Manulife Mutual Funds has reached an agreement that will allow it to offer a family of mutual funds sub-advised by Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

The arrangement allows Manulife to launch new mutual funds and segregated funds to complement its Manulife Tax-Managed Growth fund and Manulife World Investment class, plus exclusively offer a broader family of funds sub-advised by Mawer for distribution through independent financial advisors.

“We are very pleased to enter this arrangement which will serve to further strengthen and broaden our already very strong family of mutual funds, says Doug Conick, vp investment funds for Manulife Financial

Mawer’s World Investment Fund is managed by Gerald Cooper-Key, the Canadian Investment Awards’ 2007 Fund Manager of the Year.

“We’re very honoured to be working closely with one of Canada’s top financial firms,” says Cooper-Key.

Mawer has been managing portfolios for individual and institutional investors for more than three decades.