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TORONTO, Nov. 17,
2022 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management was
recognized at the Lipper Fund Awards from Refinitiv 2022, for the
tenth consecutive year. This year, Manulife Investment Management
won five awards:
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2022 Winner, Manulife
Strategic Income Fund – Series Fi, Global Fixed Income
Category Over 10 years
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2022 Winner, Manulife
Fundamental Balanced Class – Series FT6ii, Canadian
Equity Balanced Category Over 5 years
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2022 Winner, Manulife U.S.
Monthly High Income Fund – Series Fiii, Global Neutral
Balanced Category Over 5 Years.
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2022 Winner, Manulife
Canadian Balanced Fund – Series Fiv, Canadian Neutral
Balanced Category Over 10 Years
- Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada 2022 Winner, ETF Funds
Equity Class Group Award Over 3 years was based on risk-adjusted
performance for the following Manulife ETFs: Manulife Multifactor
Canadian Large Cap Index ETF (MCLC), Manulife Multifactor Emerging
Markets Index ETF (MEME.B), Manulife Multifactor Developed
International Index ETF Hedged (MINT), Manulife Multifactor U.S.
Large Cap Index ETF Hedged (MULC) v
Manulife Investment Management wins
multiple 2022 Lipper Fund Awards including flagship Manulife
Strategic Income Fund
The Lipper Fund Awardsvi 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 be recognized at the Lipper Fund Awards for
the tenth consecutive year. I'd like to congratulate the winning
teams, Manulife Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team, Manulife
Fundamental Equity Team, Manulife Essential Equity Team, and our
subadvisor partner, Mawer Investment Management, for this
prestigious honor," said Leo
Zerilli, head of Manulife Investment Management,
Canada. "These awards are a
testament to our best-in-class approach across differentiated
strategies, culture of investment excellence, and our ability to
remain resilient in a challenging market environment. We are proud
of the work we do every day for our investors to help them reach
their financial goals."
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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 19 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.
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, helping 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 2021, we had more than 38,000 employees,
over 119,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners,
serving over 33 million customers. 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 Strategic Income Fund – Series F is managed by the
Manulife Investment Management Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income
team, with Christopher Chapman and Daniel S. Janis III as the
co-lead portfolio managers. Manulife Strategic Income Fund
(Series F) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award in the
Global Fixed Income category for ten-year periods ending July 31,
2022 out of a classification total of 26 funds (ten years). The
fund's performance for the period ended October 31, 2022 was
-11.23% (one year), -1.75% (three years), 0.25% (five years), 3.13%
(ten years), 5.69% (fifteen years) and 5.00% (since inception on
January 11, 2007).
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ii The
Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class – Series FT6 is managed by the
Manulife Investment Management Fundamental Equity team, with
Patrick Blais as the lead portfolio manager. Manulife Fundamental
Balanced Class (Series FT6) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper
Fund Award in the Canadian Equity Balanced category for five-year
periods ending July 31, 2022 out of a classification total of 45
funds (five years). The fund's performance for the period ended
October 31, 2022 was -3.76% (one year), 6.95% (three years), 7.53%
(five years), 8.33% (ten years) and 8.45% (since inception on
August 9, 2012).
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iii 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. Manulife U.S. Monthly High
Income Fund (Series F) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund
Award in the Global Neutral Balanced category for five-year periods
ending July 31, 2022 out of a classification total of 157 funds
(five years). The fund's performance for the period ended October
31, 2022 was -16.51% (one year), 5.74% (three years), 6.70% (five
years) and 7.50% (since inception on December 24, 2013).
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iv The
Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund was capped to new purchases in
March of 2013. The Fund is managed by Mawer Investment Management
Ltd. Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund (Series F) was awarded the
2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award in the Canadian Neutral Balanced
category for ten-year periods ending July 31, 2022 out of a
classification total of 45 funds (ten years). The fund's
performance for the period ended October 31, 2022 was -9.85% (one
year), 3.19% (three years), 3.92% (five years), 7.37% (ten years)
and 7.80% (since inception on August 19, 2010).
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v Manulife
Multifactor Canadian Large Cap Index ETF (MCLC) was awarded the
2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best
Group Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for
the period ended October 31, 2022 is as follows: 1.68% (1 year),
9.78% (3 years), 7.20% (5 years) and 7.18% (since inception in
April 2017).
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Manulife Multifactor
Emerging Markets Index ETF (MEME.B) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv
Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past
Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended
October 31, 2022 is as follows: -19.64% (1 year), -2.31% (3 years)
and -0.69% (since inception in December 2018).
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Manulife Multifactor
Developed International Index ETF (MINT) was awarded the 2022
Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group
Over Past Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the
period ended October 31, 2022 is as follows: -6.72% (1 year), 4.24%
(3 years), 3.69% (5 years) and 5.16% (since inception in April
2017).
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Manulife Multifactor
U.S. Large Cap Index ETF (MULC) was awarded the 2022 Refinitiv
Lipper Fund Awards Canada ETF Group Award for Best Group Over Past
Three Years, Equity. Performance for the fund for the period ended
October 31, 2022 is as follows: -14.68% (1 year), 8.04% (3 years),
8.02% (5 years) and 8.94% (since inception in April
2017).
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vi 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.
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. Asset class group awards are
given to the best large and small groups separately. Large fund
family groups with at least five equity, five bond or three
mixed-asset portfolios in the respective asset classes are eligible
for a group award. Small fund family groups will need to have at
least three distinct portfolios in one of the asset classes –
equity, bond or mixed-asset. The lowest average decile rank of the
three years' Consistent Return measure of the eligible funds per
asset class and group will determine the asset class group award
winner over the three-year period. In cases of identical results,
the lower average percentile rank will determine the winner. For
more information, see lipperfundawards.com.
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SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation