Manulife IM Makes Key Multi-Asset Solutions Team Appointment
Manulife Investment Management appoints Jeffrey Kan as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation.
Manulife Investment Management has appointed Jeffrey Kan to the role of Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation, effective April 7, 2021. With Kan’s rich multi-asset portfolio management experience, including his understanding of onshore China strategies, this appointment underlines Manulife Investment Management’s commitment to adding investment talent to support the firm’s growth plan in China and Asia.
“Jeffrey brings a wealth of asset allocation expertise and experience in Asia that will help our ongoing efforts to evolve our investment proposition and process as we seek to meet our clients’ evolving investment needs,” said Luke Browne, Senior Managing Director and Head of Asset Allocation, Asia, Multi-Asset Solutions Team (MAST) at Manulife Investment Management. “His appointment highlights our commitment to adding investment talent in support of our ambitious growth plans in the Asia region and our focus in delivering long- term investment outcomes for our clients.”
Kan has 17 years of investment industry experience, most recently with Schroders Investment Management in Hong Kong where he managed a number of multi-asset strategies, including Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance and Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) portfolios, and co-managed an absolute return strategy as well as global fixed income portfolios for Asia clients. Kan also has experience in onshore multi-asset strategies in China.
Michael Dommermuth, Head of Wealth and Asset Management, Asia, Manulife Investment Management, said, “We are excited that Jeffrey is coming into this newly created role to add to our strong investment credentials in Asia, and more importantly, enhance our onshore asset allocation capabilities in the key China market. His past experience with on-the-ground investment teams and understanding of China will add to our strength in growing our multi-asset capabilities with our joint-venture fund house Manulife TEDA, and our wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) Manulife Investment Shanghai.”
Kan’s primary focus will be to further MAST’s global capabilities into Asia, and most importantly, directly into China. He will be the dedicated liaison between MAST and Manulife TEDA and the firm’s WFOE in China, managing the alignment of investment philosophy and processes, and participating in the firm’s work in product development. As an integral member of the portfolio management team, he will also contribute to investment decision making and portfolio construction considerations across our range of multi-asset portfolios.
Kan’s appointment is strategically important to the growth of Manulife Investment Management’s business in Asia.
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