Manulife AM names new Asia head of equities

Manulife Asset Management has appointed Ronald Chan from Pacific Eagle as senior managing director and head of equities for Asia to sharpen its suite of products and drive AUM. Chan started on January 3 and effectively replaces Tahnoon Pasha, who left in the middle of last year to become Asia ex-Japan CEO for equities and fixed income at Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of UK insurer Aviva. Chan will manage a team of nine Hong Kong-based analysts and fund managers who take ca…