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BOSTON, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock
Investment Management, a company of Manulife Investment Management,
announced today the launch of John Hancock Global Environmental
Opportunities Fund (Class I ticker: JABVX), subadvised by Pictet
Asset Management (Pictet).
"We're excited to offer John Hancock Global Environmental
Opportunities Fund and find the launch to be quite timely," said
Andrew G. Arnott, CEO, John Hancock
Investment Management and head of wealth and asset management,
Manulife Investment Management, United
States and Europe. "Investors have become increasingly
more aware of the environmental trends that will shape future
business models across industries—in particular, companies
operating in services, infrastructure, technology, and resources
related to environmental sustainability. The fund provides access
to these opportunities from Pictet—a manager that has been focused
on delivering risk-adjusted returns through its thematic franchise
for more than 25 years."
John Hancock Global Environmental Opportunities Fund seeks
growth through capital appreciation by investing primarily in
environmental companies. Environmental companies are defined by the
firm as companies that both operate within the Planetary Boundaries
framework and have business activities - of which all or a
portion - reduce stress in at least one of the boundaries in the
Planetary Boundaries framework.1
The Planetary Boundaries framework identifies the ecological
safe operating space that's essential to maintain a stable
ecosystem required for human development and prosperity along nine
Planetary Boundaries: climate change, ocean acidification, ozone
depletion, nitrogen and phosphorus cycle, freshwater use,
land-system change, biodiversity, aerosols, and chemical
pollution.2 Extending beyond these boundaries increases
the risk of large-scale adverse or irreversible environmental
changes.
In its investment process, Pictet first determines that a
company is operating within the safe operating space of the
Planetary Boundaries framework. Using proprietary analysis, Pictet
then selects a subset of these companies with business activities
that have a positive impact on at least one of the nine Planetary
Boundaries. Fundamental analysis is then performed on this
investable universe seeking the securities of environmental
companies that may be best positioned to capitalize on the
environmental theme. Environmental companies include companies
whose businesses and technologies seek to contribute positively to
the environment by focusing on water technologies, energy
efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable forestry, organic
agriculture, pollution control, waste management and recycling, or
those the manager believes are otherwise involved in improving the
efficiency of resource consumption or contributing to enhanced
environmental quality.
John Hancock Global Environmental Opportunities Fund is managed
by Luciano Diana and Gabriel Micheli, CFA, senior investment
managers, and Yi Du, investment
manager. They are additionally supported by the 40-person thematic
equities team at Pictet.
"Investors are uniquely positioned to impact environmental
change," said Luciano Diana, Senior
Investment Manager, thematic equities, Pictet Asset Management. "In
parallel, we believe companies with products and services that
maximize resource efficiency and help diminish pollution have the
ability to outperform the broader market over the long term."
Pictet Asset Management is a pioneer in thematic equity
investing focused on long-term Megatrends, powerful structural
forces of change that carry significant investment implications
globally. Pictet Asset Management has $73B in assets under management in thematic
equity strategies.3 John Hancock Global Environmental
Opportunities fund is the second thematic equity fund John Hancock
Investment Management has launched with Pictet. John Hancock Global
Thematic Opportunities Fund (Class I ticker: JTKIX) launched in
December 2018.
1 The Planetary
Boundaries framework was developed by a group of universities
across the world. It is not a static framework but subject to
change based on evolving scientific research.
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2 Source: Steffen et
al, Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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3 As of March 31,
2021
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About John Hancock Investment Management
A company of
Manulife Investment Management, we serve investors through a unique
multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house
capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset
managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight
in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested
investments from a premier asset manager with a heritage of
financial stewardship.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife
Investment Management is the global wealth and asset management
segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a
century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our
parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement
plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public
and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint
that spans 17 countries and territories. We complement these
capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset
managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help
their employees plan for, save for, and live a better
retirement.
As of March 31, 2021, Manulife
Investment Management had CAD $764.1
billion (US $607.6 billion) in
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