NU Online News Service, May 20, 3:53 p.m. – John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, says its John Hancock Funds unit has completed acquiring the assets and shareholder base of the U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund from Yeager, Wood & Marshall Inc., New York, an independent investment advisory firm.
Shareholders of the U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund voted to approve the deal May 8 at a special shareholder meeting.
The fund, which controls about $124 million in assets, is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital growth by investing in global growth stocks.
