General Info

Hancock Timber Resource Group was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston. It develops and manages globally diversified timberland portfolios for public and corporate pension plans, high net-worth individuals and foundations and endowments. The company is one of the world's largest timberland investment managers for institutional investors, serving both domestic and non-United States clients. It offers several investment vehicles including individually managed accounts and pooled funds. Timberland investments provide institutional investors with a number of benefits including a history of attractive returns, excellent capital preservation, portfolio diversification and low to moderate risk. Hancock Timber actively seeks and acquires large tracts of timberland in the major timber-growing regions of the world and maintains regional asset management offices in Charlotte, N.C.; Vancouver, Wash.; Victoria, Australia; and Rotorua, New Zealand. The company is a division of Hancock Natural Resource Group, a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation.