PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT IN WITH THE NEW Introducing The Baker Group, ICBA Securities’ New Endorsed Broker-Dealer Jim Reber: Ryan, what a difference a couple of months makes. Last fall, ICBA Securities’ board of directors asked management to study the depository fixed-income broker market and make a proposal for a relationship that would carry ICBA and its members into the future. From that, we identified The Baker Group as the first, best option. The board agreed, and after a couple of months of negotiations, we sealed the deal in early March. Tell us about The Baker Group and your multi-decade career with one firm. Ryan W. Hayhurst: The Baker Group was founded in 1979 by a community banker who saw a need for a firm that could help community banks JIM REBER, CPA, CFA Managing Director of ICBA Relations, The Baker Group RYAN W. HAYHURST President, The Baker Group 6 NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT BANKER
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