Underscores the firm’s breadth and depth in investment across Asia Pacific
Hong Kong – Manulife Investment Management has been honored with 20 awards in the 2023 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards in Asia. The company received four group awards and 16 fund awards in categories that span equity, bond and mixed assets.
The acknowledgement from Refinitiv Lipper highlights the strength and capability of Manulife Investment Management’s pan-Asia fixed income and equity teams, and underpins the firm’s commitment to delivering compelling investment outcomes for clients and its unique position in bringing diversified solutions to the mutual fund and pension fund markets across the region.
“We are honored to be recognized once again as one of the leaders in Asia Pacific that provides relevant investment strategies that can help investors achieve their income needs and long-term financial goals. The awards are also a booster to our teams’ confidence, and reinforces our commitment to performance excellence,” said Michael Dommermuth, Head of Wealth and Asset Management, Asia at Manulife Investment Management. "In an environment where inflation is rising and interest rates are still at relatively low levels, the search for income becomes even more important for investors, especially when they are preparing for or are in retirement. Our investment teams across Asia have done incredible work and maintained resilient portfolios that helped us generate strong and consistent outcomes for our clients.”
Manulife Investment Management in Malaysia won a total of 11 awards across six categories, including four group awards and multiple recognitions for its Islamic funds at the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Global Islamic 2023 and Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Malaysia 2023.
The accolades received in the Hong Kong Pension Fund Awards also demonstrated the team’s exceptional work in mitigating volatility while aiming at delivering attractive returns in MPF fund strategy. This year, Manulife Global Select (MPF) Scheme – Manulife MPF RMB Bond was awarded the “best fund over 3 and 5 years” in the category of Bond Global Local Currency.
As attested by Refinitiv Lipper, the fixed income investment team was recognized for its contribution to the fund outperformance versus peers in the region. In Singapore, Manulife Asia Pacific Investment Grade Bond A was awarded the “best fund over 3 and 5 years” in the category of Bond Asia Pacific Hard Currency, and Manulife Global Fund - Asia Total Return AA Inc was named “best fund over 10 years” in the category of Bond Asia Pacific Low Currency.
The comprehensive award list won by Manulife Investment Management is as follows.
Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards 2023
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Group Award
Fund Award
Malaysia Fund Awards
Malaysia Islamic Fund Awards
Global Islamic Fund Awards
Singapore
Taiwan
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 as of the end of 2022. The awards are for information purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement of Manulife Investment Management, its affiliates or its products. Please refer to lipperfundawards.com for more information regarding the criteria and manner in which such awards are determined.
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