Manulife targets UK wholesale market with UCITS platform launch

Hopes to reach 60 UK staff by year end

Daniel Flynn
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Manulife has become the latest group to target the UK wholesale market as it unveils plans to roll out its products across Europe.

The Canadian group joins the likes of  US firm PGIM and European firms Candriam and Rothschild in launching a Dublin-domiciled UCITS platform, as well as registering a number of vehicles for sale in the UK. The company currently has almost 40 people based in the UK following a string of recent hires including former Ignis colleagues Chris Fellingham and Claude Chene and Alan Burnett as head of wholesale. The investment management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation said it hopes to have 60 UK-based employees by the end of the year. The products currently registered for sale in th...

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