TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2026 /CNW/ -- Manulife Investments today announced updates to Manulife Global Small Cap Fund and Manulife Global Small Cap Balanced Fund (the "Funds"), subadvised by Mawer Investment Management Ltd. ("Mawer"). As of November 10, 2026, Ching (Qing) Chang, Portfolio Manager, has been named lead portfolio manager of the Global Small Cap Strategy at Mawer, and is now primarily responsible for the management of the Funds. Mr. Chang replaces John Wilson on the strategy who will remain with the Mawer team through December 31, 2026.

Mr. Chang joined Mawer from Burgundy Asset Management, where he spent ten years on the emerging markets team, first as an analyst and then as a portfolio manager. He was the lead portfolio manager of Burgundy's dedicated China Equities strategy since its inception in 2020 and became portfolio manager of its Emerging Markets strategy in 2022. Earlier in his career, he worked in the relationship investing group at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, covering North American and European investments, and as an investment banking analyst in the M&A group at Scotiabank. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

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