Brad Winges, President and CEO of HilltopSecurities sits down with Mike Nicholas, CEO of The Bond Dealers of America Certainly 2021 and early 2022 were enormously good periods for the bond market, but any time you have interest rates rising and bond valuations falling, as we saw in 2023, that poses challenges for portfolio managers…

Hilltop’s mascot, Mo the Buffalo, loves to roam and participants in the Hilltop Hunt can follow his tracks to see where he goes next as he visits his favorite Texas landmarks. The contest takes place entirely online at HilltopHunt.com, and for 10 business days, beginning on Oct. 5, participants will see daily riddles that provide clues…

Hilltop Securities Inc. has expanded its Fixed Income Capital Markets team in Memphis by hiring over a dozen professionals, including a specialized Small Business Administration (SBA) trading and securitization team. This expansion makes the Memphis location one of the company’s largest Fixed Income Capital Markets offices. Brad Winges, the CEO of HilltopSecurities, mentioned that this…

Hilltop Securities Inc. has expanded its public finance group by hiring a team of 12 investment bankers from Prager & Co., a boutique underwriter specializing in higher education transactions. The team, led by Fred Prager and including David Hertz, will join Hilltop as senior managing directors in New York. In 2022, Dallas-based Hilltop ranked 18th…

Mr. Winges is President and CEO of Hilltop Securities. Previously, he was head of fixed income services and firm investments and trading at Piper Jaffray, and president of Piper Jaffray Investment Management LLC. Before joining Piper Jaffray in 1991, he was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Mr.…

Brad has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Before joining HilltopSecurities, he served as senior managing director at Piper Jaffray where he was a member of the leadership team. During his time there he served as head of fixed income services, firm investments and trading, president of Piper Jaffray Investment Management, and head of…

Hilltop Securities, despite challenges from the pandemic-induced recession, plans to announce further hires following a significant expansion in California, Minnesota, and Texas. Brad Winges, CEO of Hilltop Securities, emphasized the company’s growth strategy remains unchanged, regardless of remote work conditions. Winges, in his second year as CEO and previously with Piper Jaffray, believes he has…

Hilltop Securities Inc. and its team have come together to raise $75,000 for the 2019 Alliance Data Red Balloon Run and Ride (RBRR) in support of Children’s Health, one of the nation’s top pediatric health care providers. This year’s generous donation combines over $50,000 from dedicated employees and the firm’s $20,000 sponsorship. Since HilltopSecurities’ fresh…

Brad Winges spent nearly 30 years at Piper Jaffray, an investment bank in Minneapolis before moving with his family to become president and CEO of HilltopSecurities earlier this year. He says the move to Texas did require a sacrifice: “I had to give away my snowmobiles.”

Hilltop Securities aims to expand its wealth management business, in part by relying on its public finance expertise and multi-channel approach to win over new recruits. “We’re one of the top municipal advisors in the country. I think that’s an area where we can leverage our strength,” says Brad Winges, the firm’s new CEO, adding…