Merrill Lynch

John A. Thain is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch.

New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As... host of the United Nations headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part. Located on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The city's 2008 estimated population exceeds 8.3 million people, and with a land area of 305 square miles , New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. The New York metropolitan area's population is also the nation's largest, estimated at 18.8 million people over 6,720 square miles . Furthermore, the Combined Statistical Area containing the Greater New York metropolitan area contained 22.
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Bank of America Corporation is a financial services company, the largest bank holding company in the United States, by assets, and the second largest bank by market capitalization. Bank of America serves clients in more than 150 countries and has a relationship with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500. The company is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and a component of both... the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average The bank's 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch made Bank of America the world's largest wealth manager and a major player in the investment banking industry. The company holds 12.2% of all U.S. deposits, as of August 2009, and is one of the Big Four Banks of the United States, along with Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo — its main competitors. Bank of America's history dates to 1904, when Amadeo Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, for the purpose of catering to immigrants other banks would not serve. Amadeo was raised by the Fava/Stanghellini family when his father was shot while trying to collect on a $10.00 debt.
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NorthStar is the leading provider of wealth management software to financial services institutions. Our growing list of clients includes: Charles Schwab, Citigroup, Legg Mason, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia. NorthStar products, delivered either on-premise or on-demand, empower thousands of financial advisors and their teams with full lifecycle advisory capabilities to acquire, implement and manage client assets and liabilities in a holistic and compliant manner.