Matthew leads our Canadian credit research efforts, which provide investment recommendations to the Canadian fixed-income team. He covers the Canadian telecommunications and energy-related sectors where he provides credit research and investment recommendations for Manulife’s Canadian investment-grade and high-yield fixed-income mandates. Prior to joining the team, Matthew was the credit strategist on the Canadian credit sales and trading desk at RBC Capital Markets, where he provided relative valuation views and credit opinions across sectors and individual credits within the Canadian corporate universe. Other previous roles within the fixed-income markets include director of credit research at RBC Capital Markets, executive director of credit research at CIBC Capital Markets, and senior vice president of financial analysis at DBRS. Prior to entering the fixed-income industry, Matthew spent several years as a professional engineer, focusing on renewable energy developments in Canada and Asia. Matthew holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Professional Engineer designations.

Education: M.B.A., Schulich School of Business, York University; B.E.Sc., University of Western Ontario

Joined the company: 2023

Began career: 1994