Biographical Info

ICBA Securities provides a full suite of investment products and services for community banks through its exclusively endorsed broker, Stifel.  Included are traditional debt securities, interest rate products, whole loans, and M&A and bank valuation services. Stifel also has state-of-the-art asset/liability and bond accounting products. It offers investment banking services through KBW.  ICBA Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ICBA, provides a full calendar of educational events for community bankers and investment professionals.  ICBA Securities is endorsed by 34 affiliated state banking associations, and is the only broker/dealer owned by the community banking industry.

ICBA Investment Column:

by: Jim Reber, President and CEO of ICBA Securities

• Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes – A set of simple rules to streamline portfolio management in 2021
• Munis for the many – Taxable municipal bonds have appeal for nearly all community banks
• Slippery slope – Another yield curve shift has community bankers guessing.
• Portfolios morph-Investment securities have undergone big changes this year.
• Fed Taper Tactics A review of past QE wind-down strategies.
• Treasuries for the win! – Low yield spreads send community banks back to the basics
• Rising tide – Bonds to own for a rate hike environment
• The Great Escape
• Up with Coupons
• Price pullback prospects
• Fourth quarter rally
• Fixed rate or floating?