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BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Ian Rowley	Japan: Bank Services With A Smile? Japan's banks are focusing on a huge retail push -- a sign they're fit again.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mitsubishi UFJ Rises From the Muck Though not the easiest to follow, this bank is tied to the perception of Japan's economy. Investors have certainly warmed up to the stock and given it a lot of credit for both its recovery and that of Japan broadly.
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.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Mitsubishi Tokyo's Massive Merger The potential merger of two of the "big four" Japanese banks would result in a massive conglomerate with assets of $1.74 trillion. But there are good reasons why small investors should be cautious.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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