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Appoints Bryony Deuchars, CFA, senior investment analyst and
Talib Saifee, portfolio manager, to
its emerging markets equity strategies
BOSTON and LONDON, Aug. 18,
2021 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management today
announced the appointment of Bryony Deuchars, CFA, senior
investment analyst, to its emerging markets equity strategies
effective 16 August 2021. In
addition, Talib Saifee is being
promoted to portfolio manager on the strategies, effective
1 September 2021. These appointments
reflect Manulife Investment Management's commitment to providing
resources to best serve its clients and a planned growth strategy
to meet the demand anticipated for the asset class. Across emerging
markets equity and debt, including Asia ex-Japan, Manulife Investment Management oversees
more than $90 billion in assets under
management for investors.1
"We view our capabilities in emerging markets, both debt and
equity, as one of our competitive advantages in the marketplace,"
said Christopher P. Conkey, CFA,
global head of public markets at Manulife Investment Management.
"This announcement, along with our recent appointment of
Endre Pedersen as chief investment
officer for global emerging market fixed income, highlights our
commitment to providing the highest level of service to our clients
in these asset classes. Coupled with our vast footprint across 10
markets in Asia, we believe we're
well positioned to deliver strong results for years to come in this
important and growing segment for investors."
Bryony Deuchars, CFA, has joined the firm as managing director,
senior investment analyst. Bryony brings more than 20 years of
professional experience, most recently serving as a global emerging
markets portfolio manager for Mirabaud Asset Management.
Previously, she spent time as an emerging markets portfolio manager
for Aviva Investors and as an EMEA analyst at Schroders for 10
years, and earlier, at WestAM. Bryony started her career at
Deloitte & Touche, where she qualified as a Chartered
Accountant.
"We're delighted to add an investment professional with Bryony's
expertise and pedigree. Having spent the majority of her
professional career focused on emerging markets, I am confident
that she will make an immediate contribution to our team," said
Kathryn Langridge, senior portfolio
manager, emerging markets equity, Manulife Investment Management.
"Additionally, Bryony's experience in relation to integrating ESG
principles into the analytic process will fit seamlessly into our
own approach, which focuses on identifying best-in-class
sustainable growth companies."
Talib Saifee, formerly a senior
investment analyst on the team, is joining Kathryn Langridge and Philip Ehrmann, senior portfolio manager, as a
portfolio manager. Talib joined the firm in 2019 and has more than
20 years of professional experience. Prior to Manulife Investment
Management, he was most recently an analyst and fund manager for
HSBC.
"Since joining our team, Talib has been an excellent contributor
to our investment process. His appointment to the portfolio
management team underscores the strength and depth of talent we
have built. It also exemplifies the multigenerational structure we
have crafted to ensure long-term continuity of our time-tested
investment philosophy for our clients," Ehrmann noted.
The Manulife Investment Management emerging markets equity team
was formed in 2014 when Kathryn
Langridge and Philip Ehrmann
joined the firm from Jupiter Asset Management. The team's flagship
emerging markets equity strategy's 10-year performance ranks in the
12th percentile, according to eVestment Alliance.2 Most
recently, Kathryn was named as one of the top 20 female managers in
the United States by
Citywire.3
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As of June 30, 2021 and includes nearly $3 billion in diversified
emerging market equity strategies
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2 eVestment's Global Emerging
Markets All Cap Core Equity universe as of June 30, 2021:
3yr: 9%, 5yr: 13%, 10yr: 12% and since inception on December
1, 2010: 12%. eVestment's Global Emerging Markets All Cap Core
Equity universe includes Global Emerging Markets equity products
that primarily invest in a mixture of growth and value all
capitalization stocks. Common benchmarks for this universe include
the MSCI EM IMI and MSCI EM.
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3 Citywire, as of April
30, 2021. Top 20 female fund managers in the U.S. award
criteria: highest levels of risk-adjusted returns over the past
three years and top-quartile absolute returns in their particular
investment disciplines over that period.
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more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources
of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and
retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public
and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint
that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by
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around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across
our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for
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financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today,
plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan
administration and investment expertise to help their employees
plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.
As of June 30, 2021, Manulife
Investment Management's assets under management and administration,
including assets managed for Manulife's other segments, totaled
CAD$1.0 trillion (US$834 billion). Not all offerings are
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please visit manulifeim.com.
Media contact: Elizabeth Bartlett, +1 857 210-2286,
Elizabeth_Bartlett@Manulife.com