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The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Why the CDO Market Is Doomed Merrill's recent yard sale points to a market that's even uglier than many realize.  |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Sham Gad |
E*Trade Bailout Signals Trouble Ahead E*Trade sidestepped bankruptcy when hedge fund Citadel Investment Group purchased some $3 billion of E*Trade's debt. Yet a closer look at the deal reveals some useful insights into the likely future of the mortgage-backed-securities market.  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Matthew Goldstein |
Why Merrill Got Burned So Badly Its leadership role in underwriting risky CDOs brought in millions in fees but put Merrill Lynch in the subprime bull's-eye.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Merrill Lynch's Lapse Merrill Lynch announces that its third-quarter numbers will be very, very disappointing.  |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Can Merrill Lynch Trust John Thain? He might not be consistent, but he's still a heck of a CEO.  |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Big Gulp for Big Banks? Is it possible that some big banks are writing off more than they need so that results in future periods can look better?  |
Registered Rep. February 10, 2009 |
In First Media Interview, McCann Says Resignation Was At A "Logical Time" In his first interview since leaving Merrill Lynch, Robert J. McCann says he maintains good feelings for both Merrill Lynch and the timing of his departure.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Kids Aren't All Right, Stan Investors, did the losses at Merrill really come out of the blue? An estimated total $20 billion of losses suggests that "limited" was a severe understatement.  |
Registered Rep. June 11, 2008 |
Thain + You, Sittin' in A Tree Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain heaps praise upon the wealth management division during an interview.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Maybe a Bull Case for Merrill Lynch This large broker-dealer is doing well, but further operating improvements could make it a bargain for investors.  |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer |
Increased Worry at Merrill How should investors read the huge losses that Merrill may be taking?  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Bank of America Comes Back for Seconds After biting off more than it could chew with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America is heading back to the bailout line for a second helping.  |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Emil Lee |
Can the Super SIV Save the Day? Bankers from Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Bank of America have reportedly agreed upon the terms and structure of a to-be-raised gigantic fund to help alleviate the funding problems currently plaguing structured investment vehicles.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Major Stumble at Merrill Lynch In quarterly results Merrill Lynch announces its writedown will be $7.9 billion, almost twice as much as announced just last month.  |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2007 Goldstein & Henry |
On the Subprime Endangered List Which CEO will be catching subprime heat next now that Citigroup's Chuck Prince is out? Bear Stearns' Jimmy Cayne may be vulnerable.  |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Merrill Apes Goldman ... Again Merrill Lynch will create a senior executive role responsible for all European businesses in a move that mimics Goldman Sachs' hierarchy.  |
Registered Rep. October 2, 2008 |
Thain Gets a Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has accepted an offer to be president of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management at Bank of America.  |
BusinessWeek January 29, 2009 |
On the Dole Bank of America, which agreed to buy Merrill Lynch in September, has been a prime beneficiary of the bailout.  |
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  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Morgan Housel |
This Wall Street CEO Earned His Pay It's easy to boo Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain for his colossal payday, but if there's one Wall Street executive who actually deserves what he's asking for, it's him.  |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Leitch & Churchill |
Personal Help For Tsunami Victims A UBS adviser took 10 days leave to volunteer in Southeast Asia after the devastating tsunami... Citigroup announced a $3 million contribution... Merrill Lynch pledged $1 million... etc.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
B of A Marries Merrill, Leaves Lehman We went into the weekend thinking Bank of America might rescue Lehman Brothers. In a twist that demonstrates how fluid the current environment is, now Lehman is out, with B of A announcing it will acquire Merrill Lynch in an all-stock deal.  |
Registered Rep. November 10, 2009 David A. Geracioti |
Merrill Integration Ahead of Schedule, Says Lewis An article in the New York Post claims Merrill Lynch advisors are annoyed with Bank of America's (BoA) efforts to get them to offer their clients BoA checking accounts, but Ken Lewis says that's not true.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Will Leitch |
So They've Got That Going for Them...Which Is Nice For all the problems it's been having in the last several months, Morgan Stanley can hang its hat on this good news: It is now the largest securities firm in the country.  |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Lehman's $40 Billion Garage Sale According to a Financial Times report, the troubled broker-dealer is in talks to sell $40 billion in mortgage and real estate assets.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Dissecting Merrill's Earnings A second look at the bumper earnings from Merrill Lynch. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
UBS Strikes Up a Familiar Band Overall, UBS finished the quarter with a loss of $624 million, due in great part to the $3.6 billion in losses it reported in its fixed income currencies and commodities trading business.  |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2009 |
UBS Hires Bob McCann UBS has hired former Merrill Lynch executive Bob McCann to run its wealth management division in the Americas.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2008 Nate Wendler |
Capital Destroyers This chart depicts the write-downs and reserves taken by financial firms, and shows the shocking destruction of capital, as measured by book value and earnings.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Ken Lewis: A Fraudster, or Just Stupid? Or maybe a stupid fraudster?  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. July 17, 2008 |
Merrill Posts Huge 2nd Quarter Loss; Retail Less Bad Than Principal Trading and Investment Banking Merrill Lynch provided a damper to the financial sector rally that has occurred over the past two days.  |
Registered Rep. May 2, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Merrill's Japanese Venture Opens Its Doors...Again Merrill Lynch teamed with Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, armed with 150 financial advisors, in attempt to change the island nation's reputation as a society of savers -- a people who prefer to keep cash stowed away in low-interest bearing savings accounts.  |
Registered Rep. May 14, 2010 John Aidan Byrne |
Bank of America Still Ramping Up Merrill Branding Though it recently wrapped up a national advertising campaign for Merrill Lynch, Bank of America continues to ramp up branding of the division, with an extension of the Merrill New York Yankees sponsorship and other activities.  |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 D. Henry & M. Goldstein |
Citi May Have a New Mess on Its Hands Citibank could take another billion-dollar hit from bad debt tied to the CDO commercial paper market.  |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer |
Are These Numbers Real? Citigroup's fourth-quarter writedowns are expected to be staggering.  |
Registered Rep. September 27, 2007 John Churchill |
Merrill Earnings Forecast Dismal, Congress Investigating Rating Agencies With many peers already having taken it on the chin, analysts expect significant pain for Merrill too.  |
Wall Street & Technology May 21, 2007 Greg MacSweeney |
20 Year Wall Street Data Veteran Roseann Palmieri Joins Merrill Lynch Palmieri's career -- including 10 years at Morgan Stanley, six years at Deutsche Bank and, most recently, four years at Bank of America Securities -- has touched almost every part of the data management business.  |
Registered Rep. June 10, 2005 Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Who Got the Better Deal: B of A or Merrill Shareholders? Merrill Lynch and Bank of America shareholders both approved the latter's acquisition of the former. However, the veneer of formal votes and the hearty handshakes of chief executives mask a critical question: Who got the better deal?  |
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. October 1, 2008 David A. Geracioti |
The Deposit Sugar Daddy The surprising take over of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America.  |
Registered Rep. October 26, 2007 David Geracioti |
O'Neal Rumored To Be On the Chopping Block Apparently Merrill Lynch has been gorging itself on risk. And, it may cost CEO Stan O'Neal his job. Merrill's shares are down by about 35% this year.  |