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TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2021 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment
Management Canada was recognized at the Lipper Fund Awards from
Refinitiv 2021, for the ninth consecutive year. This year, Manulife
Investment Management won two awards:
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2021 Winner, Manulife
Canadian Balanced Fundi, Canadian Neutral Balanced
Category Over 10 Years
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2021 Winner, Manulife U.S.
Monthly High Income Fundii, Global Neutral Balanced
Category Over 3 Years.
The Lipper Fund Awardsiii celebrate exceptional
performance throughout the professional investment community by
recognizing the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side
firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams.
"We are thrilled to see two funds recognized this year and to be
recognized at the Lipper Fund Awards for the ninth consecutive
year," said Leo Zerilli, Head of
Wealth and Asset Management, Manulife Investment Management,
Canada. "On behalf of the Manulife
Investment Management Canadian leadership team, I'd like to
congratulate Conrad Dabiet, Lead Portfolio Manager, and the
Manulife Essential Equity Team, along with Greg Peterson, Portfolio Manager with our
subadvisor, Mawer Investment Management, for this prestigious
recognition. Helping make decisions easier and lives better for our
advisors and investors is what motivates our teams to go above and
beyond in their approach to managing our funds."
For more information on the detailed performance and legal
disclaimer about this fund, please visit our Lipper Fund Awards
page.
Manulife Funds are managed by Manulife Investment Management
Limited (formerly named Manulife Asset Management Limited).
Manulife Investment Management is a trade name of Manulife
Investment Management Limited. Commissions, trailing commissions,
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Manulife, Manulife Investment Management, the Stylized M Design,
and Manulife Investment Management & Stylized M Design are
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About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the
global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial
Corporation. We draw on 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 providing access to a network of unaffiliated
asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting 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 September 30, 2021, Manulife
Investment Management's assets under management and administration,
including assets managed for Manulife's other segments, totaled CAD
$1.1 trillion (US $835 billion). Not all offerings are available in
all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit
manulifeim.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international
financial services provider that helps people make their decisions
easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in
Toronto, Canada, we provide
financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across
Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the
United States. Through Manulife Investment Management, the
global brand for our global wealth and asset management segment, we
serve individuals, institutions and retirement plan members
worldwide. At the end of 2020, we had more than 37,000 employees,
over 118,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners,
serving over 30 million customers. As of September 30, 2021, we had CAD$1.4 trillion (US$1.1
trillion) in assets under management and administration, and
in the previous 12 months we made CAD$31.6
billion in payments to our customers.
Our principal operations are in Asia and Canada, and the
United States, where we have served customers for more than
155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New
York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in
Hong Kong. Not all offerings are
available in all jurisdictions. For additional information,
please visit manulife.com
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i The
Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund is capped and no longer for sale
through Manulife Investment Management. The Fund is managed by
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
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ii The
Manulife U.S. Monthly High Income Fund – Series F is managed by the
Manulife Investment Management Essential Equity team, with Conrad
Dabiet as the lead portfolio manager.
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iii The
Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and
fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong
risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The Refinitiv
Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent
Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure
calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest
Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in
each eligible classification wins the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award.
For more information, see lipperfundawards.com Although Refinitiv
Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not
guaranteed by Refinitiv Lipper.
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SOURCE Manulife Investment Management