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Registered Rep.
April 27, 2011
Jerry Gleeson
Merrill Lynch Names Thiel to Run U.S. Brokerage Thiel, 50, will replace Lyle LaMothe. LaMothe, also 50, said on March 4 that he would retire as head of Merrill Lynch U.S. Wealth Management. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
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
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.
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
Registered Rep.
November 9, 2009
Kristen French
BofA Pressures Merrill FAs To Sell Bank Products Some of Merrill Lynch's 15,000 financial advisors are feeling pressure to sell parent company Bank of America's checking and savings account products -- and they're not happy about it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Merrill Takes it To the Bank One of Merrill Lynch's major initiatives in the coming year will be to continue to attract clients to the firm's expanded banking service, known as Beyond Banking. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
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.
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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
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
U.S. Banker
April 2010
John Hintze
A Wealth of Progress Bank of America aims to turbocharge cross-selling between its banking and wealth management units and move a step closer to building a true one-stop shop. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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.
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
Registered Rep.
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
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2011
Poll: Are Advisors Being Pressed to Peddle Bank Products? To what extent do brokers at Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors and elsewhere want to sell banking products? 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
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. 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
Registered Rep.
January 6, 2009
Sontag Takes McCann's Job At Merrill More shocking to Merrill Lynch advisors than the sudden departure of their leader is the disappearance of the "MER" logo from their computer screens. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? 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.
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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
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
Registered Rep.
February 19, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
Merrill Hires Executive from MSSB A senior executive at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has jumped ship for Merrill Lynch. Jimmy Tighe, former New York City regional director for Morgan has been hired by Merrill as managing director and business & resource integration executive at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen
Merrill Watching Consolidation with Eyes Wide Open James Gorman, head of Merrill Lynch's private client group, believes the brokerage industry will continue to consolidate in the coming years. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 20, 2005
John Churchill
Merrill Cutting Top Brass Merrill Lynch, famous for its seemingly continual reorganizations, is at it again. Specifically, the firm is firing half of its regional directors, sources say. 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
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
Will Bofa's Leadership Change Hurt the Thundering Herd? In one fell swoop, Bank of America changed the face of its wealth management leadership when it announced the departure of the unit's top executive Sallie Krawcheck. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Kristen French
Merrill Lynch: Still Wirehouse Queen Merrill reps like what they see. This year, the firm kept top honors among wirehouses in the Broker Report Card surveys, and beat its own overall score from last year. 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
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
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Kathleen M. McBride
Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen
Mother Merrill's Extreme Makeover A 12-year veteran of Merrill Lynch has noticed a pronounced improvement over the years in the way clients perceive him and his colleagues. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
Financial Advisor
November 2009
Raymond Fazzi
Tales Of Breakaway Brokers Fridays on Wall Street not only signal the end of the workweek. For many breakaway brokers, the day marks the end of their wirehouse careers. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
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
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Melanie Waddell
Retirement Planning: Income Plans, Merrill Style Service links Bank of America deposit accounts with Merrill Lynch cash management accounts. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. 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
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
November 2008
Anthony Malakian
BofA Makes Dash in the World Of Premium Cards Bank of America's acquisition of top-tier brokerage Merrill Lynch gives the Charlotte NC-based behemoth "a special edge" in the high-net-worth card industry segment where it once lagged. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2006
Kevin Burke
Merrill Brokers to Get Less Money Now, More Later--If They Stay Merrill Lynch has changed the way it pays its brokers to include more deferred compensation and less cash. The new package rewards brokers who stay a long time, while penalizing those that don't. Its aim is reducing turnover, but may also improve the firm's earnings. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
April 2011
Hits and Has-Beens Citigroup's Deborah WcWhinney became head of its newly created global digital merchant acquiring group... Lyle LaMothe is retiring as BofA's head of U.S. wealth management... Patrick Rusnak now heads Sterling Financial Corp... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles