I agree with some of the other recent threads that Macquarie is still pretty underrated as a bank, would put it above Truist for sure. Don't know about the culture of Macq but I know it's gaming group is historically one of the best non-infra coverage groups (along with S&S/TMT) at the bank and competes with BBs on deals in the space (see the Caesar's Entertainment deal earlier this year for example). 

Not too familiar with Truist overall but a lot of the firm is based out of georgia. Again not too familiar with culture or reputation so others feel free to chime in.

imo macquarie is the clear choice but again, maybe others can give more input on Truist

 

For base salaries it's pretty much the same except for An3.

An 1/2/3 is 100/105/110 for Truist and 100/105/130 for Macquarie. Associate I believe is 175/200/225 for both.

Historically, I think bonuses at both have been at similar levels (below street) but I saw that Truist paid c.100%+ in 2021 and don't think Macquarie was at that level. Not sure if that will persist though or if it was a one-off. Additionally Macquarie runs on a March fiscal year for everyone so if you stay 2 years as an analyst you'll only get 1.75 bonuses at Macquarie vs. 2 at Truist which runs June to June for Analysts.

 
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I want to point out that gaming in Macquarie do casinos only (or maybe that was the group hiring when I was recruiting). I would confirm that and think if you only want to be limited to this - it is not a good or bad thing just a consideration. Having said that, they have been growing so much and analysts in this group get a lot of responsibility.

There was a thread about low pay at Macquarie, worth checking out.

I heard Truist pay was really good this past year to fight turnover. Also, I know of multiple Truist TMT analysts/associates who lateraled to BBs or reputable MMs.

They’re both solid options but do your full diligence first

 

Would you say Macquarie is better than Truist by a good margin? IMO they are pretty similar unless it's MacCap Infra. Ideally, if they are pretty much similar for exits, then I would want to go to the firm with higher pay.

 

I don’t think Macquarie is that much better. They have a reputation of being cheap and you will be working in a very niche market. There is massive opportunity with sports betting being legal but as of today right now TMT definitely seems a better place to start your career.

 

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