Manulife Asset Management has appointed Murray Collis as managing director, head of fixed income, Singapore. Collis has dual reporting lines to Endre Pedersen, chief investment officer, fixed income, Asia (ex-Japan) and Wendy Lim, chief executive officer, Manulife Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Collis’ primary responsibilities are to formally lead all of the Singapore-based fixed income strategies and have oversight of a local team of portfolio managers and credit analysts. The team will continue to be responsible for analyzing investment trends, research and make recommendations with regard to the Singapore currency, rates and credit markets. 

Commenting on Murray’s appointment, Pedersen said, “As the slow growth and low interest rate environment looks to remain for a period of time, we continue to be committed to identifying investment solutions in the Singapore and Asian fixed income space. With Murray’s wealth of experience and the strong capabilities from our investment professionals on the ground, we are well poised for capturing future opportunities and growth.” 

Collis will also contribute to the pan-Asian fixed income team in the management of pan-Asian strategies such as the Asia Total Return and Asian Bond Absolute Return strategies. 

He joined Manulife Asset Management with over 20 years of industry experience, 16 of which in portfolio management in markets including London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Most recently, he was the head of Asian fixed income with Standish Mellon Asset Management, based in Singapore. Prior to that, he spent 16 years with First State Investments covering currencies, global bonds and credit.