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Other Expenses
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
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Other Expenses
Other expenses for the years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are comprised of the following:
 
Year Ended September 30,
(in millions)
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Business development
$
8.9

 
$
6.3

 
$
1.9

Non-trading hardware and software maintenance and software licensing
2.8

 
1.3

 
0.4

Contingent consideration, net(1)
4.7

 

 

Insurance
1.5

 
1.8

 
0.3

Other non-income taxes
2.8

 
1.3

 
0.2

Advertising, meetings and conferences
1.8

 
1.7

 
0.1

Office supplies and printing
1.1

 
1.2

 
0.1

Other
4.9

 
3.5

 
0.9

Total other expenses
$
28.5

 
$
17.1

 
$
3.9

(1) Contingent consideration includes remeasurement of contingent liabilities related to business combinations accounted for in accordance with the provisions of the Business Combinations Topic of the ASC (see Note 5) and additional purchase price, based on achieving specific conditions and earnings targets, relating to FCStone, LLC's previous acquisitions of Downes O'Neill, LLC ("Downes O'Neill") and Globecot, Inc. ("Globecot"). When the Downes O'Neill and Globecot acquisitions occurred, they were recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations ("SFAS 141"). As a result of the FCStone transaction on September 30, 2009, these contingent purchase price amounts were considered pre-acquisition contingencies, which were not reasonably estimable during the merger allocation period following the FCStone transaction. In accordance with SFAS 141, adjustments to pre-acquisition contingencies, made after the end of the allocation period, are included in earnings in the current period. There are no further contingent payments relating to the Downes O'Neill acquisition. See Note 14 for discussion of the remaining contingent payments related to the acquisition of Globecot.