Bank of America Merrill Lynch Named Institutional Investor’s “Top Global Research Firm of the Year”

November 13, 2019 at 9:30 AM Eastern

For the seventh time since the recognition began in 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has been named Institutional Investor’s “Top Global Research Firm of the Year.” BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research won 234 total team positions – more than any other firm – in the eight Institutional Investor research team surveys published throughout 2019.

“Our analysts around the world produce consistently high-quality research across all asset classes with the goal of delivering integrated, unique insights to our clients,” said Candace Browning, head of BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. “The feedback we receive from the Institutional Investor surveys is an important measure of the value our research provides to investors and a reflection of our team’s dedication and hard work.”

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BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

The BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research franchise covers more than 3,000 stocks and 1,250 credits globally and ranks in the top tier in many external surveys. Most recently, the group was named No. 1 Global Research Firm of 2019 by Institutional Investor magazine; No. 1 in the 2019 Institutional Investor Global Fixed-Income Research survey and Emerging EMEA surveys; No. 2 in the 2019 Institutional Investor All-America survey; and No. 4 in the 2019 Institutional Investor All-Asia and All-Europe surveys. For more information about any awards cited, visit https://go.bofa.com/awards.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 66 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,300 retail financial centers, including approximately 2,400 lending centers, 2,600 financial centers with a Consumer Investment Financial Solutions Advisor and 1,900 business centers; approximately 16,600 ATMs; and award-winning digital banking with nearly 38 million active users, including approximately 29 million mobile users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

“Bank of America Merrill Lynch”, “Bank of America” and “BofA Securities” are the marketing names used by the Global Banking and Global Markets divisions of Bank of America Corporation. Lending, other commercial banking activities, and trading in certain financial instruments are performed globally by banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Trading in securities and financial instruments, and strategic advisory, and other investment banking activities, are performed globally by investment banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation (“Investment Banking Affiliates”), including, in the United States, BofA Securities, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp., both of which are registered broker-dealers and Members of SIPC, and, in other jurisdictions, by locally registered entities. BofA Securities, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. are registered as futures commission merchants with the CFTC and are members of the NFA.

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