2010 News Releases

Hong Kong - MFC Global Investment Management (Asia) has appointed Linda Csellak as Head of Asia Pacific Equities, based in Hong Kong.

Linda joins the company with over 20 years investment management experience including 14 years covering equity and fixed income markets in Asia.  Most recently, she was a director at Ballingal Investment Advisors in Hong Kong where she managed a Pacific Long-Short strategy.

Prior to that, she spent six years with Credit Agricole Asset Management running Asia Pacific Equity and Global Balanced investment strategies where she built up an impressive track record which has earned her numerous performance awards.

Linda reports to Tahnoon Pasha, Head of Investments, Equities at MFC Global Investment Management (Asia) and will oversee the Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific equities team and work closely with MFC GIM’s team of 43 equity portfolio managers and analysts in 10 territories across Asia.

Announcing her appointment, Tahnoon said: “Linda will oversee the management of the company’s Asian strategies, drawing from the on-the-ground expertise of teams across 10 locations in the region. She will also lead the development MFC Global Investment Management’s Asia Pacific team based in Hong Kong and will be responsible for oversight of the company’s ASEAN equity desks.”

Linda’s appointment will bring an added boost to the company’s equity research capabilities in Asia. Tahnoon explains: “Linda has extensive experience of managing teams of analysts and managers, covering both country and sector-level research. Her Asian market specialities – Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines – are a powerful complement to those of the existing team. ”

MFC Global Investment Management’s Asia Pacific equities desk manages portfolios and strategies which together account for nearly US$823million in asset under management¹.

MFC Global Investment Management has teams in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. In total in Asia, the company manages US$32.5billion in assets². 

  Notes to editors:
¹As at 30 November 2009
²As at 30 September 2009.

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About MFC Global Investment Management
MFC Global Investment Management® is the asset management division of Manulife Financial. MFC Global Investment Management’s diversified group of companies provides comprehensive asset management solutions for institutional investors, investment funds and individuals in key markets around the world. This investment expertise extends across a full range of asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternative investments such as oil and gas, real estate, timber, farmland, as well as asset allocation strategies.

MFC Global Investment Management has investment offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, and throughout Asia. Additional information about MFC Global Investment Management may be found at www.mfcglobal.com.

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