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Insights, research and news to keep you updated and informed on Madison's strategies and process. For Investment Strategy specific commentary, see our Investment Strategies & Solutions pages.
Updates & News
Madison Investments signs the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
Madison, WI – Madison Investment Holdings, Inc. (Madison Investments), an independent investment management firm, today announced it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Financial Markets Evince Risk-Seeking Behavior
Remember when 2021 was supposed to be a return to normality? Instead, it has been a transition year featuring high inflation and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continuing to disrupt regions across the world, especially as new variants emerge such as Delta and Omicron.
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Risk and Rewards of Rising Rates
As every fixed income investor knows, bond prices fall as rates rise. Obviously, falling prices reduce returns. In today’s low yield environment, portfolio income offers little protection, meaning price changes dominate total return. However, fixed income investors with long time horizons should actually root for higher rates, despite the short term losses incurred.
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Style Divergence Between Large Caps and Mid/Small
There is a big divergence in growth versus value occurring between large caps and mid/small. With valuations stretched and an uptick in volatility, could the pendulum finally swing for large caps as well?
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Commentary
Corporate Bond Risk Measures Nearing All-time Highs
As if low interest rates and tight credit spreads weren’t enough to challenge fixed income investors in this market, the pool of investment grade corporate bonds seems to be getting riskier as well. The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index, which measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market, and serves as a proxy for the U.S. credit market, now has an average duration of 8.78 years – nearly the longest it has ever been (98th
percentile)1.
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Updates & News
Madison Investments Completes Acquisition of Reinhart Fixed Income
Madison, WI – Madison Investments Holdings, Inc. (Madison Investments), an independent investment management firm, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Milwaukee-based Reinhart Fixed Income Team, fixed income investment strategies and clients.
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The Captive Review awards were independently determined and awarded by one of Captive’s Captive Owner Panels. Madison Scottsdale did not pay a fee in exchange for these awards. The Investment Management Award is open to asset managers and investment advisors and is presented to the firm that best exhibits unrivaled customer care and innovation.
Any performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Non-deposit investment products are not federally insured, involve investment risk, may lose value and are not obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate.
This website is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security.
The Captive Review awards were independently determined and awarded by one of Captive’s Captive Owner Panels. Madison Scottsdale did not pay a fee in exchange for these awards. The Investment Management Award is open to asset managers and investment advisors and is presented to the firm that best exhibits unrivaled customer care and innovation.