John Hancock - Market Intelligence, Q3 2023

The Q3 2023 Outlook Market Intelligence report provides insights into Manulife Investment Management's global wealth and asset management business. The report analyzes, evaluates, and weighs views from asset managers, broker-dealers, and asset allocation and macro research providers across 17 distinct asset classes. The report provides a quantitative assessment of the market outlook for various asset classes, including international equity, European equity, Japanese equity, and emerging-market equity. The company develops its asset class views in the context of a global multi-asset portfolio, highlighting their most compelling ideas for clients while focusing on risk management. The report also explains how the company formulates its 12- to 18-month outlook and how to read their views. Darker shading indicates a greater concentration of views within their network, and a golden caret indicates their current 12- to 18-month outlook for the asset class. Additionally, the report highlights Manulife's commitment to responsible investing and supporting financial well-being. The company leverages the intellectual capital from their in-house asset management teams along with their network of unaffiliated asset managers to uncover real-time opportunities and risks. The report also provides information about Manulife's workplace retirement plans and how they support financial well-being.