John Hancock Investments builds ETF team, naming Neil Kay to lead West Coast effort

John Hancock Investments said that it has named Neil Kay as Managing Director, ETFs, for the West Coast, as part of the firm’s expansion of its ETF team. Mr. Kay, who joins from Lattice Strategies/Hartford Funds in San Francisco, reports to Michelle Fuller, senior managing director, institutional sales, ETF distribution for John Hancock Investments. He is based in San Francisco.
“With the addition of Neil, our ETF specialist team is now fully staffed,” said Ms. Fuller. “We are pleased to welcome Neil to the firm and look forward to his contributions as we continue building our momentum in the ETF marketplace.”
Prior to Lattice Strategies, Mr. Kay worked as an iShares ETF specialist at BlackRock and at Fisher Investments. He is a finance graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
In other moves, the firm named Nino Balduzzi as senior managing director to lead the RIA team, and also promoted Jackson Fallon to managing director RIA, West Coast. Mr. Fallon reports to Mr. Balduzzi.
“These key team appointments will be very important for us as we provide sales support across our product line and distribution channels,” said Todd Cassler, president, institutional distribution at John Hancock Investments.

Subscribe

The Canadian Business Quarterly (The CBQ) provides an in-depth view of business and economic development issues taking place across the country. Featuring interviews with top executives, government policy makers and prominent industry bodies The CBQ examines the news beyond the headlines to uncover the drivers of local, provincial, and national affairs.

All copy appearing in The Canadian Business Quarterly is copyrighted. Reproduction in whole or part is not permitted without written permission. Any financial advice published in The Canadian Business Quarterly or on www.thecbq.ca has been prepared without taking in to account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any reader. Neither The Canadian Business Quarterly nor the publisher nor any of its employees hold any responsibility for any losses and or injury incurred (if any) by acting on information provided in this magazine or website. All opinions expressed are held solely by the contributors and are not endorsed by The Canadian Business Quarterly or www.thecbq.ca.

All reasonable care is taken to ensure truth and accuracy, but neither the editor nor the publisher can be held responsible for errors or omissions in articles, advertising, photographs or illustrations. Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome but cannot be returned without a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The publisher is not responsible for material submitted for consideration. The CBQ is published by Romulus Rising Pty Ltd, ABN: 77 601 723 111.

Subscribe

© 2023 The Canadian Business Quarterly. All rights reserved. A division of Romulus Rising Pty Ltd, an Australian media company (www.RomulusRising.com).