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Leader In Specialty Fixed Income


For decades, MacKay Shields delivered specialty fixed income solutions backed by disciplined research and a commitment to providing long-term value for our clients. The MacKay Shields client experience provides investors direct access to senior investment professionals.

Research Intensive

Focused, high conviction teams develop and implement well-defined investment philosophies, approaches, and processes best suited to their respective asset classes.

Strategies

High Touch Service

We offer our clients direct access to our investment teams. We’re well aware that our people are the best investment of all.

Our Investment Teams

Responsibility In Action

We provide purposeful opportunities for our employees and promote the well-being of the environment and communities in which we work and live.

Responsibility

Equitable for All—Visualizing Our Differences

At MacKay Shields we commit to the equitable treatment of all. To demonstrate this, MacKay worked with artist and photographer Maya Barkai to create this piece, which is meant to embody our diversity, equity and inclusion (left image). The piece of art (right) is created by MacKay's own Alina Sysak and represents the unique and diverse makeup of our firm. 

Performance Focused, Independent Thinking, Client Access

With a rich history over eight decades, we have much to be proud of and are truly anchored to knowing ‘Who We Are’ as we partner with clients and support employees.

MacKay Moments - Empowering Women, Together

As part of our 2025 service volunteer initiative, MacKay Shields proudly partnered with colleagues from New York Life Investors, New York Life Investments and Apogem Capital to support Bottomless Closet—a nonprofit helping women in NYC prepare for the workforce with confidence.

3Q 2025 Specialty Fixed Income Outlooks

Explore key trends shaping the fixed income market with perspectives from our specialty fixed income teams. MacKay Shields examines the evolving risk and return dynamics in global fixed income.

No Free Lunches, But Muni Snacks Do Exist

Muni performance takes a step backwards. Wading into active waters for alpha snacks. Keeping watchful eye on post tax bill credit landscape. We explain in our latest MacKay Municipal Monitor.