O’Neal’s legacy: the end of the Merrill culture?

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O’Neal’s legacy: the end of the Merrill culture?

Stan O’Neal had to go, but Merrill Lynch may lose more than its chief executive. With no internal succession plan, the firm may have to turn to an outsider. Can this person preserve the famous Merrill Lynch culture, while turning the bank round and imposing his or her own ideas? It would be a Herculean task.

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