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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.   |
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.
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.
August 3, 2009
John Churchill |
When Kenny Met Sallie - Bank of America hires Krawcheck Sallie Krawcheck, one of the most powerful women on Wall Street, has ended her year-long absence from the wealth management industry with an auspicious return. |
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 20, 2010
Kristen French |
Merrill Won't Seek Growth Through Top Tier Advisor Hires Merrill Lynch plans to grow primarily by investing in current advisors and hiring rookies, said Merrill Lynch president of Global Wealth and Investment Management Sallie Krawcheck on Tuesday. |
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.
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.
November 7, 2011
Kristen French |
Krawcheck: Client Attrition Very Low, but Wooing Younger Generation a Challenge Generation x and y kids are not too keen on the big wealth management firms, and that is one of the major challenges the wealth management industry faces over the medium term. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Lorie Konish |
Will Bofa's Leadership Change Hurt the Thundering Herd? In one fell swoop, Bank of America changed the face of its wealth management leadership when it announced the departure of the unit's top executive Sallie Krawcheck. |
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. |
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.
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.
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
Merrill Discovers Retirement It appears that Merrill Lynch, now ensconced in Bank of America, has realized the importance of retirement planning to its clients and potential clients, and is moving to better position its army of financial advisors to compete in the space. |
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.
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
January 20, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Wealth Management Has Strong Fourth Quarter At Morgan, BofA Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor Bank of America ended 2009 with a bang in the earnings department. But their wealth management units were pockets of strength. |
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.
April 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Citi Reorganizes For Smith Barney Citigroup announces plans to reorganize its private bank and Global Wealth Management division into four separate units according to client wealth. |
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.
January 6, 2009 |
Sontag Takes McCann's Job At Merrill More shocking to Merrill Lynch advisors than the sudden departure of their leader is the disappearance of the "MER" logo from their computer screens. |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Krawcheck Reincarnated as Gold Bug Sallie Krawcheck, aka "Mrs. Clean," is kicking off the next chapter of her career in the wealth management industry with a position on the advisory board of Gold Bullion International. |
Registered Rep.
September 6, 2011
Kristen French |
Updated: Bank of America Spins Off Krawcheck, Not Merrill, FAs Unhappy Two years after hiring her, Bank of America is giving the heave-ho to Sallie Krawcheck, head of global wealth and investment management. |
Registered Rep.
June 11, 2008 |
Thain + You, Sittin' in A Tree Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain heaps praise upon the wealth management division during an interview. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2008 |
Merrill Reps: Waiting For Retention News Brokers were told they would be offered retention packages, but no further details have been offered so far. |
Registered Rep.
August 26, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Is McCann Close to a Deal with UBS? Bloomberg is reporting that Bob McCann, the former head of Merrill Lynch's brokerage unit, is nearing a deal with his old employer that will allow him to take a job running UBS's wealth management unit. |
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. |
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.
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? |
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. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012 |
UBS Reeling In Merrill Advisors The big four wirehouse firms are always trying to poach top talent from their rivals, but UBS Wealth Management seems to be doing a particularly job good job of late when it comes to snagging advisor teams from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. |
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.
May 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Mother Merrill's Extreme Makeover A 12-year veteran of Merrill Lynch has noticed a pronounced improvement over the years in the way clients perceive him and his colleagues. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 4, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Bank of America's New Executive Roster Ken Lewis reshuffles BofA's management team, including the hiring of former Citi CFO Sally Krawcheck. |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Krawcheck Says Advisors Not Forced Into Wealth Silos: UPDATE Citigroup's reorganization of its private bank and Global Wealth Management division, announced Tuesday, will absolutely not force advisors into silos based on client wealth. |
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. |
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.
May 26, 2010
Kristen French |
Sallie Krawcheck Gets Caught In Rumor Mill, Salary Plus Bonus? The future of Sallie Krawcheck, head of Merrill Lynch's thundering herd, is suddenly the subject of much speculation. |
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. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
Frances A. McMorris |
Bank of America Gets on Board Bank of America finally gave in and agreed to join the industry-wide protocol in an effort to prevent an exodus of Merrill Lynch financial advisors. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2010
Lee Conrad |
Merrill and Morgan Slug It Out With integration behind it, just how does the new Merrill fare against its closest competitor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney? |
Registered Rep.
November 3, 2010
Diana Britton |
Merrill Lynch: Affluent Investors Remain Conservative Despite Positive Outlook According to the latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, 39 percent of affluent Americans described themselves as having a low investment risk tolerance. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Farzad & Son |
The Bull Whisperer Sallie Krawcheck, chief of the wealth management unit at Bank of America, needs her Merrill Lynch brokers to drive profit to other divisions. And Merrill's "Thundering Herd" is snorting mad about it |
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. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2012 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas has hired six financial advisors... Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired Merrill Lynch advisors Philip Ressa and Justin Cho... Barclays Wealth has hired eight financial advisors... |
