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10-Q 1 d10q.htm SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY--FORM 10-Q SEI Investments Company--Form 10-Q

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 September 30, 2010

or

¨ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the transition period from to

0-10200

(Commission File Number)

SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania 23-1707341

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456-1100

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(610) 676-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark 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).    Yes x 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ¨ No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of October 28, 2010 was 187,023,745.

(Cover page 1 of 1)


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
Assets

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 451,778 $ 590,877

Restricted cash

19,000 20,000

Receivables from regulated investment companies

27,089 28,134

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,553 and $3,348 (Note 4)

144,620 184,317

Deferred income taxes

1,196 2,283

Other current assets

18,734 15,792

Total Current Assets

662,417 841,403

Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $162,989 and $158,113 (Note 4)

144,026 146,053

Capitalized Software, net of accumulated amortization of $85,043 and $67,894

289,604 278,656

Investments Available for Sale (Note 6)

71,651 55,701

Trading Securities (Note 6)

106,238 126,196

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate (Note 2)

63,096 0

Goodwill (Note 2)

0 22,842

Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $31,182 (Note 2)

0 44,859

Other Assets

16,993 18,098

Total Assets

$ 1,354,025 $ 1,533,808

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except par value)

September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current Liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt

$ 0 $ 6,400

Accounts payable

5,226 2,851

Accrued liabilities (Note 4)

111,049 152,944

Deferred revenue

65 860

Total Current Liabilities

116,340 163,055

Long-term Debt (Note 7)

120,000 247,152

Deferred Income Taxes

91,108 86,257

Other Long-term Liabilities (Note 11)

5,836 5,726

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)

Equity:

SEI Investments Company shareholders’ equity:

Common stock, $.01 par value, 750,000 shares authorized; 186,803 and 190,208 shares issued and outstanding

1,868 1,902

Capital in excess of par value

545,072 522,080

Retained earnings

456,775 384,483

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

2,676 1,258

Total SEI Investments Company shareholders’ equity

1,006,391 909,723

Noncontrolling interest

14,350 121,895

Total Equity

1,020,741 1,031,618

Total Liabilities and Equity

$ 1,354,025 $ 1,533,808

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months
Ended September 30,
2010 2009

Revenues:

Asset management, administration and distribution fees

$ 155,799 $ 206,235

Information processing and software servicing fees

55,226 56,241

Transaction-based and trade execution fees

8,488 13,457

Total revenues

219,513 275,933

Expenses:

Subadvisory, distribution and other asset management costs

21,900 21,998

Brokerage commissions and royalties

12,402 14,421

Compensation, benefits and other personnel

64,694 70,204

Stock-based compensation

3,468 3,418

Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees

21,841 20,173

Data processing and computer related

10,167 11,235

Facilities, supplies and other costs

18,302 18,817

Amortization

5,998 15,042

Depreciation

5,602 5,322

Total expenses

164,374 180,630

Income from operations

55,139 95,303

Net gain from investments

9,362 15,616

Interest and dividend income

1,621 1,897

Interest expense

(336 ) (1,034 )

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

25,246 0

Income before income taxes

91,032 111,782

Income taxes

34,311 31,109

Net income

56,721 80,673

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(332 ) (27,946 )

Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 56,389 $ 52,727

Basic earnings per common share

$ .30 $ .28

Diluted earnings per common share

$ .30 $ .27

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2010 2009

Revenues:

Asset management, administration and distribution fees

$ 463,511 $ 558,808

Information processing and software servicing fees

175,148 173,152

Transaction-based and trade execution fees

30,777 44,593

Total revenues

669,436 776,553

Expenses:

Subadvisory, distribution and other asset management costs

66,826 62,466

Brokerage commissions and royalties

40,747 47,645

Compensation, benefits and other personnel

198,922 207,312

Stock-based compensation

16,403 10,209

Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees

65,250 60,034

Data processing and computer related

30,512 33,927

Facilities, supplies and other costs

50,833 50,453

Amortization

17,895 29,493

Depreciation

16,392 16,195

Total expenses

503,780 517,734

Income from operations

165,656 258,819

Net gain (loss) from investments

30,435 (1,367 )

Interest and dividend income

4,823 5,545

Interest expense

(1,222 ) (2,884 )

Other income

1,070 0

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

72,839 0

Income before income taxes

273,601 260,113

Income taxes

103,183 64,250

Net income

170,418 195,863

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(1,131 ) (67,365 )

Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 169,287 $ 128,498

Basic earnings per common share

$ .90 $ .67

Diluted earnings per common share

$ .89 $ .67

Dividends declared per common share

$ .10 $ .08

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

Three Months
Ended September 30,
2010 2009

Net income

$ 56,721 $ 80,673

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Foreign currency translation adjustments

4,988 4,126

Unrealized holding gain on investments:

Unrealized holding gains during the period, net of income tax expense of $220 and $825

375 1,670

Less: reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) realized in net income, net of income tax (benefit) expense of $(5) and $6

10 385 (9 ) 1,661

Total other comprehensive income, net of tax

5,373 5,787

Comprehensive income

$ 62,094 $ 86,460

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(1,508 ) (29,119 )

Comprehensive income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 60,586 $ 57,341

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2010 2009

Net income

$ 170,418 $ 195,863

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Foreign currency translation adjustments

694 7,859

Unrealized holding gain on investments:

Unrealized holding gains during the period, net of income tax expense of $869 and $1,231

1,065 2,615

Less: reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of income tax benefit of $22 and $305

41 1,106 519 3,134

Total other comprehensive income, net of tax

1,800 10,993

Comprehensive income

$ 172,218 $ 206,856

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(1,513 ) (69,026 )

Comprehensive income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 170,705 $ 137,830

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SEI Investments Company

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(In thousands)

Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2010 2009

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$ 170,418 $ 195,863

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

(49,573 ) 39,857

Net cash provided by operating activities

120,845 235,720

Cash flows from investing activities:

Additions to restricted cash

(430 ) (6,000 )

Additions to property and equipment

(11,568 ) (8,965 )

Additions to capitalized software

(28,097 ) (35,051 )

Purchase of marketable securities

(29,117 ) (318,392 )

Prepayments and maturities of marketable securities

38,998 22,981

Sale of marketable securities

24,866 69

LSV and LSV Employee Group cash balances, net (A)

(37,083 ) 0

Net cash used in investing activities

(42,431 ) (345,358 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payments on long-term debt

(113,000 ) (9,340 )

Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt

0 254,000

Purchase and retirement of common stock

(85,283 ) (30,138 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

15,791 14,274

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

990 2,282

Payment of dividends

(36,011 ) (30,598 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(217,513 ) 200,480

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(139,099 ) 90,842

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

590,877 416,643

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 451,778 $ 507,485

(A) Cash balances, net of the partnership distribution payment received in January 2010, of LSV and LSV Employee Group at December 31, 2009 removed due to the deconsolidation of the accounts and operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group in January 2010 (See Note 2).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(all figures are in thousands except per share data)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

SEI Investments Company (the Company), a Pennsylvania corporation, provides investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing solutions to corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and other various locations throughout the world. Investment processing solutions utilize the Company’s proprietary software system to track investment activities in multiple types of investment accounts, including personal trust, corporate trust, institutional trust, and non-trust investment accounts, thereby allowing banks and trust companies to outsource trust and investment related activities. Revenues from investment processing solutions are recognized in Information processing and software servicing fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, except for fees earned associated with trade execution services.

The fund processing solution offers a full range of administration and distribution support services to mutual funds, collective trust funds, single-manager hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, private equity funds and other types of investment funds. Administrative services include fund accounting, trustee and custodial support, legal support, transfer agency and shareholder servicing. Distribution support services range from market and industry insight and analysis to identifying distribution opportunities. Revenues from fund processing solutions are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Investment management programs consist of mutual funds, alternative investments and separate accounts. These include a series of money market, equity, fixed-income and alternative investment portfolios, primarily in the form of registered investment companies. The Company serves as the administrator and investment advisor for many of these products. Revenues from investment management programs are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain financial information and accompanying note disclosure normally included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K has been condensed or omitted. The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2010, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Except as disclosed herein, there have been no significant changes in significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company has involvement with various variable interest entities (VIE or VIEs). These VIEs consist of LSV Employee Group and investment products established for clients created in the form of various types of legal entity structures. In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs. This guidance changed how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting common stock should be consolidated. The determination of whether a company is required to consolidate an entity is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design, a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s

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economic performance, and whether a company is obligated to absorb losses or receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the entity. The new guidance requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE and requires additional disclosures about an enterprises involvement in VIEs. The new guidance became effective January 1, 2010.

Under the new guidance, LSV Employee Group remains a VIE. However, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of LSV Employee Group either directly or through any financial responsibility from the Guaranty Agreement. As of January 1, 2010, the Company discontinued consolidating the accounts of LSV Employee Group. The Company does not have any direct equity interest in LSV Employee Group (See Note 2).

In January 2010, the FASB deferred the new guidance for certain types of investment entities. The deferral allows asset managers that have no obligation to fund potentially significant losses of an investment entity to continue to apply the previous guidance to investment entities that have attributes of entities defined in the “Investment Company Guide.” The deferral applies to many mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital and certain other types of entities. Also, money market funds subject to rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 qualify for deferral. However, the deferral does not apply to the new disclosure requirements. All of the Company’s investment products where the Company is the sponsor and/or investment manager that are VIEs qualify for the deferral; therefore, the Company will continue to apply the previous guidance for the consolidation of VIEs (See Note 3).

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents includes $353,395 and $438,690 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, primarily invested in SEI-sponsored open-ended money market mutual funds. Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009 includes $57,061 from LSV (See Note 2).

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash includes $16,000 and $17,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, segregated in special reserve accounts for the benefit of customers of the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), in accordance with certain rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission for broker-dealers. Additionally, Restricted cash includes $3,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 segregated for regulatory purposes related to trade-execution services conducted by SEI Investments (Europe) Limited.

Capitalized Software

The Company capitalized $28,097 and $35,051 of software development costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of September 30, 2010, capitalized software placed into service included on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet had a weighted average remaining life of approximately 11.7 years. Amortization expense related to capitalized software was $17,149 and $22,957 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in total amortization expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is additional expense of $7,643 due to the shortening of the useful life of previously capitalized software development costs related to the Global Wealth Platform. This change was due to the abandonment of these components in the fourth quarter 2009.

Software development costs capitalized during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 relates to the continued development of the Global Wealth Platform (GWP). As of September 30, 2010, the net book value of GWP was $263,531 (net of accumulated amortization of $56,389), including $24,495 of capitalized software development costs in-progress associated with future releases. GWP has an estimated useful life of 15 years and a weighted average remaining life of 11.8 years. Amortization expense for GWP was $16,724 and $17,404 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Earnings per Share

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are:

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2010
Income
(Numerator)
Shares
(Denominator)
Per Share
Amount

Basic earnings per common share

$ 56,389 187,964 $ .30

Dilutive effect of stock options

0 1,557

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 56,389 189,521 $ .30

For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
Income
(Numerator)
Shares
(Denominator)
Per Share
Amount

Basic earnings per common share

$ 52,727 190,850 $ .28

Dilutive effect of stock options

0 1,475

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 52,727 192,325 $ .27

Employee stock options to purchase 9,810,000 and 18,684,000 shares of common stock, with an average exercise price of $25.53 and $22.40, were outstanding during the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the effect on diluted earnings per common share would have been anti-dilutive.

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are:

For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2010
Income
(Numerator)
Shares
(Denominator)
Per Share
Amount

Basic earnings per common share

$ 169,287 189,090 $ .90

Dilutive effect of stock options

0 1,604

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 169,287 190,694 $ .89
For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
Income
(Numerator)
Shares
(Denominator)
Per Share
Amount

Basic earnings per common share

$ 128,498 190,986 $ .67

Dilutive effect of stock options

0 919

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 128,498 191,905 $ .67

Employee stock options to purchase 16,096,000 and 19,912,000 shares of common stock, with an average exercise price of $23.47 and $21.72, were outstanding during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, but not included in the computation of diluted earnings

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per common share because the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock, and the effect on diluted earnings per common share would have been anti-dilutive.

Statements of Cash Flows

For purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers investment instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

The following table provides the details of the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30:

2010 2009

Net income

$ 170,418 $ 195,863

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Amortization

17,895 29,493

Depreciation

16,392 16,195

Stock-based compensation

16,403 10,209

Undistributed equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

(26,573 ) 0

Payments to partners of LSV

0 (66,563 )

Provision for losses on receivables

(646 ) 691

Deferred income tax expense

5,046 67,601

Net realized (gains) losses on investments

(30,435 ) 175,350

Currency translation adjustments

312 6,199

Change in other long-term liabilities

110 870

Other

1,128 991

Change in current asset and liabilities

Decrease (increase) in

Receivables from regulated investment companies

1,045 342

Receivables

(22,217 ) (12,127 )

Other current assets

(3,567 ) (3,040 )

Increase (decrease) in

Accounts payable

2,378 (489 )

Capital Support Agreements

0 (173,983 )

Payable to regulated investment companies

0 (97 )

Accrued liabilities

(26,049 ) (10,823 )

Deferred revenue

(795 ) (962 )

Total adjustments

(49,573 ) 39,857

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 120,845 $ 235,720

During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company identified that it had incorrectly classified certain accounts payable related to the purchase of computer software during the three months ended June 30, 2010 as Additions to property and equipment in the Cash flows from investing activities section on the consolidated statement of cash flows in the six months ended June 30, 2010. The effect of the misclassification resulted in Cash flows provided by operating activities and Cash flows used in investing activities being overstated by $7,102 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The Company has evaluated the effect of this misclassification and has concluded that it was not material to the previously issued quarterly consolidated financial statements. The remaining balance attributable to this purchase was $5,327 at September 30, 2010. The Company has appropriately classified this amount to the Cash flows from operating activities in its consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and will revise the consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 in its future filings. This misclassification had no effect on the consolidated balances sheets, consolidated statements of operations or consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

New Accounting Pronouncements

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In February 2010, the FASB issued a final Accounting Standards Update that sets forth additional requirements and guidance regarding disclosures of fair value measurements. The new standard requires the gross presentation of activity within the Level 3 fair value measurement rollforward and details of transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements. It also clarifies two existing disclosure requirements on the level of disaggregation of fair value measurements and disclosures on inputs and valuation techniques. The new requirements and guidance are effective for interim and annual periods beginning in the first quarter 2010 except that the Level 3 rollforward is effective in the first quarter 2011. The adoption of the new requirements and guidance effective in the first quarter 2010 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect the adoption of the guidance pertaining to the Level 3 rollforward to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Note 2. LSV and LSV Employee Group

The Company has an investment in the general partnership LSV Asset Management (LSV). LSV is a registered investment advisor that provides investment advisory services to institutions, including pension plans and investment companies. LSV is currently an investment sub-advisor for a number of SEI-sponsored mutual funds. The Company’s total partnership interest in LSV was approximately 42 percent during 2010 and 2009.

LSV Employee Group is owned by several current employees of LSV and was formed for the sole purpose of owning a partnership interest in LSV. The Company does not own any interest in LSV Employee Group. In 2006, LSV Employee Group purchased an eight percent interest in LSV from two existing partners. LSV Employee Group obtained financing in the form of a term loan pursuant to the terms of a Credit Agreement to purchase the eight percent interest in LSV. The Company agreed to provide a Guaranty Agreement to the lenders of all obligations of LSV Employee Group under the Credit Agreement. The lenders have the right to seek payment from the Company of all obligations of LSV Employee Group under the Credit Agreement in the event of default. The Company’s direct interest in LSV was unchanged as a result of this transaction.

As a result of providing the Guaranty Agreement, LSV Employee Group became a VIE and the Company was considered the primary beneficiary. Also, given the Company’s direct ownership of 43 percent in LSV at the time of this transaction in 2006 and its controlling interest in LSV Employee Group through the Guaranty Agreement, the Company was required to consolidate the assets, liabilities and operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group. The partnership interest of the other existing partners of LSV was included in Noncontrolling interest.

In January 2010, new accounting guidance pertaining to the consolidation of VIEs became effective. Under the new guidance, the Company was not considered the primary beneficiary of LSV Employee Group. The Company, therefore, discontinued consolidating the accounts and operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group in its financial statements. The Company accounts for its interest in LSV using the equity method because of its less than 50 percent ownership. The Company’s interest in the net assets of LSV is reflected in Investment in unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and its interest in the earnings of LSV is reflected in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The deconsolidation of LSV had no effect on Net income attributable to SEI. Prior period financial statements are not reclassified for the new accounting guidance.

LSV Asset Management

At September 30, 2010, the Company’s total investment in LSV was $63,096. The investment in LSV exceeded the underlying equity in the net assets of LSV by $4,263, of which $3,062 is considered goodwill embedded in the investment. The Company receives partnership distributions from LSV on a quarterly basis. The Company received partnership distribution payments from LSV for $67,508 and $56,305 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The

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partnership distribution payment of $21,242 received in January 2010 is reflected in LSV and LSV Employee Group cash balances, net on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

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The following table contains the condensed statements of operations of LSV for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010:

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010

Revenues

$ 68,979 $ 199,999

Pre-tax income

61,032 175,645

The following table contains the condensed balance sheet of LSV at September 30, 2010:

September 30, 2010

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 63,528

Accounts receivable

71,074

Other current assets

578

Non-current assets

4,334

Total assets

$ 139,514

Current liabilities

$ 8,433

Partners’ capital

131,081

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

$ 139,514

LSV Employee Group

At the time of LSV Employee Group’s purchase of an eight percent interest in LSV, it was determined that $72,220 of the purchase price related to identifiable intangible assets and $19,780 was goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets have an estimated useful life of ten years and are amortized on a straight-line basis. Goodwill of $19,780 and intangible assets of $43,332 (net of accumulated amortization of $28,888) are included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009 but were the assets of LSV Employee Group. These amounts were eliminated through Noncontrolling interest. Amortization expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations includes $1,805 and $5,416, respectively, pertaining to the amortization of the intangible assets, but was eliminated through Noncontrolling interest and had no impact on net income.

In order to finance a portion of the purchase price, LSV Employee Group obtained financing from Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders in the form of a term loan pursuant to the terms of a Credit Agreement. The principal amount of the term loan was $82,800, which must be paid in full by January 2011. The principal amount and interest of the term loan are paid in quarterly installments. LSV Employee Group may prepay the term loan in whole or in part at any time without penalty. As of September 30, 2010, the remaining unpaid principal balance of the term loan was $13,123. This amount is not reflected, nor is it required to be reflected, in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2010. LSV Employee Group made principal payments of $7,429 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The deconsolidation of LSV Employee Group did not relinquish the Company’s obligation under the Guaranty Agreement. In the event of default by LSV Employee Group, the Company would still be obligated under the Guaranty Agreement to make any required payments to the lenders according to the term loan.

At December 31, 2009, prior to the deconsolidation of LSV Employee Group, the unpaid principal balance of the term loan was $20,552, of which $6,400 was classified as current and included in Current portion of long-term debt and the remaining $14,152 was included in Long-term debt on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 on the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes $366 and $1,159, respectively, in interest costs associated with the

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borrowings of LSV Employee Group which was eliminated through Noncontrolling interest and had no impact on net income.

In October 2010, LSV Employee Group made a principal payment of $3,032. As of October 31, 2010, the remaining unpaid principal balance of the term loan was $10,091. Due to the fact that LSV Employee Group has satisfied all payment requirements relating to the term loan, the Company, in its capacity as guarantor, currently has no obligation to make any payments under the Guaranty Agreement. Furthermore, the Company fully expects that LSV Employee Group will meet all of its future obligations regarding the term loan.

The unaudited proforma financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 presents the historical results of the Company as if the operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group had not been consolidated and LSV had been accounted for under the equity method. Net income attributable to SEI and diluted earnings per share were unchanged due to this transaction but are presented for the purpose of clarification.

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009

Revenues

$ 215,773 $ 627,125

Expenses

169,694 488,294

Income from operations

46,079 138,831

Net gain (loss) from investments

15,616 (1,367 )

Interest income, net of interest expense

1,219 3,795

Earnings from unconsolidated affiliate

21,240 52,370

Income before income taxes

84,154 193,629

Income taxes

31,109 64,250

Net income

53,045 129,379

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(318 ) (881 )

Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 52,727 $ 128,498

Diluted earnings per common share

$ .27 $ .67

Note 3. Variable Interest Entities

The Company has created numerous investment products for its clients in various types of legal entity structures. The Company serves as the Manager, Administrator and Distributor for these investment products and may also serve as the Trustee for some of the investment products. Clients are the equity investors and participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the net income and net capital gains of the products, and, on liquidation, will participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the remaining net assets of the products after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities.

An entity that lacks decision-making rights is a VIE. In some circumstances, the Manager or Trustee of the Company’s investment products controls the governing decisions about the investment activities with respect to the ongoing operations of the investment products without the equity investors possessing the right to remove the Manager or Trustee. Therefore, the equity investors, as a group, do not have the ability to make decisions that have an impact on the ongoing activities of such investment products. Consequently, some of the Company’s investment products have been determined to be VIEs at inception.

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The VIEs are marketed with investment objectives to generate positive returns; however, the nature of such investments exposes the investors to the risk that the value of the VIEs may increase or decrease. The purpose and design of the VIEs are to achieve the investment objective by implementing strategies which are designed to minimize potential losses; however, there is no assurance given that these strategies will be successful.

The Company does not have a significant equity investment in any of the VIEs and does not have an obligation to enter into any guarantee agreements with the VIEs. The fees paid to the decision maker of a VIE are considered to be variable interests if the decision maker is not subject to substantive kick-out rights. The fees paid to the Company represent a variable interest when the decision maker is not subject to substantive kick-out rights.

The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs because the expected fees and the expected return on any investment into the VIE by the Company relative to the expected returns of the VIE to the equity investor holders does not approach 50 percent of the expected losses or gains of the VIEs. Therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate any investment products that are VIEs into its financial statements. The Company’s variable interest in the VIEs, which consists of management fees and in some situations, seed capital, would not be considered a significant variable interest.

The risks to the Company associated with its involvement with any of the investment products that are VIEs are limited to the cash flows received from the revenue generated for asset management, administration and distribution services and any equity investments in the VIEs. Both of these items are immaterial. The Company has no other financial obligation to the VIEs.

Amounts relating to fees received from the VIEs included in Receivables and amounts relating to equity investments in the VIEs included in Investments Available for Sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets are immaterial to the total current assets of the Company.

Note 4. Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions

Receivables

Receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009

Trade receivables

$ 41,831 $ 40,499

Fees earned, not billed

98,174 144,325

Other receivables

6,168 2,841
146,173 187,665

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

(1,553 ) (3,348 )
$ 144,620 $ 184,317

Fees earned, not billed represents receivables earned but unbilled and results from timing differences between services provided and contractual billing schedules. These billing schedules generally provide for fees to be billed on a quarterly basis.

Receivables from regulated investment companies on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets primarily represent fees receivable for distribution, investment advisory, and administration services to various regulated investment companies sponsored by SEI.

Receivables at December 31, 2009 include $66,392, net of $1,149 of allowance for doubtful accounts, of receivables of LSV, of which $59,241 was included in Fees earned, not billed.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of:

September 30, 2010

December 31, 2009

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Buildings

$ 135,687 $ 131,376

Equipment

65,462 62,634

Land

9,890 9,719

Purchased software

72,911 70,035

Furniture and fixtures

18,473 19,817

Leasehold improvements

4,216 5,739

Construction in progress

376 4,846
307,015 304,166

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(162,989 ) (158,113 )

Property and Equipment, net

$ 144,026 $ 146,053

The Company recognized $16,392 and $16,195 in depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:

September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009

Accrued sub-advisory and investment officer fees

$ 8,539 $ 8,458

Accrued other asset management fees

6,120 6,398

Accrued brokerage fees

13,370 15,840

Accrued other brokerage and royalties

3,445 2,739

Accrued employee compensation

33,361 41,897

Accrued employee benefits and other personnel

5,851 6,241

Accrued consulting, outsourcing and professional fees

17,429 16,123

Accrued income taxes

0 20,561

Accrued dividend payable

0 17,121

Other accrued liabilities

22,934 17,566

Total accrued liabilities

$ 111,049 $ 152,944

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are determined in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s financial assets, except for the fair value of structured investment vehicles (SIVs), are determined using Level 1 or Level 2 inputs and consist mainly of investments in equity and fixed-income mutual funds that are quoted daily and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) securities that are single issuer pools that are valued based on current market data for the specific issue owned or pools of similar GNMA securities. Level 3 financial assets consist of senior note obligations issued by SIVs. The Company did not have any Level 3 financial liabilities at September 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009. The Company provided support to two of its money market mutual funds that held SIV securities during 2009 in the form of Capital Support Agreements; however, these agreements were terminated upon the Company’s purchase of the SIV securities from the funds. The Capital Support Agreements were considered derivative securities, for which the fair value was determined using the same model to value the SIV securities. There were no transfers of financial assets between levels within the fair value hierarchy during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The different levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

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Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities without adjustment. The Company’s Level 1 assets primarily include investments in mutual funds sponsored by SEI and LSV that are quoted daily.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 2 assets primarily include securities issued by GNMA with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments. The Company uses a pricing vendor to value its GNMA securities. The pricing vendor uses a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for similar pools of GNMA securities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment by management. The Company’s Level 3 financial assets include SIV securities and any change in fair value for these securities are recognized in the current period.

Valuation of SIV Securities

The underlying collateral of the SIV securities is mainly comprised of asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The Company received prices for all of its SIV securities from two independent third party firms. Given the lack of any reliable market data on the SIV securities, the firms utilized a valuation model that employs a net asset approach which considers the value of the underlying collateral of the SIV securities to determine the fair value of the SIV securities. Management evaluates the prices received from these firms and considers other information, such as the existence of any current market activity, to determine the fair value of the SIV securities. The underlying collateral is comprised of asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations that are specifically identified by its CUSIP or ISIN number.

The valuation model maintained by the first independent third party firm to value the SIV securities (except the Stanfield Victoria note) attempts to obtain price quotes from pricing vendors for each security that comprises the underlying collateral of the SIV securities. Price quotes are primarily obtained from two pricing vendors that are independent entities of the firm that maintains the valuation model. In the event a price quote is not available from the pricing vendor for a specific security, the last price quote received for that security will be adjusted by the weighted average percentage movement of securities held as collateral within the same sector classification or based upon the weighted average movement of all priced securities.

The valuation model maintained by the second independent third party firm to value the Stanfield Victoria note also attempts to value the underlying collateral of the SIV securities. However, their model does not incorporate the use of pricing vendors but instead primarily uses projected cash flows for each individual security that comprises the underlying collateral based upon proprietary models that incorporate data specific to each security and broad market data that can affect the performance of the security. Other factors may be considered that are specific to the SIV security, such as the capital structure of the SIV security, imposed restrictions, liquidity constraints and risk premiums.

The fair value of each note is sensitive mainly to changing conditions within the residential and commercial real estate markets; however, the level of sensitivity varies due to the unique characteristics of each security within the portfolio of securities that comprise each SIV security’s underlying collateral. Therefore, the risk profile for each SIV security is unique and the inputs used to determine the fair value for each SIV security is specific to each security. The Gryphon note has a large portion of its collateral in mortgage-related securities such as sub-prime 1 st and 2 nd liens, Alt A ARMs, and home equity loans. The Stanfield Victoria note primarily holds varying types of collateralized debt obligations.

Both firms that provide the fair value of the SIV securities employ a team of evaluators that review the inputs to the model and other external factors that should be considered. The models used to value

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all of the SIV securities are the same as those utilized to determine their fair value at December 31, 2009.

Management evaluates current market transactions, if any, for each of the SIV securities. In the event a market transaction does exist for a SIV security, management evaluates the publicly available information surrounding the transaction in order to assess if the price used represents the fair value for the SIV security. In management’s opinion, the current market for SIV securities does not represent an orderly and efficient market and has concluded that any transactions involving the SIV securities were the result of distressed sales. Therefore, market prices for any SIV securities do not represent the implied fair value of the SIV securities held by the Company.

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The fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities of the Company was determined using the following inputs:

At September 30, 2010
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Total Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets

Equity available-for-sale securities

$ 8,458 $ 8,458 $ 0 $ 0

Fixed income available-for-sale securities

63,193 0 63,193 0

Trading securities issued by SIVs

102,833 0 0 102,833

Other trading securities

3,405 3,405 0 0
$ 177,889 $ 11,863 $ 63,193 $ 102,833
At December 31, 2009
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Total Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

Assets

Equity available-for-sale securities

$ 3,511 $ 3,511 $ 0 $ 0

Fixed income available-for-sale securities

52,190 0 52,190 0

Trading securities issued by SIVs

120,714 0 0 120,714

Other trading securities

5,482 5,482 0 0
$ 181,897 $ 8,993 $ 52,190 $ 120,714

The table below presents a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010:

Trading Securities
Issued by SIVs

Balance, January 1, 2010

$ 120,714

Purchases, issuances and settlements, net

(47,871 )

Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):

Included in earnings

29,990

Included in other comprehensive income

0

Transfers in and out of Level 3

0

Balance September 30, 2010

$ 102,833

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The table below presents a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period from January 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009:

Trading Securities
Issued by SIVs
Other Trading
Securities
Capital Support
Agreements

Balance, January 1, 2009

$ 5,713 $ 1,697 $ (173,983 )

Purchases, issuances and settlements, net

300,731 (1,536 ) 0

Transfer of Capital Support Agreement at purchase

(179,654 ) 0 179,654

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

Included in earnings

3,882 (161 ) (5,671 )

Included in other comprehensive income

0 0 0

Transfers in and out of Level 3

0 0 0

Balance September 30, 2009

$ 130,672 $ 0 $ 0

Note 6. Marketable Securities

Investments Available for Sale

Investments available for sale classified as non-current assets consist of:

As of September 30, 2010
Cost
Amount
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

SEI-sponsored mutual funds

$ 7,425 $ 226 $ (29 ) $ 7,622

Other mutual funds

791 45 0 836

Debt securities

60,124 3,069 0 63,193
$ 68,340 $ 3,340 $ (29 ) $ 71,651
As of December 31, 2009
Cost
Amount
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

SEI-sponsored mutual funds

$ 580 $ 0 $ (40 ) $ 540

Other mutual funds

3,111 0 (140 ) 2,971

Debt securities

50,696 1,494 0 52,190
$ 54,387 $ 1,494 $ (180 ) $ 55,701

Net unrealized holding gains at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were $2,066 (net of income tax expense of $1,245) and $960 (net of income tax expense of $354), respectively. These net unrealized gains are reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company’s debt securities are issued by GNMA and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. These securities were purchased to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements of SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC) and have maturity dates which range from 2020 to 2039.

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Trading Securities

Trading securities of the Company consist of:

As of September 30, 2010
Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

SIV securities

$ 252,354 $ 0 $ (149,521 ) $ 102,833

LSV-sponsored mutual funds

2,049 1,356 0 3,405
$ 254,403 $ 1,356 $ (149,521 ) $ 106,238
As of December 31, 2009
Cost Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

SIV securities

$ 309,796 $ 0 $ (189,082 ) $ 120,714

LSV-sponsored mutual funds

4,000 1,482 0 5,482
$ 313,796 $ 1,482 $ (189,082 ) $ 126,196

The Company records all of its trading securities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses from the change in fair value of these securities are recognized in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Through September 30, 2010, the Company recognized $159,092 in cumulative losses from SIV securities and SIV-related issues. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized gains from SIV securities of $29,990, of which $19,390 resulted from cash payments received from the SIV securities and $10,217 was from a net increase in fair value at September 30, 2010. In addition, the Company recognized a net gain of $383 from sales of two SIV securities during 2010. The cumulative loss recognized by the Company pertaining to these SIV securities sold in 2010 was $9,571. The net gains from the SIV securities are reflected in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized losses of $1,789 from SIV securities and SIV-related issues. During 2009, the Company purchased SIV securities from SEI-sponsored money market mutual funds. As a result of these purchases, the Company’s obligation under the Capital Support Agreements was reduced or eliminated. The losses from the purchases of the SIV securities, as well as the subsequent reduction in the Company’s required capital contribution, are reflected in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company has an investment related to the startup of mutual funds sponsored by LSV. These are U.S. dollar denominated funds that invests primarily in securities of Canadian and Australian companies as well as various other global securities. The underlying securities held by the funds are translated into U.S. dollars within the funds. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company sold a portion of its investment in the LSV-sponsored funds. Additionally, the Company sold all of the equity and currency futures contracts originally purchased as part of an economic strategy to minimize exposure to price and currency risk related to the investment. The net gains recognized from the partial sale of the LSV-sponsored funds and the equity and futures contracts were minimal. As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s remaining investment in the LSV-sponsored funds had a cost value of $2,049 and a fair value of $3,405.

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Note 7. Lines of Credit

The Company has a five-year $300,000 Credit Agreement (the Credit Facility) which expires in July 2012, at which time any aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding becomes payable in full. Any borrowings made under the Credit Facility will accrue interest at 0.450 percent above the London Interbank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”). There is also a commitment fee equal to 0.09 percent per annum on the daily unused portion of the facility. The aggregate amount of the Credit Facility may be increased by an additional $100,000 under certain conditions set forth in the agreement. The Credit Facility, as amended, contains covenants that restrict the ability of the Company to engage in mergers, consolidations, asset sales, investments, transactions with affiliates, or to incur liens, as defined in the agreement. In the event of a default under the Credit Facility, the Company would also be restricted from paying dividends on, or repurchasing, its common stock without the approval of the lenders. None of the covenants of the Credit Facility negatively affect the Company’s liquidity or capital resources. Both the interest rate and commitment fee prices may increase if the Company’s leverage ratio reaches certain levels. Upon the occurrence of certain financial or economic events, significant corporate events, or certain other events of default constituting an event of default under the Credit Facility, all loans outstanding may be declared immediately due and payable and all commitments under the Credit Facility may be terminated.

The Company made principal payments of $113,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance of the Credit Facility was $120,000 and is included in Long-term debt on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility at September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s ability to borrow from the Credit Facility is not limited by any covenant of the agreement. In management’s opinion, the leverage ratio is the most restrictive of all of the covenants contained in the Credit Facility. The leverage ratio is calculated as consolidated indebtedness divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other items as defined by the covenant during the last four quarters (EBITDA). According to the terms of the agreement, the Company must continue to include the outstanding debt of LSV Employee Group in the calculation of consolidated indebtedness. The Company must maintain at all times a ratio of consolidated indebtedness of not more than 1.75 times the amount of EBITDA. As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s leverage ratio is 0.32 times EBITDA.

The Company considers the book value of long-term debt related to the borrowings through the Credit Facility to be representative of its fair value.

The Company’s Canadian subsidiary has a credit facility agreement (the Canadian Credit Facility) for the purpose of facilitating the settlement of mutual fund transactions. The Canadian Credit Facility has no stated expiration date. The amount of the facility is generally limited to $2,000 Canadian dollars or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars. The Canadian Credit Facility does not contain any covenants which restrict the liquidity or capital resources of the Company. The Company had no borrowings under the Canadian Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Note 8. Shareholders’ Equity

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company currently has one active equity compensation plan, the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (the 2007 Plan), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation rights with respect to up to 20 million shares of common stock of the Company, subject to adjustment for stock splits, reclassifications, mergers and other events. Permitted grantees under the 2007 Plan include employees, non-employee directors and consultants who perform services for the Company. The plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. There were no grants of incentive stock options or stock appreciation rights made under the plan in 2010 or 2009. All outstanding stock options have performance-based vesting provisions specific to each option grant that tie the vesting of the applicable stock options to the Company’s financial performance. The Company’s stock

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options vest at a rate of 50 percent when specified diluted earnings per share targets are achieved, and the remaining 50 percent when secondary, higher specified diluted earnings per share targets are achieved. The amount of stock-based compensation expense is based upon management’s estimate of when the earnings per share targets may be achieved.

The Company discontinued any further grants under the Company’s 1998 Equity Compensation Plan (the 1998 Plan) as a result of the approval of the 2007 Plan. No options are available for grant from this plan. Grants made from the 1998 Plan continue in effect under the terms of the grant.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in its Consolidated Financial Statements in the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as follows:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
2010 2009

Stock-based compensation expense

$ 3,468 $ 3,418

Less: Deferred tax benefit

(1,313 ) (1,347 )

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

$ 2,155 $ 2,071

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in its Consolidated Financial Statements in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as follows:

Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2010 2009

Stock-based compensation expense

$ 16,403 $ 10,209

Less: Deferred tax benefit

(6,194 ) (3,648 )

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

$ 10,209 $ 6,561

As of September 30, 2010, there was approximately $40,384 of unrecognized compensation cost remaining, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to unvested employee stock options that the Company expects will vest. The Company estimates that compensation cost will be recognized according to the following schedule:

Period

Stock-Based
Compensation
Expense

Remainder of 2010

$ 9,647

2011

9,159

2012

9,026

2013

7,290

2014

3,763

2015

1,499
$ 40,384

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company revised its estimates of when some vesting targets are expected to be achieved. These changes in management’s estimates resulted in an increase of $8,684 in stock-based compensation expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company reversed $6,267 of previously-recognized stock-based compensation costs pertaining to option grants which management does not expect to vest. Management does not expect to recognize any compensation cost associated with these option grants. As of September 30, 2010, these option grants have an unrecognized compensation cost of $27,566.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company revised its estimate of when some vesting targets are expected to be achieved. This change in management’s estimate resulted in a

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decrease of $5,325 in stock-based compensation expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

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The Company issues new common shares associated with the exercise of stock options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $5,361 and $7,063, respectively. The total options exercisable as of September 30, 2010 had an intrinsic value of $10,426. The total intrinsic value for options exercisable is calculated as the difference between the market value of the Company’s common stock as of September 30, 2010 and the exercise price of the shares. The market value of the Company’s common stock as of September 30, 2010 was $20.34 as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC. The weighted average exercise price of the options exercisable as of September 30, 2010 was $19.37. Total options that were outstanding as of September 30, 2010 was 27,091,000.

Common Stock Buyback

The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of the Company’s common stock on the open market or through private transactions of up to an aggregate of $1.728 billion. Through September 30, 2010, a total of 262,409,000 shares at an aggregate cost of $1.588 billion have been purchased and retired. The Company purchased 4,409,000 shares at a total cost of $88,330 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The Company immediately retires its common stock when purchased. Upon retirement, the Company reduces Capital in excess of par value for the average capital per share outstanding and the remainder is charged against Retained earnings. If the Company reduces its Retained earnings to zero, any subsequent purchases of common stock will be charged entirely to Capital in excess of par value.

Cash Dividend

On May 25, 2010, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $.10 per share on the Company’s common stock, which was paid on June 28, 2010, to shareholders of record on June 23, 2010. Cash dividends declared during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $18,890 and $15,301, respectively.

Noncontrolling Interest

The following table provides a reconciliation of Noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010:

Noncontrolling
interest

Balance, January 1, 2010

$ 121,895

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

1,131

Foreign currency translation adjustments

382

Deconsolidation of LSV

(65,522 )

Deconsolidation of LSV Employee Group

(43,536 )

Balance, September 30, 2010

$ 14,350

The following table provides a reconciliation of Noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the period from January 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009:

Noncontrolling
interest

Balance, January 1, 2009

$ 109,722

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

67,366

Foreign currency translation adjustments

1,660

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(66,563 )

Other

(386 )

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Balance, September 30, 2009

$ 111,799

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Note 9. Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, consists of:

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
Unrealized
Holding Gains
on Investments
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Total accumulated comprehensive loss at December 31, 2009

$ (1,053 ) $ 960 $ (93 )

Less: Total accumulated comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest at December 31, 2009

1,351 0 1,351

Total accumulated comprehensive income attributable to SEI Investments Company at December 31, 2009

$ 298 $ 960 $ 1,258

Total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010

$ 694 $ 1,106 $ 1,800

Less: Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2010

(382 ) 0 (382 )

Total comprehensive income attributable to SEI Investments Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2010

$ 312 $ 1,106 $ 1,418

Total accumulated comprehensive income at September 30, 2010

$ (359 ) $ 2,066 $ 1,707

Less: Total accumulated comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest at September 30, 2010

969 0 969

Total accumulated comprehensive income attributable to SEI Investments Company at September 30, 2010

$ 610 $ 2,066 $ 2,676

Note 10. Business Segment Information

The Company’s reportable business segments in 2010 are:

Private Banks – provides investment processing and investment management programs to banks and trust institutions worldwide, independent wealth advisers located in the United Kingdom, and financial advisors in Canada;

Investment Advisors – provides investment management programs to affluent investors through a network of independent registered investment advisors, financial planners, and other investment professionals in the United States;

Institutional Investors – provides investment management programs and administrative outsourcing solutions to retirement plan sponsors and not-for-profit organizations worldwide;

Investment Managers – provides investment processing, fund processing, and operational outsourcing solutions to investment managers, fund companies and banking institutions

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located in the United States, and to investment managers worldwide of alternative asset classes such as hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and private equity funds across both registered and partnership structures; and

Investments in New Businesses – provides investment management programs to ultra-high-net-worth families residing in the United States through the SEI Wealth Network®.

In January 2010, the Company deconsolidated the assets, liabilities and operations of LSV Asset Management. As a result, LSV is no longer considered a reportable business segment in 2010.

The information in the following tables is derived from the Company’s internal financial reporting used for corporate management purposes. There are no inter-segment revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Management evaluates Company assets on a consolidated basis during interim periods. Except as disclosed herein, the accounting policies of the reportable business segments are the same as those described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

The following tables highlight certain unaudited financial information about each of the Company’s business segments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

Revenues

$ 83,518 $ 43,422 $ 51,036 $ 40,548 $ 989 $ 219,513

Expenses

73,463 26,426 25,940 25,763 4,080 155,672

Operating profit (loss)

$ 10,055 $ 16,996 $ 25,096 $ 14,785 $ (3,091 ) $ 63,841

Operating margin

12 % 39 % 49 % 36 % N/A 29 %

Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
LSV Total
For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2009

Revenues

$ 88,561 $ 43,467 $ 47,458 $ 35,208 $ 1,079 $ 60,160 $ 275,933

Expenses (1)

79,549 28,001 27,369 23,047 3,171 38,928 200,065

Operating profit (loss)

$ 9,012 $ 15,466 $ 20,089 $ 12,161 $ (2,092 ) $ 21,232 $ 75,868

Operating margin

10 % 36 % 42 % 35 % N/A 35 % 27 %

(1) LSV includes $29,829 of noncontrolling interest of the other partners of LSV.

A reconciliation of the total operating profit reported for the business segments to income from operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

2010 2009

Total operating profit from segments above

$ 63,841 $ 75,868

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Corporate overhead expenses

(8,981 ) (8,897 )

Noncontrolling interest reflected in segments

279 30,168

LSV Employee Group (2)

0 (1,836 )

Income from operations

$ 55,139 $ 95,303

(2) For the three months ended September 30, 2009, includes $1,805 in amortization expense of intangible assets related to LSV Employee Group.

The following tables provide additional information for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 pertaining to our business segments:

Capital Expenditures Depreciation
2010 2009 2010 2009

Private Banks

$ 8,452 $ 8,741 $ 4,044 $ 3,789

Investment Advisors

2,976 2,742 602 576

Institutional Investors

615 365 297 279

Investment Managers

770 730 467 389

Investments in New Businesses

147 119 36 43

LSV

0 10 0 99

Total from business segments

$ 12,960 $ 12,707 $ 5,446 $ 5,175

Corporate Overhead

151 108 156 147
$ 13,111 $ 12,815 $ 5,602 $ 5,322

Amortization
2010 2009

Private Banks

$ 3,767 $ 8,389

Investment Advisors

1,362 3,064

Institutional Investors

305 302

Investment Managers

204 222

Investments in New Businesses

117 890

LSV

0 109

Total from business segments

$ 5,755 $ 12,976

LSV Employee Group

0 1,820

Corporate Overhead

243 246
$ 5,998 $ 15,042

The following tables highlight certain unaudited financial information about each of the Company’s business segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

Revenues

$ 260,730 $ 135,283 $ 152,821 $ 117,598 $ 3,004 $ 669,436

Expenses

229,674 82,129 78,896 75,918 9,480 476,097

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Operating profit (loss)

$ 31,056 $ 53,154 $ 73,925 $ 41,680 $ (6,476 ) $ 193,339

Operating margin

12 % 39 % 48 % 35 % N/A 29 %

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Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
LSV Total
For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2009

Revenues

$ 272,154 $ 120,557 $ 129,001 $ 101,911 $ 3,502 $ 149,428 $ 776,553

Expenses (3)

229,108 81,049 74,803 68,159 8,789 97,083 558,991

Operating profit (loss)

$ 43,046 $ 39,508 $ 54,198 $ 33,752 $ (5,287 ) $ 52,345 $ 217,562

Profit margin

16 % 33 % 42 % 33 % N/A 35 % 28 %

(3) LSV includes $73,120 of noncontrolling interest of the other partners of LSV.

A reconciliation of the total operating profit reported for the business segments to income from operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:

2010 2009

Total operating profit from segments above

$ 193,339 $ 217,562

Corporate overhead expenses

(28,639 ) (27,235 )

Noncontrolling interest reflected in segments

956 73,968

LSV Employee Group (4)

0 (5,476 )

Income from operations

$ 165,656 $ 258,819

(4) For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, includes $5,416 in amortization expense of intangible assets related to LSV Employee Group.

The following tables provide additional information for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 pertaining to our business segments:

Capital Expenditures Depreciation
2010 2009 2010 2009

Private Banks

$ 27,119 $ 28,904 $ 11,796 $ 11,572

Investment Advisors

9,752 9,924 1,758 1,716

Institutional Investors

2,476 1,679 864 833

Investment Managers

4,090 2,366 1,410 1,200

Investments in New Businesses

552 544 109 133

LSV

0 63 0 300

Total from business segments

$ 43,989 $ 43,480 $ 15,937 $ 15,754

Corporate Overhead

1,003 536 455 441
$ 44,992 $ 44,016 $ 16,392 $ 16,195

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Amortization
2010 2009

Private Banks

$ 11,233 $ 15,620

Investment Advisors

4,066 5,470

Institutional Investors

910 622

Investment Managers

615 468

Investments in New Businesses

342 1,000

LSV

0 327

Total from business segments

$ 17,166 $ 23,507

LSV Employee Group

0 5,460

Corporate Overhead

729 526
$ 17,895 $ 29,493

Note 11. Income Taxes

The gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $5,582 and $4,989, respectively, exclusive of interest and penalties, of which $4,820 and $4,335 would affect the effective tax rate if the Company were to recognize the tax benefit.

The Company classifies interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the combined amount of accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions taken on tax returns was $1,015 and $864, respectively.

September 30, 2010 December 31, 2009

Gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties

$ 5,582 $ 4,989

Interest and penalties on unrecognized benefits

1,015 864

Total gross uncertain tax positions

$ 6,597 $ 5,853

Amount included in Current liabilities

$ 761 $ 127

Amount included in Other long-term liabilities

5,836 5,726
$ 6,597 $ 5,853

The Company’s effective tax rates were 37.8 percent and 37.0 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in the tax rate for the three month period in 2010 was primarily due to the expiration of the Research and Development Tax Credit on December 31, 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our effective tax rates were 37.8 percent and 33.2 percent, respectively. The tax rate for the nine month period in 2009 was favorably impacted by the recognition of certain tax benefits as discrete items. The discrete items amounted to $7,691 and are related to the realization of prior unrecognized tax benefits that have been resolved by the conclusion of the federal and state income tax audits during the first quarter of 2009 as well the true up of the 2008 estimated Federal tax return and the actual tax return filed.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States on a consolidated basis and in many U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to examination of income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for years before 2008 and is no longer subject to state, local or foreign income tax examinations by authorities for years before 2000.

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The Company estimates it will recognize $761 of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and resolution of income tax audits. These unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax positions taken on certain federal, state, and foreign tax returns. However, the timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. While it is reasonably possible that some issues under examination could be resolved in the next twelve months, based upon the current facts and circumstances, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the timing of such resolution or total range of potential changes as it relates to the current unrecognized tax benefits that are recorded as part of the Company’s financial statements.

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is party to various claims and legal proceedings. One of SEI’s principal subsidiaries, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), has been named as a defendant in certain putative class action complaints (the Complaints) related to leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) advised by ProShares Advisors, LLC, which is a client of the Company. To date, the Complaints have been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland although the three complaints filed in the District of Maryland have been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. Two of them were subsequently re-filed in the Southern District of New York. Two of the complaints filed in the Southern District of New York have been voluntarily dismissed by plaintiffs. The first complaint was filed on August 5, 2009. The Complaints are purportedly made on behalf of all persons that purchased or otherwise acquired shares in various ProShares leveraged ETFs pursuant or traceable to allegedly false and misleading registration statements, prospectuses and statements of additional information. The Complaints name as defendants ProShares Advisors, LLC; ProShares Trust; ProShares Trust II, SIDCO, and various officers and trustees to ProShares Advisors, LLC; ProShares Trust and ProShares Trust II. The Complaints allege that SIDCO was the distributor and principal underwriter for the various ProShares leveraged ETFs that were distributed to authorized participants and ultimately shareholders. The complaints allege that the registration statements for the ProShares ETFs were materially false and misleading because they failed to adequately describe the nature and risks of the investments. The Complaints allege that SIDCO is liable for these purportedly material misstatements and omissions under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. The Complaints seek unspecified compensatory and other damages, reasonable costs and other relief. The cases are in the early stage, and the court has not yet appointed lead plaintiff(s). Defendants have moved to consolidate the complaints, which motion has been granted. While the outcome of this litigation is uncertain given its early phase, SEI believes that it has valid defenses to plaintiffs’ claims and intends to defend the lawsuits vigorously.

The Company has also been named in three lawsuits that were filed in August 2009 in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana. One of the three actions purports to set forth claims on behalf of a class and also names SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC), one of SEI’s principal subsidiaries, as a defendant. All three actions name various defendants besides SEI, and, in all three actions, the plaintiffs purport to bring a cause of action against SEI under the Louisiana Securities Act. The putative class action also includes a claim against SEI for an alleged violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act. In addition, in December 2009, a group of six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the 23rd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana against SEI and other defendants asserting claims of negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, violations of the uniform fiduciaries law, negligent misrepresentation, detrimental reliance, violations of the Louisiana Securities Act and Louisiana Racketeering Act and conspiracy. Further, SEI is aware that in February 2010 two groups of plaintiffs amended petitions that they had previously filed in the 19th Judicial District for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana to add claims against SEI and SPTC for alleged violations of the Louisiana Securities Act, the Louisiana Racketeering Act, and civil conspiracy. The underlying allegations in all six actions are purportedly related to the role of SPTC in providing data consolidation, securities processing, and other services to Stanford Trust Company. Two of the three actions filed in East Baton Rouge have been removed to federal court, and plaintiffs’ motions to remand are pending. These two cases were also transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) to a MDL pending in the Northern District of

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Texas. The case filed in Ascension was also removed to federal court and transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to the same MDL pending in the Northern District of Texas. That case has been stayed. SEI and SPTC filed exceptions in the putative class action that remains pending in East Baton Rouge, which the Court granted in part and dismissed the claims under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act and denied, in part, as to the other exceptions. There is a motion for class certification that is pending in that case. The time for SEI and SPTC to respond to the two amended petitions adding claims against them has not yet run. While the outcome of this litigation is uncertain given its early phase, SEI and SPTC believe that they have valid defenses to plaintiffs’ claims and intend to defend the lawsuits vigorously.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

(In thousands, except asset balances and per share data)

This discussion reviews and analyzes the consolidated financial condition at September 30, 2010 and 2009, the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and other key factors that may affect future performance. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Overview

Consolidated Summary

We are a global provider of investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing solutions that help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families create and manage wealth. Investment processing fees are earned as monthly fees for contracted services including computer processing services, software licenses, and trust operations services, as well as transaction-based fees for providing securities valuation and trade-execution. Fund processing and investment management fees are earned as a percentage of average assets under management or administration. As of September 30, 2010, through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest, we administer $402.3 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets, manage $164.0 billion in assets, and operate from numerous countries worldwide. In January 2010, we deconsolidated the assets, liabilities and operations of LSV Asset Management. As a result, LSV is no longer considered a reportable business segment in 2010 (See “Deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group” later in this discussion).

Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2010 2009 Percent
Change
2010 2009 Percent
Change

Revenues

$ 219,513 $ 275,933 (20 %) $ 669,436 $ 776,553 (14 %)

Expenses

164,374 180,630 (9 %) 503,780 517,734 (3 %)

Income from operations

55,139 95,303 (42 %) 165,656 258,819 (36 %)

Net gain from investments

9,362 15,616 (40 %) 30,435 (1,367 ) N/A

Interest income, net of interest expense

1,285 863 49 % 3,601 2,661 35 %

Other income

0 0 N/A 1,070 0 N/A

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

25,246 0 N/A 72,839 0 N/A

Income before income taxes

91,032 111,782 (19 %) 273,601 260,113 5 %

Income taxes

34,311 31,109 10 % 103,183 64,250 61 %

Net income

56,721 80,673 (30 %) 170,418 195,863 (13 %)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(332 ) (27,946 ) N/A (1,131 ) (67,365 ) N/A

Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 56,389 $ 52,727 7 % $ 169,287 $ 128,498 32 %

Diluted earnings per common share

$ .30 $ .27 11 % $ .89 $ .67 33 %

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In our opinion, the following items had a significant impact on our financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

Revenues in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflect the impact of deconsolidating LSV. Excluding the revenues from LSV in 2009, our revenues increased $3.7 million, or two percent, in the third quarter 2010 and $42.3 million, or seven percent, in the first nine months of 2010. These increases were primarily due to improved capital markets during the later part of 2009 and during the first and third quarters of 2010. The severe downturn in the capital markets during the first quarter 2009 significantly affected our revenues during the prior year periods. Our assets under management, excluding LSV, increased $2.7 billion, or three percent, to $109.5 billion at September 30, 2010 from $106.8 billion at September 30, 2009.

New business activity in our Institutional Investors and Investment Managers segments also contributed to increased revenues. New client asset funding, as well as asset funding from existing clients, for our retirement and not-for-profit solutions in our Institutional Investors segment and for our hedge fund solution in our Investment Managers segment positively impacted revenues during the first nine months of 2010.

Revenues in our Private Banks segment decreased in the first nine months of 2010 due to lower investment processing fees from bank clients lost as a result of mergers and acquisitions as well as lower trade-execution fees due to lower trading volumes. Furthermore, the full impact of previously-announced client losses in the segment were reflected in the third quarter as the associated one-time revenues from the client losses were fully recognized in the preceding quarters of 2010. An increase in recurring revenues from new GWS clients on the Global Wealth Platform partially offset the decline in revenues for the segment.

Gross new business sales events across all of our core business segments were approximately $16.7 million during the third quarter of 2010. This figure represents annualized revenues from fully implemented clients. These new sales events include newly contracted clients as well as increases in business with existing clients. We expect these new business sales to favorably impact our level of recurring revenues in future quarters.

We recognized $8.7 million and $30.0 million in gains from SIV securities in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to gains of $14.9 million and losses of $1.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Approximately $19.4 million of the gain in the first nine months of 2010 resulted from cash payments received from the SIV securities that had been previously written down.

Stock-based compensation costs in the three months ended September 30, 2010 reflect the reversal of $6.3 million of previously-recognized stock-based compensation costs and the acceleration of approximately $3.1 million of stock-based compensation due to a change in management’s estimates of the attainment of certain performance vesting targets. The net effect of these two items was a reduction of $3.2 million of stock-based compensation costs in the third quarter. We estimate our stock-based compensation costs during the fourth quarter 2010 will be $9.6 million.

We incurred $2.1 million in costs associated with processing errors in the three months ended September 30, 2010, of which, approximately $1.0 million was recognized in the Investment Advisors segment and $900 thousand was recognized in the Investments in New Businesses segment. We also incurred $2.2 million in costs associated with processing errors in the three months ended September 30, 2009, which was recognized in the Institutional Investors segment.

Our percentage ownership of LSV remained at approximately 42 percent. Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV in the first nine months of 2010 was $72.8 million, as compared to $52.4 million in the first nine months of 2009, an increase of 39 percent. LSV’s revenues significantly increased because of market appreciation in the value of assets under management from existing clients. LSV’s assets under management were $54.5 billion at September 30, 2010, as compared to $49.3 billion at September 30, 2009, an increase of ten percent.

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We continued to invest in the Global Wealth Platform and its operational infrastructure. During the first nine months of 2010, we capitalized $28.1 million for significant enhancements and new functionality for the platform, as compared to $35.1 million in the first nine months of 2009. We will continue to incur significant development costs for these enhancements and upgrades. Our intention is to implement enhancements and upgrades into the platform through a series of releases.

Amortization expense related to capitalized software was $17.1 million and $22.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We recognized an additional $7.6 million of amortization expense during the third quarter 2009 due to a shortening in the useful life of previously capitalized software development costs for some components of the platform. This change was due to the abandonment of these components in the fourth quarter 2009.

Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2010 increased to 37.8 percent as compared to 33.2 percent in the first nine months of 2009. Our tax rate in 2009 was favorably impacted by the recognition of certain tax benefits related to the conclusion of federal and state income tax audits.

We continued our stock repurchase program during 2010 and purchased approximately 4,409,000 shares at an average price of approximately $20 per share in the nine month period.

Deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group

In January 2010, new accounting guidance pertaining to the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE or VIEs) became effective. Under the new guidance, we are not considered to be the primary beneficiary of LSV Employee Group and discontinued consolidating the accounts of LSV and LSV Employee Group. Our interest in LSV is accounted for using the equity method because of our less than 50 percent ownership. Our interest in the net assets of LSV is reflected in Investment in unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV is reflected in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group had no effect on Net income attributable to SEI. Prior period financial statements are not reclassified for the new accounting guidance. For more information pertaining to the deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following proforma Consolidated Statements of Operations presents the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 as if LSV and LSV Employee Group was deconsolidated and LSV was accounted for under the equity method. This proforma statement is being provided for informational and comparative purposes only and is not a restatement or reclassification of previously reported statements.

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2010(1) 2009(2) Percent
Change
2010(1) 2009(2) Percent
Change

Revenues

$ 219,513 $ 215,773 2 % $ 669,436 $ 627,125 7 %

Expenses

164,374 169,694 (3 %) 503,780 488,294 3 %

Income from operations

55,139 46,079 20 % 165,656 138,831 19 %

Net gain (loss) from investments

9,362 15,616 (40 %) 30,435 (1,367 ) N/A

Interest income, net of interest expense

1,285 1,219 5 % 3,601 3,795 (5 %)

Other income

0 0 N/A 1,070 0 N/A

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

25,246 21,240 19 % 72,839 52,370 39 %

Income before income taxes

91,032 84,154 8 % 273,601 193,629 41 %

Income taxes

34,311 31,109 10 % 103,183 64,250 61 %

Net income

56,721 53,045 7 % 170,418 129,379 32 %

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(332 ) (318 ) 4 % (1,131 ) (881 ) 28 %

Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company

$ 56,389 $ 52,727 7 % $ 169,287 $ 128,498 32 %

Diluted earnings per common share

$ .30 $ .27 11 % $ .89 $ .67 33 %

(1) As reported.
(2) Proforma.

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Asset Balances

This table presents assets of our clients, or of our clients’ customers, for which we provide management or administrative services. These assets are not included in our balance sheets because we do not own them.

Asset Balances

(In millions)

As of September 30, Percent
Change
2010 2009

Private Banks:

Equity and fixed income programs

$ 12,842 $ 12,479 3 %

Collective trust fund programs

615 1,098 (44 %)

Liquidity funds

5,034 6,524 (23 %)

Total assets under management

$ 18,491 $ 20,101 (8 %)

Client proprietary assets under administration

10,557 10,941 (4 %)

Total assets

$ 29,048 $ 31,042 (6 %)

Investment Advisors:

Equity and fixed income programs

26,091 24,739 5 %

Collective trust fund programs

2,028 2,521 (20 %)

Liquidity funds

2,253 2,243 0 %

Total assets under management

$ 30,372 $ 29,503 3 %

Institutional Investors:

Equity and fixed income programs

47,667 43,672 9 %

Collective trust fund programs

641 707 (9 %)

Liquidity funds

3,475 4,624 (25 %)

Total assets under management

$ 51,783 $ 49,003 6 %

Investment Managers:

Equity and fixed income programs

1 4 (75 %)

Collective trust fund programs

7,781 7,075 10 %

Liquidity funds

423 528 (20 %)

Total assets under management

$ 8,205 $ 7,607 8 %

Client proprietary assets under administration

227,777 216,222 5 %

Total assets

$ 235,982 $ 223,829 5 %

Investments in New Businesses:

Equity and fixed income programs

533 473 13 %

Liquidity funds

82 93 (12 %)

Total assets under management

$ 615 $ 566 9 %

LSV:

Equity and fixed income programs

$ 54,492 $ 49,349 10 %

Consolidated:

Equity and fixed income programs

141,626 130,716 8 %

Collective trust fund programs

11,065 11,401 (3 %)

Liquidity funds

11,267 14,012 (20 %)

Total assets under management

$ 163,958 $ 156,129 5 %

Client proprietary assets under administration

238,334 227,163 5 %

Total assets under management and administration

$ 402,292 $ 383,292 5 %

Assets under management are total assets of our clients or their customers invested in our equity and fixed-income investment programs, collective trust fund programs, and liquidity funds for which we provide asset

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management services. Assets under management and administration are total assets of our clients or their customers for which we provide administrative services, including client proprietary fund balances for which we provide administration and/or distribution services.

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Business Segments

Revenues, Expenses and Operating Profit (Loss) for our business segments, excluding LSV, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were as follows:

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2010 2009 Percent
Change
2010 2009 Percent
Change

Private Banks:

Revenues

$ 83,518 $ 88,561 (6 %) $ 260,730 $ 272,154 (4 %)

Expenses

73,463 79,549 (8 %) 229,674 229,108 0 %

Operating Profit

$ 10,055 $ 9,012 12 % $ 31,056 $ 43,046 (28 %)

Operating Margin

12 % 10 % 12 % 16 %

Investment Advisors:

Revenues

$ 43,422 $ 43,467 0 % $ 135,283 $ 120,557 12 %

Expenses

26,426 28,001 (6 %) 82,129 81,049 1 %

Operating Profit

$ 16,996 $ 15,466 10 % $ 53,154 $ 39,508 35 %

Operating Margin

39 % 36 % 39 % 33 %

Institutional Investors:

Revenues

$ 51,036 $ 47,458 8 % $ 152,821 $ 129,001 18 %

Expenses

25,940 27,369 (5 %) 78,896 74,803 5 %

Operating Profit

$ 25,096 $ 20,089 25 % $ 73,925 $ 54,198 36 %

Operating Margin

49 % 42 % 48 % 42 %

Investment Managers:

Revenues

$ 40,548 $ 35,208 15 % $ 117,598 $ 101,911 15 %

Expenses

25,763 23,047 12 % 75,918 68,159 11 %

Operating Profit

$ 14,785 $ 12,161 22 % $ 41,680 $ 33,752 23 %

Operating Margin

36 % 35 % 35 % 33 %

Investments in New Businesses:

Revenues

$ 989 $ 1,079 (8 %) $ 3,004 $ 3,502 (14 %)

Expenses

4,080 3,171 29 % 9,480 8,789 8 %

Operating Loss

$ (3,091 ) $ (2,092 ) (48 %) $ (6,476 ) $ (5,287 ) (22 %)

Operating Margin

N/A N/A N/A N/A

For additional information pertaining to our business segments, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Private Banks

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Sept 30,
2010
Sept 30,
2009
Percent
Change
Sept 30,
2010
Sept 30,
2009
Percent
Change

Revenues:

Investment processing and software servicing fees

$ 54,804 $ 55,885 (2 %) $ 173,302 $ 171,946 1 %

Asset management, administration & distribution fees

22,021 22,086 0 % 64,339 63,772 1 %

Transaction-based and trade execution fees

6,693 10,590 (37 %) 23,089 36,436 (37 %)

Total revenues

$ 83,518 $ 88,561 (6 %) $ 260,730 $ 272,154 (4 %)

Revenues decreased $5.0 million, or six percent, in the three month period and $11.4 million, or four percent, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and were primarily affected by:

Lower recurring investment processing fees mainly due to lost clients involved in mergers and acquisitions as well as price reductions provided to existing clients that contracted for longer periods;

Decreased trade execution fees due to lower trading volumes in the capital markets;

Lower fees from our liquidity products;

$7.0 million in contract buyout fees in first quarter 2009 related to existing bank clients involved in mergers and acquisitions; and

$1.2 million in deconversion fees recorded in third quarter 2009 relating to a lost client; partially offset by

Increased investment processing fees, including non-recurring project fees, from new GWS clients implemented onto the Global Wealth Platform;

Increased investment management fees from existing international clients due to higher assets under management from improved capital markets;

$5.0 million in one-time contract termination fees in second quarter 2010 from a bank client lost as a result of an acquisition; and

$4.7 million in non-recurring investment processing fees from existing clients involved in mergers and acquisitions for data conversion services.

Operating margins increased to 12 percent compared to 10 percent in the three month period. Operating income increased $1.0 million, or 12 percent, in the three month period and was primarily affected by:

Additional amortization expense of $5.0 million in the third quarter 2009 related to the shortening in useful life of certain components related to the Global Wealth Platform replaced in the fourth quarter 2009; and

Decreased direct expenses associated with the decreased trade execution fees; partially offset by

The decrease in revenues; and

Increased direct expenses associated with increased investment management fees from existing international clients.

Operating margins decreased to 12 percent compared to 16 percent in the nine month period. Operating income decreased $12.0 million, or 28 percent, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:

The decrease in revenues;

An increase in stock-based compensation costs primarily due to the acceleration in recognition of stock-based compensation, net of the reversal of stock-based compensation costs, due to a change in management’s estimate of the attainment of certain performance vesting targets;

Increased non-capitalized development costs as well as operating costs relating to the Global Wealth Platform; and

Increased direct expenses associated with increased investment management fees from existing international clients; partially offset by

Decreased direct expenses associated with the decreased trade execution fees; and

Decreased one-time termination costs associated with the workforce reduction in first quarter 2009, net of one-time termination costs in first quarter 2010.

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Investment Advisors

Revenues were flat in the three month period and increased $14.7 million, or 12 percent, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and were primarily affected by:

Increased investment management fees from existing clients due to higher assets under management caused by improved capital markets; and

An increase in the average basis points earned on assets in the nine month period due to client-directed shifts from liquidity products to our equity and fixed income programs.

Operating margins increased to 39 percent, as compared to 36 percent in the three month period and were 39 percent, as compared to 33 percent in the nine month period. Operating income increased by $1.5 million, or ten percent, in the three month period, and $13.6 million, or 35 percent, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:

An increase in revenues in the nine month period;

Decreased one-time termination costs associated with the workforce reduction in first quarter 2009; and

Additional amortization expense of $1.9 million in the third quarter 2009 related to the shortening in useful life of certain components related to the Global Wealth Platform replaced in the fourth quarter 2009; partially offset by

An increase in stock-based compensation costs in the nine month period primarily due to the acceleration in recognition of stock-based compensation, net of the reversal of stock-based compensation costs, due to a change in management’s estimate of the attainment of certain performance vesting targets; and

A charge of approximately $1.0 million related to a processing error in the third quarter 2010.

Institutional Investors

Revenues increased $3.6 million, or eight percent, in the three month period and $23.8 million, or 18 percent, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and were primarily affected by:

Increased investment management fees from existing clients due to higher assets under management caused by improved capital markets as well as additional asset funding from existing clients; and

Asset funding from new sales of our retirement and not-for-profit solutions; partially offset by

Client losses; and

Unfavorable currency exchange rate changes.

Operating margins increased to 49 percent, as compared to 42 percent in the three month period and were 48 percent, as compared to 42 percent in the nine month period. Operating income increased $5.0 million, or 25 percent, in the three month period and $19.7 million, or 36 percent, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:

An increase in revenues; and

A charge of approximately $2.2 million related to an operational error in the third quarter of 2009; partially offset by

An increase in stock-based compensation costs in the nine month period primarily due to the acceleration in recognition of stock-based compensation, net of the reversal of stock-based compensation costs, due to a change in management’s estimate of the attainment of certain performance vesting targets;

An increase in other personnel expenses; and

Increased direct expenses associated with higher investment management fees.

Investment Managers

Revenues increased $5.3 million, or 15 percent, in the three month period and $15.7 million, or 15 percent, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and were primarily affected by:

Cash flows from new clients, primarily hedge fund clients; and

Net positive cash flows from existing hedge fund clients mainly due to higher valuations from capital market increases; partially offset by

Client losses.

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Operating margins increased to 36 percent, as compared to 35 percent in the three month period and were 35 percent, as compared to 33 percent in the nine month period. Operating income increased $2.6 million, or 22 percent, in the three month period and $7.9 million, or 23 percent, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:

An increase in revenues; partially offset by

An increase in stock-based compensation costs in the nine month period primarily due to the acceleration in recognition of stock-based compensation, net of the reversal of stock-based compensation costs, due to a change in management’s estimate of the attainment of certain performance vesting targets;

An increase in other personnel expenses; and

Increased technology and other investment spending for the development of new products and services.

Other

Other income and expense items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009

Net gain (loss) from investments

$ 9,362 $ 15,616 $ 30,435 $ (1,367 )

Interest and dividend income

1,621 1,897 4,823 5,545

Interest expense

(336 ) (1,034 ) (1,222 ) (2,884 )

Other income

0 0 1,070 0

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

25,246 0 72,839 0

Total other income and expense items, net

$ 35,893 $ 16,479 $ 107,945 $ 1,294

Net gain (loss) from investments

Net gain (loss) from investments consists of:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009

Gains (losses) from SIV securities and Capital Support Agreements

$ 8,728 $ 14,912 $ 29,990 $ (1,789 )

Net gain from marketable securities (A)

634 704 445 1,323

Other-than-temporary declines in market value

0 0 0 (901 )

Net gain (loss) from investments

$ 9,362 $ 15,616 $ 30,435 $ (1,367 )

(A) Excludes the change in fair value of SIV securities. All changes in fair value of SIV securities are included in Gains (losses) from SIV securities and Capital Support Agreements. For more information pertaining to SIV securities, see Notes 5 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interest and dividend income

Interest income is earned based upon the amount of cash that is invested daily and the average yield earned on those balances.

Interest expense

Interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes $366 and $1,159, respectively, in interest charges for the borrowings of LSV Employee Group. We did not recognize any interest expense for LSV Employee Group in 2010. The remaining balance of interest expense pertains to interest charges and commitment fees associated with our credit facility.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations includes our less than 50 percent ownership in LSV. We deconsolidated the accounts and operations of LSV in January 2010. In 2009, LSV was a business segment and, therefore, our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV was included in the results of our business segments. Our total partnership interest in LSV remained at

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approximately 42 percent during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV was $25.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $21.2 million in three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of 19 percent. Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV was $72.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $52.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of 39 percent. The increases in the three and nine month periods in 2010 were due to increased assets under management from existing clients because of improved capital markets. LSV’s assets under management increased $5.2 billion to $54.5 billion at September 30, 2010 as compared to $49.3 billion at September 30, 2009, an increase of ten percent. For more information pertaining to the deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Noncontrolling interest

Noncontrolling interest in 2009 primarily includes the amount owned by other shareholders or partners of LSV and LSV Employee Group.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rates were 37.8 percent and 37.0 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our effective tax rates were 37.8 percent and 33.2 percent, respectively. The increase in our tax rate for the three month period in 2010 was primarily due to the expiration of the federal Research and Development Tax Credit on December 31, 2009. Our tax rate in 2009 was favorably impacted by the recognition of certain tax benefits as discrete items. The discrete items amounted to $7.7 million and are related to the realization of prior unrecognized tax benefits that have been resolved by the conclusion of the federal and state income tax audits during the first quarter of 2009 and differences between the estimated federal tax expense and the actual tax expense paid. Tax discrete items generally are not related to current year income or expense and must be entirely recognized in the quarter that they are identified.

Congress has not yet passed an extension of the Research and Development Tax Credit. This tax credit and other extenders have been included in separate bills approved by the House of Representatives and Senate; however, a compromise version has not been passed. The House and Senate generally support extending the same expired provisions, but reaching agreement on the revenue offsets has been more challenging. On September 16, 2010, legislation was introduced extending expired provisions one year, generally through 2010. However, this bill has not passed but may be addressed in the lame duck session after the November 2010 elections.

Stock-Based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized approximately $16.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense, an increase of $6.2 million. This increase consisted of the following components:

Change in
Stock-Based
Compensation
Expense

Stock-based compensation cost recognized in 2010 for grants made in December 2009 (1)

$ 9,304

Reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense

(6,267 )

Change in management’s estimate of expected vesting of stock options for grants that were outstanding at December 31, 2009 (2)

4,018

Stock-based compensation cost associated with options that vested in 2009

(738 )

Other items

(123 )
$ 6,194

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(1) Includes a change in management estimate of expected vesting of stock option grants of $4,666 during 2010.
(2) Excludes options granted in December 2009.

For more information pertaining to stock-based compensation, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of most of our financial assets are determined using Level 1 or Level 2 inputs and consist mainly of investments in equity or fixed-income mutual funds that are quoted daily and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) securities that are single issuer pools that are valued based on current market data of similar assets. Our Level 3 financial assets consist mainly of SIV securities (See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2010 2009

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 120,845 $ 235,720

Net cash used in investing activities

(42,431 ) (345,358 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(217,513 ) 200,480

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(139,099 ) 90,842

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

590,877 416,643

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 451,778 $ 507,485

Cash requirements and liquidity needs are primarily funded through our cash flow from operations and our capacity for additional borrowing. At September 30, 2010, our unused sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents and the amount available under our five-year, $300.0 million credit facility. Our credit facility is an unsecured senior revolving line of credit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as agent and a syndicate of other lenders, and is scheduled to expire in July 2012. The availability of the credit facility is subject to the compliance with certain covenants set forth in the agreement. During 2009, we borrowed $254.0 million through the credit facility and used the proceeds to purchase SIV securities from SEI-sponsored money market funds. Beginning in December 2009, we made principal payments of $134.0 million through September 2010 to reduce the outstanding balance of our credit facility. As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance of the credit facility was $120.0 million (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Due to the adoption of new accounting guidance, we discontinued consolidating the accounts of LSV and LSV Employee Group in January 2010 (See “Deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group” earlier in this discussion). Because of the deconsolidation, we no longer include the amount of cash and cash equivalents of LSV and LSV Employee Group on our balance sheet. The deconsolidation resulted in a net reduction of $37.1 million in our cash and cash equivalents in 2010 classified as net cash used in investing activities.

Our cash and cash equivalents include accounts managed by our subsidiaries and minority-owned subsidiaries that are used in their operations or to cover specific business and regulatory requirements. The availability of this cash for other purposes beyond the operations of these subsidiaries may be limited. As of October 31, 2010, the amount of cash and cash equivalents considered free and immediately accessible for other general corporate purposes was $355.2 million.

The decline in cash flows from operations of $114.9 million in the first nine months of 2010 compared to the first nine months of 2009 was primarily due to tax benefits received for net realized losses from SIV securities in 2009 which significantly reduced our tax payments in the prior year period. The net change in our working capital accounts also reduced cash flows from operations.

We have long-term contractual agreements with banks and other financial institutions, especially within our Private Banks segment. These banks and financial institutions continue to meet the scheduled payment terms under

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these contracts. We have no reason to believe that these clients will be unable to satisfy current and future obligations. Additionally, the Investment Managers segment has contractual agreements with managers of hedge funds. There have been recent concerns and issues within the hedge fund industry. We believe our clients are stable and well-respected managers that will continue to remain viable entities over the long-term. We do not have any significant collectibility issues regarding our receivables as of September 30, 2010 and we have not received any indications that we should anticipate significant collectibility issues regarding our receivables in the near term.

Net cash used in investing activities includes:

The deconsolidation of LSV and LSV Employee Group. The previously discussed deconsolidation of the cash accounts of LSV and LSV Employee Group resulted in a net reduction of $37.1 million in the first nine months of 2010. This amount reflects the removal of the cash balances of LSV and LSV Employee Group at December 31, 2009 net of the partnership distribution payment of $21.2 million we received in the first quarter of 2010.

Purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities. We had cash outflows of $29.1 million for the purchase of marketable securities in the first nine months of 2010 as compared to $318.4 million in the first nine months of 2009. Marketable securities purchased in 2010 primarily consisted of investments for the start-up of new investment products and additional GNMA securities to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements of SPTC. Marketable securities purchased in 2009 consisted of SIV securities acquired from SEI-sponsored money market funds. Sales and maturities of marketable securities, including principal prepayments received from our GNMA and SIV securities were $63.9 million in 2010 as compared to $23.1 million in 2009.

The capitalization of costs incurred in developing computer software. We will continue to fund the development of the Global Wealth Platform. Future releases of the platform are intended to expand the functionality and geographic reach of the platform. We capitalized $28.1 million of software development costs in the first nine months of 2010 as compared to $35.1 million in the first nine months of 2009. Amounts capitalized in 2010 and 2009 include costs for significant enhancements and upgrades to the platform.

Capital expenditures. Our capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2010 primarily include equipment for our data center operations. Capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2009 primarily include new computer-related equipment associated with our investment processing platforms.

Net cash used in financing activities includes:

Principal payments of our debt. We made principal payments of $113.0 million in the first nine months of 2010 to reduce the outstanding debt associated with our credit facility. Principal payments in the first nine months of 2009 consist of payments made by LSV Employee Group for amounts previously included in our debt. Due to the deconsolidation of LSV Employee Group in January 2010, we no longer include the principal payments of LSV Employee Group in cash flows from financing activities.

Borrowings on long-term debt. In the first nine months of 2009, we borrowed $254.0 million through our credit facility to finance our purchases of SIV securities from SEI-sponsored money market funds. There were no borrowings related to our credit facility in the first nine months of 2010.

Dividend payments. Cash dividends paid were $36.0 million or $.19 per share in the first nine months of 2010 and $30.6 million or $.16 per share in the first nine months of 2009.

The repurchase of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1.728 billion worth of our common stock. Through October 31, 2010, we repurchased approximately 262.5 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $1.589 billion and had $139.0 million of authorization remaining for the purchase of our common stock under this program. We spent approximately $85.3 million during the first nine months of 2010 and $30.1 million during the first nine months of 2009 for the repurchase of our common stock. Currently, there is no expiration date for our common stock repurchase program.

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We believe our operating cash flow, available borrowing capacity, and existing cash and cash equivalents should provide adequate funds for ongoing operations; continued investment in new products and equipment; our common stock repurchase program; principal payments on our debt; and future dividend payments.

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Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information contained in this discussion is or may be considered forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Our actual future revenues and income could differ materially from our expected results. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Among the risks and uncertainties which may affect our future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments are those risks described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A. These risks include the following:

changes in capital markets that may affect our revenues and earnings;

product development risk;

consolidation within our target markets, including consolidations between banks and other financial institutions;

risk of failure by a third-party service provider;

the performance of the funds we manage;

the affect of extensive governmental regulation; including changes in laws or regulations and changes in the identity or policies of the regulators having jurisdiction over our regulated subsidiaries, products or clients;

systems and technology risks;

data security risks;

third party approval of our investment products with advisors affiliated with independent broker-dealers or other networks;

operational risks associated with the processing of investment transactions, including, but not limited to, improper operation of systems, human error or improper action by employees;

changes in, or interpretation of, accounting principles or tax rules and regulations;

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and

retention of senior management personnel.

The Company and our clients are subject to extensive governmental regulation. Our various business activities are conducted through entities which may be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment advisor, a broker-dealer, a transfer agent, an investment company or with the United States Office of Thrift Supervision or state banking authorities as a trust company. Our broker-dealer is also a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and is subject to its rules and oversight. In addition, various subsidiaries of the Company are registered with, and subject to the oversight of, regulatory authorities primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Many of our clients are subject to substantial regulation by federal and state banking, securities or insurance authorities or the Department of Labor. Compliance with existing and future regulations and responding to and complying with recent regulatory activity affecting broker-dealers, investment companies and their service providers could have a significant impact on us. We periodically undergo regulatory examinations and respond to regulatory inquiries and document requests. As a result of these examinations, inquiries and requests, we review our compliance procedures and business operations, and make changes as we deem necessary, some of which may result in increased expense or may reduce revenues. We offer investment and banking products that also are subject to regulation by the federal and state securities and banking authorities, as well as non-United States regulatory authorities, where applicable. Existing or future regulations that affect these products could lead to a reduction in sales of these products.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law in July 2010 makes extensive changes to the laws regulating financial services firms. Among other things, this Act abolishes the Office of Thrift Supervision and transfers its functions to the other federal banking agencies. The legislation requires significant rule-making and mandates multiple studies, which could result in additional legislative or regulatory action. We are currently evaluating the impact the legislation will have on us and our subsidiaries and the products and services we provide to our clients.

Our bank clients are subject to supervision by federal and state banking authorities concerning the manner in which such clients purchase and receive our products and services. Our plan sponsor clients and our subsidiaries

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providing services to those clients are subject to supervision by the Department of Labor and compliance with employee benefit regulations. Investment advisor and broker-dealer clients are regulated by the SEC and state securities authorities. Existing or future regulations applicable to our clients may affect our clients’ purchase of our products and services.

In addition, see the discussion of governmental regulations in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of the risks that proposed regulatory changes may present for our business.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information regarding our market risk exposures appears in Part II - Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2009.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls systems are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

(b) Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

One of SEI’s principal subsidiaries, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), has been named as a defendant in certain putative class action complaints (the Complaints) related to leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) advised by ProShares Advisors, LLC. To date, the Complaints have been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland although the three complaints filed in the District of Maryland have been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. Two of them were subsequently re-filed in the Southern District of New York. Two of the complaints filed in the Southern District of New York have been voluntarily dismissed by plaintiffs. The first complaint was filed on August 5, 2009. The Complaints are purportedly made on behalf of all persons that purchased or otherwise acquired shares in various ProShares leveraged ETFs pursuant or traceable to allegedly false and misleading registration statements, prospectuses and statements of additional information. The Complaints name as defendants ProShares Advisors, LLC; ProShares Trust; ProShares Trust II, SIDCO, and various officers and trustees to ProShares Advisors, LLC; ProShares Trust and ProShares Trust II. The Complaints allege that SIDCO was the distributor and principal underwriter for the various ProShares leveraged ETFs that were distributed to authorized participants and ultimately shareholders. The complaints allege that the registration statements for the ProShares ETFs were materially false and misleading because they failed adequately to describe the nature and risks of the investments. The Complaints allege that SIDCO is liable for these purportedly material misstatements and omissions under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. The Complaints seek unspecified compensatory and other damages, reasonable costs and other relief. The cases are in the early stage, and the court has not yet appointed lead plaintiff(s). Defendants have moved to consolidate the complaints, which motion has been granted. While the outcome of this litigation is uncertain given its early phase, SEI believes that it has valid defenses to plaintiffs’ claims and intends to defend the lawsuits vigorously.

SEI has also been named in three lawsuits that were filed in August 2009 in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana. One of the three actions purports to set forth claims on behalf of a class and also names SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC) as a defendant. All three actions name various defendants besides SEI, and, in all three actions, the plaintiffs purport to bring a cause of action against SEI under the Louisiana Securities Act. The putative class action also includes a claim against SEI for an alleged violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act. In addition, in December 2009, a group of six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the 23rd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana, against SEI and other defendants asserting claims of negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, violations of the uniform fiduciaries law, negligent misrepresentation, detrimental reliance, violations of the Louisiana Securities Act, and Louisiana Racketeering Act and conspiracy. Further, SEI is aware that, in February 2010, two groups of plaintiffs amended petitions they had previously filed in the 19th Judicial District for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, to add claims against SEI and SPTC for alleged violations of the Louisiana Securities Act, the Louisiana Racketeering Act, and civil conspiracy. The underlying allegations in all six actions are purportedly related to the role of SPTC in providing data consolidation, securities processing, and other services to Stanford Trust Company. Two of the three actions filed in East Baton Rouge have been removed to federal court, and plaintiffs’ motions to remand are pending. These two cases were also transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) to a MDL pending in the Northern District of Texas. The case filed in Ascension was also removed to federal court and transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to the same MDL pending in the Northern District of Texas. That case has been stayed. SEI and SPTC filed exceptions in the putative class action that remains pending in East Baton Rouge, which the Court granted in part and dismissed the claims under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act and denied, in part, as to the other exceptions. There is a motion for class certification that is pending in that case. The time for SEI and SPTC to respond to the two amended petitions adding claims against them has not yet run. While the outcome of this litigation is uncertain given its early phase, SEI and SPTC believe that they have valid defenses to plaintiffs’ claims and intend to defend the lawsuits vigorously.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I - Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2009.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(c) Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1.728 billion worth of our common stock. Currently, there is no expiration date for our common stock repurchase program.

Information regarding the repurchase of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2010 is as follows:

Period

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Program

July 1 – 31, 2010

350,000 $ 19.71 350,000 $ 71,792,000

August 1 – 31, 2010

828,000 18.84 828,000 56,192,000

September 1 – 30, 2010

811,000 19.86 811,000 40,092,000

Total

1,989,000 19.41 1,989,000

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the Form 10-Q.

31.1 Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32 Section 1350 Certifications.
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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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.

SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
Date: November 4, 2010 By:

/s/ Dennis J. McGonigle

Dennis J. McGonigle
Chief Financial Officer

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