Merrill Lynch  美银美林 美林证券  
美林证券（Merrill Lynch）是世界最大的证券零售商和投资银行之一，总部位于美国纽约市。目前，美林集团在世界超过40个国家经营，为个人、机构投资者和政府客户提供多元化的金融服务：除了传统的投资银行和经纪业务外，还包括共同基金、保险、信托、年金和清算服务。作为世界的最大的金融管理咨询公司之一，它在财务世界里占有一席之地。2008年9月14日，美国银行与美林达成协议，将以约440亿美元收购后者。

Bank of America is one of the world's largest 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 more than 59 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail banking offices, more than 18,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 25 million active users. Bank of America offers industry leading support to more than 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients in more than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Following the combination with Merrill Lynch, Bank of America has become:

The largest brokerage in the world, with more than 15,000 Financial Advisors and approximately $2.2 trillion in client assets
A leading provider of global corporate and investment banking services, including commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity and global M&A
A global leader in wealth management, private banking and retail brokerage
Bank of America owns approximately 34% of the economic interest in BlackRock, an independent, publicly-traded investment management firm