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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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July 19, 2011
Kristen French
Bank of America Gains 500 Financial Advisors, Client Balances Slip in Q2 It was an ugly quarter for Bank of America, which reported an $8.8 billion loss in the second quarter. mark for My Articles similar articles
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August 26, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Neck And Neck, Morgan and Merrill On Hiring Sprees Both firms say they plan to add net financial advisors in 2010, adding to stated plans to sign up 2,000 trainees each this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2013
Megan Leonhardt
Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 21, 2011
Diana Britton
Merrill Lynch Revenue, Advisor Productivity Indicate Improved Investor Appetite Bank of America's Global Wealth & Investment Management unit, which includes Merrill Lynch, posted increased revenue and advisor productivity in the fourth quarter, signs investors may be shifting assets into longer-term, higher-margin products mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 30, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Report: Merrill Edge Threatens Online and Regional Brokers, Not Its Own FAs A new report by research firm Aite Group this week, sees Bank of America Merrill Lynch's recently expanded online brokerage business -- as a serious challenge to the online business of powerhouses such as Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Bank of America Ramps Up Online Brokerage Bank of America is making a push into electronic brokerage services, a menu that includes free online trading and a new platform called Merrill Edge, set to debut in late June. Some say the new services will steal business from Merrill advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2008
Merrill: An Able Foil to Bear? Merrill Lynch's streak continues -- a third quarter in a row that the firm has reported a loss. mark for My Articles similar articles
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June 4, 2009
John Churchill
Merrill Lynch's Dan Sontag Out? Salaried Merrill Brokers? Not so Fast According to a story posted yesterday on Clusterstock.com, a financial blog, Dan Sontag, head of Merrill Lynch's global wealth and investment management unit, is about to be pink-slipped. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2011
John Aidan Byrne
Online Brokerages Still Grabbing Market Share From Wirehouses Online brokerages continue to take market share from the wirehouses, according to a new report. mark for My Articles similar articles
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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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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April 13, 2012
Kristen French
Wells Fargo Wealth Management Business Posts Stagnant First Quarter Wells Fargo's wealth management business reported no growth in assets and a slight decline in advisors for the first quarter versus the same time period a year ago. mark for My Articles similar articles
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April 21, 2011
Kristen French
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Assets Up, Headcount and Margins Down Morgan's other two divisions -- institutional securities and asset management -- recorded declines in income and revenues. mark for My Articles similar articles
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March 9, 2011
Kristen French
Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 20, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Wealth Management Has Strong Fourth Quarter At Morgan, BofA Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor Bank of America ended 2009 with a bang in the earnings department. But their wealth management units were pockets of strength. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2006
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Climbing A Stairway To Heaven As boomers age and spend their savings, financial advisors will need to adapt their practices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 5, 2009
Kristen French
Merrill Launches Branding Campaign; Recruiting Net Positive The new campaign Monday will cost the firm $20 million in the fourth quarter, the most Merrill has ever spent on marketing. mark for My Articles similar articles
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April 20, 2011
Kristen French
Wells Fargo Reports Record Cross-Selling, Asset Inflows Wells Fargo's wealth management division reported stronger earnings, revenues and FA headcount in the first quarter, while cross-selling hit a record and client asset inflows were at their highest since Wells acquired Wachovia in late 2008. mark for My Articles similar articles
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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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January 24, 2011
Jerry Gleeson
BofA/Merrill Pricing Plan To Advance Cross-Selling Merrill Edge, the discount investment brokerage that Merrill Lynch rolled out last year, is playing its part in parent company Bank of America's effort to cross-sell consumer banking and investment services. mark for My Articles similar articles
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August 4, 2009
French & Churchill
Dan Sontag Departs Merrill Lynch Much beloved by Merrill financial advisors, Dan Sontag is stepping down as head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. mark for My Articles similar articles
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February 16, 2012
Kristen French
Due Diligence: LaMothe Takes Swipe at BofA, Does 180 on Value of Bank-Brokerage Tie Ups Lyle LaMothe, former head of retail brokerage Merrill Lynch, claims that Merrill advisors are leaving the firm because they are being pushed to sell the whole bank instead of focus on wealth management and what's best for their clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
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August 29, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Devil Take the Hindmost The headlines in the media note that advisor headcount was down 2.3 percent overall in 2011. But it was the independent broker/dealer market that accounted for the biggest hit in the numbers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 18, 2006
Kevin Burke
Merrill's Brokerage Unit Records Huge Second-Quarter Gains Merrill's global private client group (GPC) registered a pretax earnings increase of 53%, to $701 million, in the second quarter ending June 30, up from $457 million in the same period in 2005. mark for My Articles similar articles
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February 22, 2012
Kristen French
Due Diligence: Merrill Edge on Hiring Binge, Gets One-Third of Clients From FA Referrals Does Merrill Edge, Merrill Lynch's brokerage, banking and financial advice platform for the mass affluent (those with $100,000 to $250,000 to invest), compete with Merrill Lynch financial advisors? mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
March 2011
John Adams
Self Service With An Edge When it comes to attracting wealth management clients, the new focus is entirely on control - specifically giving control to customers via electronic channels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
John Churchill
Free Trading, a Threat? Bank of America offered free trading to its banking clients with more than $25,000 in deposits. Just another shot fired in the online price war or something more? mark for My Articles similar articles
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June 21, 2006
Kristen French
Morgan Stanley Retail Reports Second-Quarter Gains Finally, some good news for Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage. The unit reported strong second-quarter gains Wednesday, including an impressive surge in advisor productivity, which hit an all-time record for the firm. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Howard J. Stock
Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Systems & Technology
January 20, 2010
Penny Crosman
BofA Repays TARP, Shareholders Lose Lending is up and the bank's purchase of Merrill Lynch appears to be more of an asset than a liability, based on the bank's fourth quarter results. mark for My Articles similar articles
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October 19, 2011
Kristen French
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Reels In $15.5B in Assets, 300 FAs Exit, Margins up to 11% Morgan Stanley's global wealth management group finally raised its pre-tax profit margins in the third quarter, which climbed to 11 percent from 9 percent. mark for My Articles similar articles
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February 25, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
Advisors' Profit Margins Suffer in 2010 Wealth managers will find profits more elusive in 2010, and most are reconsidering their game plans accordingly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2012
UBS Reeling In Merrill Advisors The big four wirehouse firms are always trying to poach top talent from their rivals, but UBS Wealth Management seems to be doing a particularly job good job of late when it comes to snagging advisor teams from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 26, 2009
John Aidan Byrne
New Head, But Same Old Mission For Merrill's Retail Bank of America has named general counsel Brian Moynihan, an executive well versed in legal and business principles, to replace John Thain. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Who's News Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Wells Fargo advisor Adam Gurien... Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired a team of Wells Fargo Advisors...Raymond James & Associates hires three advisors in Hingham, Mass... more... mark for My Articles similar articles
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July 21, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
Assets, Advisors Decline at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Q2 Morgan Stanley is making continued progress on its integration with Smith Barney, but declines in assets and headcount suggest it may be feeling the pain of client and advisor departures. mark for My Articles similar articles
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July 21, 2011
Kristen French
Morgan Stanley Plans More Cost-cutting in Retail Brokerage; Integration on Target, Net Asset Flows Up Morgan Stanley financial advisors should expect more cost-cutting in the global wealth management division in coming quarters. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 7, 2011
Kristen French
Krawcheck: Client Attrition Very Low, but Wooing Younger Generation a Challenge Generation x and y kids are not too keen on the big wealth management firms, and that is one of the major challenges the wealth management industry faces over the medium term. mark for My Articles similar articles
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July 19, 2011
Diana Britton
Wells Fargo's Wealth Management Earnings, Headcount Dip but Cross Selling Improves Wells Fargo's wealth, brokerage and retirement business posted slightly lower second-quarter earnings. mark for My Articles similar articles
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December 11, 2002
Ross Tucker
Merrill Program Seeks to Boost Women and Minority Advisors Executives from Merrill Lynch's global diversity group say the firm has to do a better job in retaining and boosting the performance of women and minority financial advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Mark Tibergien
Formulas for Success: The Price of Everything... If you're not adding profit into what each financial advisory client costs, you're losing money. Advisors who use a combination of performance fees tied to assets and a retainer tied to more complex planning are able to consistently demonstrate their value. mark for My Articles similar articles
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April 15, 2009
Kristen French
Bank of America Launches Client Referral Program It's one of several referral programs the bank is putting together as part of its integration with Merrill Lynch, including one that would offer leads from the commercial banking division to certain Merrill Lynch advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
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July 18, 2008
Woo-hoo! Citigroup Only Loses $2.5 billion In 2Q; Client Assets Flee Smith Barney Citigroup reported its second quarter earnings today, beating analyst expectations by losing far less money than anticipated. mark for My Articles similar articles
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October 10, 2008
John Churchill
McCann: Merrill Managers Get No Retention, FA Package Due in Two Weeks Merrill's president revealed that managers will get no retention package and only the top third of financial advisors will be getting a deal. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
U.S. Trust Defends Garden Policy, Codifies Processes Bank of America Corp. gave its U.S. Trust advisors notice in February that they were subject to "garden leave restrictions" if they left, sending shock waves through the industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
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April 21, 2011
Diana Britton
Raymond James Adds Assets, Loses Advisors Raymond James Financial's Private Client Group led the firm's growth in the second quarter. mark for My Articles similar articles