Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.


management 2019s discussion and analysis institutional client services our institutional client services segment is comprised of : fixed income , currency and commodities client execution . includes client execution activities related to making markets in interest rate products , credit products , mortgages , currencies and commodities . 2030 interest rate products . government bonds , money market instruments such as commercial paper , treasury bills , repurchase agreements and other highly liquid securities and instruments , as well as interest rate swaps , options and other derivatives . 2030 credit products . investment-grade corporate securities , high-yield securities , credit derivatives , bank and bridge loans , municipal securities , emerging market and distressed debt , and trade claims . 2030 mortgages . commercial mortgage-related securities , loans and derivatives , residential mortgage-related securities , loans and derivatives ( including u.s . government agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations , other prime , subprime and alt-a securities and loans ) , and other asset-backed securities , loans and derivatives . 2030 currencies . most currencies , including growth-market currencies . 2030 commodities . crude oil and petroleum products , natural gas , base , precious and other metals , electricity , coal , agricultural and other commodity products . equities . includes client execution activities related to making markets in equity products and commissions and fees from executing and clearing institutional client transactions on major stock , options and futures exchanges worldwide , as well as otc transactions . equities also includes our securities services business , which provides financing , securities lending and other prime brokerage services to institutional clients , including hedge funds , mutual funds , pension funds and foundations , and generates revenues primarily in the form of interest rate spreads or fees . the table below presents the operating results of our institutional client services segment. . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>$ in millions</td><td>year ended december 2014</td><td>year ended december 2013</td><td>year ended december 2012</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>fixed income currency and commodities client execution</td><td>$ 8461</td><td>$ 8651</td><td>$ 9914</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>equities client execution1</td><td>2079</td><td>2594</td><td>3171</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>commissions and fees</td><td>3153</td><td>3103</td><td>3053</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>securities services</td><td>1504</td><td>1373</td><td>1986</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>total equities</td><td>6736</td><td>7070</td><td>8210</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>total net revenues</td><td>15197</td><td>15721</td><td>18124</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>operating expenses</td><td>10880</td><td>11792</td><td>12490</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>pre-tax earnings</td><td>$ 4317</td><td>$ 3929</td><td>$ 5634</td></tr></table> 1 . net revenues related to the americas reinsurance business were $ 317 million for 2013 and $ 1.08 billion for 2012 . in april 2013 , we completed the sale of a majority stake in our americas reinsurance business and no longer consolidate this business . 42 goldman sachs 2014 annual report .
Question: what was the net change in pre-tax earnings for the institutional client services segment from 2012 to 2013?
Answer: -1705.0
Question: what was the percent change?

-0.30263