Europe, Middle East and Africa

Making SEPA simpler —
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Our Regional Offices

Awards & Recognition

  • Winner - Best MME/SME Treasury Solution - Vertu
    Treasury Today, 2013
  • Highly Commended - Best MME/SME Treasury Solution - Hollister
    Treasury Today, 2013
  • Greenwich Associates, 2012
    2012
  • Euromoney Cash Management Survey, 2011 Qualitative Service Rankings
    Euromoney, 2011
  • Best Russian M&A House of the Year
    Euromoney, Awards for Excellence, 2011

Overview

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) footprint is comprised of 32 cities across 23 countries on three continents. The company is a long-established participant in the European markets, with a presence since 1922. Currently over 14,000 associates are based in EMEA.

Globally, Bank of America Merrill Lynch serves clients and customers in more than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500, nearly 96 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and 33 percent of the FTSE 100.

Today, the company offers an integrated and comprehensive set of products and services across all businesses, serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and government clients, by combining the best of local knowledge and international expertise. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a strategic and measured approach to its international development and is strengthening its business and infrastructure to create sustainable,
long-term growth.

Capabilities

Bank of America's Europe Card Services business has been operating in EMEA since 1993 with offices in Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. With over five million customers, the business is the largest credit card lender in the region.

Global Banking & Markets includes corporate banking, investment banking and sales trading. The group provides services to middle-market and large corporations, government entities and institutional investors. These services include mergers and acquisition advice, equity and debt capital raising, corporate lending, sales and trading in fixed income, commodities, currency and equities, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management.

Global Wealth and Investment Management is one of the largest wealth management businesses in the world with $1.9 trillion in total client assets. The business provides comprehensive wealth management to affluent and high net worth clients, as well as retirement and benefit plan services, philanthropic management and asset management to individuals and institutions.

Media

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Media Contacts

John McIvor
Head of International Communications +44.0.20.7995.8347

John Greaves
Europe Card Services
+44.0.1244.574.404

Victoria Garrod
Investment Banking and Capital Markets
+44.0.20.7995.4437

Sara-Louise Boyes
Wealth Management
+44.0.20.7996.3557

 

Liz Wood
Global Corporate Banking and Corporate Social Responsibility
+44.0.20.7995.7731

Andrew Todd
Global Markets
+44.0.20.7995.4265

Tomos Rhys Edwards
Research
+44.0.20.7995.2763

 

Our media managers are only able to respond to enquiries from the press.

Perspective

FX-MM

The World of Receivables within Shared Service Centres

Bruce Meuli and Ad Van der Poel, examine the benefits of receivables centralisation and the impact that SEPA is having on the receivables landscape.

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gtnews

The Evolution of Shared Service Centres

Shared service centres (SSCs) have steadily expanded beyond their original basic remit of assisting cost efficiency, financial and risk management. This article examines the growing number of functions that they perform for treasury and suggests how developments such as the single euro payments area (SEPA) is likely to further expand their range.

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The Treasurer

In Sharp Focus

Risk is firmly under the lens of global boards. So how can treasurers prepare for the new threats that continually appear on the horizon? Francyn Stuckey shares her thoughts.

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TMI

Time to Embrace SEPA's Opportunities

The mandatory move from national payments and collections instruments to Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) instruments on February 1, 2014 offers German corporations, and multinationals based in Germany, a huge opportunity. At a stroke, many of the barriers to treasury efficiency will be removed. Moreover, from a payment perspective, companies will be able to expand as easily within the SEPA area (which includes the 27 EU members, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Monaco) as they would domestically.

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Treasury Today

Global Trade Roundtable

What are the key trade issues for the coming year – and more importantly, how will they be managed? Global and regional Heads of Trade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch discuss the topics that matter, providing region-by-region insight for corporate treasurers the world over.

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gtnews

Optimism and Pragmatism: The Outlook for 2013

With gross domestic product (GDP) dropping across the globe and slowing economic growth affecting the emerging markets, 2013 is shaping up to be another difficult year. Carole Berndt discusses what treasurers can anticipate in an environment where an increased pace of work is the reality and preparing for the challenges ahead is a must.

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Article

Treasury Today Executive Interview with Carole Berndt

Treasurers can no longer think about payments and receipts in isolation. Today, they need to understand who the critical suppliers and purchasers are, and be able to discern their health and wellbeing and their associated dependencies. In this Treasury Today Executive Interview, Carole Berndt discusses the Eurozone challenges and how to best plan for them by introducing six lifesaving steps every Treasurer should follow.

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BAML Webcast

Treasury Environmental Changes – Adjusting to new eurozone and regulatory opportunities

Join our webcast to understand and prepare for two key areas making an impact on the treasury environment: the eurozone and regulatory reform.

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BAML Webcast

Connecting the world through your global card

The global landscape continues to shift as companies expand beyond their own borders to grow and strengthen their business. Join this Webcast to tap into the global payments landscape and how cards are used and accepted in other regions. Hear how to gain operational efficiency while managing risk and cost. Guest speaker: CareerBuilder

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BAML Podcast

ISO 20022: Traveling the road to global interoperability (podcast series)

As data communication becomes more challenging with the growing advancements in technology, companies are looking for a common understanding of information shared by people and computers. ISO 20022 is a universal payment standard that provides standardized processing, communications and formats across the globe. Guest speakers: Expedia Inc, Cargill Incorporated, and SWIFT

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