Fixed income

Our clients around the world depend on us to help generate income and preserve wealth. We take that responsibility to heart, offering diverse strategies built on autonomous teams, strong centralized resources, and a heritage of risk management.

 

A philosophy built on our

heritage of risk management

 

For more than a century, Manulife has been helping clients around the world protect and preserve their assets. That heritage of uncompromising risk management is at the core of what Manulife Investment Management’s fixed-income team offers clients today.


Timeline

  1. 1862

    John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company founded.

  2. 1887

    The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company founded.

  3. 1973

    Core fixed-income capability launched

  4. 1986

    Global multi-sector bond capability launched

  5. 2004

    Manulife acquires John Hancock, forming a global financial services powerhouse.

  6. 2011

    Manulife Investment Management becomes one of the first companies to enter the Chinese fixed-income market

  7. 2013

    Emerging-market debt capability launched

  8. 2014

    Named one of the Most Astute Investors in Asian Local Currency Bonds for 8th year in a row

  9. 2015

    Fixed income AUM crosses the US$100B mark

Our globally integrated platform leverages local expertise

The 100+ investment professionals that make up the global fixed-income team don’t just strive to deliver exceptional results; the team works around the clock to help elevate our entire range of capabilities.

 

A global footprint

155 investment professionals in 14 locations
8 teams around the globe
Managing more than $170.9 billion in fixed-income assets for clients worldwide

Source: Manulife Investment Management as of December 31, 2023, in USD, unless otherwise noted. AUM includes the balanced funds mainly fixed income weighted. The methodologies used to compile the total AUM are subject to change. Manulife Investment Management’s global investment professional team includes expertise from several Manulife IM affiliates and joint ventures; not all entities represent all asset classes.

Source: Manulife Investment Management, as of December 31, 2023. Manulife Investment Management's global investment professional team includes expertise from several Manulife IM affiliates and joint ventures; not all entities represent all asset classes.

Strong centralized resources power our research-driven process

Each of our autonomous capabilities leverages the same global platform of robust shared resources, from macroeconomic and risk analysis to credit research and trading. Having a solid base allows our portfolio managers to focus on what they do best: actively pursuing investment opportunities in their areas of expertise.

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Multidimensional security analysis helps us better identify investment opportunities

Rather than focusing on narrowly defined segments of the credit markets, our research team analyzes securities across multiple dimensions. We believe taking that kind of broader, cross-sectional view allows for a deeper understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with both individual issuers and the markets overall.

  • Capital structure

    • Floating-rate loans and securitized assets
    • Senior and subordinated bonds
    • Convertibles and preferred equity
    • Common equity
    • Rights and warrants
  • Quality

    • Government debt
    • Investment grade
    • High yield
    • Distressed/not rated
    • Hybrid/equity
  • Geography

    • Developed and emerging markets
    • U.S./non-U.S.
    • Asia
    • Latin America
    • EMEA
For illustrative purposes only. Not an offer to buy, sell, or hold specific securities. 

A range of fixed-income solutions

We offer clients a broad range of single- and multi-sector strategies focused on both regional and global opportunities.

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