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LONDON, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Investment
Management today announced the availability of a suite of funds
within Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The funds now available, as of
15 May 2020, cover a range of asset
classes including equity, fixed income, liquid alternatives and
emerging markets. The funds registered will provide investors with
access to UCITS vehicles across some of Manulife Investment
Management's most popular global strategies. The majority of the
funds are available in both USD and Euro. More details can be found
in the chart below.
"In keeping with our global growth strategy, the entry into the
Nordics expands our European presence and enables us to better
serve Manulife Investment Management's investment offerings to
investors," said Paul Lorentz,
President & CEO, Manulife Investment Management.
"Manulife Investment Management understands the challenges
investors are facing today and their need for a diverse range of
investments to help mitigate risk and meet liabilities," said
Morten Simonsen, managing director
and head of distribution for Northern
Europe at Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Ltd. "We are excited to offer these
funds across the Nordics."
"In light of the current economic environment, we foresee demand
for specialised active management solutions, and these strategies
may give Nordic investors the ability to further differentiate with
products best suited to the needs of their portfolios," added
Todd Cassler, Head of Institutional
Distribution, U.S. & Europe,
Manulife Investment Management.
Fund
Name
|
Share
Classes
|
Availability*
|
Manulife Global
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
|
Class W USD Acc,
Class W EUR Acc
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife U.S. All Cap
Core Equity Fund
|
Class W USD Acc,
Class W EUR Acc
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife U.S. Large
Cap Equity Fund
|
Class I USD Acc,
Class I EUR Acc Hgd
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife Strategic
Fixed Income Fund
|
Class W USD Acc,
Class W EUR Acc Hgd
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife Emerging
Markets Debt Fund
|
Class W USD Acc,
Class W EUR Acc Hgd
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife Asian Bond
Absolute Return Fund
|
Class W USD Acc,
Class W EUR Acc Hgd
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife Strategic
Income Opportunities Fund
|
Class I USD Acc,
Class I EUR Acc Hgd
|
Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
|
Manulife Macro
Currency Fund
|
Class E2p EUR
Acc
|
Finland
|
* Not all offerings are available
in all jurisdictions.
|
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global wealth and asset
management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on
more than 150 years of financial stewardship to partner with
clients across our institutional, retail, and retirement businesses
globally. Our specialist approach to money management includes the
highly differentiated strategies of our fixed-income, specialized
equity, multi-asset solutions, and private markets teams—along with
access to specialized, unaffiliated asset managers from around the
world through our multimanager model. Our personalized, data-driven
approach to retirement is focused on delivering financial wellness
in retirement plans of all sizes to help plan participants and
members retire with dignity.
Headquartered in Toronto, we
operate as Manulife Investment Management throughout the world,
with the exception of the United
States, where the retail and retirement businesses operate
as John Hancock Investment Management and John Hancock, respectively; and in Asia and Canada, where the retirement business operates
as Manulife. Manulife Investment Management had CAD$832 billion (US$586
billion) in assets under management and
administration.* Not all offerings are available in
all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit our
website at manulifeim.com.
* MFC financials in CAD. Global Wealth and Asset
Management AUMA as of March 31, 2020,
was $832 billion and includes
$195 billion of assets managed on
behalf of other segments and $139
billion of assets under administration.
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