Union Bank & Trust’s Union Investment Management Group (UIMG) recently promoted Brian Benge to Assistant Vice President.  Benge joined UIMG in 2011 as an Investment Officer/Private Client Advisor. He serves as a portfolio manager focusing on foundations, endowments, emerging wealth and high-net-worth families, helping clients formulate goals, set asset allocation and risk levels, implement UIMG strategic portfolios, and review and communicate results with clients. Benge holds series 7 and 66 licenses and is currently working toward earning the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Benge earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and minors in History and Communications.

Union Bank & Trust Company is a privately owned, Nebraska bank that offers complete banking, lending, investment and trust services. The bank has thirty-six full service and loan production offices in Nebraska and Kansas. In addition to Lincoln and Omaha, branches are located in nineteen Nebraska communities and the Kansas City metro area. It is the third largest privately-owned bank in Nebraska with bank assets of $2.7 billion and trust assets of $10.7 billion as of December 31, 2012.

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