Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (Memphis)


Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Memphis. It manages $10.02 billion of regulatory assets for 37,166 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2000 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 44 other states.

Morgan Keegan & Company provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for approximately 700 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Morgan Keegan & Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. is $10.02 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 568% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.93 billion in discretionary accounts and $5.09 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $236.53 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $311.52 thousand.
Morgan Keegan & Company has custody of $9.87 billion in cash and securities for 34,911 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

Allen Benners Jr Morgan has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2003. Jacqueline Ann Beauprez joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer / Broker Dealer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Allen Benners Morgan Ceo 1 Jul 1969 Other 602961
Joseph Clement Weller Cfo 1 Aug 1969 Other 462863
John Whittemore Stokes Vice chairman 1 Sep 1970 Other 437091
Inc. Morgan Keegan Parent 1 May 1983 75% - 100% 62-1153850
Joseph Clarence Barkley Chief operations officer 1 Jan 1986 Other 1373033
Thomas Vernon Orr Managing director 1 Aug 1997 Other 808162
James Anthony Parrish Managing director 1 Aug 1997 Other 1421066
Robert Atkinson Baird Managing director 1 Aug 1998 Other 854207
James Timothy Ritt Clo 1 Aug 1998 Other 1836011
Steve Lloyd Lawrence National sales manager / managing director 1 Mar 1999 Other 1373043
George Douglas Jr Edwards Vice chairman 1 Sep 2000 Other 823661
Thomas Augustus Jr Henricks Cco 1 Sep 2000 Other 1735254
Stephen Patrick Laffey President, coo 1 Sep 2000 Other 1700315
Jerome Marks Dattel Managing director 1 Sep 2000 Other 61216
Richard Sidney Ferguson Managing director 1 Sep 2000 Other 1748942
William Frierson Jr Hughes Managing director 1 Sep 2000 Other 1158875
Minor Wilkerson Perkins Managing director 1 Sep 2000 Other 1454879
Regions Financial Corporation Parent 1 Mar 2001 75% - 100% 63-0371391
Paul Brian Fowler Managing director / director, wealth mgmt services 1 May 2002 Other 2596604
Gary Michael Franklin Srop 1 Sep 2002 Other 2109914
Allen Benners Jr Morgan Chairman 1 Aug 2003 Other 602961
George Douglas Jr Edwards Ceo 1 Aug 2003 Other 823661
John Hall Jr Grayson Managing director 1 Mar 2004 Other 2419094
Sarah Jean Sutton Compliance registered options principal (crop) 1 May 2004 Other 4151257
Robert James Glenn Executive managing director 1 Sep 2004 Other 223045
Ramkrishna Pattenshetti Kasargod Supervisory analyst 1 Apr 2005 Other 1502700
William Arnot Geary Managing director 1 Jan 2006 Other 1680611
Joseph Clement Weller Vice chairman 1 Jul 2006 Other 462863
Charles Darryl Maxwell Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 1492875
Robert Patrick Kruczek Chief administrative officer 1 Jul 2006 Other 2389311
Edward Elkan Scheidt Director of research 1 Jul 2006 Other 1401820
Claude Herbert Paddock Compliance registered options principal (crop) 1 Sep 2007 Other 355016
Robert Patrick Kruczek President/coo 1 Apr 2008 Other 2389311
John Congleton Jr Carson Ceo 1 Apr 2008 Other 1307784
Robert Atkinson Iv Baird President - fixed income capital markets division 1 Apr 2008 Other 854207
Gavin Michael Murrey Managing director 1 Dec 2008 Other 3104897
Cynthia Denise Morrison Chief compliance officer / ia affiliate 1 Dec 2008 Other 3003956
John Gerald Olsen Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2009 Other 1395283
James Woodrow Jr Hamilton Regional manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 810212
Michael Eugene Turnbough Regional manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 2134719
Van Chenault Thompson Regional manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 1542001
Richard Sidney Ferguson President 1 Jan 2010 Other 1748942
Heather Diane Smith Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 4349745
Scott Bradley Reese Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2010 Other 2849779
Kevin Howard Giddis President - fixed income capital markets 1 Jan 2011 Other 1328454
Inc. Raymond James Financial Parent 1 Apr 2012 75% - 100% 59-1517485
Taretha Ann Robinson Chief compliance officer / ia affiliate 1 Aug 2012 Other 4539081
Heather Diane Smith Chief compliance officer / ia affiliate 1 Sep 2012 Other 4349745
Paul Louis Matecki General counsel 1 Oct 2012 Other 1173122
Jacqueline Ann Beauprez Chief compliance officer / broker dealer 1 Jul 2013 Other 4075012
Brent Patrick Nicks Chief compliance officer / ia affiliate 1 Jul 2013 Other 4067773

Based in Memphis

The principal office where Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 50 Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103 9880 The mailing address of the firm is 1100 Ridgeway Loop Road, #550, Memphis, TN 38120. An additional office of the firm is in Nashville, TN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (901) 524-4100 or by fax (901) 524-4170. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.morgankeegan.com.