Brian McManus, head of collateralized debt obligation research at Merrill Lynch, and a frequent Institutional Investor Fixed-Income All-America Research Team winner, has retired to Miami, according to sister publication BondWeek. Dan Castro, the asset-backed securities research chief, said he is filling in for McManus as there are no immediate plans to replace him. He added that McManus, 44, likes to travel and owns property in Eastern Europe and Nicaragua.
At Merrill, McManus reported to Marty Fridson, managing director and chief high-yield strategist. Fridson did not return calls, and McManus did not reply to e-mail messages.