Boncana is a member of systematic equity beta, which oversees index fund portfolios that track equity indexes in Canada, the United States, Japan, and Hong Kong, as well as international indexes. He’s also part of the systematic equity beta management team responsible for the development and management of a suite of factor-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Boncana’s responsibilities include the day-to-day monitoring and portfolio management of the passive and systematic strategies. Previously, he was an associate product manager for the firm and, before that, he was a senior performance analyst. Prior to joining Manulife, he was a business analyst with Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division, where he assisted bankers in the execution of mergers and acquisitions and in corporate finance deals; in addition, he worked as a product control analyst for HSBC Bank. Boncana holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Canadian Investment Manager designations.

Education: B.B.A., Finance and Investments, Baruch College; M.B.A., Finance, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management

Joined the company: 2010

Began career: 2004