Bank Insurance & Securities Association Recognizes Brokerage Institution as Program of the Year BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of excellenceand leadership within its peer group and the financial services industry,Compass Brokerage, Inc. was named Program of the Year among Large FinancialInstitutions by the Bank Insurance & Securities Association (BISA). CompassBrokerage, a FINRA member broker-dealer and affiliate of Compass Bank,provides its clients access to high quality and cost effective investmentproducts while employing innovative practices that benefit clients andreflect leadership within the industry. The award was presented at aceremony held today as part of BISA's Annual Convention. "We are extremely proud to receive this recognition of our achievementsfrom those best qualified to evaluate our contributions to the industry,"said Noah Zecher, executive vice president, manager of retail investmentservices for Compass Bank and president and CEO of Compass Brokerage. "Thisis yet another example of the success our brokers continue to achieve byproviding the best service and investment alternatives to our clients." The annual BISA Awards of Excellence program consists of four honors --Large Institution Program of the Year, Regional Institution Program of theYear, Community Based Program of the Year and Executive of the Year.Nominations are provided by BISA member firms but may include both memberand non-member programs. Celebrating program achievements within thecontext of an institution's market, size and mission, winners are selectedby the BISA Board based on all aspects of the nominated program. One of several specific areas of excellence for Compass Brokerage isthe ratio of sales per million dollars of retail deposits and the averageproduction per broker -- both consistently at the highest levels in thebank brokerage world. Another differentiating factor of Compass is theunique relationship between Compass' Retail Bank and Compass Brokeragewhere all personnel are committed to the achievement of investment servicegoals. An example of how Compass goes above and beyond the averagebrokerage institution is a program that began 18 months ago to ensure allfinancial consultants receive the training and continuing educationnecessary to obtain and maintain the designation of Certified RetirementCounselor(R), which is sponsored by the International Foundation forRetirement Education. Additionally, Compass has expanded the variety ofproducts available for sale by their platform team, which is made up ofbranch personnel who work under the coaching of their full-time financialconsultants. "We would like to thank our clients for their trust and patronagebecause without them, this recognition would not be possible," said Zecher."Compass' financial consultants, through long tenure and a commitment toexcellence, consistently provide their customers with conscientious andpersonalized investment services and we believe this prestigious honorilluminates that fact." For more information about Compass Brokerage, visit
Compass Brokerage Receives Prestigious BISA Award of Excellence
March 05, 2008, 10:29 p.m. EST 3 Min Read
