       40,002  
 
       
Operating income before income tax expense
    39,122       45,629  
Non-operating income (loss):
               
Interest income:
               
Investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
    567        
Other investments
          1  
Interest expense
    (526 )     (661 )
Net gains (losses):
               
Investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
    351        
Other investments
    181       (1 )
Other income (loss)
    (8 )      
 
       
Total non-operating income (loss)
    565       (661 )
 
       
Income before income tax expense
    39,687       44,968  
Income taxes
    16,751       14,767  
 
       
Net income
    22,936       30,201  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Holdings
    769       11,333  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Investment Products
    135        
 
       
Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 22,032     $ 18,868  
 
       
 
               
Per share information:
               
Basic net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 0.38     $ 0.42  
 
       
Diluted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 0.38     $ 0.42  
 
       
 
               
Weighted average shares used to calculate per share information:
               
Basic
    58,354       44,460  
 
       
Diluted
    58,404       44,629  
 
       
 
               
Dividends per basic share declared
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
                                                                         
 
                                                            Non-    
                                                            controlling    
                                                            Interests in    
    Class A   Class B   Class C                                   the    
    Common   Common   Common                           Non-   Consoli-    
    Stock   Stock   Stock   Additional   Retained   Stock-   controlling   dated    
(in thousands, except   (par value   (par value   (par value   Paid-in   Earnings   holders’   Interests in   Investment   Total
per share information)   $0.001)   $0.001)   $0.01)   Capital   (Deficit)   Equity   Holdings   Products   Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2010
  $ 28     $ 15     $ 168     $ 586,956     $ (580,275 )   $ 6,892     $ (2,911 )           $ 3,981  
Net income
                            18,868       18,868       11,333               30,201  
Share-based payments:
                                                                       
Amortization
                      3,418             3,418                     3,418  
Forfeiture
                      (13 )           (13 )                   (13 )
RSU dividend equivalents
                      137       (137 )                          
Distribution to non-controlling interests
                                        (936 )             (936 )
Cash dividends paid ($0.06 per share)
                            (2,669 )     (2,669 )                   (2,669 )
 
                                       
Balance as of March 31, 2010
  $ 28     $ 15     $ 168     $ 590,498     $ (564,213 )   $ 26,496     $ 7,486             $ 33,982  
 
                                       
 
                                                                       
Balance as of January 1, 2011
  $ 42     $ 1     $ 168     $ 613,065     $ (509,629 )   $ 103,647     $ 1,505     $ 1,131     $ 106,283  
Net income
                            22,032       22,032       769       135       22,936  
Share-based payments:
                                                                       
Directors’ awards
                      71             71                   71  
Amortization
                      4,470             4,470                   4,470  
RSU dividend equivalents
                      119       (119 )                        
Capital contributions from non-controlling interests
                                              2,375       2,375  
Distribution to non-controlling interests
                                        (530 )           (530 )
Cash dividends paid ($0.06 per share)
                            (3,503 )     (3,503 )                 (3,503 )
 
                                   
Balance as of March 31, 2011
  $ 42     $ 1     $ 168     $ 617,725     $ (491,219 )   $ 126,717     $ 1,744     $ 3,641     $ 132,102  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 22,936     $ 30,201  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    629       676  
Deferred compensation
    1,723       723  
Share-based compensation
    4,541       3,405  
Deferred income taxes
    2,710       (513 )
Interest accrued on investments and accretion and amortization of discount and premium
    (268 )      
Gains on investments
    (951 )     (321 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Purchase of investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
    (30,279 )      
Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
    22,285        
Due to prime broker by the Consolidated Investment Products
    3,446        
Fees receivable and accrued fees, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    2,433       1,847  
Income taxes receivable
    (2,728 )     (686 )
Other assets
    (2,041 )     (844 )
Accrued compensation and benefits
    (28,282 )     (21,305 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (1,515 )     (1,970 )
Accrued income taxes payable
    9,369       6,989  
Due under tax receivable agreement
    (4,966 )      
Other liabilities
    2,234       (338 )
 
       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,276       17,864  
 
       
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
    (7,700 )     (3,608 )
Proceeds from sales or maturities of Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
    5,070       3,585  
Purchase of fixed assets
    (739 )     (330 )
 
       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,369 )     (353 )
 
       
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayments of borrowing under term credit facility
    (4,500 )      
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests in Holdings
    (530 )     (936 )
Contributions from non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Investment Products
    2,375        
Cash dividends paid
    (3,503 )     (2,669 )
 
       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,158 )     (3,605 )
 
       
 
               
Effect of exchange rates on cash
    (18 )     23  
 
       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (8,269 )     13,929  
Cash and cash equivalents:
               
Beginning of period
    80,043       60,842  
 
       
End of period
  $ 71,774     $ 74,771  
 
       
 
               
Cash paid during period for:
               
Income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 7,412     $ 9,138  
Interest expense
    808       498  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation
Artio Global Investors Inc. (“Investors” or the “Company”) and subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) comprises Investors and its four subsidiaries, Artio Global Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), an intermediate holding company, Artio Global Management LLC (“Investment Adviser”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Artio Global Institutional Services LLC (“AGIS”), and Artio Alpha Investment Funds, LLC (“Alpha,” the consolidated investment vehicle that includes the Artio Global Credit Opportunities Fund). We refer to the consolidated investment vehicles as the “Consolidated Investment Products.” As of March 31, 2011, Holdings was approximately 98% owned by Investors, 1% owned by Richard Pell, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (“Pell”), and 1% owned by Rudolph-Riad Younes, our Head of International Equity (“Younes,” together with Pell, the “Principals”). The Principals’ interests are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as non-controlling interests. Investment Adviser and Artio Global Institutional Services LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Holdings. As of March 31, 2011, Alpha was 85% owned by Holdings as a result of a seed money investment and the remaining 15% was owned by employees.
Investment Adviser is our primary operating entity and provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. It manages and advises the Artio Global Funds (the “Funds”), which are primarily U.S. registered investment companies; commingled institutional investment vehicles; separate accounts; sub-advisory accounts; and the Consolidated Investment Products. A substantial portion of our assets under management (“AuM”) are invested outside of the U.S. Our clients are primarily U.S.-based.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities), revenues and expenses at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and may have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Our interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Interim results reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results. Revenues and other operating income and Net income can vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to the nature of our business activities. The financial results of interim periods may not be indicative of the financial results for the entire year.
As part of the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements, we performed an evaluation of subsequent events occurring after the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position date of March 31, 2011, through to the date the interim consolidated financial statements were issued.
These statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes as of December 31, 2010, and for the three years then ended, included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 2. Stockholders’ Equity
The table below sets forth the number of shares of Class A, Class B and Class C common stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011.
                         
 
    Class A   Class B   Class C
(in thousands)   Common Stock   Common Stock   Common Stock
As of December 31, 2009
    27,659       15,600       16,756  
Activity:
                       
Exchange by the Principals(a)
    14,400       (14,400 )      
Shares issued to the public(b)
    4,209              
Repurchase from the Principals(b)
    (4,209 )            
Share repurchase program(c)
    (1,000 )            
Restricted stock units vested
    485              
Shares issued to the independent directors(d)
    8              
 
           
As of December 31, 2010(e)
    41,552       1,200       16,756  
Restricted stock units vested
    72              
Shares issued to independent directors(d)
    5              
 
           
As of March 31, 2011(e)
    41,629       1,200       16,756  
 
(a)   Represents the issuance of 7.2 million shares of Class A common stock to each of the Principals upon exchange of an equivalent number of non-voting member interests in Holdings (“New Class A Units”) in 2010. Upon the exchange of New Class A Units for Class A common stock, corresponding shares of Class B common stock were canceled.
 
(b)   Represents the 4.2 million shares of Class A common stock that were issued to the public in connection with a synthetic secondary offering (the “secondary offering”) in 2010, including 0.4 million shares issued to the underwriters in connection with exercising a portion of their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock, and which were subsequently repurchased and retired by us with the net proceeds.
 
(c)   In July 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to 1.0 million shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2010, we have purchased and retired 1.0 million shares of our common stock under this repurchase program. In December 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to 3.0 million shares of our common stock, which will expire on December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2011, we have not repurchased any shares under this program.
 
(d)   Represents the 8,376 shares of fully-vested Class A common stock (subject to transfer restrictions) that were awarded to our independent directors in 2010 and 4,520 shares of fully-vested Class A common stock (subject to transfer restrictions) that were awarded to an independent director in the first quarter of 2011.
 
(e)   The table does not reflect 1.9 million in 2010 and 4.3 million in the first quarter of 2011 of unvested restricted stock units (see Note 8. Share-Based Payments) awarded to certain employees, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock upon vesting.
Note 3. Consolidated Investment Products
From time to time, we may make investments in the investment vehicles we manage, primarily as seed money. We evaluate these investment vehicles for consolidation. These investment vehicles are consolidated if (i) they are variable interest entities (“VIEs”), and we are the primary beneficiary, or (ii) they are voting interest entities, and we have a controlling interest. The net gains and losses of these investment vehicles are included in Net income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
We have a controlling financial interest in the Consolidated Investment Products, which are therefore included in our consolidated financial statements. The assets and liabilities of the Consolidated Investment Products are included in their respective accounts in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and the results of operations are included in Non-operating income (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A condensed consolidating statement of financial position as of March 31, 2011, including balances attributable to the Consolidated Investment Products, is as follows:
                                             
 
                            Artio Global
                   Consolidated                  Investors Inc. and
    Before   Investment           Subsidiaries
(in thousands)   Consolidation (a)   Products          Eliminations          Consolidated
Assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 71,020     $ 754     $     $ 71,774  
Investments, at fair value
    13,635       36,461             50,096  
Investment in the Consolidated Investment Products
    20,695               (20,695 )      
Other assets
    272,106       987             273,093  
 
               
Total assets
  $ 377,456     $ 38,202     $ (20,695 )   $ 394,963  
 
               
 
                               
Liabilities and Equity:
                               
Debt
  $ 51,000     $ 5,405     $     $ 56,405  
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products, at fair value
          4,494             4,494  
Other liabilities
    197,995       3,967             201,962  
 
               
Total liabilities
    248,995       13,866             262,861  
 
               
 
                               
Members’ equity
            24,336       (24,336 )      
Common stock
    211                     211  
Additional paid-in capital
    617,725                     617,725  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (491,219 )                   (491,219 )
 
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    126,717       24,336       (24,336 )     126,717  
Non-controlling interests
    1,744               3,641       5,385  
 
               
Total equity
    128,461       24,336       (20,695 )     132,102  
 
               
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 377,456     $ 38,202     $ (20,695 )   $ 394,963  
 
(a)   Represents Artio Global Investors Inc. and subsidiaries with the investment in the Consolidated Investment Products accounted for under the equity method.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A condensed consolidating statement of financial position as of December 31, 2010, including balances attributable to the Consolidated Investment Products, is as follows:
                                             
 
                            Artio Global
                   Consolidated                  Investors Inc. and
    Before   Investment           Subsidiaries
(in thousands)   Consolidation (a)   Products          Eliminations          Consolidated
Assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 79,232     $ 811     $     $ 80,043  
Investments, at fair value
    10,405       24,642             35,047  
Investment in the Consolidated Investment Products
    19,912             (19,912 )      
Other assets
    273,107       250             273,357  
 
               
Total assets
  $ 382,656     $ 25,703     $ (19,912 )   $ 388,447  
 
               
 
                               
Liabilities and Equity:
                               
Debt
  $ 55,500     $ 1,959     $     $ 57,459  
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products, at fair value
          1,288             1,288  
Other liabilities
    222,004       1,413             223,417  
 
               
Total liabilities
    277,504       4,660             282,164  
 
               
 
                               
Members’ equity
            21,043       (21,043 )      
Common stock
    211                     211  
Additional paid-in capital
    613,065                     613,065  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (509,629 )                   (509,629 )
 
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    103,647       21,043       (21,043 )     103,647  
Non-controlling interests
    1,505               1,131       2,636  
 
               
Total equity
    105,152       21,043       (19,912 )     106,283  
 
               
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 382,656     $ 25,703     $ (19,912 )   $ 388,447  
 
(a)   Represents Artio Global Investors Inc. and subsidiaries with the investment in the Consolidated Investment Products accounted for under the equity method.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A condensed consolidating statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011, including amounts attributable to the Consolidated Investment Products, is as follows:
                                             
 
                            Artio Global
                   Consolidated                  Investors Inc. and
    Before   Investment           Subsidiaries
(in thousands)   Consolidation (a)   Products          Eliminations          Consolidated
Total revenues and other operating income
  $ 82,177     $     $     $ 82,177  
Total expenses
    43,055                   43,055  
 
               
Operating income before income tax expense
    39,122                   39,122  
Non-operating income (loss):
                               
Equity in earnings of the Consolidated Investment Products
    783               (783 )      
Interest income
          567             567  
Interest expense
    (526 )                 (526 )
Net gains on investments
    181       351             532  
Other income
    (8 )                 (8 )
 
               
Total non operating income (loss)
    430       918       (783 )     565  
 
               
Income before income tax expense
    39,552       918       (783 )     39,687  
Income taxes
    16,751                   16,751  
 
               
Net income
    22,801       918       (783 )     22,936  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
    769             135       904  
 
               
Net income, excluding non-controlling interests
  $ 22,032     $ 918     $ (918 )   $ 22,032  
 
(a)   Represents Artio Global Investors Inc. and subsidiaries with the investment in the Consolidated Investment Products accounted for under the equity method.
We did not have amounts attributable to the Consolidated Investment Products for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 4. Related Party Activities
We engage in transactions with our mutual funds and with affiliates of our former parent, GAM Holding AG (“GAM”), a Swiss corporation.
Affiliate Transactions – Mutual and Offshore Funds
We earn management fees from the Funds, as Investment Adviser provides investment management services to the Funds pursuant to investment management agreements with the Funds and makes investment decisions for the Funds, which are subject to review and approval by their boards. Investment Adviser also derives investment management revenue from sub-advising certain offshore funds sponsored by affiliates of GAM. Revenues related to these services are included in Investment management fees in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows:
                   
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Funds’ investment management fees
  $ 46,470     $ 48,900  
Sub-advisory investment management fees on GAM-sponsored funds
    641       592  
 
Fees receivable related to investment management fees are included in Fees receivable and accrued fees, net of allowance for doubtful accounts in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as follows:
                     
 
    As of
      March 31,     December 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Funds’ investment management fees
  $ 15,546     $ 15,850  
Sub-advisory investment management fees on GAM-sponsored funds
    710       802  
 
Tax Receivable Agreement
We have a tax receivable agreement that shares certain tax benefits with our Principals. Although the payments under the tax receivable agreement are calculated based on annual tax savings, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, the payments which would have been made pursuant to the tax receivable agreement, if such period was calculated by itself, are estimated to be $1.9 million.
Other Related Party Transactions
Investors manages, at no cost to the plans, the assets of the non-contributory qualified defined contribution retirement plan, which covers most employees, and the supplemental non-qualified defined contribution plan sponsored by Investors.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 5. Investments, at Fair Value and Investments Sold, Not Yet Purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products, at Fair Value
Investments as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, consist of the following:
                 
 
    As of
      March 31,     December 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments:
               
Artio Global Funds
  $ 12,113     $ 9,069  
Equity securities
    1,502       1,317  
Other
    20       19  
 
       
Total Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
  $ 13,635     $ 10,405  
 
       
 
               
Investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products:
               
Equity securities
  $ 3,854     $ 3,142  
Fixed income investments:
               
Corporate bonds
    25,420       17,075  
Term loans
    6,974       4,425  
Asset backed securities
    213        
 
       
Total investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ 36,461     $ 24,642  
 
       
 
               
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products:
               
Equity securities
  $ (211 )   $ (62 )
Corporate bonds
    (4,283 )     (1,226 )
 
       
Total investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ (4,494 )   $ (1,288 )
 
Net gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
                 
 
    Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Net gains on Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation
  $ 419     $ 321  
Less: Net gains (losses) on Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation sold
    829       (50 )
 
       
Unrealized gains (losses) on Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation
  $ (410 )   $ 371  
 
       
 
               
Net gains on investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ 351          
Less: Net gains on investments of the Consolidated Investment Products sold
    582          
 
           
Unrealized losses on investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ (231 )        
 
           
 
               
Net gains (losses) on other investments
  $ 181     $ (1 )
Less: Net gains on other investments sold
    122        
 
       
Unrealized gains (losses) on other investments
  $ 59     $ (1 )
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The Consolidated Investment Products’ investment income, including income from derivative contracts, is recorded in Non-operating income (loss): Net gains (losses): Investments of the Consolidated Investment Products in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and is derived from the following investment categories:
         
 
    Three months
    ended
(in thousands)   March 31, 2011
Equity securities
  $ 94  
Fixed income investments:
       
Corporate bonds
    405  
Term loans
    23  
Credit default swaps
    (148 )
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    (20 )
Options
    (1 )
Other
    (2 )
 
   
Total
  $ 351  
 
We carry our investments portfolio at fair value using a valuation hierarchy based on the transparency of the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The valuation hierarchy contains three levels: (i) valuation inputs comprising unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (“Level 1”); (ii) valuation inputs comprising quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability being measured (“Level 2”); and (iii) valuation inputs that are unobservable and are significant to the fair value measurement (“Level 3”). Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Our investments as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, are valued using prices as follows:
                                 
 
                    Level 2   Level 3
                    Other   Significant
            Level 1   Observable   Unobservable
(in thousands)   Total   Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs
As of March 31, 2011:
                               
Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments:
                               
Artio Global Funds
  $ 12,113     $ 12,113     $     $  
Equity securities
    1,502       1,502              
Other investments
    20                   20  
 
               
Total Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
  $ 13,635     $ 13,615     $     $ 20  
 
               
 
                               
Investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products:
                               
Equity securities
  $ 3,854     $ 2,713     $ 986     $ 155  
Fixed income investments:
                               
Corporate bonds
    25,420             25,420        
Term loans
    6,974             6,341       633  
Asset-backed securities
    213             213        
 
               
Total investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ 36,461     $ 2,713     $ 32,960     $ 788  
 
               
 
                               
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products:
                               
Equity securities
  $ (211 )   $ (211 )   $     $  
Fixed income investments:
                               
Corporate bonds
    (4,283 )           (4,283 )      
 
               
Total investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ (4,494 )   $ (211 )   $ (4,283 )   $  
 
               
 
                               
As of December 31, 2010:
                               
Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments:
                               
Artio Global Funds
  $ 9,069     $ 9,069     $     $  
Equity securities
    1,317       1,317              
Other investments
    19                   19  
 
               
Total Artio Global funds held for deferred compensation and other investments
  $ 10,405     $ 10,386     $     $ 19  
 
               
 
                               
Investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products:
                               
Equity securities
  $ 3,142     $ 2,367     $ 629     $ 146  
Fixed income investments:
                               
Corporate bonds
    17,075             17,075        
Term loans
    4,425             3,470       955  
 
               
Total investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ 24,642     $ 2,367     $ 21,174     $ 1,101  
 
               
 
                               
Investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products:
                               
Equity securities
  $ (62 )   $ (62 )   $     $  
Fixed income investments:
                               
Corporate bonds
    (1,226 )           (1,226 )      
 
               
Total investments sold, not yet purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ (1,288 )   $ (62 )   $ (1,226 )   $  
 
Derivative contracts, which are included in Other assets and Other liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, are valued using Level 2 inputs.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities.
Significant changes in Level 3 securities are as follows:
         
 
    As of
(in thousands)   March 31, 2011
Equity investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products:
       
Beginning of period
  $ 146  
Net gains (losses) during the period
    9  
 
   
End of period
  $ 155  
 
   
 
       
Equity investments – total gains for the period attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held as of March 31, 2011
  $ 9  
 
   
 
       
Term loan investments owned by the Consolidated Investment Products:
       
Beginning of period
  $ 955  
Purchases
    571  
Sales
    (758 )
Transfers to level 2
    (118 )
Net gains (losses) during the period
    (17 )
 
   
End of period
  $ 633  
 
   
 
       
Term loan investments – total gains for the period attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held as of March 31, 2011
  $ 6  
 
Unrealized gains are included in Non-operating income (loss): Net gains (losses): Investments of the Consolidated Investment Products in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Note 6. Derivative Contracts
The Consolidated Investment Products employ credit default swaps and foreign exchange contracts as part of their trading strategies and are accounted for as trading products.
                 
 
    Notional/Nominal Amount as of
(in thousands)   March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010
Credit default swaps
  $ 5,700     $ 5,200  
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    9,156       2,582  
Spot contracts
    413        
Options
    10,500        
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we had an average notional amount outstanding of $8.5 million related to foreign exchange forward contracts and $5.0 million related to credit default swaps.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Fair value of derivative contracts as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, is as follows:
                                 
 
    Assets   Liabilities
    Statement of           Statement of    
    Financial           Financial    
(in thousands)   Position Location        Fair Value        Position Location        Fair Value     
As of March 31, 2011:
                               
Credit default swaps
  Other assets   $ 3     Other liabilities   $ 95  
Foreign exchange forward contracts
  Other liabilities     1     Other liabilities     5  
Options
  Other assets     132                  
 
                               
As of December 31, 2010:
                               
Credit default swaps
  Other assets   $ 21     Other assets   $ 107  
Foreign exchange forward contracts
                  Other liabilities     58  
 
Please see Note 5. Investments, at Fair Value and Investments Sold, Not Yet Purchased by the Consolidated Investment Products, at Fair Value for income from derivative contracts that is included in investment income by investment categories.
Note 7. Debt
Term Loan
In September 2009, Holdings entered into a $110.0 million credit facility consisting of a $60.0 million three-year term credit facility and a $50.0 million three-year revolving credit facility. In January 2011, Holdings increased the capacity of its undrawn revolving credit facility from $50.0 million to $100.0 million.
In October 2009, Holdings borrowed $60.0 million under the term credit facility. The interest rate associated with the $60.0 million borrowing was 3.31% (LIBOR plus 300 basis points) as of March 31, 2011. The amortization schedule requires quarterly principal payments of $4.5 million in both years two and three, which began on December 31, 2010, with a final payment of $24.0 million at maturity. As of March 31, 2011, $51.0 million is outstanding under the term credit facility. Holdings has made no borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
The covenants in the credit facility agreement require compliance with certain financial ratios. As of March 31, 2011, Holdings was in compliance with all such debt covenants.
Due to Prime Broker
The Consolidated Investment Products employ leverage to finance its investments. Interest is payable on such loans at the Fed Funds rate plus a range of 40 to 125 basis points. The loans are collateralized by securities held by the Consolidated Investment Products.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 8. Share-Based Payments
Activity under the Artio Global Investors Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was as follows:
         
 
    Units/Shares
Available for grant at inception
    9,700,000  
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted and unvested as of March 31, 2011
    (2,233,970 )
RSUs vested as of March 31, 2011
    (552,044 )
RSU dividend equivalents unvested as of March 31, 2011
    (34,913 )
RSU dividend equivalents vested as of March 31, 2011
    (5,098 )
Fully-vested restricted stock granted to independent directors
    (27,539 )
Long-term incentive program RSUs granted and unvested as of March 31, 2011
    (2,042,467 )
Long-term incentive program RSU dividend equivalents unvested as of March 31, 2011
    (7,932 )
 
   
Available for grant as of March 31, 2011
    4,796,037  
 
Certain of the RSUs we have granted have service conditions, while other awards contain both a service condition and either a performance or market condition.
Awards Having Only Service Conditions
A summary of RSU activity under the Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, follows:
                         
   
    Weighted-Average              
    Grant Date Fair           RSU Dividend
    Value(a)   Number of RSUs   Equivalents
Granted and unvested as of December 31, 2010
            1,856,997       27,225  
Grants:
                       
RSUs
  $14.81       450,976          
Dividend equivalents
                    8,789  
Vesting:
                       
RSUs
    23.58       (70,974 )        
Dividend equivalents
                    (1,044 )
Forfeitures:
                       
RSUs
    25.48       (3,029 )        
Dividend equivalents
                    (57 )
 
               
Granted and unvested as of March 31, 2011
            2,233,970       34,913  
 
               
 
Granted and unvested as of December 31, 2009
            2,146,758        
Grants:
                       
RSUs
  $23.58       215,398          
Dividend equivalents
                    5,704  
Vesting:
                       
RSUs
    26.25       (74,500 )        
Forfeitures:
                       
RSUs
    26.25       (500 )        
 
               
Granted and unvested as of March 31, 2010
            2,287,156       5,704  
 
(a)   Weighted-average grant date fair value for grants is based on the closing price on the grant date.
Compensation expense related to awards with only service conditions is recognized using a straight-line method over the requisite service period (generally over a three- or five-year period from the date of the grant for the entire award), unless an award meets retirement eligibility requirements, if applicable. Compensation expense related to the amortization of RSU grants is included in Employee compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Statement
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
of Operations and was $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
Awards Having Additional Performance or Market Conditions
                 
 
    Number of   LTIP RSU Dividend
    LTIP RSUs   Equivalents
Granted and unvested as of December 31, 2010
           
Grants:
               
Unvested long-term incentive program RSUs granted to certain officers and employees
    2,042,467          
Dividend equivalents
            7,932  
 
       
Granted and unvested as of March 31, 2011
    2,042,467       7,932  
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we adopted a long-term incentive program (the “LTIP”). Awards issued pursuant to the LTIP were in the form of RSU’s and within the overall Plan. Awards granted under the LTIP contain either a performance- or market-based condition in addition to a service requirement. The conditions of the performance-based awards correspond with the responsibilities of the individual recipient and are either linked to investment performance or sales targets, while the conditions associated with the market-based awards relate to increasing the price/earnings multiple of our Class A common stock as compared to our peer group. The awards have 3-year cliff vesting to the extent the performance or market conditions are achieved. The fair value of the awards with performance conditions is based on the expected outcome of the performance target and is amortized over the 3-year service period. In some cases, the performance targets may be set on an annual basis and communicated to the employee after the initial grant date. In such cases, the amortization period begins when the performance targets are set and communicated. The assumptions used by management to derive the fair value of the performance-based awards will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. Any changes to the fair value of such awards will be reflected within compensation expense. The fair value of the awards with market conditions was determined at grant date and is being amortized over the 3-year service period. As the awards contain market-based conditions, the entire expense will be recognized unless the service condition is not met.
Compensation expense related to the LTIP RSU grants is included in Employee compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and was $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. There was no LTIP during the three months ended March 31, 2010.
Note 9. Income Taxes
A summary of the provisions for income taxes is as follows:
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Current:
               
Federal
  $ 10,746     $ 10,713  
State and local
    3,295       4,567  
 
       
Total
    14,041       15,280  
 
       
Deferred:
               
Federal
    1,672       (368 )
State and local
    1,038       (145 )
 
       
Total
    2,710       (513 )
 
       
Income tax expense
  $ 16,751     $ 14,767  
 
Tax years 2007 to the present are open for examination by Federal, state and local tax authorities. We are currently under examination by New York State tax authorities for the years 2006 through 2008 and by New York City tax authorities for Investment Adviser for the years 2006 and 2007. There are waivers to extend our 2006 New York State and New York City tax years to September 2011.
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ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A reconciliation between the Federal statutory tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rates is as follows:
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in percentages)     2011     2010
Federal statutory rate
    35 %     35 %
State and local, net of Federal benefit, and other
    6       9  
Non-controlling interests
    (1 )     (11 )
Permanent differences:
               
Other
    2        
 
       
Total
    42 %     33 %
 
Note 10. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
Basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations were calculated using the following:
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)   2011   2010
Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors – Basic
  $ 22,032     $ 18,868  
 
       
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests(a)
           
Income tax related to non-controlling interests(a)
           
 
       
Net income – Diluted
  $ 22,032     $ 18,868  
 
       
 
               
Weighted average shares for basic EPS
    58,354       44,460  
Dilutive potential shares from exchange of New Class A Units by the Principals(a)
           
Dilutive potential shares from grants of RSUs(b)
    50       169  
 
       
Weighted average shares for diluted EPS
    58,404       44,629  
 
 
(a)   The potential impact of the exchange of New Class A Units by the Principals, and cancelation of corresponding shares of Class B common stock, for Class A common stock of 1.2 million weighted average shares for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and 15.6 million weighted average shares for the three months ended March 31, 2010, was antidilutive.
 
(b)   The potential impact of an additional 2.1 million granted RSUs for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and an additional 1.7 million granted RSUs for the three months ended March 31, 2010, was antidilutive.
On April 25, 2011, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on May 25, 2011, to holders of record of our Class A and Class C common stock at the close of business on May 11, 2011. To provide funding for the dividend payable to the holders of record of our Class A and Class C common stock, a distribution by Holdings of $0.06 per New Class A Unit will be paid to all members of Holdings, including the Principals.
Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
There are no claims against us that are considered probable or reasonably possible of having a material effect on our cash flows, results of operations or financial position.
Although we may not have an explicit legal obligation to do so, we have, at our discretion, reimbursed client accounts for certain operational losses incurred.
Note 12. Subsequent Events
In April 2011, AGIS was licensed as a broker-dealer. Certain distribution activities currently conducted by Investment Adviser will henceforth be conducted by AGIS.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”).
Introduction
Artio Global Investors Inc. (“Investors” or the “Company”) and subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us” or “our”) comprises Investors and its four subsidiaries, Artio Global Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), an intermediate holding company, Artio Global Management LLC (“Investment Adviser”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Artio Global Institutional Services LLC (formerly known as Artio Capital Management LLC) and Artio Alpha Investment Funds, LLC (“Alpha,” the consolidated investment vehicle that includes the Artio Global Credit Opportunities Fund). We refer to the consolidated investment vehicles as the “Consolidated Investment Products.” As of March 31, 2011, Holdings was approximately 98% owned by Investors, 1% owned by Richard Pell, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (“Pell”), and 1% owned by Rudolph-Riad Younes, our Head of International Equity (“Younes,” together with Pell, the “Principals”). The Principals’ interests are reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements as non-controlling interests. Investment Adviser and Artio Global Institutional Services LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Holdings. As of March 31, 2011, Alpha was 85% owned by Holdings as a result of a seed money investment and the remaining 15% was owned by employees.
Our MD&A is provided in addition to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources. The MD&A is organized as follows:
  General Overview. Beginning on page 21, we provide a summary of our overall business and the economic environment.
  Key Performance Indicators. Beginning on page 22, we discuss some of the operating and financial indicators that guide management’s review of our performance.
  Assets Under Management. Beginning on page 24, we provide a detailed discussion of our assets under management (“AuM”), which is a major driver of our operating revenues and key performance indicators.
  Revenues and Other Operating Income. Beginning on page 28, we compare our revenue and other operating income to the corresponding period a year ago.
  Operating Expenses. Beginning on page 29, we compare our operating expenses to the corresponding period a year ago.
  Non-operating Income (Loss). Beginning on page 29, we compare our non-operating income (loss) to the corresponding period a year ago.
  Income Taxes. Beginning on page 30, we compare our effective tax rates to the corresponding period a year ago.
  Liquidity and Capital Resources. Beginning on page 30, we discuss our working capital as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, and cash flows for the first three months of 2011 and 2010. Also included is a discussion of the amount of financial capacity available to help fund our future activities.
  Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Beginning on page 32, we describe the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements set forth in this Form 10-Q relating to our financial results, operations, business plans and prospects. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations about future events, which are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
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General Overview
Business
We are an asset management company that provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. We manage and advise proprietary funds; commingled institutional investment vehicles; institutional separate accounts; sub-advisory accounts; and the Consolidated Investment Products. While our operations are based principally in the U.S. and our clients are primarily U.S.-based, a substantial portion of our AuM are invested outside of the U.S. Historically, our distribution activities have been primarily focused within North America. During the first quarter of 2011, we opened an office in London, England, to expand our distribution activities to Europe and the Middle East. Our revenues are primarily billed in U.S. dollars and are calculated based on the U.S. dollar value of the investment assets we manage for clients, which can fluctuate with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As of March 31, 2011, 76% of our AuM were exposed to currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Consequently, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may have a material impact on our revenues. Our expenses are primarily billed and paid in U.S. dollars and not significantly impacted by foreign currency exchange rates, although certain of our shareholder servicing expenses are driven by the average daily market value of proprietary fund AuM and therefore, indirectly impacted by foreign currency exchange rates.
Economic Environment
As an investment manager, we derive substantially all of our operating revenues from providing investment management services to our institutional and mutual fund clients. Such revenues are driven by the amount and composition of our AuM, as well as by our fee structure, making our business results sensitive to the prevailing global economic climate and its impact on investor sentiment and capital markets.
The first quarter of 2011 was a period marked by significant global events. Protest movements and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa were initially ignited by the revolt in Tunisia. This unrest spread to Egypt with protests leading to the resignation of that nation’s President and the announcement of a new interim constitution. Elsewhere in the region, fighting in Libya, anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain, Yemen and Syria continues to unfold. The quarter also witnessed the devastating effects of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the ongoing crisis with the country’s nuclear reactors.
Against these world events, financial markets were resilient. With few exceptions, equity markets posted positive returns, with developed markets outpacing emerging markets. Japanese equities posted negative returns for the quarter, but did regain part of the lost ground by quarter’s end. Despite ongoing sovereign debt worries, Europe, across both developed and emerging markets outperformed the rest of the world. The euro was off to a solid start to the year, advancing by approximately 5.8% versus the U.S. dollar, providing added benefit to U.S. dollar-based investors holding euro-denominated investments. Near the end of the quarter, Europe’s parliament approved the formation of a permanent European Stability Mechanism (“ESM”) which goes into effect in mid-2013. This ESM will make loans to fiscally strained governments under strict conditions. This was met with a second downgrade to Portugal in March by Standard & Poor’s, who cited fears that the country may have to restructure its debt and force bond holders to accept losses after 2013. Greece was also pushed lower into junk status by the rating agency. At the end of the quarter, Ireland agreed to inject up to 24 billion euros into four of its banks, serving as a reminder that the sovereign debt crisis is far from over. Elsewhere, emerging Asian markets exhibited lackluster returns driven primarily by declines in India, Taiwan and the Philippines. However, from a low in February, India managed to recover a large portion of its declines at the end of March. Concerns over mounting inflationary pressures within the Asia region, met with interest rate hikes in China and India, depressed returns for most of the quarter. Within fixed income markets, global high yield products exceeded their investment grade counterparts, although the pace of outperformance began to slow in March.
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Key Performance Indicators
Our management reviews our performance on a monthly basis, focusing on the indicators described below.
                   
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except basis points, percentages and per share amounts)   2011   2010
Operating indicators
               
AuM at end of period
  $ 51,328     $ 56,417  
Average AuM for period(a)
    52,659       54,711  
Net client cash flows
    (3,230 )     95  
 
               
Financial indicators
               
Investment management fees
    82       85  
Effective fee rate (basis points)(b)
    63.0       63.2  
Adjusted operating income(c)
    42       49  
Adjusted operating margin(d)
    50.8 %     57.0 %
EBITDA(c)
    44       50  
EBITDA margin(d)
    53.8 %     58.1 %
Adjusted compensation ratio(c)(e)
    30.9 %     25.7 %
Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors(c)
    24       27  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.38     $ 0.42  
Adjusted diluted earnings per share(f)
  $ 0.41     $ 0.46  
 
 
(a)   Average AuM for a period is computed on the beginning-of-first-month balance and all end-of-month balances within the period.
 
(b)   The effective fee rate is computed by dividing annualized investment management fees (normalized for the number of days in the period) by average AuM for the period.
 
(c)   See the “Adjusted Performance Measures” section of this MD&A for reconciliations of Employee compensation and benefits to Adjusted compensation; Operating income before income tax expense to Adjusted operating income; Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors to Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”); and Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors to Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors.
 
(d)   Adjusted operating and EBITDA margins are calculated by dividing Adjusted operating income and EBITDA by Total revenues and other operating income.
 
(e)   Calculated as Adjusted compensation(c) divided by Total revenues and other operating income.
 
(f)   Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors by Adjusted weighted average diluted shares (see the “Adjusted Performance Measures” section of this MD&A).
Operating Indicators
Our revenues are driven by the amount and composition of our AuM, as well as by our fee structure. As a result, management closely monitors our AuM. We believe average AuM is important as most of our fees are calculated based on daily or monthly AuM, rather than quarter-end balances of AuM.
Net client cash flows represent sales either to new clients or existing clients, less redemptions. Our net client cash flows are driven primarily by the performance of our investment strategies relative to their respective benchmark and/or peers, absolute levels of performance, competitiveness of our fee rates, the success of our marketing and client service efforts, and the state of the overall equity and fixed income markets. In addition, our net client cash flows reflect client-specific actions, such as portfolio rebalancing or decisions to change investment portfolio managers. Our net client cash outflows of $3.2 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2011, include gross client cash outflows of $5.5 billion that in our view reflect a variety of contributing factors, including underperformance in our International Equity strategies, client rebalancing decisions, asset reallocations, and clients adopting a different investment approach.
As of March 31, 2011, AuM of $51.3 billion had decreased 9% from March 31, 2010, as market appreciation was more than offset by net client cash outflows.
Industry commentators have recently identified several industry trends that may affect our client cash flows in the future, including: growing interest from U.S. institutions in cross-border investing across asset classes; growing
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interest in passive equity investments; and a move by certain corporate pension plans towards a liability-driven investment approach.
Appetite for cross-border investing across asset classes is constructive for many of our investment strategies, in particular, interest from U.S. institutions in global equity as an asset class. In light of a general move away from home-country bias, a gradual increase in risk appetite in line with a global economic recovery and the potential for continued weakness in the U.S. dollar, we expect increased interest in cross-border investing to continue. While we believe there remains a strong case for active investment management across many asset classes, sustained growth in the market share of passive investments is viewed as unfavorable for active managers, such as us, as would a sustained move towards a liability-driven investment approach. The extent to which our strategies participate in activity resulting from these trends will depend upon a number of factors, including investment performance.
While the strength of financial markets seen in second half of 2010 continued into the first quarter of 2011, renewed concerns over sovereign debt within the eurozone and the sustainability of the global economic recovery may continue to support a cautious stance by investors, impacting the level of equity search activity in 2011. In addition, underperformance in our International Equity strategies may continue to negatively impact our net client cash flows.
Financial Indicators
Management reviews certain financial ratios to monitor progress with internal forecasts, monitor our business drivers and compare our firm with others in the asset management industry. The effective fee rate represents the amount of investment management fees we earn divided by the average dollar value of client assets we manage. We use this information to evaluate the contribution to revenue of our products. Adjusted operating and EBITDA margins are important indicators of our profitability and the efficiency of our business model. (See the “Adjusted Performance Measures” section of this MD&A for a discussion of financial indicators not prepared in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).) Other ratios shown in the table above allow us to review expenses in comparison with our revenues.
Our effective fee rate of 63.0 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2011, decreased slightly compared to the corresponding period in 2010.
Our Adjusted operating income and EBITDA margins in the three months ended March 31, 2011, decreased compared to the corresponding period in 2010, as expenses increased while revenue decreased. Although the economic events since the latter part of 2008 severely impacted our business in the last few years, we continued to generate strong Adjusted operating income and EBITDA margins, which we believe reflects the strength of our franchise and the variability of a portion of our expense base.
Adjusted Performance Measures
Certain of our financial indicators are adjusted versions of balances in our consolidated financial statements and are not prepared in conformity with GAAP. We believe these adjusted financial indicators are meaningful as they are more representative of our ongoing organizational structure. We exclude the amortization expense associated with equity awards granted to employees at the time of our initial public offering (“IPO”) in 2009. We have adjusted Income taxes to reflect the appropriate effective tax rate for each period after taking into consideration this non-GAAP adjustment. We also present Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors per diluted share, which assumes the full exchange of our Principals’ non-controlling interests for Class A common stock at the beginning of each period presented. These adjustments are reflected in Adjusted operating income, Adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted compensation ratio, Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors and Adjusted diluted earnings per share.
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The following table provides reconciliations of Employee compensation and benefits to Adjusted compensation, Operating income before income tax expense to Adjusted operating income, Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors to EBITDA, and Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors to Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors.
                 
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)
 
2011
 
2010
Employee compensation and benefits
  $ 28     $ 25  
Less compensation adjustments:
               
Amortization expense of IPO-related restricted stock unit grants
    3       3  
 
       
Total compensation adjustments
    3       3  
 
       
Adjusted compensation
  $ 25     $ 22  
 
       
 
Operating income before income tax expense
  $ 39     $ 46  
Add: total compensation adjustments
    3       3  
 
       
Adjusted operating income
  $ 42     $ 49  
 
       
 
Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 22     $ 19  
Add: net income attributable to non-controlling interests
          11  
Add: income taxes
    17       15  
Add: amortization of share-based compensation
    4       3  
Add: interest expense, net
          1  
Add: depreciation and amortization
    1       1  
 
       
EBITDA
  $ 44     $ 50  
 
       
 
Net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 22     $ 19  
Add: net income attributable to non-controlling interests
          11  
Add: total compensation adjustments
    3       3  
Tax impact of adjustments
    (1 )     (6 )
 
       
Adjusted net income attributable to Artio Global Investors
  $ 24     $ 27  
 
       
 
Weighted average diluted shares
    58       45  
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares(a)
    60       60  
 
 
(a)   Adjusted weighted average diluted shares assumes that the Principals had exchanged all of their non-voting Class A member interests in Holdings (“New Class A Units”) for Class A common stock.
Assets under Management (“AuM”)
Changes to our AuM, the distribution of our AuM among our investment products and investment strategies, and the effective fee rates on our products, all affect our operating results from one period to another.
The amount and composition of our AuM are, and will continue to be, influenced by a variety of factors including, among other things:
  investment performance, including our investment decisions and fluctuations in both the financial markets and foreign currency exchange rates;
 
  client cash flows into and out of our investment products;
 
  the mix of AuM among our various strategies; and
 
  our introduction or closure of investment strategies and products.
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Our core investment strategies are:
  International Equity;
 
  Global Equity;
 
  U.S. Equity;
 
  High Grade Fixed Income; and
 
  High Yield.
Investors have invested in our strategies through the investment vehicles set forth in the following table.
The following table sets forth a summary of our AuM by investment vehicle type as of March 31, 2011 and 2010.
                                 
 
    As of March 31,   As a % of AuM as of March 31,
(in millions, except percentages)        2011             2010        2011   2010
 
                               
Proprietary Funds(a)
                               
A shares
  $ 7,073     $ 7,851                  
I shares(b)
    15,781       16,900                  
 
                       
Total
    22,854       24,751       44.5 %     43.9 %
Institutional commingled funds
    9,374       9,256       18.3       16.4  
Separate accounts
    14,768       17,786       28.8       31.5  
Sub-advisory accounts
    4,332       4,624       8.4       8.2  
 
               
Ending AuM
  $ 51,328     $ 56,417       100.0 %     100.0 %
 
 
(a)   Proprietary Funds include both SEC-registered funds and private offshore funds. SEC-registered mutual funds within our proprietary funds are: Artio International Equity Fund; Artio International Equity Fund II; Artio Total Return Bond Fund; Artio Global High Income Fund; Artio Global Equity Fund Inc.; Artio U.S. Microcap Fund; Artio U.S. Midcap Fund; Artio U.S. Multicap Fund; and Artio U.S. Smallcap Fund.
 
(b)   Amounts invested in private offshore funds are categorized as “I” shares.
The different fee structures associated with each type of investment vehicle make the composition of our AuM an important determinant of the investment management fees we earn. We typically earn higher effective investment management fee rates from our proprietary funds and institutional commingled funds as compared to our separate and sub-advised accounts.
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The following table sets forth the changes in AuM by investment vehicle type.
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except percentages)   2011   2010     % Change  
Proprietary Funds:
                       
Beginning AuM
  $ 23,013     $ 24,482       (6 )%
Gross client cash inflows
    1,788       2,021       (12 )
Gross client cash outflows
    (2,473 )     (1,995 )     (24 )
 
               
Net client cash flows
    (685 )     26       *  
Transfers between investment vehicles
                 
 
               
Total client cash flows
    (685 )     26       *  
Market appreciation
    526       243       116  
 
               
Ending AuM
    22,854       24,751       (8 )
 
               
Institutional Commingled Funds:
                       
Beginning AuM
    9,236       9,198        
Gross client cash inflows
    153       302       (49 )
Gross client cash outflows
    (424 )     (262 )     (62 )
 
               
Net client cash flows
    (271 )     40       *  
Transfers between investment vehicles
    210              
 
               
Total client cash flows
    (61 )     40       *  
Market appreciation
    199       18       *  
 
               
Ending AuM
    9,374       9,256       1  
 
               
Separate Accounts:
                       
Beginning AuM
    16,801       17,854       (6 )
Gross client cash inflows
    135       418       (68 )
Gross client cash outflows
    (2,240 )     (567 )     *  
 
               
Net client cash flows
    (2,105 )     (149 )     *  
Transfers between investment vehicles
    (210 )            
 
               
Total client cash flows
    (2,315 )     (149 )     *  
Market appreciation
    282       81       *  
 
               
Ending AuM
    14,768       17,786       (17 )
 
               
Sub-advisory Accounts:
                       
Beginning AuM
    4,357       4,459       (2 )
Gross client cash inflows
    151       313       (52 )
Gross client cash outflows
    (320 )     (135 )     (137 )
 
               
Net client cash flows
    (169 )     178       (195 )
Transfers between investment vehicles
                 
 
               
Total client cash flows
    (169 )     178       (195 )
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    144       (13 )     *  
 
               
Ending AuM
    4,332       4,624       (6 )
 
               
Total AuM:
                       
Beginning AuM
    53,407       55,993       (5 )
Gross client cash inflows
    2,227       3,054       (27 )
Gross client cash outflows
    (5,457 )     (2,959 )     (84 )
 
               
Net client cash flows
    (3,230 )     95       *  
Transfers between investment vehicles
                 
 
               
Total client cash flows
    (3,230 )     95       *  
Market appreciation
    1,151       329       *  
 
               
Ending AuM
  $ 51,328     $ 56,417       (9 )
 
 
*Calculation not meaningful.
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Net client cash flows across all investment vehicles decreased $3.3 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly as a result of:
  a $1.3 billion increase in our International Equity II strategy’s net client cash outflows;
 
  a $1.1 billion increase in our International Equity I strategy’s net client cash outflows;
 
  a $0.8 billion decrease in our High Yield strategy’s net client cash inflows; and
 
  a $0.3 billion decrease in our Global Equity strategy’s net client cash inflows.
Market appreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, was primarily attributable to the following strategies:
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except percentages)   2011      2010      % Change
Market appreciation (depreciation):
                       
International Equity I
  $ 347     $ 60       * %
International Equity II
    451       (12 )     *  
Other strategies
    353       281       26  
 
                       
Total market appreciation
  $ 1,151     $ 329       *  
 
*Calculation not meaningful.
The MSCI AC World ex USA Index increased 3.4% during the three months ended March 31, 2011, and increased by 1.6% during the three months ended March 31, 2010. In the three months ended March 31, 2011, the gross performances of our International Equity I and International Equity II strategies each trailed the index by 1.2%. In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the gross performances of our International Equity I strategy trailed the index by 1.0% and our International Equity II strategy trailed the index by 1.5%.
Absolute returns for our International Equity strategies and the index were positive for the first quarter of 2011, as the major international indices moved higher with the exception of Japan. The euro staged a solid recovery and contributed to Europe’s strong showing in U.S. dollar terms. The returns of our International Equity strategies trailed the index for the full quarter, but relative underperformance was narrowed in the month of March as the strategies outperformed. Returns for the quarter were negatively impacted by stock selection decisions in developed markets, primarily within the financial and consumer discretionary sectors, and to a lesser extent, sector allocation within developed markets, mainly the underweight to financials and overweight to materials. The underweight to Japan and positioning within emerging markets positively impacted results.
Proprietary Funds
Net client cash flows related to proprietary funds decreased $0.7 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly as a result of:
  a $0.4 billion decrease in our Global High Income Fund’s net client cash inflows;
 
  a $0.1 billion increase in our International Equity I Fund’s net client cash outflows; and
 
  a $0.1 billion increase in our International Equity II Fund’s net client cash outflows.
Institutional Commingled Funds
Net client cash flows related to institutional commingled funds decreased $0.3 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly as a result of:
  a $0.1 billion increase in our International Equity I vehicles’ net client cash outflows; and
 
  a $0.1 billion increase in our International Equity II vehicles’ net client cash outflows.
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Separate Accounts
Net client cash flows related to separate accounts decreased $2.0 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly as a result of:
    a $0.9 billion increase in our International Equity II strategy’s net client cash outflows;
 
    a $0.8 billion increase in our International Equity I strategy’s net client cash outflows;
 
    a $0.2 billion decrease in our High Yield strategy’s net client cash flows, as the three months ended March 31, 2011, had net client cash outflows compared to net client cash inflows in the three months ended March 31, 2010; and
 
    a $0.2 billion decrease in our Global Equity strategy’s net client cash inflows,
partially offset by:
  a $0.1 billion increase in our High Grade Fixed Income strategy’s net client cash flows as the three months ended March 31, 2011, had net client cash inflows compared to net client cash outflows in the three months ended March 31, 2010.
Sub-advisory Accounts
Net client cash flows related to sub-advised accounts decreased $0.3 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly as a result of:
  a $0.2 billion decrease in our High Yield strategy’s net client cash inflows; and
 
  a $0.2 billion increase in our International Equity II strategy’s net client cash outflows.
Revenues and Other Operating Income
Our revenues are driven by investment management fees earned from managing clients’ assets. Investment management fees fluctuate based on the total value of AuM, composition of AuM among our investment vehicles and among our investment strategies, changes in the investment management fee rates on our products and, for the few accounts on which we are eligible to earn performance based fees, the investment performance of those accounts.
The following table sets forth average AuM, the effective fee rate and Total revenues and other operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except for Average AuM, effective fee rate and percentages)   2011   2010   % Change
Average AuM (in millions)
  $ 52,659     $ 54,711       (4 )%
 
                       
 
                       
Effective fee rate (basis points)
    63.0       63.2       (0.2 )bp
 
                       
 
                       
Investment management fees
  $ 81,776     $ 85,287       (4 )%
Net gains on funds held for deferred compensation
    419       321       31  
Foreign currency gains (losses)
    (18 )     23       (178 )
 
                       
Total revenues and other operating income
  $ 82,177     $ 85,631       (4 )
 
Total revenues and other operating income decreased by $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, due primarily to a 4% decline in average AuM.
There were no performance fees in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
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Operating Expenses
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)   2011   2010   % Change
 
                       
Employee compensation and benefits
  $ 28,018     $ 25,169       11 %
Shareholder servicing and marketing
    4,865       4,548       7  
General and administrative
    10,172       10,285       (1 )
 
                       
Total operating expenses
  $ 43,055     $ 40,002       8  
 
Operating expenses increased by $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, mainly due to higher incentive compensation and higher shareholder servicing costs.
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Employee compensation and benefits increased $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, due primarily to an increase in incentive compensation accruals, increased amortization expense of prior year deferred incentive compensation awards, accruals associated with our new long-term incentive program, and an increase in salary and benefit costs resulting from our decision to selectively increase headcount during 2010.
Shareholder Servicing and Marketing
Shareholder servicing and marketing expenses increased $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, due primarily to higher platform charges, partially offset by lower marketing expenses.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were relatively unchanged as compared to the corresponding period in 2010.
Non-operating Income (Loss)
Non-operating income (loss) primarily results from income on the Consolidated Investment Products and interest expense incurred on borrowings under our term credit facility. The following table sets forth Non-operating income (loss).
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)   2011   2010   % Change
Interest income:
                       
Investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
  $ 567     $       * %
Other investments
          1       (100 )
Interest expense
    (526 )     (661 )     20  
Net gains on investments of the Consolidated Investment Products
    351             *  
Net gains (losses) on other investments
    181       (1 )     *  
Other income
    (8 )            
 
                       
Total non-operating income (loss)
  $ 565     $ (661 )     185  
 
*   Calculation not meaningful.
We recorded non-operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to a non-operating loss in the corresponding period in 2010, primarily due to net gains on investments and interest income of the Consolidated Investment Products, and lower interest expense on our borrowing under our term credit facility, resulting from the partial pay-down of the debt.
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Income Taxes
Investors is organized as a Delaware corporation, and therefore is subject to U.S. Federal, state and local income taxes. As a member of Holdings, Investors incurs U.S. Federal, state and local income taxes on its allocable share of income of Holdings, including its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Our effective tax rates were 42% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and 33% for the three months ended March 31, 2010. For tax purposes, the Principals, through their member interests, are taxed on their share of Holdings’ income. Accordingly, we do not account for the U.S. Federal and state income taxes on the income of Holdings allocable to the Principals’ member interests. As of March 31, 2011, the Principals’ non-controlling interests in Holdings are approximately 2% and as of March 31, 2010, the Principals’ non-controlling interests were approximately 26% and as a result, our effective tax rate is higher in 2011.
Our effective tax rate would have been approximately 43% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, had the Principals exchanged all of their New Class A Units at the beginning of the period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
Below is a table showing our liquid assets.
                         
 
    As of March 31,   As of December 31,    
(in thousands, except percentages)   2011   2010   % Change
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 71,774     $ 80,043       (10 )%
Less: cash held by the Consolidated Investment Products
    (754 )     (811 )     7  
 
                       
 
    71,020       79,232       (10 )
 
                       
Fees receivable and accrued fees, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    51,940       54,373       (4 )
 
                       
Total liquid assets
  $ 122,960     $ 133,605       (8 )
 
In the first quarter of 2011, we paid $5.0 million to our principals under the tax receivable agreement, repaid $4.5 million in borrowings under our term credit facility and paid 2010 incentive compensation awards, which were accrued during 2010. Our term credit facility requires quarterly principal payments of $4.5 million for two years, which began in December 2010, with a final payment of $24.0 million at maturity in 2012. We expect to make seed capital investments of up to an aggregate of $30.0 million in 2011.
In December 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to 3.0 million shares of our common stock, which will expire on December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2011, we have not repurchased any shares under this program.
On April 25, 2011, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on May 25, 2011, to holders of record of our Class A and Class C common stock at the close of business on May 11, 2011. To provide funding for the dividend payable to the holders of record of our Class A and Class C common stock, a distribution by Holdings of $0.06 per New Class A Unit will be paid to all members of Holdings, including the Principals.
Our working capital requirements historically have been met through operating cash flows. In the future, we may rely on both our operating cash flows and borrowing facilities to meet our working capital requirements. We believe our current working capital and $100.0 million revolving credit facility are sufficient to meet our current obligations and support our organic growth initiatives. We did not use the revolving credit facility during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or 2010.
The Consolidated Investment Products employ leverage with the goal of enhancing investment returns.
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Debt
In September 2009, Holdings entered into a $110.0 million credit facility consisting of a $60 million three-year term credit facility and a $50.0 million three-year revolving credit facility. In January 2011, Holdings increased the capacity of its revolving credit facility from $50.0 million to $100.0 million. In October 2009, we borrowed $60 million under the term credit facility and began quarterly repayments in December 2010. As of March 31, 2011, we have repaid $9.0 million on our borrowings under the term credit facility.
The credit facility agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, cash dividends and fundamental corporate changes. As of March 31, 2011, our consolidated leverage ratio was 0.3:1 and our consolidated interest coverage ratio was 79:1, each in compliance with our debt covenants.
Our average outstanding borrowings under the term credit facility were $55.5 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth our cash flows for the first three months of 2011 and 2010.
                         
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)   2011   2010   % Change
Cash flow data:
                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 1,276     $ 17,864       (93 )%
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,369 )     (353 )     *  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,158 )     (3,605 )     (71 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (18 )     23       (178 )
 
                       
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (8,269 )   $ 13,929       (159 )
 
* Calculation not meaningful.
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $16.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, primarily reflecting $5.0 million paid to the Principals under the tax receivable agreement, higher incentive compensation payments, and investment purchases by the Consolidated Investment Products. Since we pay bonuses in the first quarter of the year, it is the period of our highest use of cash.
Net cash used in investing activities increased $3.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, primarily reflecting deferred compensation investments.
Net cash used by financing activities increased $2.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the corresponding period in 2010, primarily a reflecting a $4.5 million repayment of the borrowing under the term credit facility in 2011, partially offset by capital contributions to the Consolidated Investment Products.
Deferred Taxes
The majority of our deferred tax assets are recoverable over a 15-year period and recovery will depend on our ability to generate sufficient taxable income. The step-up in tax basis resulting from the exchanges of New Class A Units resulted in $197.0 million of deferred tax assets, which would require annual average taxable income of $32.8 million (at an estimated effective tax rate of 40%) to be recovered in full. Based on several factors, including historical taxable income and current levels of AuM, we believe that it is more likely than not that there will be sufficient annual taxable income to realize the deferred tax asset and, therefore, no valuation allowance is necessary. We realized $5.8 million of the deferred tax asset in our 2010 income tax return and expect to realize approximately $8.8 million of the deferred tax asset in our 2011 income tax return.
The tax benefits arising from the step-up in tax basis are shared between us and the Principals under a tax receivable agreement. If we are unable to utilize all of the tax benefits from the step-up in tax basis, 85% of the unused amount,
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representing the Principals’ portion of such benefits, will reduce the amounts payable to them, which are classified as Due under tax receivable agreement in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and the remaining 15% will be charged to Income taxes in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Consolidated Investment Products held credit default swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts and options as of March 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, the aggregate notional/nominal amount of credit default swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts and options outstanding was $25.8 million. (See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6. Derivative Contracts.)
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have made statements in our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other sections of this Report on Form 10-Q that are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies, descriptions of new business initiatives, investor behavior, our free cash flow and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Report on Form 10-Q to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.
Our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 25, 2011 (“Form 10-K”), pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1934, listed various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected and historic results. We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can find them in our Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors.” We incorporate that section of the Form 10-K in this filing and readers of this Report on Form 10-Q should refer to it. It is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Revenues and Other Operating Income
Our exposure to market risk is directly related to the value of the proprietary funds, institutional commingled funds, separate accounts and sub-advised accounts we manage. Substantially all of our revenue is derived from investment advisory agreements with these funds and accounts. Under these agreements, the fees we receive are based on the fair value of the assets under management (“AuM”) and our fee rates. Accordingly, our revenue and income may decline as a result of:
  the value of AuM decreasing;
 
  our clients withdrawing funds; or
 
  a shift in product mix to lower margin products.
Our AuM was $51.3 billion as of March 31, 2011. Assuming a 10% increase or decrease in the value of the AuM and the change being proportionally distributed over all our products, the fair value would increase or decrease by
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$5.1 billion, which would cause an annualized increase or decrease in Total revenues and other operating income of approximately $32.3 million at our current effective fee rate.
We have not adopted a corporate-level risk management policy regarding the hedging of client assets, nor have we historically attempted to hedge revenue risks that would arise from fluctuations in the fair value of separate client portfolios or our overall AuM.
Investments
We are subject to market risk from a decline in the price of investments that we own to fund future deferred compensation liabilities, as well as from changes in the price of investments held by the Consolidated Investment Products. As of March 31, 2011, the securities we own to fund future deferred compensation liabilities consisted of Artio Global Funds. Management regularly monitors the value of these investments; however, given their nature and relative size, we have not adopted a specific risk management policy to manage the associated market risk. Gains or losses on investments that we own to manage future deferred compensation liabilities correlate with related adjustments to compensation expense over the service period of the deferred compensation.
As of March 31, 2011, the securities owned by the Consolidated Investment Products, net of investments sold, not yet purchased, consisted primarily of equity securities, corporate bonds, term loans and asset-backed securities. The fair value of these investments was $32.0 million as of March 31, 2011. Assuming a 10% increase or decrease in the values of these investments, the fair value would increase or decrease by $3.2 million as of March 31, 2011.
Exchange Rate Risk
A substantial portion of the accounts that we advise, or sub-advise, hold investments that are exposed to currencies other than the U.S. dollar. These client portfolios may hold currency forwards or other derivative instruments. The fair value of these investments and instruments are affected by movements in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the underlying foreign currency. Such movements in exchange rates affect the fair value of assets held in accounts we manage, thereby affecting the amount of revenue we earn. The fair value of the assets we manage was $51.3 billion as of March 31, 2011. The U.S. dollar fair value of AuM would decrease, with an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar, or increase, with a decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar. Our exposure to foreign currencies may change significantly on a daily basis, therefore, our average daily foreign currency exposure may be significantly different than at period end. A 10% increase or decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar would decrease or increase the fair value of the AuM by $3.9 billion, which would cause an annualized increase or decrease in Total revenues and other operating income of $24.6 million. As of March 31, 2011, approximately 76% of our AuM had exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
The composition of the exposure within our AuM approximates:
         
 
    As of
    March 31, 2011
Euro
    17 %
British pound
    12  
Japanese yen
    8  
Hong Kong dollar
    7  
Canadian dollar
    5  
Other (representing approximately 40 currencies)
    27  
 
   
 
    76 %
 
The investments held as of March 31, 2011, were primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. The investments held in relation to the deferred compensation plan include Artio Global Funds whose underlying assets are primarily non-dollar denominated. The effect of a 10% change in exchange rates on such securities would not have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Interest Rate Risk
The Consolidated Investment Products and certain of the accounts we advise or sub-advise own fixed income securities. Further, from time to time, we may invest our excess cash balances in short-term U.S. government fixed income securities. Interest rate changes affect the fair value of such investments or the revenue we earn from them.
Assuming a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates, we estimate that the value of the fixed income securities we manage or sub-advise would change by approximately $405.9 million. The impact of such changes would not be material to our revenues or net income.
In connection with borrowings under our $60 million term credit facility, assuming a 100 basis point increase or decrease in the LIBOR rate, the impact of such a change would not be material to our net income.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them in a timely manner to information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC.
During our most recent fiscal quarter, there has not occurred any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We have been named in certain litigation. In the opinion of management, the possibility of an outcome from this litigation that is materially adverse to us is remote.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2011 (“Form 10-K”), contains a section entitled “Risk Factors.” We incorporate that section of the Form 10-K in this filing and readers should refer to it.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Investors’ share repurchase activity for each of the three months in the period ended March 31, 2011, was as follows:
                                 
 
                    Total Number of   Approximate Shares
                    Shares Purchased   that May Yet be
    Total Number of           as Part of Publicly   Purchased Under
    Shares   Average Price Paid   Announced Plans   the Plans or
Period   Repurchased(a)   Per Share   or Programs(a)   Programs(a)
January 1, 2011 through January 31, 2011
        $             3,000,000  
February 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011
                      3,000,000  
March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
                      3,000,000  
 
                       
For the quarter ended March 31, 2011
                      3,000,000  
 
 
(a)   In December 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to 3.0 million shares of our common stock, which expires on December 31, 2013. As of March 31, 2011, we have not repurchased any shares under this program.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).
Item 5. Other Information.
Item 6. Exhibits.
     
1) Exhibit 31.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
2) Exhibit 31.2
  Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
3) Exhibit 32.1
  Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
4) Exhibit 32.2
  Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on May 6, 2011.
 
 
   
  Artio Global Investors Inc.
  By:         /s/ Francis Harte  
    Name:      Francis Harte 
    Title:      Chief Financial Officer
   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 
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