NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research today announced that Kate Moore will be joining the group as a global equity strategist in November, reporting to chief Global Equity Strategist Michael Hartnett. In this role, she will support the development of our global equity product working with colleagues in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Moore will be based in New York. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090812/CL60095LOGO ) Moore joins from Moore Capital Management where she served as an emerging market strategist for the last few years. Previously, she worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Moore graduated from the University of Chicago with a master's degree in political economy and received a bachelor's degree in political and social thought from the University of Virginia. "I am looking forward to Kate joining my team," said Hartnett. "Her ability to apply cross-market analysis to evaluate relative value and market sentiment will be a tremendous asset to our team." The goal of BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research is to be the premier global research franchise, providing clients with exceptional service, value-added investment insights and alpha-generating investment recommendations. Since January 2009, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research has hired 40 analysts in the United States and an additional 25 analysts globally. The BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research franchise covers nearly 3,000 stocks globally and ranks in the top tier in many external surveys. Most recently the group was named Top Global Broker, Top U.S. Broker and No. 2 Europe Broker by Financial Times/StarMine and Best Brokerage by Forbes/Zacks. In addition, the group ranked No. 1 in the 2009 Institutional Investor All-Europe survey for Pan-European coverage, No. 2 in the Institutional Investor 2009 All-Brazil Research team survey, and No. 3 in the Institutional Investor 2009 All-America Equity, All-Latin America, and All-America Fixed-Income Research team surveys. Bank of America 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's corporate and investment banking, and sales and trading businesses operate under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch brand. Bank of America Merrill Lynch focuses on middle-market and large corporations, institutional investors, financial institutions and government entities. It provides innovative services in M&A, equity and debt capital raising, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. Bank of America Merrill Lynch serves clients in more than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and nearly 96 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the marketing name for the global banking and global markets businesses of Bank of America Corporation. Lending, derivatives, and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including Bank of America, N.A., member FDIC. Securities, 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, Banc of America Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, which are both registered broker-dealers and members of FINRA and SIPC, and, in other jurisdictions, locally registered entities. Investment products offered by Investment Banking Affiliates: Are Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * Are Not Bank Guaranteed http://www.bankofamerica.com/ http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090812/CL60095LOGODATASOURCE: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research CONTACT: Susan McCabe Walley, Bank of America, +1-212-449-0389, Web Site: http://www.bankofamerica.com/

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