INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Components of the Company's Investment Securities

Components of investment securities are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2012
Available-for-sale securities	$	24,411	$	19,468
Trading securities	3,796		3,064
Total investment securities, at fair value	$	28,207	$	22,532

Pre-tax Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to the Company's Investments in Equity and Collateralized Debt Obligation Securities

Available-for-sale securities.  The following table discloses the pre-tax unrealized gains (losses) relating to the Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities (in thousands):

	Cost or Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
March 31, 2013:
Equity securities	$	34,219	$	155	$	(15,624	)	$	18,750
CLO securities	4,781		1,097		(217		)	5,661
Total	$	39,000	$	1,252	$	(15,841	)	$	24,411
September 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	33,260	$	86	$	(17,649	)	$	15,697
CLO securities	2,484		1,302		(15		)	3,771
Total	$	35,744	$	1,388	$	(17,664	)	$	19,468

Unrealized Losses Along with the Related Fair Value, Aggregated by the Length of Time the Investments were in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position

Unrealized losses, along with the related fair values and aggregated by the length of time the investments were in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows (in thousands, except number of securities):

	Less than 12 Months						More than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Number of Securities
March 31, 2013:
Equity securities	$	—	$	—		—	$	13,120	$	(16,485	)	1
CLO securities	949		(217		)	1	—		—			—
Total	$	949	$	(217	)	1	$	13,120	$	(16,485	)	1
September 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	—	$	—		—	$	12,161	$	(17,976	)	1
CLO securities	1,274		(15		)	1	—		—			—
Total	$	1,274	$	(15	)	1	$	12,161	$	(17,976	)	1