Manulife Investment Management Announces Global Equity Portfolio Management Team Transition Français
Mr. Moroz brings decades of experience to this role, having joined Mawer in 2004. Over his tenure he has held several key positions, including Chief Investment Officer from 2018 to June 2024, lead portfolio manager of the Mawer Global Small Cap Strategy from 2007 to 2017, and co-manager of the Mawer Private Equity Strategy since 2023. He also served as lead portfolio manager for the Manulife Global Equity Strategy from 2009 to 2021.
Mr. Ragan is a portfolio manager with extensive experience managing the Manulife World Investment Fund and Manulife World Investment Class (Mawer International Equity Strategy). He joined Mawer's International Equity team the year he joined the firm in 2004, became lead portfolio manager from 2010 to 2021, and continues to serve as co-manager of both the Manulife World Investment and Manulife International Large Cap Strategies.
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Mawer Investment Management is portfolio sub-advisors to certain funds offered and managed by Manulife Investment Management.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping our customers make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice and insurance for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2024, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 109,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 36 million customers. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under '945' in Hong Kong.
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About Manulife Wealth & Asset Management
As part of Manulife Financial Corporation, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management provides global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to 19 million individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Our mission is to make decisions easier and lives better by empowering people today to invest for a better tomorrow. As a committed partner to our clients and as a responsible steward of investor capital, we offer a heritage of risk management, deep expertise across public and private markets, and comprehensive retirement plan services. We seek to provide better investment and impact outcomes and to help people confidently save and invest for a more secure financial future. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
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