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www.nebankers.org 4 Extraordinary Service for Extraordinary Members. 5 NBA Education Calendar 7 Executive Coaching: Helping Your Employees Get Even Better If your bank would like to achieve sustainable growth both within your employees and in your bottom line, consider executive coaching to help nurture employees, move projects forward, and get things done. By Karen Miller, Senior Vice President, Nebraska Bankers Association 10 Washington Update – Staying Ahead of Dodd-Frank If you are struggling to stay ahead of the Dodd-Frank learning curve, the ABA has developed a guide to 12 critical issues that will assist you. By Frank Keating, President & CEO, American Bankers Association 12 Bank Investment Management: Embracing New Realities Today’s rate environment requires constant and active management of the balance sheet. Discover how to best protect the earnings and economic value of your financial institution. By Jeffrey F. Caughron, Associate Partner, The Baker Group LP 14 Don’t Let Business Failures Affect Your Bank When a commercial customer’s business fails, bankers must be familiar with the revenue laws of Nebraska regarding outstanding tax obligations in order to limit loss exposure. By George Kilpatrick, Attorney, Policy Section, Nebraska Department of Revenue 18 Security Officer’s By-Word – Internet Banking Access Find out why every bank should review its Internet banking system and the importance of determining how online banking transfers between accounts with multiple owners are handled. By Charles M. Towle, Senior Vice President, Kansas Bankers Surety Co. 20 Counselor’s Corner – Security Interests in IP, Part I: Tangible Problems in an Intangible World Discover what your bank needs to do to properly structure and perfect a security interest in intellectual property assets, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. By Jeff Makovicka & Chris Bikus, Husch Blackwell LLP 24 Bert Ely’s Farm Credit Watch – FCS Lobbying Arm Taps Into U.S. Treasury Not only does the Farm Credit System pay hardly any federal or state income tax, but now the FCS is tapping taxpayers in new ways. By Bert Ely, Alexandria, Va. 10 12 20 MARCH/APRIL 2012