TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2015 /CNW/ -- Manulife Asset Management announced that it has hired Dario Di Napoli as Managing Director, Institutional Sales. The appointment was effective August 17. Based in the firm's Toronto office, Mr. Di Napoli will report to Adam Neal, Senior Managing Director, Canadian Head of Institutional Sales & Relationship Management.
In this position, Mr. Di Napoli will manage central- and eastern-Canada opportunities with plan assets below $100 million. He will also assist with Manulife Asset Management's larger defined contribution plan sponsor relationships, working closely with the firm's Group Retirement Solutions affiliate.
"We are excited to welcome Dario to Manulife Asset Management," said Mr. Neal. "He brings experience working with institutional clients, family offices, and strategic alliance partners. Dario's drive, creativity, and character will be a complement to the team."
Mr. Di Napoli has experience in sales and service to both defined benefit and defined contribution plan sponsors. Most recently, he led the institutional sales effort as Director, Asset Management and Client Services with Westcourt Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Di Napoli was Manager, Business Development, Institutional Investments, with Invesco. Mr. Di Napoli holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts, Political Science degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He has also completed level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and recently obtained the Certificate in Pension Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife, providing comprehensive asset management solutions for investors. This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public and private asset classes, as well as asset allocation solutions. As at June 30, 2015, assets under management for Manulife Asset Management were approximately C$390 billion (US$312 billion).
Manulife Asset Management's public markets units have investment expertise across a broad range of asset classes including public equity and fixed income, and asset allocation strategies. Offices with full investment capabilities are located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. In addition, Manulife Asset Management has a joint venture asset management business in China, Manulife TEDA. The public markets units of Manulife Asset Management also provide investment management services to affiliates' retail clients through product offerings of Manulife and John Hancock. John Hancock Asset Management and Declaration Management and Research are units of Manulife Asset Management.
Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be found at ManulifeAM.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group providing forward-thinking solutions to help people with their big financial decisions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2014, we had 28,000 employees, 58,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving 20 million customers. At the end of June 2015, we had $883 billion (US$708 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made more than $22 billion in benefits, interest and other payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. Follow Manulife on Twitter @ManulifeNews or visit www.manulife.com or www.johnhancock.com.
SOURCE Manulife Asset Management
BETH MCGOLDRICK, 617-663-4751, [email protected], http://www.ManulifeAM.com
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