“We expect deposit balances to revert to more seasonal patterns from here. We expect Q2 to be moderately down from Q1.”

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“e beginning to see the proof points of clients coming to the platforms wanting to do more with us across multiple lines of business. It really is clients doing more against a macro backdrop that was uncertain that generated the volumes. Overall, very pleasing quarter. As I said in my prepared remarks, there are a few one-offs; we particularly highlighted that in Securities Services, which is a 3% contributor to the margin of 39%. But if you back that out, it is a 36% margin—still a pretty exceptional quarter for that segment. Alex Blostein: Got you. And then just a follow-up on non-interest-bearing and what you are assuming is sort of temporary deposits given the volatility that could reverse itself over the next quarter or so, and how does that inform your 10% NII guide? Dermot McDonogh: We expect deposit balances to revert to more seasonal patterns from here. We expect Q2 to be moderately down from Q1. Q3 is usually our weakest quarter, with Q4 being our strongest quarter. Over the balance of the year, we expect balances to be modestly higher relative to 2025. We have run a bunch of scenarios—different rate environments, different levels—take the feedback from the businesses, and that gives us confidence around the 10% guide. Alex Blostein: Perfect. All right, thank you. I will leave it at that. Marius Merz: Thanks, Alex. Operator: We will take our next question from Ebrahim Poonawala with Bank of America. Ebrahim Poonawala: Good morning. Maybe, Dermot, following up on your response to the previous question, I want to make sure we get this right. Very clear on deposit and NII outlook. On fees, the guidance implies like 2% to 3% growth for the rest of the year. Is that right? What are th”