Manulife Fund Management CEO Ding Wencong extended New Year greetings, emphasizing the firm's commitment to leveraging its global strengths as a foreign-controlled asset manager. In the coming year, Manulife Fund will focus on three core areas: active equity investment, global asset allocation, and pension finance. By aligning with the wealth management needs of Chinese investors, the company aims to develop more targeted asset allocation solutions and deliver sustainable long-term value.
The firm will capitalize on its differentiated advantages, including a global investment research network, cross-market asset allocation capabilities, and a century-old risk management framework. While deepening its local market presence, Manulife Fund will connect investors with high-quality global assets, achieving its goal of "global vision with local execution" in wealth management services.
Guided by the brand promise of "Walking with You, Achieving Better," the company looks forward to continuing its partnership with investors and collaborators. Built on trust and expertise, Manulife Fund aims to support China's high-quality economic development and become the preferred choice for clients.
Reflecting on 2025: Staying True to the Mission, Growing Together In 2025, China's public fund industry entered a phase of high-quality development, with total assets under management steadily rising to 37 trillion yuan. The industry shifted its focus toward "value deepening," prioritizing long-term sustainable returns for investors. Emerging sectors such as advanced equipment, green energy, and smart manufacturing accelerated their growth, with products like industrial robots and civilian drones achieving improvements in both capacity and quality. The transition between traditional and new growth drivers advanced steadily, creating structural investment opportunities. Technology-themed investments emerged as a core segment, deepening the synergy between capital markets and the real economy.
As a key player among foreign-funded public fund companies, Manulife Fund leveraged the global asset allocation expertise and century-old risk management systems of its parent company, Manulife Financial Group. The firm deepened its presence in the Chinese market and enhanced its differentiated service capabilities, becoming the only wholly foreign-owned public fund manager included in the first batch of 26 new-model floating fee fund management firms.
As of December 31, 2025, the company received a Tianxiang Investment Advisory comprehensive three-year rating of AAAAA, with three-year ratings of AAAAA for active mixed equity funds and AAAA for active bond funds. Its active investment management performance stood out, with Galaxy Securities data showing top-ten industry rankings in equity investment capability over the past two, three, four, six, seven, eight, and nine years. These achievements reflect the trust and support of partners and demonstrate the firm's commitment to long-term value investing amid China's resilient economy and growing capital markets.
Outlook for 2026: New Beginnings, Promising Opportunities In early 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's successful visit to China resulted in multiple practical cooperation agreements, injecting new momentum into bilateral economic and financial collaboration. As a globally leading financial group with a century-old brand, Manulife Financial has long served as a key bridge in Sino-Canadian financial cooperation. Guided by its core philosophy of "Rooted in China, Serving China," the group integrates global resources with local needs, offering diverse financial services in active equity investment, global asset allocation, pension planning, and insurance and health care. Manulife has witnessed and actively participated in the high-level opening and high-quality development of China's financial markets.
The year 2026 marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, with high-quality and sustainable growth as central themes of China's economic development. For the asset management industry, this represents not only opportunities in the domestic market but also a critical window for global capital to access China's potential. Colin Purdie, Global Chief Investment Officer of Manulife Investment Management, expressed confidence in the Chinese market during an interview with CCTV News, highlighting the 15th Five-Year Plan's focus on high-quality development.
As a foreign public fund manager, Manulife Fund's key differentiation lies in its role as a "translator" and "integrator" between global capital and Chinese opportunities. Leveraging Manulife Financial's global presence and century-old investment research heritage, the firm seamlessly connects international asset allocation logic, risk management culture, and long-term investment philosophies with China's dynamic new productive forces. At the same time, its deep understanding of the local market enables it to identify opportunities in industrial upgrading, helping global capital interpret China's market while assisting Chinese investors in navigating market cycles. This approach allows investors to capture opportunities in China's economic development while embracing the diversity of global asset allocation.
Manulife Fund: Delivering on Commitments with Differentiated Strengths As the first public fund company in China to complete the transition from joint venture to wholly foreign-owned entity, Manulife Fund has fully upgraded its active investment team by leveraging the global resources of Manulife Financial Group. The firm has established a comprehensive investment research system covering strategies such as full-market, sector-themed, fixed-income plus, quantitative, and asset allocation. This enables precise capture of opportunities in China's industrial upgrading and enhances core capabilities in active equity investment, global asset allocation, and pension finance.
In the new year, Manulife Fund will continue to capitalize on its global advantages as a foreign-controlled entity, focusing on active equity investment, global asset allocation, and pension finance. By aligning with the wealth management needs of Chinese investors, the company will develop more targeted asset allocation solutions and deliver long-term value. It will further leverage its global investment research network, cross-market asset allocation expertise, and century-old risk management framework to connect investors with high-quality global assets while deepening its local market presence, achieving the wealth management service goal of "global vision, local execution."
Guided by the brand promise of "Walking with You, Achieving Better," Manulife Fund looks forward to advancing together with investors and partners, supporting China's high-quality economic development with trust and professionalism, and striving to become the client's first choice.
Finally, the company extends sincere gratitude to all partners for their continued support and trust. Wishing everyone success, prosperity, good health, and happiness in the Year of the Horse!