Manulife Investments is adding two investment funds to its segregated fund line-up, GIF and GIF encore.

Two new seg funds — the Manulife Elliott & Page Dividend GIF and Manulife Fidelity NorthStar GIF — will be added today to the line-up of GIF and GIF encore segregated funds offered by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. for Canadian investors.

The Manulife Elliott & Page Dividend GIF is co-managed by Alan Wicks and Michael Hatcher of MFC Global Investment Management. They also manage the Elliott & Page Monthly High Income Fund.

Manulife seg funds will also offer a new global equity choice to the GIF & GIF encore line-up. The Manulife Fidelity NorthStar GIF will be available exclusively through Manulife GIF & GIF encore segregated funds until Dec. 31, 2004. “The strength and expertise of Fidelity makes this fund an excellent addition to the segregated fund line-up,” says Eric Grove, VP, investment funds, Manulife Financial.

The new funds are available through Manulife Financial’s national advisor network.