TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Asset Management said today that it has
named Megan E. Greene as Managing
Director and Chief Economist.
Ms. Greene is responsible for forecasting global macro-economic
and financial trends and analyzing the potential opportunities and
impacts to support the firm's investment teams around the
world.
"We are delighted to welcome Megan to our organization," said
Kai Sotorp, President & Chief Executive Officer. "Her wealth of
global economic experience and her keen, insightful research will
make her an invaluable resource to our teams as we develop robust,
long-term investment solutions for our clients. In addition, she
will be a critical contributor to our thought leadership program,
which keeps our clients up to date on key trends and issues
affecting the investing landscape."
She will be based in Manulife Asset Management's Boston office, as a member of the Portfolio
Solutions Group (PSG), which specializes in global asset allocation
portfolio management. PSG manages more than $118 billion in assets and consists of more than
25 experienced investment managers around the globe. She reports to
Robert Boyda, Senior Managing
Director and Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation.
For the past several years, Ms. Greene ran her own London-based economics consulting practice,
Maverick Intelligence, serving clients who leveraged her analysis
of economic, political, policy and social developments and the
impact these were likely to have on the global economy.
Previously, she was Director of European Economics at Roubini
Global Economics, where she conducted macroeconomic analysis and
forecasting, with a focus on the Eurozone, and provided real-time
analysis on global developments and how they would impact political
and macroeconomic forecasts and financial systems. Prior to this,
she was Editor/Economist, Western
Europe, at Economist Intelligence Unit, responsible for
economic forecasts and models for a wide range of countries.
Ms. Greene holds an M.Sc. in European Politics from Oxford University, Nuffield College, and a
bachelor's degree with honors in Political Economy from
Princeton University.
Her appointment is effective immediately.
About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset
Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife,
providing comprehensive asset management solutions for
institutional investors and investment funds in key markets around
the world. This investment expertise extends across a broad range
of public and private asset classes, as well as asset allocation
solutions. As at June 30, 2014,
assets under management for Manulife Asset Management were
approximately C$300 billion
(US$281 billion).
Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be
found at ManulifeAM.com.
About Manulife
Manulife is a leading Canada-based financial services group with
principal operations in Asia,
Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife
for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions
for their most significant financial decisions. Our international
network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers
financial protection and wealth management products and services to
millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to
institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife and its
subsidiaries were approximately C$637
billion (US$597 billion) as at
June 30, 2014. Our group of companies
operates as Manulife in Canada and
Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the
United States.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE
and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife can be found on the
Internet at manulife.com.
SOURCE Manulife Asset Management