Three months after Raymond James denied it was interested in buying Morgan Keegan, rumor has it that the brokerage firm is actually at the bargaining table now.
Once again, a wirehouse is looking to cut into its support infrastructure while keeping the producing brokers happy. We will see if the strategy works over the long term.
As the process of finding a buyer for independent broker-dealer Morgan Keegan drags on, analysts are wondering whether it might make more sense for parent Regions Financial to put itself on the block.
The clock is ticking down on another year of retention bonuses, so we could see a lot of wirehouse types change partners -- or even go independent -- in the next few months.
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