Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC (Boston)


Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $182.43 billion of regulatory assets for 3,450 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Manulife Asset Management (Us) provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Manulife Asset Management (Us): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC is $182.43 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 299% since the beginning of its operation, and $51.05 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $181.9 billion in discretionary accounts and $532.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $52.8 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $106.57 million.
Manulife Asset Management (Us) has custody of $807.21 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 23% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Luca Emilio Pontillo serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Luca Emilio Pontillo is investment companies with 122 clients and $122.39 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Manulife Asset Management (Us) has the 4th highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $182.22 billion for 3,448 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 28% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Manulife Asset Management (Us) also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC

The company employs 269 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Luca Emilio Pontillo has been acting as President since 1 May 2014. Patricia Majella Rosch joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc The Berkeley Financial Group Shareholder 1 Mar 1992 75% - 100% 04-3145626
John Francis Snyder Executive vice president 1 May 1993 Other 429838
Keith Frederick Hartstein Director 1 Jul 2005 Other 1440050
Barry Hart Evans Director, president and chief operating officer, chief investment officer - asset allocation 1 Aug 2005 Other 2036625
Diane Robin Landers Director, chief operating officer 1 Dec 2005 Other 2182114
Carolyn Marie Flanagan Vice president, chief legal officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 5776650
Janis Largesse Director 1 May 2007 Other 5437676
Jean Francois Michel Courville Director 1 Aug 2007 Other 5426503
Jeffrey Harold Long Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 2407333
Frank Joseph Saeli Director, global head sales and relationship management 1 May 2008 Other 1348684
William Emerson Corson Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 4872608
Christopher Paul Conkey Director, executive vice president, chief investment officer- equities / fixed income 1 Jun 2010 Other 2671158
Jacqueline Lucille Allard Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 5524016
Anthony George Ostler Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 6172437
Luca Emilio Pontillo Director 1 May 2014 Other 6261325
Andrew Grant Arnott Director 1 May 2014 Other 2440392
Howard Russell Cronson Vice president and chief financial officer 1 May 2014 Other 2285061
Kai Reiner Sotorp Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2099440
Paul Martin Donahue Chief compliance officer, managing director 1 Mar 2015 Other 2248908
Kenneth Damato Chief administrative officer 1 Mar 2015 Other 6467196
John Hancock Subsidiaries Llc Member 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 04-2687223
Diane Robin Landers President and chief operating officer 1 Jun 2016 Other 2182114
Jeffrey Howard Nataupsky Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2017 Other 6329134
Paul Raymon Lorentz Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6864789
Patricia Majella Rosch Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 1888760
Todd Joseph Cassler Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 3116784

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Hancock Subsidiaries Llc Shareholder 1 Mar 1992 75% - 100% 04-2687223
Manulife Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Sep 1999 75% - 100% 98-0361647
The Manufacturers Investment Corporation Shareholder 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 38-3261832
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Shareholder 1 Dec 2003 75% - 100% 38-0788610
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 01-0233346
John Hancock Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 20-1739430
Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited Member 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% na
John Hancock Holdings (Delaware) Llc Shareholder 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 20-1739430

Based in Boston

The principal office where Manulife Asset Management (Us) LLC performs its advisory services is located at 197 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Portsmouth, NH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-375-1500 or by fax 617-375-1665. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at manulifeam.com.