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TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Manulife Investments today
announced changes to the Manulife Asset Management Canadian Fundamental Equity team. The changes are being implemented to
ensure a smooth transition in the leadership of the team, and allow them to continue executing on their investment approach and
deliver results for investors.
The changes are as follows:
- Monika Skiba, head of the Canadian Fundamental Equity team, has announced her retirement
effective December, 2017.
- Patrick Blais, previously Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, has been promoted
to co-head of the team and will assume full leadership of the team following Monika's retirement.
- Susan Da Sie, portfolio manager on select yield-oriented strategies, has left Manulife Asset
Management.
Patrick is a seasoned investment professional, with more than 18 years' investment experience, including more than six years
at Manulife Asset Management. He is a CFA charterholder and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. His years of industry
experience, combined with his close working relationship with Monika on the Canadian Fundamental Equity team, have ideally
positioned him to assume leadership of the team. The team manages core total return strategies, Manulife Canadian Equity Private
Pool, Manulife Canadian Stock Class, and Manulife Canadian Stock Fund, and the equity portion of Manulife Canadian Equity
Balanced Class. Monika will remain with Manulife Asset Management working closely with Patrick in managing the team and its
strategies until her retirement.
We are also announcing Cavan Yie, previously an analyst on the team, has been named as
portfolio manager joining Monika Skiba and Patrick Blais as
co-portfolio managers of the team's total return strategies.
The team also manages core income oriented strategies, which continue to be managed by Steve
Belisle. Working alongside Christopher Mann, also a portfolio manager on the team, Steve is
responsible for the management of the Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Class, Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund, Manulife
Canadian Dividend Income Class, Manulife Canadian Dividend Income Fund, and the equity component of Manulife Canadian Growth
& Income Private Trust, Manulife Canadian Monthly Income Class, Manulife Canadian Monthly Income Fund, Manulife Conservative
Income Fund and Manulife Tactical Income Fund.
For more information, please visit manulifemutualfunds.ca or contact Manulife Investments at the following telephone numbers:
English: 1-888-588-7999
French: 1-877-426-9991
About Manulife Investments
Manulife Investments, a division of Manulife Asset Management Limited, builds on 125 years of Manulife's wealth and investment
management expertise in managing assets for Canadian investors. As one of Canada's leading
integrated financial services providers, Manulife Investments and its affiliates offer a variety of products and services
including segregated fund contracts, mutual funds, annuities and guaranteed interest contracts.
About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife, providing comprehensive asset management solutions
for investors. This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public and private asset classes, as well as asset
allocation solutions. As at December 31, 2016, assets under management for Manulife Asset
Management were approximately C$461 billion (US$343 billion, GBP£278
billion, EUR€325 billion).
Manulife Asset Management's public markets units have investment expertise across a broad range of asset classes including
public equity and fixed income, and asset allocation strategies. Offices with full investment capabilities are located in
the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and
the Philippines. In addition, Manulife Asset Management has a joint venture asset management
business in China, Manulife TEDA. The public markets units of Manulife Asset Management also
provide investment management services to affiliates' retail clients through product offerings of Manulife and John Hancock. John Hancock Asset Management is a division of Manulife Asset Management.
Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be found at ManulifeAM.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people achieve their dreams and
aspirations by putting customers' needs first and providing the right advice and solutions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide
financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the
end of 2016, we had approximately 35,000 employees, 70,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving more than 22
million customers. At the end of 2016, we had $977 billion (US$728
billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made almost $26 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where
we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto,
Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and
the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.
SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation
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