Manulife Investment Management today announced a series of investment team updates across its Global Emerging Markets Equity organization, reinforcing the depth of its global equity platform and further strengthening its on-the-ground capabilities in Asia.
In Asia, Manulife Investment Management’s equity franchise combines its nearly 130 years of presence in the region, local insight and on-the-ground investment teams, and the ability to tailor solutions to client needs. As of March 31, 2026, Manulife Investment Management’s Asia platform includes more than 90 investment professionals across the 10 markets in which the wealth and asset manager operates.
Effective July 28, 2026, Faye Gao, has joined as Portfolio Manager, Greater China Equities, based in Hong Kong, and Ashley Chung has joined as Portfolio Manager, Asia Equities, based in Singapore. In these roles, Gao will contribute to the management of the firm’s Hong Kong and Greater China equity portfolios, and Chung will contribute to the management of the firm’s Asia and Greater China equity portfolios. Chung will also serve in a new role as the firm’s Asia technology specialist, unifying technology coverage and supporting idea generation and stock selection decisions across the region.
Gao brings more than 16 years of investment industry experience across both retail and institutional mandates. Prior to joining Manulife Investment Management, she spent over five years at Lombard Odier Investment Management in Hong Kong. Previously, she held senior investment analyst and research roles at Harvest Global Investors and AB Bernstein Research where her focus was in financial and real estate sectors. She started her career at Oliver Wyman in the financials group and has extensive on-the-ground experience in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
Chung brings more than 20 years of investment industry experience, including portfolio management for both institutional and retail clients. She also joins from Lombard Odier Investment Management, where she spent over five years. Prior to that, she had been based in Hong Kong and spent three years at Schroder Investment Management as an equity research analyst covering Greater China technology hardware and Taiwan non-tech sectors. Earlier, she had spent time at Harvest Global Investments as vice president, investment analyst, where she was the sole regional tech analyst for Asia ex-Japan mandates, covering semiconductors, hardware, and Vietnam. Earlier in her career, she held research roles at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Daiwa Capital Markets, and CLSA Asia Pacific Markets.
Manulife Investment Management also announced that Elle Jamil has joined as Head of Philippines Equities, effective July 20, 2026, based in Manila, where he will oversee and be responsible for research, portfolio management, and execution of the firm’s Philippines equity strategies. Jamil brings over a decade of investment experience across public equities, spanning equity research and portfolio management. Prior to joining Manulife Investment Management, he spent over six years at ATR Asset Management, and earlier in his career he was an equity research analyst at First Metro Investment Corporation and began his career as an analyst at Towers Watson.
