Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Julia Hoggett, who was named one of Financial News' 100 most influential women in finance last year, has had her role expanded for a second time since joining the US bank roughly two years ago.

Hoggett joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch in June 2010 as a managing director to lead its financial institutions flow financing business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a role in which she has focused on providing senior unsecured and secured bond funding for financial institutions.