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Toronto, December 20, 2011 Manulife Real Estate acquires three prime real estate assets in key
North American markets Manulife Real Estate, the global real estate arm of Canada-based Manulife Financial Corporation, one of the largest life insurance companies in the world and parent company of John Hancock Financial in the United States, has acquired three new real estate assets totaling $555 million in the core real estate markets of Toronto, San Diego and the New York City Metropolitan Area.
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Toronto, December 16, 2011 Oil Sands Sector Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution Oil Sands Sector Fund (TSX: OSF.UN) (the “Fund”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.125 per unit of the Fund will be paid on January 16, 2012 to unitholders of record as of December 30, 2011.
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Toronto, December 16, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Announces Monthly Distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: MSO.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a monthly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05417 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on January 13, 2012 to unitholders of record as December 30, 2011.
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Toronto, December 16, 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust (TSX: CIW.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on January 13, 2012 to unitholders of record as of December 30, 2011.
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Toronto, December 16, 2011 Copernican World Banks Split Inc. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Banks Split Inc. (TSX: CBW/CBW.PR.A)(the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on January 12, 2012 to Preferred shareholders of record as of December 30, 2011.
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Toronto, December 16, 2011 Copernican International Financial Split Corp. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican International Financial Split Corp. (TSX: CIR/CIR.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.12500 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on January 12, 2012 to Preferred shareholders of record as of December 30, 2011.
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Waterloo, December 16, 2011 Provincial Governments have opportunity to make PRPPs work for small business owners and their employees As Finance Ministers prepare to meet in Vancouver to continue discussions on improving Canada’s retirement savings system, provincial governments have an opportunity to help increase access to workplace retirement savings plans for millions of Canadians.
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Toronto, December 13, 2011 John Tsagarelis Joins Canadian Core Equity Investment Team At Manulife Asset Management John Tsagarelis, CFA, has been named portfolio manager for the newly formed Canadian Core Equity team at Manulife Asset Management, said Chris Conkey, Chief Investment Officer, Global Equities.
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Toronto, December 6, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation completes Preferred Share offering Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife”) today announced that it has completed its offering of 8 million Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 5 (the “Series 5 Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25 per share to raise gross proceeds of $200 million.
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Waterloo, December 6, 2011 Canadians continue to miss easy-to-implement opportunities to reduce their personal debt faster Manulife Bank of Canada’s most recent consumer debt survey found that, despite a record number of Canadian homeowners putting a high priority on becoming debt-free (77%), many Canadians continue to miss a variety of easy-to-implement opportunities to pay down their debts faster.
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Waterloo, December 5, 2011 Manulife Financial Makes Travel Insurance Convenient and Easy Today, Manulife Financial announced a new mobile website and travel app that will make it easy and convenient for customers to purchase travel insurance.
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Toronto, December 2, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Honoured at 2011 Morningstar® Canadian Investment Awards™ Manulife Mutual Funds took home several prestigious awards at the 17th annual Morningstar® Canadian Investment Awards™ gala event, held on November 30th at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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Toronto, November 29, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation announces Preferred Share issue Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife”) today announced a Canadian public offering of Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 5 (“Series 5 Preferred Shares”).
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Canada, November 28, 2011 Manulife Financial Extends Access to Comprehensive Health Care Resources Manulife Financial announced today that it has expanded access to Health Service Navigator® to thousands more Canadians who hold health insurance and critical illness insurance through Affinity Markets.
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Toronto, November 18, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund announces monthly distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: MSO.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a monthly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05417 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on December 15, 2011 to unitholders of record as November 30, 2011.
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Toronto, November 18, 2011 Manulife Financial completes Subordinated Debenture offering The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“MLI”), the Canadian insurance company subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, has successfully completed its previously announced offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated debentures.
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Toronto, November 16, 2011 Manulife Financial recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers Manulife Financial is pleased to announce that it has been named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2012 by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
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Toronto, November 15, 2011 Manulife Financial announces Subordinated Debenture issue The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“MLI”), the Canadian insurance company subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, announced today that it intends to issue $550 million principal amount 4.21 per cent of fixed/floating subordinated debentures due November 18, 2021 (the “Debentures”).
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Toronto, November 15, 2011 Manulife expands into Cambodia’s life insurance market Manulife Financial today announces that it has received “approval in principle” from Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance to set up a wholly foreign-owned life insurance operation.
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Toronto, November 9, 2011 Manulife Financial Signs Framework Cooperation Agreement with Bank of China Manulife Financial Corporation and Bank of China announced today the signing of a new framework agreement between the two companies.
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Toronto, November 7, 2011 Manulife-Sinochem Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Support for the Shanghai School for Blind Children Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co. (MSL) announced today that it has made a donation to the Shanghai School for Blind Children in conjunction with its 15th anniversary celebrations.
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Toronto, November 3, 2011 Sheila Fraser appointed to Manulife Board of Directors Manulife Financial Corporation and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company announced today that Sheila Fraser has been appointed to their Boards of Directors, effective November 2, 2011.
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Toronto, November 3, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation declares dividends Manulife Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly
shareholders’ dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation
(the “Company”), payable on and after December 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of
business on November 15, 2011.
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Toronto, November 3, 2011 Manulife reports third quarter loss of $1,277 million; Hedging performed as expected and business growth was strong, but reserve strengthening for equity markets, interest rates and actuarial basis changes more than offset operating results Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) today reported a net loss attributed to
shareholders of $1,277 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, with strong
operational results and continued progress on hedging being more than offset by reserve
strengthening associated with annual actuarial basis changes and the substantial declines in
equity markets and interest rate levels.
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Toronto, November 1, 2011 Adam Neal Named Head Of Canadian Sales And Relationship Management At Manulife Asset Management Adam Neal has been named Canadian Head of Sales and Relationship Management for Manulife Asset Management, the investment management arm of Manulife Financial Corporation.
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Waterloo, October 28, 2011 Understanding benefits options can help small business owners attract and retain top talent Over three-quarters (76%) of small business owners and managers in Canada believe that taking care of employees makes them work harder for the company.
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Waterloo, October 27, 2011 New app will make it easier for advisors to introduce
Manulife Financial’s unique Synergy® insurance solution Earlier today, Manulife Financial announced its new iPad app designed to make it easier for Canadians to explore the benefits of Synergy, its ground-breaking insurance solution.
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Waterloo, October 20, 2011 International events having a noticeable impact on Canadians’ investment choices According to the most recent results of the Manulife Financial Investor Sentiment Index, a wide variety of international business, political and natural events have had a measurably negative impact on Canadians’ confidence in their investment options during the third quarter of 2011.
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Toronto, October 20, 2011 Manulife Financial to Release Third Quarter Financial Results Manulife Financial Corporation will release its third quarter financial results on the morning of Thursday, November 3, 2011, followed by a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2:00 p.m. (ET).
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Toronto, October 19, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Announces Monthly Distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: MSO.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a monthly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05417 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on November 15, 2011 to unitholders of record as of October 31, 2011.
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Toronto, October 19, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds receives approval for fund mergers Manulife Mutual Funds, a division of Manulife Asset Management Limited, has received the required approvals from securityholders and regulators to proceed with three trust fund mergers and two corporate class mergers, to occur at the close of business on or about November 4, 2011.
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Toronto, October 18, 2011 Monika Skiba Tapped To Lead New Canadian Core Equity Investment Team At Manulife Asset Management Monika Skiba, CFA has been named to lead the formation of a new Canadian Core Equity team at Manulife Asset Management, said Chris Conkey, Chief Investment Officer, Global Equities.
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Toronto, October 13, 2011 Manulife Real Estate Funds acquires Burlington Office Complex Manulife Real Estate Funds has acquired a two-building, 159,237-square-foot, Class-A office complex located in Burlington, Ontario in a deal that closed October 11, 2011.
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Toronto, October 3, 2011 Tsun-yan Hsieh appointed to Manulife Board of Directors Manulife Financial Corporation and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company announced today that Tsun-yan Hsieh has been appointed to their Boards of Directors, effective October 1, 2011.
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Waterloo, September 30, 2011 International Business Awards recognizes Manulife Financial’s CoverMe.com as Best Insurance Website Manulife Financial’s CoverMe.com website has been awarded the 2011 International Business Award for best insurance website.
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Toronto, September 29, 2011 Jacqui Allard named President Of
Manulife Asset Management Canada Jacqui Allard has been named President, Manulife Asset Management Canada, J-F Courville, Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Asset Management announced today.
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Toronto, September 28, 2011 Jean-François Tessier named Managing Director, Institutional Sales, at Manulife Asset Management Jean-François Tessier has joined Manulife Asset Management as Managing Director, Institutional Sales, J-F Courville, CEO and President, announced today.
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Waterloo, September 28, 2011 Manulife Financial launches first-ever comprehensive online conversation about Volunteerism in Canada Manulife Financial has launched a 12-week series of online conversations designed to engage Canadians on the challenges, issues and rewards associated with volunteerism.
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Toronto, September 20, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Announces Monthly Distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: MSO.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a monthly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05417 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on October 14, 2011 to unitholders of record as of September 30, 2011.
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Toronto, September 20, 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust (TSX: CIW.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on October 14, 2011 to unitholders of record as of September 30, 2011.
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Toronto, September 20, 2011 Copernican World Banks Split Inc. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Banks Split Inc. (TSX: CBW/CBW.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on October 13, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of September 30, 2011.
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Toronto, September 20, 2011 Copernican International Financial Split Corp. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican International Financial Split Corp. (TSX: CIR/CIR.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.12500 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on October 13, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of September 30, 2011.
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Toronto, September 20, 2011 Oil Sands Sector Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution Oil Sands Sector Fund (TSX: OSF.UN) (the “Fund”) today announced that a quarterly
cash distribution in the amount of $0.125 per unit of the Fund will be paid on October 17, 2011 to
unitholders of record as of September 30, 2011.
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Waterloo, September 12, 2011 Limited Financial Knowledge an Impediment to Debt Freedom Younger Canadian homeowners don’t realize how good they’ve got it, according to the most recent consumer debt survey conducted by Manulife Bank of Canada.
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Toronto, September 7, 2011 Manulife Chief Executive Officer to present at Barclays Capital 2011 Global Financial Services Conference Donald A. Guloien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial, will present at Barclays Capital 2011 Global Financial Services Conference in New York on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
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Waterloo, September 7, 2011 Richard Kuypers Appointed Tournament Director for Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Manulife Financial and Sports Properties International are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Kuypers as Tournament Director for the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.
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Toronto, September 1, 2011 Manulife Chief Executive Officer to present at Scotia Capital’s Financials Summit Donald A. Guloien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial, will present at Scotia Capital’s Financials Summit in Toronto on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Mr. Guloien’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00am ET.
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Toronto, August 31, 2011 Manulife Financial completes sale of Life Retrocession business to Pacific Life Manulife Financial Corporation (Manulife) today confirmed that it has closed the transaction to sell its Life Retrocession business to Pacific Life Insurance Company, based in the United States.
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Toronto, August 24, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Launches 15 New Funds, Further Expanding Global Opportunities Available To Advisors And Clients Manulife Mutual Funds today announced the launch of 15 new funds, further expanding and strengthening the global investment options it offers to advisors and their clients.
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Toronto, August 19, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Announces Monthly Distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
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Toronto, August 16, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds strengthens its fund offering Manulife Mutual Funds, a division of Manulife Asset Management Limited, plans to merge certain funds effective on or about November 4, 2011 to streamline and strengthen its line-up of funds.
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Toronto, August 12, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Year to Date Sales Surpass $2.2 Billion;
Up 66 Per Cent Over Prior Year Manulife Mutual Funds’ year to date sales surpassed $2.2 billion as of June 30, 2011, an increase of 66 per cent from the previous year, the company announced. During the second quarter of 2011, Manulife Mutual Funds posted new sales of $864 million.
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Toronto, August 12, 2011 John Hancock Annuities Announces Awards and Promotions to Sales Team John Hancock Annuities announced the promotions of two of the organization’s top sales professionals during the Summer National Sales Meeting in Washington, D.C. last month.
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Toronto, August 11, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation declares dividends Manulife Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly shareholders’ dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the “Company”), payable on and after September 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 23, 2011.
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Toronto, August 11, 2011 Manulife’s strong top line growth and lower risk profile generated second quarter earnings of $490 million Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) today reported strong top line growth for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 and an earnings profile that benefited from risk reduction efforts undertaken in the past year.
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Toronto, August 11, 2011 Andrea Rosen appointed to Manulife Board of Directors Manulife Financial Corporation and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company announced today that Andrea Rosen has been appointed to their Boards of Directors, effective August 10, 2011.
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Toronto, August 3, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Marks Three-Year Anniversary of
Three Mawer-Managed Funds, Which Attain 5-Star
Overall Morningstar Ratings TM Manulife Mutual Funds announced today that three funds in its “Select” fund family sub-advised by Mawer Investment Management Ltd., reached their three-year anniversaries on June 27, 2011.
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Toronto, July 28, 2011 Manulife Financial to Release Second Quarter Financial Results Manulife Financial Corporation will release its second quarter financial results on the morning of Thursday, August 11, 2011 followed by a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2:00 p.m. (ET).
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Waterloo, July 27, 2011 Canadian investor optimism steady this quarter The results of the Manulife Financial Investor Sentiment Index announced today demonstrate that, in spite of the uncertainty surrounding the global economy, Canadians continue to be cautiously optimistic in their attitudes towards investing.
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Toronto, July 25, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX:MSO.UN) Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid Manulife Investments announced today that the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a closed-end investment fund, received acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) of the Fund’s Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the “NCIB”).
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Toronto, July 19, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Announces Monthly Distribution Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: MSO.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that its first monthly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05417 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on August 15, 2011 to unitholders of record as of July 29, 2011.
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Toronto, July 18, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation sells Life Retrocession business to Pacific Life Manulife Financial Corporation (Manulife) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Life Retrocession business to Pacific Life Insurance Company (Pacific Life), based in the United States.
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Toronto, July 6, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX:MSO.UN) Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option Manulife Investments announces that the Syndicate of Agents for its initial public offering of the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (“the Fund”), a closed-end investment fund, has exercised its over-allotment option and acquired an additional 300,000 units (the “Units”) of the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund.
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Waterloo, June 29, 2011 Manulife Financial introduces Occupational Management Services Today, Manulife Financial Group Benefits launches Occupational Management Services, addressing the needs of employers dealing with injuries that occur at work and creating an integrated workplace injury and disability benefits program. Workplace injuries have a significant financial and productivity impact on employers and the Canadian economy.
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Waterloo, June 28, 2011 Manulife Financial to title sponsor new LPGA tournament
in Waterloo, Ontario beginning in 2012 The LPGA and Sports Properties International announced today that Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC), a leading Canadian-based financial services company, has signed a three-year (3) agreement to title sponsor a new LPGA event beginning in 2012.
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Waterloo, June 23, 2011 Manulife introduces Synergy®, a unique insurance solution to help protect Canadians from life’s major risks For the first time, Canadians can now get life insurance, critical illness insurance and disability insurance in one convenient and affordable package.
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Ottawa, June 23, 2011 Strong Employee Volunteer Programs Benefit Corporations and Communities More than just ‘Chequebook Philanthropy’ Research about the changing landscape of volunteerism in Canada identifies comprehensive Employee Volunteer Programs as critical to effective community building.
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Toronto, June 20, 2011 Oil Sands Sector Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution Oil Sands Sector Fund (TSX: OSF.UN) (the “Fund”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.125 per unit of the Fund will be paid on July 15, 2011 to
unitholders of record as of June 30, 2011.
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Toronto, June 20, 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces
Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust (TSX: CIW.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05 per Unit of the Fund will be paid on July 15, 2011 to unitholders of record as of June 30, 2011.
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Toronto, June 20, 2011 Copernican World Banks Split Inc. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Banks Split Inc. (TSX: CBW/CBW.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on July 13, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of June 30, 2011.
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Toronto, June 20, 2011 Copernican International Financial Split Corp. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican International Financial Split Corp. (TSX: CIR/CIR.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) announced today that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.12500 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on July 13, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of June 30, 2011.
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Toronto, June 17, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (TSX:MSO.UN) Closes $100 Million Initial Public Offering Manulife Investments announces the closing of its initial public offering for the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (“the Fund”), a closed-end investment fund.
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Waterloo, June 2, 2011 Manulife Financial introduces Health Management Services Manulife Financial has launched Health Management Services, extending its comprehensive approach to serving all aspects of Canadian employers’ group benefit needs.
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Toronto, June 1, 2011 AIC Global Financial Split Corp. Announces Completion of Termination AIC Global Financial Split Corp. (TSX: ASC/ASC.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) today announced that the Corporation completed the redemption of all of its outstanding Preferred Shares and Class A Shares and terminated on May 31, 2011 (the “Termination Date”), as contemplated by the constating documents of the Corporation.
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Toronto, May 30, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund - Final Prospectus Manulife Investments announced that it has filed a final prospectus dated May 27, 2011 for the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a closed-end investment fund, with the securities regulators of all the Canadian provinces and territories for an initial public offering of units (the “Units”) at $10 per Unit for a maximum offering of up to $200 million.
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Toronto, May 26, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds launches three new emerging market funds, along with a host of new corporate classes Manulife Mutual Funds expanded its global-oriented funds with the launch this week of two new emerging markets trust funds and an emerging markets corporate class.
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Toronto, May 20, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Announces Prospectus Amendments In the continuing effort to provide advisors and investors with investment strategies to address their income requirements, Manulife Mutual Funds announced today amendments to the August 19, 2010 prospectus that expand its offerings of Series T and Series IT securities to additional corporate classes, subject to regulatory approval.
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Toronto, May 17, 2011 AIC Global Financial Split Corp. announces distribution AIC Global Financial Split Corp. (TSX: ASC/ASC.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) today announced that an accrued quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.08798 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be included in the final redemption amount to be paid on or about June 6, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of May 31, 2011.
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Toronto, May 13, 2011 Manulife Financial’s Public Accountability Statement now available at www.manulife.com Manulife Financial Corporation’s 2010 Public Accountability Statement is now available for download at www.manulife.com.
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Waterloo, May 13, 2011 Canadians’ investment optimism jumps in latest quarter Canadians’ optimism towards investing climbed in the first quarter of 2011, with improved sentiment towards a range of investment types, including stocks, fixed income, investment properties and balanced funds, according to the latest Manulife Investor Sentiment Index.
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Toronto, May 12, 2011 New digital tool classifies Canadians according to six volunteer types
and suggests suitable volunteer opportunities Volunteer Canada, together with Manulife Financial, is introducing a new digital tool that categorizes Canadians into six distinct volunteer types and recommends available roles suited to their volunteer profiles and specific interests.
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Waterloo, May 9, 2011 Young homeowners optimistic about when they’ll be debt-free More than four out of 10 Canadian homeowners aged 30-39 expect to be debt-free by the end of their forties and another third expect to be debt-free in their fifties, according to Manulife Bank of Canada’s quarterly Debt Freedom Survey.
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Toronto, May 5, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation declares dividends Manulife Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly
shareholders’ dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the “Company”), payable on and after June 20, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2011.
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Toronto, May 5, 2011 Manulife delivering on strategic priorities, reports first quarter earnings of $985 million Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) today reported significant progress in its business strategy of building sales growth in targeted areas and reducing equity market and interest rate sensitivity during the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, May 2, 2011 Manulife Financial Chief Financial Officer to present at the UBS 13th Annual Global Financial Services Conference W. Bell, Chief Financial Officer of Manulife Financial will present at the UBS 13th Annual Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
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Toronto, April 29, 2011 Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund - Preliminary Prospectus Manulife Investments announced that it has filed a preliminary prospectus for the Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a closed-end investment fund, on April 28, 2011, with the securities regulators of all the Canadian provinces and territories for an initial public offering of units (the “Units”) at $10 per Unit.
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Toronto, April 21, 2011 Manulife Financial Informed That No OSC Orders will be Sought Manulife Financial today announced that it has been informed by Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission that, following its consideration of information obtained from Manulife and Manulife’s current disclosure practices and current disclosure, Staff has determined not to seek any orders of the Commission in connection with the enforcement notice delivered by Staff in June, 2009.
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Toronto, April 21, 2011 Manulife Financial’s Annual Meeting and First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call available through webcast On Thursday, May 5, 2011, Manulife Financial will webcast its joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Manulife Financial Corporation and Annual Meeting of Policyholders and the Shareholder of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.
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Toronto, April 19, 2011 Manulife Appoints Peter Bethlenfalvy to Senior Vice President, Financial Regulations Manulife Financial announced that Peter Bethlenfalvy has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Financial Regulations.
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Toronto, April 14, 2011 Manulife reports 2010 results under International Financial Reporting Standards Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) advised today of its initial adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), which replaced prior Canadian Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), effective January 1, 2011.
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Toronto, April 13, 2011 Manulife Financial launches ad campaign to make Canadians aware of how they can financially plan for retirement Manulife is launching an investor advertising campaign to take its Product Allocation strategy to Canadians to help them work with their advisors as they plan ahead for retirement.
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Toronto, April 5, 2011 Manulife Investments announces securityholder results of Special Meeting to extend termination date of AIC Global Financial Split Corp. Manulife Asset Management Limited, the manager of AIC Global Financial Split Corp. (TSX: ASC/ASC.PR.A) (the “Corporation”), today announced that securityholders of the Corporation did not approve the extension of the termination date of the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares of the Corporation for an additional term of five years from May 31, 2011 to May 31, 2016.
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Toronto, March 29, 2011 Canadian homeowners focused on debt reduction, Manulife Bank survey finds For the fourth consecutive quarter, Canadian homeowners say debt-reduction remains one of their top financial priorities, according to a recent poll for Manulife Bank of Canada.
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Toronto, March 25, 2011 Manulife Financial Proxy Circular and Annual Report available online Manulife Financial Corporation’s Proxy Circular and 2010 Annual Report are being mailed to shareholders and are now available for download at www.manulife.com.
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Toronto, March 25, 2011 Manulife Financial Executive Vice President and Treasurer to present at the J.P. Morgan 2011 Insurance Conference Peter J. Levitt, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Manulife Financial will present at the J.P. Morgan 2011 Insurance Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Mr. Levitt is scheduled to present at 9:45 am ET.
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Toronto, March 22, 2011 Manulife Financial Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of Manulife Asset Management to speak at the National Bank Financial 2011 Canadian Financial Services Conference Warren Thomson, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Manulife Financial and Chairman of Manulife Asset Management will speak at the National Bank Financial 2011 Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
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Toronto, March 21, 2011 AIC Global Financial Split Corp. Announces Quarterly Distribution AIC Global Financial Split Corp. (TSX: ASC/ASC.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on April 12, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, March 21, 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust (TSX: CIW.UN) (the “Fund”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.05 per unit of the Fund will be paid on April 15, 2011 to unitholders of record as of March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, March 21, 2011 Copernican World Banks Split Inc. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican World Banks Split Inc. (TSX: CBW/CBW.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.13125 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on April 12, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, March 21, 2011 Copernican International Financial Split Corp. Announces Quarterly Distribution Copernican International Financial Split Corp. (TSX: CIR/CIR.PR.A) (the “Corporation”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.12500 per Preferred Share of the Corporation will be paid on April 12, 2011 to Preferred shareholders of record as of March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, March 21, 2011 Oil Sands Sector Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution Oil Sands Sector Fund (TSX: OSF.UN) (the “Fund”) today announced that a quarterly cash distribution in the amount of $0.125 per unit of the Fund will be paid on April 14, 2011 to unitholders of record as of March 31, 2011.
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Toronto, March 18, 2011 Manulife Financial files 2010 Audited Annual Financial Statements and Related MD&A Manulife Financial Corporation has filed its 2010 audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and related MD&A with securities regulators, including with the Canadian Securities Administrators and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 40-F.
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Toronto, March 17, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Launches New Brand Campaign Manulife Mutual Funds launched a new brand campaign in March that includes three new ads designed to reassure investors that it is possible to reach their financial goals without constantly being overwhelmed by or preoccupied with their investment portfolios.
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Toronto, March 14, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation confirms limited financial exposure to Japan earthquake In response to queries, Manulife Financial Corporation confirmed that it does not expect the property & casualty reinsurance claims related to Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami to exceed $150 million after-tax, and, as such, this is not expected to be material to full year results.
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Toronto, March 14, 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces Anticipated Distribution for 2011 Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust (TSX: CIW.UN) (the “Fund”) is pleased to announce that its quarterly cash distribution for 2011 will be $0.05 per unit of the Fund or $0.20 per annum.
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Toronto, March 11, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation completes Preferred Share offering Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife”) today announced that it has completed its offering of 8 million Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 3 (the “Series 3 Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25 per share to raise gross proceeds of $200 million.
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Toronto, March 7, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation announces Preferred Share issue Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife”) today announced a Canadian public offering of Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 3 (“Series 3 Preferred Shares”).
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Toronto, March 7, 2011 Non-profit & private sector leaders unveil landmark campaign to transform volunteerism in Canada A national campaign aimed at enriching volunteer experiences for Canadians and strengthening the country’s volunteer sector was launched today by Volunteer Canada, the voice of volunteerism in Canada, and Manulife Financial, whose signature cause is to encourage volunteerism nationwide.
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Toronto, March 2, 2011 Manulife Canada President and Chief Executive Officer to present at the Citi 2011 Financial Services Conference Paul Rooney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Canada will present at the Citi 2011 Financial Services Conference in New York City on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
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Toronto, February 28, 2011 Manulife launches inaugural real estate investment funds Manulife Real Estate, the real estate arm of Manulife Financial, is extending to investors the benefit of its more than 60-year history of managing quality commercial real estate assets with the formation of a new Manulife Real Estate Funds platform and the launch of its inaugural Manulife Canadian Real Estate Funds offering.
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Toronto, February 22, 2011 Manulife Investments announces board of director approval to extend termination date of AIC Global Financial Split Corp. and confirmation of record and meeting dates for special meeting of securityholders Manulife Asset Management Limited, the manager (the “Manager”) of AIC Global Financial Split Corp. (TSX: ASC/ASC.PR.A) (the “Corporation”), today announced that the Corporation’s board of directors has reviewed the terms of a proposed extension of the termination date of the Class A Shares and Preferred Shares of the Corporation for an additional term of five years from May 31, 2011 to May 31, 2016 and has determined that the extension is in the best interests of the Corporation and its securityholders and unanimously recommends that securityholders vote in favour of such extension.
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Toronto, February 17, 2011 Manulife Asset Management bolsters global product development team Manulife Asset Management has further strengthened its global product development teams with the creation of two new positions in North America. The appointments are effective immediately.
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Toronto, February 10, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation declares dividends Manulife Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly
shareholders’ dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the “Company”), payable on and after March 21, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of
business on February 23, 2011.
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Toronto, February 10, 2011 Manulife's strategy delivers significant sales growth, reduced risk profile and stronger capital levels. Fourth quarter earnings of $1,794 million is a record for the Company. Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) today reported significant progress in its business strategy of building sales growth in targeted areas and reducing equity market and interest rate sensitivity during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010.
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Toronto, February 4, 2011 Manulife Mutual Funds Wins Four Canadian Lipper 2011 Fund Manulife Mutual Funds won four individual awards at the 2011 Canadian Lipper Fund Awards ceremony, held in Toronto last night.
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Toronto, January 27, 2011 Manulife Asset Management bolsters product management and client services teams Manulife Asset Management has further strengthened its global product management and client service teams with the creation of four new positions in North America.
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Toronto, January 27, 2011 Manulife Financial to Release Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results Manulife Financial Corporation will release its fourth quarter and year end financial results on the morning of Thursday, February 10, 2011 followed by a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2:00 p.m. (ET).
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Toronto, January 17, 2011 Manulife Volunteer Awards support charities with $130,000 for Canada’s Champions of Change Canadians have voted and chosen the country’s top two volunteers in CBC News/Outpost Magazine’s groundbreaking search for Canada’s Champions of Change, a national program promoting volunteerism and sustainable change, presented by Manulife Financial.
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Toronto, January 13, 2011 Manulife Financial announces redemption of Subordinated Debentures The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“Manulife”) today announced it has exercised its right to redeem, on February 16, 2011, all of the outstanding $550,000,000 principal amount of 6.24% Subordinated Debentures due February 16, 2016 (CUSIP No. 564835AB2) at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption.
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Waterloo, January 11, 2011 Canadians’ focus on debt reaches highest point in five years: Manulife Investor Sentiment Index More Canadians say their top priority is to tackle their debts as they head into the New Year, according to the latest national poll for Manulife Financial, Canada’s leading insurance and wealth management company.
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Toronto, January 5, 2011 Manulife Financial Corporation Provides Update on Fourth Quarter 2010 Hedging Activities Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife” or the “Company”) is announcing significant progress on its goal of reducing its underlying earnings sensitivity to equity market and interest rate movements in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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