Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced the appointment of Bill O’Neill as chief investment officer, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) wealth management.
Based in London, Mr. O’Neill will report to David Jervis, head of EMEA Merrill Lynch wealth management, and Michael O’Keeffe, chief investment officer, Merrill Lynch global wealth management.
Mr. O’Neill has been a senior member of the chief investment office team, which plays a key role in providing investment intelligence to financial advisors and portfolio managers, since 2007. He joined Merrill Lynch in October 2007 as a consultant for global wealth management EMEA. Prior to this, he worked at Barclays Wealth as a leading member of its asset allocation team covering multi-asset portfolios. From 2001 to 2005, he worked in the global strategy team at JP Morgan Asset Management focused on asset allocation.
