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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.   |
BusinessWeek
October 28, 2010
Robert Schmidt |
Living Nicely Off the Crumbs of TARP Private companies also benefited from the financial bailout. |
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
December 9, 2009
Keoun & Mildenberg |
TARP: Last Bank Out Is a Rotten Egg Citi, the only major bank left with "exceptional" federal aid, is racing to arrange payback terms. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2008
David A. Geracioti |
The Deposit Sugar Daddy The surprising take over of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America. |
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.
March 1, 2005 |
Merrill Hungry for a Light Meal Jim Gorman, head of Merrill Lynch's global private client group, says his unit is working up an appetite for acquisition. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 26, 2009
John Churchill |
AG Cuomo Has the Goods--What Will Come of Merrill Bonuses? Former Merrill CEO John Thain testified before the AG for the second time on Tuesday, abiding by a court order that he share the names of bonus recipients with the AG after he initially declined to do so. |
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
July 29, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Mother Merrill Blows Her Top Merrill Lynch decides to dump more than $30 billion in mortgage-related assets in a move to rid itself of as many sickly holdings as possible. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2009 |
BofA's Lewis In Dissidents' Sights Just months ago, he was heralded as banker of the year. Now he's the target of a group of angry shareholders. |
Registered Rep.
September 15, 2005
John Churchill |
Merrill Gets Advest Cheap Merrill Lynch reportedly paid $400 million for the purchase of the Advest Group from AXA. The purchase includes the private client group, an asset management arm and a capital markets group. According to analysts, Merrill got the firm cheap. |
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. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 11, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
TARP May Need Tech Vendors: Kashkari Intimates A technology system may automatically decide which of thousands of banks applying for direct government funding from the bailout fund get it. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2005
Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The BofA/Merrill Deal Won't Happen The current stock prices of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America imply that either the market doesn't believe the deal will happen, or it doesn't believe it will happen on the current terms. Read on to see why. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Merrill Wants Its Bubble Back, Too The investing bigwig longs for the return of astronomical housing prices. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
October 17, 2008 |
Merrill Posts $5.2 Billion Loss, Fifth In A Row Merrill Lynch reports its fifth straight quarterly loss, including a whopping $13.5 billion in mortgage-related asset write-downs, bringing the firm's sub-prime related losses/write-downs total to more than $65 billion. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Frances A. McMorris |
She's Back! Krawcheck Takes On Merrill Sallie Krawcheck has made her return to the financial advisory world with a splash. As the new head of Bank of America's Global Wealth Management and Investment Management unit, she takes Merrill Lynch under her wing. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Another Insane Wall Street Pay Story One sneaky Merrill Lynch employee just scored himself a nice eight-figure windfall for no more than a few months work. |
Registered Rep.
January 16, 2009 |
Citi's Global Wealth Mgt Unit: Retail Clients Flee; Merrill Drags Down Everybody knows that Citigroup announced yesterday it was putting itself out of its misery. The failing bank had a whopping $8.29 billion fourth-quarter loss, capping off a horrific year. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
$700 Billion Bailout? Not So Fast Only $290 billion of the original $350 billion have been used so far, and Hank Paulson has said he's unlikely to use the remaining $410 billion, at least for the time being. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
David Henry |
The Government's $56 billion Gift to Banks Citigroup and others may have paid back TARP -- but they're still benefiting from record low rates. |
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.
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.
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.
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 20, 2009
John churchill |
Bank of America Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates; Top Financial Advisors Staying Put Bank of America joins Wells Fargo, Citi and Goldman Sachs on the list of banks reporting better than expected earnings in the first quarter. |
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
June 14, 2010
Russ Krull |
The Government: Worst Investor Ever? Here's a closer look at the U.S. Treasury's recent investments. |
Registered Rep.
December 2, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Breakup Talks Dog BofA Two Bank of America CEO candidates recently told the board of directors that the bank should consider breaking itself up. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America: One Step Closer to Freedom? The bank repays taxpayers for a bailout it claims it never really received. |
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.
February 25, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
News Roundup: AIG Is Keeping It(Self) Together, Merrill Made Another Gaffe, Bernanke Says No To Nationalization, Banks Get Physicals AIG is no longer planning to sell businesses to pay back the government's loan... Merrill Lynch says it seriously underestimated 2008 losses... Speculation about the nationalization of banks... Obama's speech offers few specifics... |
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. |
U.S. Banker
December 2008 |
Hank's Group Think The Troubled Asset Relief Program was supposed to purchase toxic securities from banks to stabilize their finances. But in short order, given the difficulty valuing those assets, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and company switched gears and chose to take equity stakes in big banks. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
The End of the World as We Know It? Is the traditional model for securities houses --- investment banking, research, asset management, retail brokerage all coexisting under one roof --- more trouble than it's worth? |
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? |
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. |
