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Corporate
Buffett endorsement bolsters BoA Merrill shares
Buffett's $5 billion investment in Bank of America Merrill Lynch is just the fillip stock markets need, despite specialists' mixed reception to the cash injection.
By Sameera Anand | 29 August 2011
Debt
NACF bonds tighten in secondary despite market dip
Korea's NACF takes advantage of a brief market recovery to price a $500 million senior bond.
By Denise Wee | 3 August 2011
Business Moves
Bank of America appoints Mukesh Ambani as director
Mukesh Ambani becomes the first non-American on the board of directors of Bank of America.
By Sameera Anand | 18 March 2011
Private Banking
BoA Merrill poaches from UBS to replace Antony Hung
Michael Benz jumps ship from UBS to BoA Merrill to replace Antony Hung as head of wealth management for the region.
By Sameera Anand | 8 September 2010
Corporate
Banks in US still under fire
Bank of America, Ken Lewis and Joe Price face a law suit related to the Merrill Lynch merger, while Goldman Sachs pays each of its head honchos a $9 million bonus for 2009.
By Sameera Anand | 9 February 2010
Business Moves
Bank of America shareholder suggests 18 names to replace Ken Lewis
Finger Interests, a large shareholder in Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has pressed the case for an external candidate to replace Ken Lewis, and has even suggested 18 potential ...
By Sameera Anand | 5 November 2009
View Point
Bank of America officers could face charges over Merrill merger
Bank of America is told that it cannot use attorney-client privilege to withhold information about why BoA shareholders didn't receive material disclosures regarding Merrill's ...
By Sameera Anand | 10 September 2009
Equities
Other sellers of CCB shares emerge
One institutional seller raises $474 million in the early hours of Wednesday morning, while another undisclosed party offloads up to $124 million worth of stock during trading ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 May 2009
Equities
Bank of America sells CCB shares in private deal
Sources say the shares changed hands at a 14.3% discount to Monday's close, allowing Bank of America to raise $7.3 billion, although the US lender has yet to confirm the deal.
By Anette Jönsson | 13 May 2009
People Moves
Merrill strengthens Greater China research team
Three new analysts, one a former fund manager, move to Merrill Lynch to conduct research with a China focus.
By Daniel Inman | 29 April 2009
View Point
Will Merrill cost Ken Lewis his job?
Proxy advisory agencies and a large Bank of America investor advise shareholders to hold the chairman and CEO responsible for going ahead with the Merrill merger.
By Sameera Anand | 24 April 2009
View Point
Why a tax on bonuses is stupid and dangerous
Whipping up moral outrage isn't a solution, it simply panders to the lowest common denominator.
By Lara Wozniak | 24 March 2009
Business Moves
John Thain ousted from Bank of America
The former Merrill CEO resigns after a meeting with BoA chairman Kenneth Lewis and following bonus revelations.
By Anette Jönsson | 23 January 2009
People Moves
Merrill's head of Pacific Rim ECM resigns
Alex Woodthorpe hands in his notice after 13 years with the US investment bank, but agrees to stay on for a transition period.
By Anette Jönsson | 22 January 2009
People Moves
Pratt and Malhotra leave Merrill Lynch
Asia DCM head Jon Pratt becomes the latest victim of Bank of America's takeover of Merrill, while Rahul Malhotra resigns from his high-profile job within the private bank.
By Anette Jönsson | 21 January 2009
Business Moves
Tough times for BoA and Citi
Bank of America asks for more government assistance and Citi restructures.
By Lara Wozniak | 19 January 2009
People Moves
Changes underway at Merrill post BoA takeover
In Asia, Sheldon Trainor sets out on his own (though continues as an adviser), Mark Matthews leaves the research team, and the firm sets up a new corporate finance advisory group.
By Lara Wozniak, Anette Jönsson | 15 January 2009
Equities
Chinese bank blocks get 2009 off to a good start
Bank of America pulls off Hong Kong's largest block trade ever, selling $2.8 billion worth of shares in CCB, while Li Ka-shing Foundation raises $511 million from the sale of ...
By Anette Jönsson | 8 January 2009
M&A
Stoic shareholders bless Bank of America-Merrill marriage
Shareholders of both companies support the merger; a large reduction in staff is likely to be the next announcement.
By Sameera Anand | 8 December 2008
Equities
Bank of America increases stake in CCB
The US bank exercises an option to increase its ownership in China Construction Bank to 19.1%, potentially with a view to booking some profit on its earlier investment.
By Daniel Inman | 19 November 2008
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