Roger Renaud has been president of Manulife Asset Management Canada since joining the firm, following its acquisition of his former employer, Standard Life
Frances Donald will play a key role in the firm’s Canadian and Asian economic analysis and forecasting activities
Moves in the Canadian Fundamental Equity Team and U.S. Core Value Equity Team as a result of the imminent departure of two senior portfolio managers
Manulife to rename Standard Life mutual funds; mergers planned for next spring
Several proposed changes to Manulife Investments funds are an effort to create a “best of the best” mutual fund lineup
Three funds will be capped to all new and ongoing purchases
New “fund of funds” provides exposure to tax-efficient Canadian dividends and global fixed-income assets while new investment pool is a flexible Canadian balanced product
Claude Chene will create the distribution vision and strategy as well as oversee sales and relationship management activity on a global basis
Change to the portfolio management team for Manulife Preferred Income Class
Three new mandates provide extensions of existing monthly high Income and strategic income strategies