Based in London, Endre is head of global emerging-market fixed income at Manulife Investment Management as well as the lead and senior portfolio manager for the company’s Pan-Asian fixed-income strategies. He has extensive investment experience in developed markets in Asia, having managed single- and multiple-currency funds with exposure to Asian sovereign and corporate debt. Before joining the firm, Endre worked as a senior fixed-income portfolio manager at DBS Asset Management and, prior to that, he was a fixed-income portfolio manager with Hermes Investment Management and F&C Management.

• Education: B.Fin., University of Strathclyde
• Joined the company: 2008
• Began career: 1999

Based in Hong Kong, Jimond is a managing director and portfolio manager for Manulife Investment Management. He supports the firm’s pan-Asian bond strategies with an emphasis on Asian credit markets. Before joining the company, Jimond was an executive director with the highly ranked credit research team at UBS Investment Bank, where he focused on high-yield corporate bonds. Prior to that, he worked at UBS proprietary credit trading and subsequently moved to a credit hedge fund seeded by a world-renowned alternative investment manager. Jimond has extensive knowledge of the entire Asian credit spectrum, from public and private placement bonds to special situation and distressed debts. He began his career as an accountant with KPMG. Jimond holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant designations.

• Education: B.B.A., University of Hong Kong; M.B.A., Cornell University
• Joined the company: 2013
• Began career: 1998

Based in Hong Kong, Chris is a senior member of the Asia fixed-income team and specializes in Asian credit. Before assuming the role of a portfolio manager, he worked as a senior Asian credit analyst, covering issuers across the credit spectrum. Prior to joining the firm, Chris was a market risk analyst at J.P. Morgan & Chase Private Bank in Hong Kong and, earlier in his career, he was a credit analyst with Moody’s Analytics, covering global corporate credits. Chris holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

• Education: M.S., Financial Engineering, Columbia University; B.A., Economics, Brandeis University
• Joined the company: 2011
• Began career: 2005

Based in Hong Kong, Eric is a senior member of the firm’s Asia fixed-income team. He’s an experienced portfolio manager overseeing multi- and single-currency Asia-Pacific bond mandates, investing in both sovereign and corporate debt. Prior to joining the firm, Eric worked as a derivatives analyst at RBC Dexia. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has completed the CFA U.K. certificate in ESG investing.

• Education: B.A., Mathematics, University of Waterloo
• Joined the company: 2010
• Began career: 2008

Based in Singapore, Murray is head of Asia fixed income and lead portfolio manager of the firm’s Singapore-based fixed-income strategies as well as a core member of the Pan-Asian fixed-income team. Murray has extensive industry experience in markets that include London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. Prior to joining the firm, he was the head of Asian fixed income and CEO for Standish Mellon Asset Management Singapore and, before that, he spent 16 years with First Sentier Investors as a senior portfolio manager and served as the firm’s head of Asian fixed income. Murray holds the Certified Financial Technician designation.

• Education: M.A., Liberal Arts, Extension Studies in Sustainability, Harvard University; B.Com., B.Econ., University of Newcastle, Australia
• Joined the company: 2016
• Began career: 1996