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Wall Street & Technology
April 26, 2007
Ivy Schmerken |
BLOCKalert Hires Christine Sandler To Head Up Sales for Block Crossing Service BLOCKalert, a joint venture between Merrill Lynch and Investment Technology Group, tapped Sandler to head sales for the global block trading indications system.   |
Wall Street & Technology
June 13, 2006
Tim Clark |
Ahead of the Curve In 1991, Ray Killian spearheaded the design of QuantEX, an early version of ITG's POSIT crossing system. Today, Killian continues to evolve his firm's technology strategy to stay ahead of a rapidly changing marketplace. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 21, 2006 |
Building Blocks For Competition New research indicates that the next three years will see the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq attempt to win back block order flow from independent crossing network providers, and they may very well succeed. |
Wall Street & Technology
July 1, 2005
Maria Santos |
Deutsche Bank's Lehrman Moves to Merrill Ira Lehrman joined Merrill Lynch as first vice president and head of global investment banking and client technology. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 17, 2006 |
Dipping Into Dark Pools of Liquidity As private crossing networks and related nonquoting sources of liquidity, known as "dark books," vie for market share among block traders, they are creating a highly fragmented market for block trading, according to a new report. |
Registered Rep.
May 2, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill's Japanese Venture Opens Its Doors...Again Merrill Lynch teamed with Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, armed with 150 financial advisors, in attempt to change the island nation's reputation as a society of savers -- a people who prefer to keep cash stowed away in low-interest bearing savings accounts. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 18, 2005
Cory Levine |
Fixed-Income Analytics Merrill Lynch unveiled a new fixed-income analytics and data tool, MLXport, which currently is available to select institutional clients as a download. |
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.
June 10, 2005
Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
July 18, 2006 |
With the INET Integration Underway, Nasdaq's CIO Looks to Crossing Networks Next CIO Anna Ewing has a full agenda with the INET integration, crossing networks, and technology cost reductions on tap for 2006. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 26, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
New Kids on the Block Two new players are offering block-execution systems to buy-side institutions. Can they succeed in a crowded field? |
InternetNews
November 8, 2005
David Needle |
Chip Supply Solid, Merrill Says Semiconductor inventory remains high but flat, according to a report by investment giant Merrill Lynch. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 25, 2005
Dan Safarik |
A Chip Off the Block The New York Stock Exchange plans to modernize its trading model with the upcoming Hybrid system, which, in part, is meant to draw back the large orders that have migrated to newer, electronic block-trading systems. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2006
John Churchill |
For Brokers, Leaving Just Got Easier H&R Block Financial Advisors recently lost an appeal to stop three departing brokers from soliciting or contacting their clients. For reps around the country, the ruling means that moving your book could get a lot easier. |
Registered Rep.
May 15, 2008
John Churchill |
Merrill's New Stock Rankings Merrill Lynch announces new guidelines for its research analysts that will require them to increase the number of firms in their coverage area that they expect will fall or underperform in the coming 12 months. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
June 6, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
End of Settlement Talks Bring Students to Protest Against Merrill Lynch African-American college students protested in front of several Chicago-based Merrill Lynch offices one day after settlement talks between African-American reps who claim they were discriminated against and Merrill Lynch came to an end. |
Registered Rep.
September 29, 2006 |
Stan O'Neal: Call Your Managers in Brazil |
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 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Merrill Call Centers Gone Wild Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $5 million NASD fine to settle charges that the firm's brokerage client call centers were poorly supervised. |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2006
Kristen French |
Gorman Unrestrained Morgan Stanley retail chief James Gorman was freed by a New York State judge of the temporary restraining order that prevented him from raiding Merrill Lynch's brokerage ranks. |
Registered Rep.
March 23, 2006
Kristen French |
Merrill To Gorman: Quit Poaching Our Reps And BOMs Is James Gorman, the new head of retail at Morgan Stanley, brazenly poaching employees from his old firm, Merrill Lynch? A judge apparently thinks so. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 23, 2007 |
Pondering Liquidity Management The next five years will see a considerable increase in order internalization as market pressures force banking firms to adopt the philosophy of liquidity management in order to stay competitive, a new research note speculates. |
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. |
Managed Care
June 2005 |
Things Look Rosy for Large Insurers According to a recent industry overview, big insurers are set to improve profitability while expanding market share in 2005-2006. |
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 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. |
Registered Rep.
August 13, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Merrill Grabs Advisors Producing $5.5 million From Rival UBS Merrill Lynch won big last week in the aggressive industry-wide recruiting war for top advisors. |
Registered Rep.
January 19, 2006 |
Is Supreme Court Leaning Towards a Decision Against Broker? The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in connection with a suit by a former Merrill Lynch broker against the nation's largest brokerage firm, and the early reaction to the hearing is that this time Goliath won. |
Registered Rep.
March 12, 2004
John Churchill |
Merrill Rewards CEO for Record Profits According to the company's 2004 proxy statement, O'Neal's massive compensation is due to the company's superior performance in 2003. Merrill tallied $4 billion in profits and improved revenue during tough market conditions. |
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.
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Tangled up in Ivy: Merrill's Princeton Problem Princeton University is steamed at Merrill Lynch for rebranding its captive mutual-fund operation Princeton Portfolio Research & Management, as the giant investment bank and brokerage attempts to find a wider market for its lineup of 108 funds. |
Registered Rep.
December 27, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Merrill Funds To Change Name In the latest move, the Wall Street giant announced that it intends to change the name of Merrill Lynch Investment Management's funds to -- well, that has yet to be determined and won't be until sometime in early 2006. |
Registered Rep.
January 29, 2007
John Churchill |
Merrill Adds Another (Expensive) Piece Merrill Lynch announced plans to acquire First Republic Bank, a San Francisco-based private banking and wealth-management firm with $16.4 billion in assets under management, for $1.8 billion. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Merrill Takes a Late Hit on Research Scandal An NASD arbitration panel ordered Merrill Lynch to pay more than $1 million to an investor last month for hiding conflicts of interest and issuing fraudulent research. |
Registered Rep.
April 24, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill Launches `Leadership' Magazine Initially, the new magazine's target readership will be Merrill's senior-management ranks, with plans to expand to include a wider audience of business leaders over time. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Vermont Judge Rules Against a Merrill TRO A federal judge in Vermont has ruled against Merrill Lynch's attempt to prevent two former brokers from contacting clients they held while at the firm. |
Registered Rep.
July 7, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Merrill Shuffles Branch Managers Merrill Lynch in recent weeks has shuffled a number of branch managers to new offices. The new assignments are partially due to promotions and partially a reaction to managers leaving the firm, according to sources. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Merrill to Reps: Go Get 401(k) Business Merrill Lynch advisors are now going to offer participants in Merrill-run retirement plans specific buy and sell recommendations. Indeed, participants may elect to turn over all investment decisions to Merrill advisors. |
Registered Rep.
November 13, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Mother Merrill Mulls a New Roost...Seven Years From Now The world's largest brokerage firm confirmed that it is considering relocating from its headquarters in New York's World Financial Center when its lease runs out in 2013. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
David A. Geracioti |
Merrill Names Dallas Private Banking Head Mark Casey was moved to Merrill Lynch's new Private Banking and Investment Group office in Dallas, where he will oversee the so-called "Texas region" of that group. |
Registered Rep.
August 25, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill Fighting Back Against Recent Defections The recruiting war for top brokers remains fierce. The latest evidence of the fight to win million-dollar producers involves the industry's biggest firms. |
Registered Rep.
September 25, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
NY Attorney General: I Could Have Nailed Merrill on More Serious Charges Eliot Spitzer said he could have pursued criminal charges against Merrill Lynch for its conflicts of interest in its research, but that he didn't want to "destroy" the firm or Wall Street. |
Registered Rep.
September 8, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Merrill Discrimination Suit Moves Forward After Failed Settlement Talks The racial-discrimination suit against Merrill Lynch is under way again after settlement talks between African-American brokers and the firm came to a halt in early June. |
