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NewsSad tale of a Merrill Lynch securitization
The New York Times offers an arresting story about an emblematic Merrill Lynch securitization in 2006. The securitized securities were so-called piggyback Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley estimates cut again; Countrywide must face shareholder suit; and much more...
Company News:> Bullishness on Franklin Resources. Article > Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Merrill Lynch changes stock rating system; Merrill Lynch, Citigroup execs look to former colleagues for talent; and
Company News:> Freddie beats expectations. Article> More on the Clear Channel agreement. Read more...
Whitney more cautious on second quarter
Meredith Whitney, of Oppenheimer, is telling clients that broker-dealers' second-quarter earnings are under pressure, reports MarketWatch. One new twist comes from the credit defaults swap market. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Merrill Lynch balance sheet
Is a 20 percent return on equity possible at Merrill Lynch? One might argue that when you're selling preferred shares at a huge discount to Treasuries, it may be hard. Read more...
Is Thain setting himself up?
John Thain has not been shy about telling the world that Merrill Lynch is well-capitalized and will not be raising funds anytime soon. At Read more...
ALSO NOTED: More on Merrill Lynch's level 3 assets; JPMorgan to build energy business with Bear assets; and much more...
Company News:> More on Merrill's level 3 assets. Article > Read more...
BlackRock's Fink stays in the news
We've become accustomed to reading about Larry Fink, the CEO of asset manager BlackRock, of late. When CEO jobs at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup opened up, he was thought to be a candidate. When the Read more...
Shareholders meetings this year seem mundane
You might have thought there would be a lot of fireworks at annual meetings of top Wall Street banks. But it hasn't really turned out that way. To be sure, there were some small victories that Read more...
| Press ReleasesMerrill Lynch Names Margaret D. Tutwiler Head of Communications & Public AffairsNEW YORK, December 11, 2007 — Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER) today announced that Margaret D. Tutwiler has been appointed senior vice president and head of Global Communications & Read more... ASSET4 Announces Strategic Relationship With Merrill LynchMERRILL LYNCH ACQUIRES GLOBAL LICENSE TO INCORPORATE ASSET4’S INVESTMENT INFORMATION MERRILL LYNCH TAKES MINORITY EQUITY STAKE IN ASSET4 NEW YORK and ZUG, Switzerland.-ASSET4 Ltd, a leading Read more... The Home Depot Agrees To Revised Terms of Sale of HD SupplyTransaction to Close August 30, 2007 ATLANTA, Aug 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it Read more... |