Manulife Asset Management Names Megan E. Greene As Chief Economist

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Asset Management said today that it has named Megan E. Greene as Managing Director and Chief Economist.

Ms. Greene is responsible for forecasting global macro-economic and financial trends and analyzing the potential opportunities and impacts to support the firm's investment teams around the world.

"We are delighted to welcome Megan to our organization," said Kai Sotorp, President & Chief Executive Officer. "Her wealth of global economic experience and her keen, insightful research will make her an invaluable resource to our teams as we develop robust, long-term investment solutions for our clients. In addition, she will be a critical contributor to our thought leadership program, which keeps our clients up to date on key trends and issues affecting the investing landscape."

She will be based in Manulife Asset Management's Boston office, as a member of the Portfolio Solutions Group (PSG), which specializes in global asset allocation portfolio management. PSG manages more than $118 billion in assets and consists of more than 25 experienced investment managers around the globe. She reports to Robert Boyda, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation.

For the past several years, Ms. Greene ran her own London-based economics consulting practice, Maverick Intelligence, serving clients who leveraged her analysis of economic, political, policy and social developments and the impact these were likely to have on the global economy.

Previously, she was Director of European Economics at Roubini Global Economics, where she conducted macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, with a focus on the Eurozone, and provided real-time analysis on global developments and how they would impact political and macroeconomic forecasts and financial systems. Prior to this, she was Editor/Economist, Western Europe, at Economist Intelligence Unit, responsible for economic forecasts and models for a wide range of countries.

Ms. Greene holds an M.Sc. in European Politics from Oxford University, Nuffield College, and a bachelor's degree with honors in Political Economy from Princeton University.

Her appointment is effective immediately.

About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife, providing comprehensive asset management solutions for institutional investors and investment funds in key markets around the world. This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public and private asset classes, as well as asset allocation solutions. As at June 30, 2014, assets under management for Manulife Asset Management were approximately C$300 billion (US$281 billion).

Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be found at ManulifeAM.com.

About Manulife
Manulife is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife and its subsidiaries were approximately C$637 billion (US$597 billion) as at June 30, 2014. Our group of companies operates as Manulife in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.

SOURCE Manulife Asset Management

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