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Registered Rep.
February 15, 2006
Kevin Burke |
What the BlackRock/Merrill Deal Means to Advisors The deal marks the biggest asset-management merger in history and has far-reaching implications for rank-and-file reps as well as the financial-services industry at large.   |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Got Conflicts? A new business model seems to be gaining popularity: retail brokerages spinning off their asset-management businesses but retaining a minority stake. |
Registered Rep.
February 13, 2006
Kristen French |
Merrill, BlackRock Deal Near Merrill Lynch is close to doing what Morgan Stanley could not: acquire a large stake in BlackRock, the stellar bond funds house, in a deal that would create a $1 trillion money manager. |
Registered Rep.
November 5, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
Fink offered O'Neal's post The Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch has offered the position of CEO and Chairman to BlackRock's Chairman and founder Larry Fink, according to CNBC. |
BusinessWeek
November 26, 2007
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Why Not Larry Fink Laurence D. Fink foresaw the mortgage crisis and was a contender to succeed Stan O'Neal. Then Merrill passed him over. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Michael Leibert |
Previewing 2007: BlackRock Investors might find BlackRock to be a disappointing investment next year after the firm delivered such a healthy 35% total return year to date. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Money Managers On The Block Banks and brokerages are selling, and plenty of deep-pocketed bidders await. |
Registered Rep.
January 31, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill Goes to School for a New Fund Name Beginning in May, the company said its U.S. retail products will be offered under the Princeton Portfolio Research & Management brand, affecting about $223 billion in mutual funds and separately managed accounts. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kristen French |
Morgan, BlackRock Talks Reportedly Off Alleged takeover talks between Morgan Stanley and institutional money manager BlackRock have reportedly been called off due to a runup in BlackRock's stock price. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2006
Kristen French |
Morgan and BlackRock: Another Asset Swap? Rumors swirled late Friday and Monday that Morgan Stanley, the struggling Wall Street powerbroker, was looking to takeover BlackRock, the successful institutional money manager. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated. |
BusinessWeek
November 26, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
John Thain on His New Job as CEO of Merrill Lynch John Thain talks about his appointment as CEO of Merrill Lynch. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
BlackRock Sees Green in Hedge Funds BlackRock is ramping up its alternative investment business. The company will purchase the fund-of-hedge-funds business of Quellos Group for $1.7 billion. |
Registered Rep.
September 18, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Sun Life Attracts Suitors in Effort to Unload MFS MFS Investment Management, long rumored to be on the auction block due to lagging profit margins, middling performance and increasing regulatory demands, could be mere days away from a blockbuster merger with another large asset-management firm. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
BlackRock Looking Like a Jewel The hot asset manager reports sparkling earnings. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
60 Seconds with...Bob Doll The president and CIO of MLIM, who will become vice chairman, CIO of global equities and chairman of the private client operating committee at BlackRock when the merger with Merrill Lynch goes through, discusses the anatomy of the deal. |
Registered Rep.
September 15, 2008
Kristen French |
Merrill Lynch Sells Itself To Bank of America: Update 3 The biggest question, now that BofA has agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, is what Bank of America will do to hold onto Merrill Lynch's dearest asset -- its approximately 17,000 financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
The End of the World as We Know It? Is the traditional model for securities houses --- investment banking, research, asset management, retail brokerage all coexisting under one roof --- more trouble than it's worth? |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
BlackRock's Rocky Roll Wall Street is not impressed as asset-manager BlackRock reports earnings. |
Registered Rep.
November 14, 2007
John Churchill |
NYSE's John Thain New Merrill CEO According to reports in the online versions of the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain has accepted the top spot at Merrill Lynch. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
Who Will be Number One Among the Wirehouses? A good old-fashioned Wall Street fight for retail assets -- and a fierce tussle over which firm can call itself the Number One retail wealth management firm on Wall Street -- is brewing. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
BlackRock's Sale Will Line PNC's Pockets PNC Financial Services Group is a big winner in the deal between Merrill Lynch and investment manager BlackRock. |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
James J. Green |
Black Rock in $13.5 Billion for Barclays Global BlackRock Inc. will acquire Barclays Global Investors for $6.6 billion in cash and 37.8 million shares of BlackRock common stock and equivalents. |
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Asset-Management Deals Set Record Pace There was an unprecedented 89 deals for fund-management firms in the first half of 2006. Buyers spent at least $13.5 billion in disclosed and estimated dollars, almost as much as the total spent all last year, for nearly $1 trillion in assets. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Solid as a BlackRock The investment firm reported strong third-quarter earnings. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Tangled up in Ivy: Merrill's Princeton Problem Princeton University is steamed at Merrill Lynch for rebranding its captive mutual-fund operation Princeton Portfolio Research & Management, as the giant investment bank and brokerage attempts to find a wider market for its lineup of 108 funds. |
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2005
Kristen French |
Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006 |
Ten To Watch 2006 The Innovator: Rob Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates... The Manufacturer: Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock... The Watchdog: Mary Schapiro, Chairman and CEO of NASD... etc. |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2011
Kristen French |
Merrill Earnings Strongest Since Bank of America Takeover Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division, which includes Merrill Lynch, reported its highest earnings since Bank of America's takeover of Merrill in late 2008, as asset management and brokerage fees rose. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock. |
Registered Rep.
April 19, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill's Brokerage Earnings Up Pretax earnings at Merrill Lynch's global private client group rose 27% in the first quarter ending March 31 to $646 million, up from $510 million in the same period a year ago. As might be expected, the division's headcount increased along with profits. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Merrill Brings Home the Bacon The firm's solid third-quarter performance comes as no surprise to investors. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Is It Goodbye to Stan? Rumors are raging that Merrill's CEO will be ousted. So why would Stan get the boot? Well, the most obvious reason would be the massive losses that Merrill racked up in its third quarter. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Aaron Pressman |
BlackRock Breaks Out Of Its Bonds BlackRock is one of the largest bond-fund managers in the world. It diversified into equities by buying State Street Research & Management from MetLife, but investors may still turn against BlackRock's stock if market for bonds heads south. |
Registered Rep.
November 15, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
Merrill Stops Squirming, Reps Have Mixed Reviews Previously, Merrill Lynch chiefs have usually been plucked from in house, and were former brokers, convivial and backslapping. By contrast, recently hired CEO John Thain is considered cerebral and not charismatic. |
Registered Rep.
July 18, 2007
Kevin Burke |
Merrill Reports Strong Revenues, Adds 270 Advisors Merrill Lynch's retail brokerage arm turns in another strong quarter, as fee-based revenue continued to climb to record levels. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2005
Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies. |
Registered Rep.
January 22, 2009 |
Thain Departs BofA--An $87,000 Rug? Say It Ain't So, John! Client AUMs Fall By 30 Percent In 2008 John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch and the man who engineered the sales of the storied Wall Street firm to Bank of America in September, is leaving the combined firm immediately. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Bye, Bye Smith Barney Funds; Welcome Legg Mason Legg Mason announced today the renaming of a bulk of the Smith Barney funds as the Legg Mason Partners Funds in the wake of last year's blockbuster deal. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Merrill to Reps: Go Get 401(k) Business Merrill Lynch advisors are now going to offer participants in Merrill-run retirement plans specific buy and sell recommendations. Indeed, participants may elect to turn over all investment decisions to Merrill advisors. |
Registered Rep.
December 27, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Merrill Funds To Change Name In the latest move, the Wall Street giant announced that it intends to change the name of Merrill Lynch Investment Management's funds to -- well, that has yet to be determined and won't be until sometime in early 2006. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kolhatkar & Bhaktavatsalam |
The Colossus of Wall Street Bestride the bond and equity markets, counseling the Treasury and the Fed, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is the most influential man you've never heard of. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Legg Mason Falls Short The money manager Legg Mason posts strong earnings, but it misses high expectations. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
Tom Taulli |
BlackRock Gets a Piece of Met In the asset management business, to stay competitive companies such as BlackRock need to bulk up on assets by purchasing other companies. |
Registered Rep.
October 30, 2003 |
Merrill CEO: We're Hiring Stan O'Neal, chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch, says the company is accelerating its hiring of financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
November 6, 2008 |
Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when? |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Moore & Mildenberg |
In the Battle of the Big Brokers, Merrill Is Winning Merrill Lynch earns higher profits with fewer advisers, thanks to a smooth integration with Bank of America and more cross-selling. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
Hot Potato: Asset Manager Deal Boom Last year was a blockbuster for merger-and-acquisition activity in the asset-management sector -- buyers spent nearly $44 billion to purchase 191 firms managing more than $2.6 trillion, according to a recent research report. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2010
Andrew Bond |
This BlackRock Is Shining The asset manager sits in the financial industry's sweet spot. |
