Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corporation recently partnered with COL Financial Group Inc., to provide COL clients access to its unit investment trust funds covering onshore and offshore investment strategies and diverse asset classes like Real Estate Investment Trusts, preferred securities, equities and fixed income.

"Our partnership with COL further expands our reach in helping more Filipinos achieve broader diversification in terms of asset classes and geographies as they build and grow their wealth portfolio," Aira Gaspar, president and chief executive officer of Manulife Investment Management Philippines, said.

Manulife is the country's first stand-alone trust corporation backed by a leading multinational financial services group.

Wider access to funds

"Through this new partnership with Manulife Investment Management Philippines, we will be able to provide our customers with access to a wider selection of funds, including global market funds, industry-specific funds, and other thematic funds," Dino Bate, president and chief executive officer of COL, one of the leading online financial services provider in the Philippines, said.

"Fund Source customers now have more convenient and versatile investment options. COL has always been for the empowerment of the Filipino investor, and we are fortunate to be able to partner with Manulife in doing so," Bate added.