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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Registered Rep. July 16, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	A Mixed Second Quarter for Merrill, Schwab Second-quarter earnings results posted today by Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab Corp. offered a mixed picture to financial advisors hoping for a stronger recovery.
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