Year Established
1969; subsidiary of Regions Financial since 2001
Senior Management
John C. Carson Jr., Chief Executive Officer
R. Patrick Kruczek, President and Chief Operating Officer
James Parrish, President, Private Client Group
Edward Carl Krausnick, Jr., President, Equity Capital Markets
Robert A. Baird, President, Fixed Income Investment Banking
Allen B. Morgan Jr., Chairman Emeritus
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee
Branch Offices
Some 400 in the Mid-Atlantic United States, Southern United States, Midwest United States and Texas
Full-Time Employees
Over 4,500
Financial Advisors
Over 1,200
Research Analysts
22 senior analysts covering over 300 companies in 11 industry sectors
Equity Capital
$792 million as of December 31, 2007
Financial Information
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Memberships
New York Stock Exchange, Securities Investors Protection Corporation (SIPC), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), Securities Industry Association, Chicago Board Options Exchange
About Morgan Keegan
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., is one of the nation's largest regional full-service brokerage and investment banking firms. Through some 400 offices in 19 states, the firm serves the diverse financial needs of individual investors, corporate and institutional clients throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Equity Capital Markets division provides research, trading and investment banking services such as corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity funding. The Fixed Income Capital Markets division is nationally recognized for its expertise in bond trading, research and underwriting. The Private Client Group division offers comprehensive wealth management services including expertise in estate and financial planning.
Affiliated Companies
Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
Morgan Asset Management
RMK Select Mutual Funds
RMK Financial Services
Interstate Group
Athletic Resource Management
Albrecht & Associates
Shattuck Hammond Partners
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) is a member of the S&P 100 Index and Forbes Magazine's "Platinum 400" list of America's best big companies. With nearly $140 billion in assets, Regions is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates over 1,900 AmSouth and Regions banking offices and nearly 2,500 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage, trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from some 400 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
Corporate Awards
Six Morgan Keegan analysts were among the top-ranked stock pickers and earnings estimators in the nation in the Financial Times/StarMine 2008 Global Analyst Awards published May 16, 2008. Robert Mainswas ranked the number one stock picker in the nation for the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry. Brad Stephens was ranked the number one stock picker in the Specialty Retail industry sector, and Simon Leopold was ranked the number one earnings estimator in the Communications Equipment industry sector. Also recognized in the survey were Bob Derrington, Chaz Jones and Robert Dodd.
Harsh Kumar, a managing director with Morgan Keegan, appeared for the first time in 2008 on The Wall Street Journal Best on the Street survey for his coverage of the semiconductors industry. Award-winning analysts in The Best on the Street survey were ranked solely on their stock-picking skill. Morgan Keegan’s equity analysts have been recognized in this survey 14 out of the 16 years it has been published.
Morgan Keegan was one of the largest lead underwriters in the country in 2007. The firm served as book-running manager on 445 issues equating to a par value of $8.6 billion, earning an ranking of 11th, according to Thomson Financial.
Morgan Keegan finished 2007 as the leading underwriter of long-term municipal bonds in the South Central United States (a region that includes Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee). Morgan Keegan has earned the top ranking in the region for 15 consecutive years.
