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TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2020 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment
Management announced today portfolio manager Christopher Chapman, managing director and
portfolio manager on Manulife Investment Management's Global
Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team, is relocating from London, U.K. to Boston, U.S, effective October 1, 2020.
After Christopher relocates on October
1, all of his portfolio management activities will be as a
portfolio manager with Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC.
With this move, Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited will be generally terminated
as 'named' sub-advisor on the following funds, however, the
London based analysts will
continue to provide support to the Manulife Global Multi-Sector
Fixed Income Team:
- Manulife Global Fixed Income Private Trust
- Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund
- Manulife Strategic Income Fund
- Manulife Strategic Investment Grade Global Bond Fund
- Manulife U.S. Dollar Strategic Balanced Yield Fund
- Manulife U.S. Dollar Strategic Income Fund
- Manulife Value Balanced Fund
- Manulife Value Balanced Class
There are no changes to the team's investment process,
investment strategies, or their respective decision-making.
Portfolios will continue to be ordinarily managed on a global basis
24 hours a day, beginning with coverage from the team's
Hong Kong portfolio manager and
shifting to the Boston-based
portfolio managers. Manulife Investment Management regularly
reviews the overall resources, responsibilities and locations of
the Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team.
For more information on the Manulife Investment Management's
Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team, visit manulifeim.com.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global wealth and asset
management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on
more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources
of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and
retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in
Toronto, our leading capabilities
in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment
footprint that spans 17 countries and territories. We complement
these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated
asset managers from around the world. We're committed to
investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative
global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage
with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to
help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better
retirement.
As of June 30, 2020, Manulife
Investment Management had CAD$900
billion (US$660 billion) in
assets under management and administration. Not all offerings
are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information,
please visit manulifeim.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial
services group that helps people make their decisions easier and
lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across
our offices in Canada,
Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the
United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and
wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and
institutions. At the end of 2019, we had more than 35,000
employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution
partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.2
trillion (US$0.9 trillion) in
assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12
months we made $30.6 billion in
payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in
Asia, Canada and the
United States where we have served customers for more than
155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New
York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in
Hong Kong.
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