Bank of America strengthens research team

by Richard Kilner

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research has announced the appointment of Chris Flanagan as head of US Mortgage and Structured Finance Research.

In his new post Flanagan will be responsible for the development of research products, analytics and modelling throughout the mortgage and structured finance disciplines.

He will report directly to the head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research, Michael Maras.

Flanagan joins from JPMorgan Chase, where he has worked for the last eight years as co-head of securitized products research and head of ABS, CDO and CMBS research.

Over the last three years of the Institutional Investor All-America Fixed Income Research team survey Flanagan has topped four categories: ABS/prepayments, ABS/real estate, ABS/consumer and collateralized debt obligations, indicating the strength of his reputation.

Maras has expressed his delight as Flanagan’s appointment, warmly welcoming the expertise he brings with him to the firm.