Ed is a senior managing director and head of Japan equities at Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Ltd. and portfolio manager of Manulife’s Japan equity strategy. He recently transferred from Tokyo, where he was based from 2019 to 2023, to the firm’s London office. In addition to his Japan equity responsibilities, Ed is a portfolio manager on the global quality value equity team, focusing primarily on global consumer staples. He also co-manages Manulife’s global small cap exposure. Previously, he worked at Schroder Investment Management and Lazard, specializing in Japanese equities. Ed was based previously in Tokyo from 2000 to 2007, where he managed a fund investing in Japanese dividend growth stocks, as well as managing the consumer section of the research team. He holds the Associates of the Society of Investment Professionals designation and is a member of CFA UK.

Education: M.A., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Oxford 

Joined Company: 2010

Began Career: 1995