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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.
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.
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. 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?
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Riding High It was a fine year for brokerage firms -- especially their stocks. No one came up bigger than Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in terms of percentage gains.
U.S. Banker October 2008 Joseph Rosta	Another Sad Quarter The march of losses and significantly lower earnings commenced last week, with Citigroup reporting a $2.8-billion net loss, and Merrill Lynch -- soon to join Bank of America -- lugging a loss on continuing operations of $5.1 billion.
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.
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.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	Rebuilding Confidence After the Turmoil Building back investor confidence isn't the job of advisors alone. Regulators, politicians and policymakers are all grappling with different approaches to the problem.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Are These Numbers Real? Citigroup's fourth-quarter writedowns are expected to be staggering.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Morgan Housel	B of A's Ken Lewis: Still Mostly Clueless Maria Bartiromo asks Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis how he would prove to an upcoming shareholder meeting that Merrill Lynch won't become something that will require a 12-figure bailout by the federal government.
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.
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. 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.
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 September 15, 2009 Morgan Housel	Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Merrill Apes Goldman ... Again Merrill Lynch will create a senior executive role responsible for all European businesses in a move that mimics Goldman Sachs' hierarchy.
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	The 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable Packages get lowered. Brokers get hired. Markets have tanked. Retention offers are shrinking. And yet, according to the experts in our 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable, there are still opportunities in the retail brokerage arena, if you know where to look.
Registered Rep. October 24, 2008 John Churchill	Merrill Retention Is Adequate for Top Dogs, Scanty for Lower-Tier Producers The long-awaited Merrill Lynch retention package has arrived. Not surprisingly, top producers will probably be pleased, but others may not.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Don't Let the Door Hit You, Ken Lewis! The CEO says the end of the year will be the end of his career with 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. 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.
Bank Systems & Technology January 20, 2010 Penny Crosman	BofA Repays TARP, Shareholders Lose Lending is up and the bank's purchase of Merrill Lynch appears to be more of an asset than a liability, based on the bank's fourth quarter results.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	4 Reasons Banks Still Scare Me Bank investors have made buckets of money over the past month. That's great. But when fear switches to elation as quickly as it has, while banks' underlying problems are still alive and well, you have to think things are getting overcooked.
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. 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.
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.
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. November 14, 2008	Update: 6,200 Merrill FAs Sign BofA Retention At Deadline Merrill says that only about half of the firm's nearly 17,000 advisors were eligible in the first place, and that they are responsible for about 75 percent of the firm's production.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Brian Richards	Wall Street Bonuses: Good for America? According to one of Goldman's international advisors, big bank bonuses are something we have to "tolerate."
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. 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.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America Needs a Regime Change After news of a $2.39 billion quarterly loss and the announcement that dividends are all but history Bank of America investors now have sincere reasons to question the capability of CEO Ken Lewis.
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 January 22, 2009 Morgan Housel	Was Bank of America Forced to Buy Merrill? Two key questions that investors want to know the answers to are when those seemingly "unexpected" Merrill losses came to light, and why the deal was still consummated after they were discovered.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2007 John Churchill	Subprime Mess: Merrill and Goldman Reportedly Under Eye of SEC The subprime debt market blowup has had very different effects on Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, but both firms could be getting a visit from the SEC to make sure everyone played by the rules.
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. 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.
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. 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.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America: Still Stumbling Another ugly quarter, but it could have been worse.
Registered Rep. January 26, 2009 John Aidan Byrne	New Head, But Same Old Mission For Merrill's Retail Bank of America has named general counsel Brian Moynihan, an executive well versed in legal and business principles, to replace John Thain.
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. 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.
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 June 22, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Better Buy: Bank of America or Citigroup? Want to profit from the most beaten-down big banks? Here's my pick of the two.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Morgan Housel	Ken Lewis: A Fraudster, or Just Stupid? Or maybe a stupid fraudster?
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.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Frances A. McMorris	Wall Street's Trillion Dollar Nightmare From bankruptcies to bailouts, the brokerage business changed overnight, but this uncertainty and pain may give way to opportunity. The question is: how soon?
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.