Manulife Financial News

Orbite Aluminae Inc. . Miner. Down 27 cents, or 10.67 per cent, at $2.26 on 10,117,553 shares.

For the second year in a row, the Manulife Structured Bond Class Advisor Series was recognized within the Canadian Fixed Income Balanced category for providing consistent strong risk-adjusted performance relative to its peers over a five-year period.

Paul L. Rooney - Member of Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Canada Ltd.

No financial company wants to lose a CFO especially in the midst of a period of turmoil, but that's exactly what happened to Manulife Financial Corp.

Toronto's main stock index ended lower on Thursday as it brushed off optimism generated by a long-awaited Greek bailout deal and strong U.S. jobs data, and moved instead on some weak earnings in the financial and telecom sectors.

The Toronto stock market headed for a slightly higher open amid some disappointing earnings reports while traders hoped that Greece would meet the necessary conditions to secure its next bailout.

Manulife Financial Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss of C69 million, hurt by a C$665 million goodwill-impairment charge in its John Hancock Life Insurance business in the U.S. related to low interest rates and actions taken to reduce interest-rate risk.

The company also announced that its chief financial officer, Michael Bell, will be leaving.

Grande Cache Coal Corp. . Miner. Up 43 cents, or 4.60 per cent, at $9.78 on 9,782,280 shares.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged his Chinese counterpart to approve proposed investments by Manulife Financial Corp.

MANILA, Philippines - Manulife Philippines recently celebrated its 105th annitversary in the same year that its global parent, Manulife Financial Corporation, marks its 125th anniversary.

The Toronto stock market advanced Friday as a much better than expected employment report from the United States reinforced hopes that its economy is steadily recovering from the worst recession since the Second World War.

LeClair continues to serve as Portfolio Manager for the Manulife Preferred Income Fund, which he has led since 2009.A "With Randy's depth of experience in the Canadian marketplace, we add yet another strong member to our fixed income team, in support of our partners at Manulife Mutual Funds.A We look forward to benefiting from his insights and ... (more)

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Bombardier Inc. . Transportation equipment. Down 19 cents, or 3.95 per cent, at $4.62 on 8,375,647 shares.

A man walks past a building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 18 2011.

Manulife Financial was downgraded by investment analysts at UBS AG from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

Manulife Financial Corp. , Sun Life Financial Inc. and other Canadian life insurers plunged amid credit-rating downgrades after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said inflation in the U.S. will remain restrained.

In a word, "Yes," according to Steven Blair, the pioneering exercise researcher and inaugural winner of the $50,000 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

Dalbar honored John Hancock Annuities as a leading firm in the post-sale award category among financial intermediary firms, based on testing of advisor calls.