About Us

Founded in 2006, Suncoast Capital Group brings together decades of experience in banking, institutional investments, certificate-of-deposit markets and financial services. Co-founders Tony Romero and Omar Yaques built the company around a straightforward philosophy: combining industry expertise with personal service and always putting the client’s interests first.

Today, Suncoast serves banks, credit unions and other institutional investors nationwide, providing CD investment opportunities and liquidity solutions through the same relationship-driven approach that has guided the company since its founding.

Tony Romero

Omar Yaques

Tony Romero is Co-Founder and CEO of Suncoast Capital Group and has more than three decades of experience in the institutional CD and fixed-income markets.

After earning his degree in Finance from Florida International University in 1991, Tony began his career with Miami-based CIC Capital in institutional sales. His success in developing client relationships led to his promotion to Head Trader of the firm’s CD desk in 1995, where he was responsible for sales and trading as well as the recruitment and training of account executives.

Following the acquisition of CIC Capital’s CD business by Shay Financial in 1996, Tony continued as Head CD Trader. During his tenure, the CD desk originated nearly $3 billion in new CD issues from hundreds of financial institutions nationwide.

In 2006, Tony and Omar Yaques founded Suncoast Capital Group with a shared vision of creating an institutional CD firm centered on experience, responsiveness and personal client relationships.

Under their leadership, Suncoast has grown into a nationwide institutional CD business, placing more than $2.65 billion in certificates of deposit with thousands of financial institutions since its founding.

Tony is registered with FINRA and holds the Series 3, Series 7, Series 24 and Series 63 licenses.

Omar Yaques is Co-Founder and President of Suncoast Capital Group and has spent more than four decades in the banking and investment industries. His career encompasses retail and commercial banking, institutional trust services, securities operations, custodial CDs and institutional sales—giving him a comprehensive understanding of the financial industry from both the banking and investment perspectives.

Omar began his banking career in 1984 with SunTrust Bank, where he gained extensive experience in retail banking operations. He later joined CenTrust Bank, working with institutional trust accounts and developing the relationship-management skills that would become an important part of his career.

In 1991, Omar joined Miami-based broker/dealer CIC Capital as Vice President of Custodial CD and Government Securities Operations. Following CIC Capital’s acquisition by Shay Financial in 1996, he assumed responsibility for custodial CD operations before transitioning to institutional sales, where he worked directly with financial institutions and institutional investors nationwide.

In 2006, Omar and longtime colleague Tony Romero founded Suncoast Capital Group. Drawing on their complementary backgrounds in institutional sales, trading, banking and operations, they created a firm focused on providing financial institutions with competitive CD opportunities, liquidity solutions and highly personalized service.

Omar has played an integral role in Suncoast’s growth and in developing longstanding relationships with financial institutions throughout the country. He is registered with FINRA and holds the Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.