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Merrill Lynch Transition Analytics

Managing a portfolio transition, whether due to rebalancing, manager change or asset re-allocation, is one of the most important issues a plan sponsor can face. Merrill Lynch, a trusted global leader in transition management, can provide you with a premier, end-to-end service to help manage the risk and minimize the cost of transferring investment portfolios.

Key Advantages

Structure - Our combination of local access to global liquidity and the investment skills of one of the world's largest fiduciaries presents a uniquely deep and broad platform of transition resources.

Superior Liquidity - As one of the world's largest traders of global securities, we are able to leverage this liquidity on behalf of our transition clients to achieve best execution at the lowest possible price.

World-Class Analytics - Gain access to many of the same risk management analytics, software tools and applications that our sales and trading professionals use.

Sophisticated Trade Execution Systems - The transition team has developed real-time, state-of-the-art risk management and trade execution systems. Our industry leading analytics package guides trading along an efficient frontier.

Coordinated, Customized Trade Process
We manage cost and risk together, not in isolation, using advanced quantitative and mathematical portfolio models to develop and implement an optimal trading schedule for each transition.

Expertise in "Difficult" Asset Classes
We have earned a reputation for effective cost containment and risk management of transitions involving small cap, international, emerging market and less-liquid securities.

Experience and Trust
Our dedicated team of transition professionals has been in place for more than a decade and is led by senior managers, who average nearly 20 years of experience in portfolio trading and transition management.


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