Viewpoints by Talib Saifee, at Manulife Investment Management

Talib Saifee

Talib is a portfolio manager and sector research analyst on the emerging-markets equity team. Prior to joining the firm, he was with HSBC Global Asset Management, where he was a portfolio manager and, prior to that, he worked as an investment analyst covering emerging Asian and Latin American markets. Previously, Talib worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management as an analyst covering banks and telecommunications firms in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Additional prior experience includes roles at Citigroup, where he focused on strategy and corporate mergers and acquisitions, and at Salomon Smith Barney, where he was a financial analyst in the investment banking division.

  • Education: B.S., Finance, B.A., History, The Wharton School & College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., Columbia Business School
  • Joined the company: 2019
  • Began career: 2000