TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945
LONDON, Sept. 23, 2019
/CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management today announced the
establishment of an office in Dublin,
Ireland. The new office is part of a strategic expansion of
Manulife's Wealth & Asset Management business. Together with
other offices in the region, the new entity will provide
centralized oversight for Manulife's UCITS platform and support the
firm's clients in the Americas, EMEA and Asia, as well as provide risk mitigation for
uncertainties caused by Brexit.
"We are excited to open our Dublin office and broaden our footprint across
Europe," said Andrew Arnott, Head of Manulife Investment
Management in the US and Europe.
"Growing our European presence to meet the potential of the market
continues to be a priority, and the establishment of our
Dublin office will better serve
the needs of our customers at a global scale."
To lead Manulife Investment Management's efforts in Ireland, the firm has appointed Angela Billick as Chief Operating Officer and
Head of Office. Ms. Billick continues her role as Head of European
Investment Product for Manulife Investment Management. She brings
over 20 years of leadership experience in financial services and
wealth management to the role, with a specialty in offshore and
European funds, private funds and structured products. She dually
reports to Andrew Arnott and
Leo Zerilli, Global Head of
Investment Product.
"We are pleased to expand our commitment to Ireland with an on-the-ground presence," said
Ms. Billick. "This strategic location will enhance our ability to
engage with our partners across multiple geographies. I look
forward to collaborating with our dedicated global team to deliver
our diverse investment solutions to investors."
Ms. Billick will lead a local team in Dublin, including Mary
Cahill, Investment Officer, Manager Oversight, and
Fergal McIntyre, Financial
Controller. Ms. Cahill was most recently Head of Global Investment
Selection at Davy where she had worked for more than ten years. Mr.
McIntyre was most recently Financial Controller & Head of
General Affairs Division at Anima Asset Management Limited where he
had worked for 12 years.
The Dublin office marks the
latest in a series of European distribution expansion initiatives
for Manulife Investment Management. In November 2018, the firm named Morten Simonsen as Managing Director and Head of
Distribution for Northern Europe
and Christos Tsaravas was named Managing Director and Head of
Distribution for Switzerland in
May 2018. Manulife Investment
Management employs more than 70 investment, operations, compliance,
marketing, product, and sales professionals in the region.
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 C$844 billion (USD $645
billion) in assets under management and administration as of
June 30, 20191. Not all
offerings available in all jurisdictions. For additional
information, please visit our website at manulifeinvestmentmgt.com.
1.Source: MFC
financials. Global Wealth and Asset Management AUMA at June 30,
2019 was C$844 billion and includes C$191 billion of assets managed
on behalf of other segments and C$136 billion of assets under
administration.
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Media Contact: Elizabeth
Bartlett, +1 857-210-2286,
Elizabeth_Bartlett@JHancock.com