Merrill

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  UBS CEO’s Departure Puts Advisors in Hot Seat

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2011

  UBS advisors are facing a tough situation as they await the naming of a permanent CEO to replace Oswald J. Gruebel.

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  On Labor Day, a Look at the State of the Advisor Job Market—Slideshow

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2011

  A look at the latest news surrounding job prospects, recruiting trends and M&A activity for wirehouse brokers, RIAs and every other advisor in between.

• French Banks Fall Again on Debt Fears

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2011

  After a day of pummeling on the markets on Wednesday, French bank stocks led world markets lower once again on Thursday as investors fearing contagion in the euro zone turned their attention to Paris.

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  Merrill Moving to Align Pay to HNW Focus for FAs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  Changes to the incentive grid would reportedly give extra rewards to teams and advisors with fewer but higher-net-worth clients.

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  Merrill’s David Tyrie on Retirement Healthcare Costs: Weekend Interview

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2011

  Merrill Lynch's head of personal retirement, David Tyrie, speaks about how and why Merrill is educating clients—and its FAs—on healthcare costs in retirement.

• Advising the Widow

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  February 1, 2011

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  2010 Q4 Earnings: BofA Misses Estimates; Merrill Adds Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2011

  Wealth-management sales rise; Merrill Lynch's FA headcount increases to nearly 15,500.

• Jobless Claims Rose in Week; Philly Fed Index Up in November

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 18, 2010

  A small rise in jobless claims, accompanied by positive news from the Philly Fed and the Conference Board, signaled Thursday that the U.S. economy continues its modest recovery.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch Rolls Out 'Merrill Edge' Discount Trading

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 21, 2010

  Merrill Edge aims to help Merrill Lynch clients who want to make some of their own trades and attract younger, up-and-coming investors to the brokerage firm.

• UBS Down 680 FAs in Q3

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 4, 2009

  After selling some 380 advisors to Stifel Nicolaus, UBS Americas now has 7,286 advisors in its ranks as of September 30, 2009.