NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Bank of America ( BAC )

expects its investment banking revenue to rise by 10% to 15% in

the first quarter from a year earlier, while its net interest

income could come in on the high end of its forecast range, its

chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

"We've had better capital markets activity, you can see that

just in the deal flow," BofA's finance chief Alastair Borthwick

said at a financial conference.