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Wells Fargo and Bank of America's Merill will be offering bitcoin ETFs to clients, per Bloomberg. Morgan Stanley is another large firm looking into offering spot bitcoin ETFs, Coindesk reported. "Spot bitcoin ETFs are available for unsolicited purchases through an advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors or through our online WellsTrade platform," Sarah Kerr, a Wells Fargo spokesperson, confirmed to Business Insider. With bitcoin ETFs, retail investors can get exposure to the cryptocurrency's price movements without having to directly buy bitcoin through a less regulated exchange. In the weeks since US regulators approved 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in January, the investment vehicles saw record-high trading volumes.
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Of those, 30 came after the Credit Suisse deal was announced in March. With the Credit Suisse deal, UBS became the world's second-largest wealth manager. “The U.S. is the largest wealth market globally, and in recent years there has been unprecedented growth," Iqbal Khan, UBS' president of global wealth management, told Reuters. Reuters GraphicsUBS' ranks of financial advisers in the U.S. have swelled by more than 25% in the last three years. “Over the next 20 years, we'll see the greatest transfer of wealth in history," said Khan, who joined UBS from Credit Suisse in 2019.
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Bank of America's Merrill names new leaders to head divisions
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
May 19 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's (BAC.N) investment and wealth management arm Merrill named insider Greg McGauley as the head of private wealth management, international and institutional, Merrill said on Friday. Merrill offers investment management services to its clients including, wealth planning, insurance, retirement and savings planning. McGauley joined Merrill in 1994 and has held several senior roles at the company, including leading private wealth services. Lydia DiClemente was also named as the head of Merrill Banking Enablement and Merrill Financial Solution Advisors. DiClemente, who has more than 20 years of experience in the wealth management industry, will also work in partnership with April Schneider, the head of wealth management banking and lending.
Almost 400 financial advisors surveyed at Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit said they favor bonds and cash the most for investment portfolios, with stocks at a "distant third," a report out Wednesday said. Bonds as a percentage of portfolios climbed to 27% when the survey was taken in late January and early February, up from 24% a year earlier. The average allocation to cash climbed to 10% from 7% a year ago, while stocks fell to 57% from 62%. With the surplus cash that's being generated in portfolios, 26% of advisors plan to buy stocks, down from 42% last year. Meanwhile, 29% intend to put the money into bonds and 30% "are happy to remain in cash."
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