Manulife Bhd : Opens New Innovation Lab in Singapore 4-Traders

Manulife has announced a new Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT) location in Singapore, its third technology hub. LOFT, with existing operations in Toronto and Boston, explores emerging technologies in efforts to leverage them for its asset management and insurance businesses. "Our goal is to become the most customer-centric organization in our industry," said Roy Gori, president and CEO, Manulife Asia, in a statement. "Through the LOFT, we encourage experimentation, incubation and collaboration to find the answers we need to best serve our customers." Over the last six months, existing LOFTs have announced partnerships with ConsenSys, BlockApps, Nervana Systems and indico data solutions.