Taxable Municipal and Bank Qualified Bond Trader Joins HJ Sims as Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Fixed Income Trading

FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HJ Sims is pleased to announce that Annamae Logan has joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Fixed Income Trading. Annamae brings 24 years' of trading experience with her. She has enjoyed tremendous success, most recently heading up the taxable municipal desk at Oppenheimer. She also held trading positions at RBC, SWS and ABN Amro. Her extensive knowledge of bank products and taxable municipals, combined with her pragmatic trading approach makes her a leader in the industry.

"Annamae specializes in taxable trading and bank qualified securities; she has experience with retail and institutional sales, covering middle market banks, insurance companies, investment advisors and municipalities. Her skills will enhance HJ Sims' ability to service our retirement account business and further penetrate the institutional arena. Additionally, Annamae's knowledge will strengthen our banking capability through the creation of new taxable municipal bond issues, as well as the ability to pursue municipal cash management business," says Arthur J. Wunder, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, HJ Sims.

"Bringing Annamae on board creates a unique opportunity for HJ Sims to add to its already impressive existing 80-year history and prized reputation for highly skilled, fixed income experts. The Company is fortunate to have her experience and character to add to its expertise in income investing. We welcome her partnership and anticipate a long-term, meaningful future together," says Dan Mullane, Managing Principal, HJ Sims.

"I love what I do because of the people with whom I work; they drive me to be a better trader. The core of this business is to trust yourself and enjoy your peers. I learned this from the most influential person in my life, my father, whose career culminated at TD Bank where he was a trust officer for 40 years. His hard work and commitment were felt by his colleagues and clients—this is where I get my strong work ethic. I am excited to join a firm that has an impressive reputation and solid history in the financing industry," says Annamae.

Please contact Annamae by email [email protected].

ABOUT HJ SIMS: Founded in 1935 on Wall Street, HJ Sims is celebrating more than 80 years of service as a privately held investment bank and broker-dealer with approximately $1.8 billion of assets under management. HJ Sims is known as one of the country's oldest underwriters of tax-exempt and taxable bonds, having raised approximately $21 billion for projects throughout the US. The firm is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, with investment banking, private client wealth management and trading offices in Maryland, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Puerto Rico. Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, is custodian of all client assets. For more information, please visit: www.hjsims.com/ourstory. Investments involve risk, including the possible fluctuation of principal. Member FINRA/SIPC^®. Follow HJ Sims on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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