Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb (New York)

Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $14.78 billion of regulatory assets for 13,648 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Delaware, and 31 other states.

Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, pension consulting services, and market timing services. It prepares financial plans for approximately 14,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb is $14.78 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -71% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $14.6 billion in discretionary accounts and $177.41 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.08 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.34 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb

Michael R. Cowan has been acting as President since 1 May 1997. James W. Cahout has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 1997. William Allen Emerson joined the executive team most recently as the Trust Committee Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Merrill Lynch Group	Direct parent	1 May 1997	75% - 100%	13-3408205
James W. Cahout	Chief investment officer	1 May 1997	Other	4378781
Michael R. Cowan	Director	1 May 1997	Other	4378787
William Allen Emerson	Director	1 May 1997	Other	200867
John W Cummings	Director	1 May 1997	Other	2729018
John A. Sabino	Director	1 May 1997	Other	4378859
Dennis R. Casale	Director	1 May 1997	Other	4409622
James W. Cahouet	Chief investment officer	1 May 1997	Other	4378781
Raymond B Holland	Chief operating officer	1 Dec 1998	Other	3070029
Donald R. Gallagher	Chief financial officer	1 Apr 1999	Other	4378826
Thomas Granaghan	Operations manager	1 Apr 1999	Other	4378830
Doris P. Meister	Chairman & chief executive officer	1 Apr 1999	Other	4409577
Sean Gray	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 1999	Other	4378832
Christian G. Heilmann	President	1 Jan 2000	Other	4378835
Robert Fry	Director	1 Apr 2001	Other	2578521
Robert E Graham	Director	1 Apr 2001	Other	712145
Guy William Williams	Director	1 Apr 2001	Other	1525402
Christian G. Heilmann	President & chief operating officer	1 Jul 2001	Other	4378835
Raymond B Holland	Senior fiduciary officer	1 Jul 2001	Other	3070029
Robert Paul Fry	Director of investments	1 Dec 2001	Other	2578521
Cynthia Ann Lazicki	Operations manager	1 Dec 2001	Other	1447876
Edwin H Hall	Director	1 Jan 2002	Other	234036
Emmett Matthew Wright	Chief investment officer	1 Feb 2002	Other	4467205
Michael Backer	Director	1 Mar 2002	Other	4520384
Christian G. Heilmann	President & chief executive officer	1 Apr 2002	Other	4378835
Doris P. Meister	Chairman	1 Apr 2002	Other	4409577
Robert Paul Fry	Director & director of investments	1 Apr 2002	Other	2578521
Duane Alan Kinghorn	Operations manager	1 Mar 2003	Other	1445495
Patricia Scalabrin	Chief administrative officer	1 Apr 2003	Other	4649255
Joan Bozek	Director of risk management	1 Apr 2003	Other	4649260
Thomas Joseph Sweeney	Managing director of the trust, estate, philanthropic planning and family office services	1 Apr 2003	Other	1986101
Jay Lynn Willoughby	Chief investment officer	1 Apr 2003	Other	1161173
Stewart Wayne Brenner	Managing director, private wealth asset management	1 Apr 2003	Other	2006179
Michael Dennis Botte	Director	1 Apr 2003	Other	804403
Joan Leslie Bozek	Director of investment	1 Apr 2003	Other	4649260
John Michael Thompson	Director	1 Apr 2004	Other	445861
Michael Dennis Botte	Director	1 Apr 2004	Other	804403
Joan Leslie Bozek	Director of investment & investment oversight	1 Apr 2004	Other	4649260
Scott David Marantz	Director of investments	1 Apr 2004	Other	2520261
Kathleen C Brown	Director of product development	1 May 2004	Other	4630469
Rajesh Mohan Nakadi	Executive vice president	1 May 2004	Other	2880035
Barry J Lindenbaum	Senior operations manager	1 Apr 2005	Other	4916044
Richard J Tribiano	National sales manager	1 Apr 2005	Other	3070058
John Dadakis	Director	1 Apr 2005	Other	4974194
Gregory F Gatesman	National sales director	1 Apr 2006	Other	2925767
Paul L. Hagen	Acting director of investments	1 Apr 2006	Other	4127194
Mark Feuer	Managing director, merrill lynch trust company, private banking platforms, and financial advisory center	1 May 2006	Other	4847327
William Allen Emerson	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	200867
Christian G. Heilmann	Chief executive officer, trust division	1 Aug 2006	Other	4378835
Dennis R. Casale	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	4409622
Robert Paul Fry	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	2578521
Robert E Graham	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	712145
Michael Backer	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	4520384
John Michael Thompson	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	445861
John Dadakis	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	4974194
Mark S Leiman	Director	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199141
Conrad Louis Druker	Director	1 Aug 2006	Other	4575390
John D Hawke	Director	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199144
Terrence Patrick Laughlin	Chairman of the board of directors	1 Aug 2006	Other	4930210
Lawrence P Washington	Director, president & chief operating officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199147
Brian Edward Brennan	Chief mortgage portfolio officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	1817347
Stuart C Burnet	Chief credit officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199150
Matthew B Skurbe	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199151
Rodney Loo Wong	Chief market risk officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	1937981
Christopher J Randazzo	Chief technology officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199154
Adeesh Setya	Treasurer	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199155
Pamela Fraser Wilford	Trust committee member	1 Aug 2006	Other	5199158
John Lee Clark	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2006	Other	4693552

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.	Indirect parent	1 May 1997	75% - 100%	13-2740599

Based in New York

The principal office where Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Fsb performs its advisory services is located at 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080 The mailing address of the firm is Registration & Licensing Services, Jacksonville, FL 32246. An additional office of the firm is in Plainsboro, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-449-9448 or by fax 212-738-1070. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday.