Richard Bove

• LPL Financial IPO: Market Overview

  By Staff Writer  |  June 7, 2010

  By Joyce Hanson From an overall market perspective, LPL Financial's $600 million listing on Friday, June 4, arrives during a period of volatility, with a boomlet...

• Better Days Ahead, Says Veteran Analyst

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2010

  Equity analyst Richard Bove of Rochdale Securities closely tracks banks, including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. He recently spoke with Research...

• The Changing Landscape

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2008

  As part of Bank of America's planned purchase of Merrill Lynch, BofA Chairman and CEO Ken Lewis has said that Merrill Lynch Chairman and CEO...

• Is Cuomo Hurting Wall Street?

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2008

  Is Cuomo Hurting Wall Street? While New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and the wirehouse broker-dealers say they are "pleased" with their recent ARS settlements,...

• MERRILL TO BE SOLD TO BANK OF AMERICA (Sept. 15, 2008)

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2008

  Bank of America Corporation has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion all-stock transaction, a deal predicted by industry expert Chip Roame in June as part of Research magazine's 30th-anniv

• Citi-New York Deal: A Win-Win? (Aug. 8, 2008)

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2008

  While New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and Citibank say they are "pleased" with their recent auction rate securities, or ARS, settlement reached August 7, at least one industry veteran is app

• Executive Shifts, Write-Downs Continue

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2008

  Just weeks after the departure of former Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal, news reports have circulated that Mac Gardner, head of global wealth management for...

• James Gorman Moves Up, as Zoe Cruz Bows Out

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  As of December 1, wealth-management head James Gorman, 49, and Morgan Stanley International chief Walid Chammah, 53, are co-presidents. They replace "retiring" co-president Zoe Cruz...

• Thain Tapped as Merrill's New CEO

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  Merrill Lynch is now led by John A. Thain, 52, the former chief executive officer, director and member of the management committeee of NYSE Euronext...

• Subprime Mortgage Crisis 2, Financial-Service CEOs 0

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2007

  Merrill Lynch says it hired former NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain on November 14 to replace the brokerage firm's ex-CEO and chairman, Stan O'Neal, who...