Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-007158
Chunk: 269

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 269
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     Our failure to deal appropriately with actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest could damage our reputation and materially adversely affect our business.  

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     Our strategic relationship with Cohen Circle, LLC ("Cohen Circle"), formerly Fintech Masala, LLC could result in conflicts of interest and termination of such relationship could result in losses to our businesses. 

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      If we are unable to manage the risks of international operations effectively, our business could be adversely affected. 

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      The securities settlement process exposes us to risks that may adversely affect our business. 

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      We are exposed to the risk that third parties that are indebted to us will not perform their obligations. 

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      We are exposed to various risks related to margin requirements under repurchase agreements and securities financing arrangements and are highly dependent on our clearing relationships.   

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      We have market risk exposure from unmatched principal transactions entered into by our brokerage desks. 

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      Pricing and other competitive pressures may impair the revenues and profitability of our brokerage business. 

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      Increase in capital commitments in our trading business increases the potential for significant losses. 

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      Our principal trading and investments expose us to risk of loss. 

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      Our principal investments are subject to various risks and expose us to a significant risk of capital loss. 

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      Historical returns of our funds and managed accounts may not be indicative of their future results. 

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      There is increasing regulatory supervision of alternative asset management companies. 

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      Asset management clients generally may redeem their investments, which could reduce our asset management fee revenues. 

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      The investment management business is intensely competitive, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. 

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      Poor performance of our investment funds’ and separately managed accounts’ investments could result in a decline in our asset management revenue and earnings and investors terminating our management agreements. 

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      Any agreement to indemnify a SPAC against certain claims could negatively affect our financial results. 

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      We may make future loans to SPACs which may not be repaid. 

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     Our management may allocate some portion of their time to the business of the SPAC, which may create conflicts of interest.  

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      If our risk management systems for our businesses are ineffective, we may be exposed to material unanticipated losses. 

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