Fixed income revival: How Manulife Investment Management is aiming to seize high-yield opportunities in a volatile market

The traditional value proposition of fixed income has been fully restored, making it an extremely investable asset class—especially when juxtaposed with equities, where risk has sharply risen. With volatility heightened in the equity markets, fixed income offers a compelling alternative for those seeking stability and dependable returns.

The Manulife Canadian Fixed Income team and the Manulife Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income team, like other portfolio management teams at Manulife, manage their own investment processes from start to finish. Both teams have full access to the firm’s global resources, including derivatives services, a global trading platform, risk and analytics, and credit research. Although the Manulife Alternative Opportunities Fund and the Manulife Strategic Income Plus Fund employ distinct strategies, they both leverage these extensive resources to navigate and capitalize on the fixed-income opportunities in today’s volatile market.

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