Manulife Mutual Funds on Friday announced a change to the investment strategies and the portfolio advisory team for the MIX AIM American Mid Cap Growth Class Fund.

Effective immediately, the investment strategy for the fund will be changed from an earnings-momentum/growth style to a more conservative core style. “This will benefit our shareholders in that we will be providing lower volatility by investing in high quality mid-cap stocks that possess good growth potential at attractive valuations,” Mr. Grove said.

David Pointer and Ronald Sloan, currently portfolio managers with sub-advisor, AIM Capital Management, Inc. in Houston, will provide portfolio advisory services to the fund. Combined, Pointer and Sloan have more than 40 years of experience in managing U.S. equity portfolios.

“The quality and depth of investment professionals dedicated to this mandate remains the same. We are making these changes as part of our ongoing efforts to provide a strong, reliable family of investment funds that is as current to the needs of investors and their advisors as possible.” said Eric Grove, vice president of Investment Funds of Manulife Investments.