Manulife Asset Management has appointed Chris Fellingham as its new senior managing director and head of liquid alternative strategies.
He will be based in London, reporting to Manulife Asset Management executive vice president, global CIO Chris Conkey.
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Fellingham previously served as the CIO at Ignis Asset Management, prior to its acquisition by Standard Life. He started his career at Royal Insurance Asset Management.
His earlier roles also include CEO and partner of Soros Fund Management UK, as well as several leadership roles at Mercury Asset Management, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock.
Conkey said: "We created this new role to drive our growth strategy in liquid alternatives. Chris will play a significant role leading the expansion of our range of absolute return and outcome oriented capabilities, including stand-alone and multi-asset class strategy solutions, that we believe will meet the needs of institutional and wealth clients globally."
Manulife Asset Management president and CEO Kai Sotorp added: "We are seeing increasing client demand for strategies that can provide outcomes specific to their needs, with a critical focus on risk management. Chris will make a strong contribution to developing this sought after and rapidly evolving market segment.
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By GlobalData"Over the course of his career, Chris has successfully devised and delivered on a strategic expansion into liquid alternative strategies. The franchise Chris will develop will complement our strategic asset allocation business, managed by the Portfolio Solutions Group (PSG)."
Manulife Asset Management is the investment management unit of Manulife Financial and offers comprehensive asset management solutions for investors. The company managed nearly $325bn in assets as at 31 March 2016.
