Manulife Investments in Canada has appointed Michelle Ostermann (pictured) as assistant vice president (AVP) of guaranteed investment products. Ostermann will oversee all areas of product development and strategy covering the range of retail segregated funds of CAD35bn, as well as payout annuities, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and the recently launched ManuLife PensionBuilder. Before joining Manulife Financial, Ostermann was an AVP of portfolio management at Sun Life Global Invest