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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.
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. March 1, 2005	Merrill Hungry for a Light Meal Jim Gorman, head of Merrill Lynch's global private client group, says his unit is working up an appetite for acquisition.
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. October 2, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill Hands Over Mutual Fund Reins to BlackRock BlackRock, the nation's third-largest bond fund manager, said it has completed its takeover of the asset-management arm of Merrill Lynch; the union is one of the world's largest asset managers.
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.
Registered Rep. August 13, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Merrill Grabs Advisors Producing $5.5 million From Rival UBS Merrill Lynch won big last week in the aggressive industry-wide recruiting war for top advisors.
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. 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. 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. 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.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Tom Taulli	Record Growth Isn't Enough at Jefferies The financial firm continues its rapid growth, but investors want even more.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Rebuttal Private equity deals aren't without their warts, but they're still benefiting investors.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Glenn Curtis	Is Merrill Lynch Headed to the Altar? Despite repeated denials by UBS CEO Marcel Ospel, there is persistent speculation that the Zurich-based bank has been preparing a formal takeover bid for Merrill Lynch. However, there are hurdles, and Merrill may stick it out alone.
Investment Advisor November 2009 James J. Green	Numerology: Fewer Assets, More Advisors Total assets managed by investment advisors shrank in 2008 but the number of SEC-registered investment advisors increased.
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. July 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	More Rich People to Serve According to the annual World Wealth Report, prepared by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, the number of high-net-worth investors worldwide rose to 7.7 million, a 7.5 percent increase, or a net 500,000 people.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French	Due Diligence: Merrill Cost-Cutting Centers on Client Segmentation, Less Bureacracy Merrill Lynch financial advisors can expect Bank of America cost-cutting to take the form of greater client segmentation and reduced bureaucracy, said John Thiel of Merrill Lynch
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. April 13, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Merrill Reports Record Quarter Merrill Lynch reported earnings of $1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2004, a 95 percent increase from the same period a year ago.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Daniel Kruger	Where Have All the Bond Vigilantes Gone? Governments are borrowing more than ever, yet rates remain low
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Should Investors Thump This Mellon? This financial firm isn't a bad long-term idea for investors, but it's not terribly cheap today.
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. October 28, 2015	Merrill Lynch: A Simple and Streamlined Approach Merrill Lynch designed Merrill Lynch One, a multi-year, $100 million project that brought together five disparate money management platforms, each with their own fee structure, enrollment process and website.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Liz Peek	This Is Where Investors Are Profiting Credit markets may be tight, but some deals are still being made, and risk arbitrage investors are capitalizing on it.
Global Services January 2, 2008 Khan & Bhambal	Top 10 Deals Examining the share of the top 10 IT-services outsourcing deals versus the rest of the IT-services deals reveals interesting results.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years.
U.S. Banker March 2002 John Hackett	Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed...
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.
Registered Rep. October 23, 2007 John Churchill	Pre-Earnings Whisper Not Good for Merrill By announcing the likelihood of a multibillion-dollar write-down in its third quarter a few weeks ago, Merrill Lynch prepared investors for dismal earnings.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Tom Taulli	Wall Street's Shopping Spree M&A is back, and it's not leaving anytime soon. How can an investor capitalize on this?
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai	RBC Dain Rauscher: The Next Brokerage Buyer? The regional brokerage is aiming to increase its rep force to 2,500 brokers within five years, from 1,650 today. The firm's new CEO John Taft reported that acquisition is part of the strategy to meet the goal.
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Christine Albano	Many Deals in Limbo The volatility that has rocked Wall Street in recent weeks has continued to affect the volume of new municipal bond issues.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Deal Market Hasn't Dried Up Yet Private equity may have cooled but deals are still getting done.
Registered Rep. July 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai	AIG Advisor Group Sale Is Close The AIG Advisor Group may finally have found a buyer after nine months of operating in limbo.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Does Netflix Need Blockbuster? Is Blockbuster's loss really Netflix's gain? Does Netflix need Blockbuster? These questions are answered in this video.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2010 Morgan Housel	Housing: 24 Hours From the Next Leg Down? In 24 hours, the Federal Reserve will stop buying mortgage-backed securities. When it does, there's a good chance the economy will shift in big ways.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.
U.S. Banker February 2002 Robert A. Bennett	Bank Trust Assets Defy Markets Despite the decline of stock markets in 2000, bank trust assets rose to a massive $19.2 trillion...
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.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Changes Abound In The Tech Sector Mergers & acquisitions are rapidly reshaping the technology landscape.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Boring Can Be Lucrative at Mellon Financial Mellon has good market share in good businesses, but the valuation seems to reflect that.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Michael Leibert	A Banking Duo's Swan Song Newly merged Bank of New York and Mellon bid individuality adieu. In their final separate financial results both banks showed strong performance, which is expected to continue at Bank of New York Mellon.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Solid as a BlackRock The investment firm reported strong third-quarter earnings.
Registered Rep. April 16, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Merrill Advisor Defections Flat In Q1, Profit Falls Profits were down last quarter at Merrill Lynch but the brokerage's performance still helped to lift the fortunes of its new parent, Bank of America Corp.
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.
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Emily Thornton	What's Behind The Buyout Binge With stocks cheap and private equity firms flush, this boom may be a record-breaker.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Tom Taulli	Check Point at the Tipping Point After some key M&A deals, it's time to capitalize on improved product offerings. All this could certainly provide some catalysts for the stock in the next year or so.
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.