Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.

Also Known As: Morgan Keegan, MK, Morgan Keegan & Co., Morgan Keegan & Co, Morgan Keegan and Co, Morgan Keegan and Co.

Investment Banking

VAULT RANKINGS 2013

#46 Prestige

#48 Vault Banking 50

GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Memphis, TN
300 offices
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THE BUZZ…

• "Preeminent firm within the Mid-South"
• "Not good technical marketers"
• "Good co-manager"
• "Known for its private wealth practice"

NEWS AND UPDATES

Vault's Scoop

Uppers

“Friendly, fun people”
“Challenging and rewarding”

Downers

Salaries could be higher
Corporate politics

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Out of the South
Morgan Keegan is the brokerage and investment banking arm of Regions Financial Corporation, one of the top 12 bank holding companies in the U.S. and the largest regional bank in the Southeast. In 2004, Alabama-based Regions merged with Memphis, Tenn.’s Union Planters Corp., and in 2006, the entity merged with Birmingham, Ala.-based AmSouth Bancorporation in a massive $9.8 billion deal. These mergers—plus the company’s organic expansion efforts—have turned Regions into a national banking powerhouse, with over $146 billion in assets and $89 billion in deposits.
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Morgan Keegan SALARIES

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Morgan Keegan SURVEY SAYS

Family affair
According to insiders, Morgan Keegan is “a regional firm with a small, family feeling.” It’s also “competitive, young, challenging and rewarding.” The employees are said to be “friendly, fun people who have numerous interests outside of work.” One source confirms that there is a “very flexible culture that rewards people who can make money for the firm.” Downsides at Morgan Keegan include “competing with bigger firms with more resources,” says one insider. But “they want results” and “the good thing, though, is that Morgan Keegan can deliver.” As for the dress code, it’s professional business attire only. “Everyone is expected to be in suits,” says a contact in Morgan Keegan’s Memphis headquarters. However, the firm does allow for casual Fridays during the summer.

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Getting Hired

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Check out the firm’s open positions at www.morgankeegan.com/MK/CareerOpp, which are separated by location (headquarters or elsewhere) and division. Candidates for senior positions at Morgan Keegan should expect to go through a “very difficult” hiring process with “two to three interviews.” A senior financial planner notes that when she was hired years ago, “it was a very easy interviewing process. Now, it’s a much longer procedure, meeting all management and department employees.” Although they can be arduous, Morgan Keegan interviews are generally “informal” and are reported to consist primarily of “questions about experience.” “I met with professionals from trading, sales and research,” says one contact. Another says, “No one really interviews. It’s a ‘who you know’ thing at Morgan Keegan.” Interested candidates can apply for desired openings through an online application process.

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