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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.
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
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. |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up. |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2010
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo FAs Grumble About New Tax Withholding Rate Wells Fargo's new tax withholding system applies a flat rate of 25 percent to all financial advisors, causing under/over withholding problems for many employees. |
Registered Rep.
December 10, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Wells Fargo Wants To Expand Wealth Biz Chief Executive John Stumpf was quoted as saying he felt the "sub-optimized" wealth business could stand some expansion. |
Registered Rep.
January 19, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Wells Fargo Brokerage Sees Higher 4Q Assets, Revenue WBR "is an increasingly important growth business for us, and an increasingly important source of cross-selling," Chief Financial Officer Howard Atkins said on a conference call with analysts. |
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. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris |
When Firms Collide: Is Culture Clash Inevitable? Merged companies have been integrated and new executives have taken up their posts, but everyone is still trying to adjust. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
The Best Financial Stock for 2007: Wells Fargo A solid history of sales and earnings growth put this company in the running. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
October 10, 2008 |
Citi Walks, Wells Fargo Gets Wachovia, Wachovia Reps Relieved The union of Wells Fargo and Wachovia will create the country's third-largest coast-to-coast banking behemoth. But the deal still faces obstacles before it can be finalized. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wells Fargo Dominates Emerging from the smoke of the banking industry, this bank shows 'em how it's done. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2010
Bill Willis |
The Financial Supermarket Is Back In Style This is a strategy whose time has come, and the outlook for a one-stop shop appears bright. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 29, 2010
Matt Gunn |
Wells Fargo Named Best Consumer Internet Bank San Francisco-based Wells Fargo was named Best Consumer Internet Bank and Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank in the United States by Global Finance magazine. |
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. |
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.
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. |
Registered Rep.
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Emil Lee |
All's Well at Wells Fargo Wells Fargo digs in its cleats. Investors, the bank did very well in almost every category. Wholesale banking, asset-based lending, commercial real estate and the mutual fund business all grew by double digits in the past quarter. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Rock-Solid Wells Fargo Wells Fargo is peerless in terms of its expansion track record, and if it can keep cross-selling its way to similar levels of growth, it may turn out to be one of the best financial stocks for 2007 -- and beyond. |
Registered Rep.
October 20, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Profits Soar at Wells Fargo, Raymond James The brokerage business of Wells Fargo of San Francisco, and independent b/d Raymond James Financial Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., both reported mixed performances today, with sharply higher year-over-year profits contrasting with more subdued sequential results. |
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
January 18, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Wells Fargo Dodges the Big Losses Good times may not be quickly approaching, but it's also not likely that we'll see stocks of Wells Fargo's quality down this much very often. |
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. |
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. |
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... |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2012
Diana Britton |
Tiburon's Roame: Less of a Breakaway Trend, More of a `Broken-Away' Trend Whether you agree with him or not, Chip Roame, managing principal of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, is not afraid to tell you exactly how he sees it when it comes to the financial services industry. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012 |
Who's News Wells Fargo promoted Dean Junkans to the new role of chief investment officer... Raymond James hired two advisor teams from Merrill Lynch... Janney Montgomery Scott promoted Steven Rivera to satellite branch manager... more... |
Registered Rep.
December 3, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Out From Under A rising market lifts many spirits, including advisor satisfaction with the firm that employs them. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2011
Kristen French |
Broker Report Card 2011: It's Getting Better All the Time Registered Rep.'s 21st annual Broker Report Cards showed advisor satisfaction ratings creeping higher this year across the board -- on everything from compensation and benefits, compliance support and sales support to products. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., Wells Fargo, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch announce personnel news. |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2008
Kristen French |
Wachovia Hooks Up with Wells Fargo; Citi Says Wachovia In Breach Citigroup's deal with Wachovia gets ousted over the new deal with Wells Fargo. Wachovia shareholders and advisors are relieved. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
William Willis |
Culture Shock: A New Company Even Seems to Speak a Different Language It is important for advisors to have a positive attitude about their new or changing firms. Remember, your clients and prospects are sensitive to these feelings, and will only be as comfortable with your firm as you are. |
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? |
Bank Technology News
March 2010
Daniel Wolfe |
Channel Surfing When Wells Fargo offered text-message banking services to both online and non-online banking customers in a recent offering, it revealed a major step in distinguishing mobile from Web banking, a goal long discussed and now being put into practice. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Bank on Wells Fargo The banking behemoth is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
Registered Rep.
October 17, 2011
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo Wealth/Brokerage Client Assets Decline; Asset-Based Revenue Up Wells Fargo's wealth brokerage and retirement businesses reported third quarter income of $291 million, up 14 percent versus the year ago quarter, while revenue for the division was down 1 percent from the year ago quarter. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Why Wells Fargo Really Wanted Wachovia Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal for Wachovia? Taxes. It was all about taxes. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
June 16, 2011 |
New on RepTV: Advisor Insights In our "Advisor Insights" video series, Registered Rep. senior editor Jerry Gleeson sits down with advisors from across the country to find out what individuals are doing on a daily basis to improve their own businesses. |
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. |
