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Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) is an international financial services and direct life insurance company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with shares listed on the Toronto, New York, and Philippine stock exchanges and under 945 in Hong Kong. This news page aggregates company‑related announcements, allowing investors and observers to review Manulife’s publicly reported developments in one place.
Manulife’s news flow covers a broad range of topics that reflect its role in life insurance, financial advice, and wealth and asset management. Recent releases include strategic sustainability initiatives such as the launch of Manulife Impact Forests, a global network of restoration sites in countries including Canada, the United States, Cambodia, Japan, and the Philippines, developed with community partners and veritree’s Smart Forest technology. Other updates highlight technology partnerships and AI adoption, including a multi‑year agreement with Adaptive ML to support Manulife’s enterprise AI platform and the deployment of AI‑enabled tools in areas like underwriting, customer service, and digital applications.
Investors can also find information on capital markets activity, such as the pricing of U.S. public offerings of senior notes, rating agency actions on Manulife and its subsidiaries, and communications about shareholder matters, including quarterly dividend declarations and responses to unsolicited mini‑tender offers. Operational and financial performance updates, including quarterly results, segment performance in Asia, Canada, the United States, and Global Wealth & Asset Management, and strategic acquisitions in asset management and insurance markets, are regularly reported through news releases.
By following this page, readers can review Manulife’s official communications on its strategy, financial performance, sustainability projects, AI initiatives, and shareholder information, based on the company’s own published news and regulatory disclosures.
Manulife (NYSE:MFC) has appointed Mike Coyne as its new General Counsel, effective September 1, 2025. Coyne, who will join Manulife's Executive Leadership Team and report to President and CEO Phil Witherington, brings extensive experience from his recent role at the Bank Policy Institute and previous positions at MUFG and JPMorgan Chase.
Coyne's appointment comes as current General Counsel Jim Gallagher retires. The new General Counsel brings significant expertise in leading legal teams, managing complexity, and leveraging technology, along with a strong background in global financial services leadership.
Manulife Investment Management (NYSE:MFC) has announced two key appointments to strengthen its Asian presence. June Chua has been appointed as Head of Asian Equities, effective August 4, 2025, leading a team of over 90 investment professionals across 10 markets. She brings 25+ years of investment experience and will oversee the firm's Asian equity strategies, which currently manage US$241 billion in AUM.
Additionally, Yuting Shao has joined as Senior Global Macro Strategist in the Multi-Asset Solutions team, bringing over 8 years of experience in macro strategies focusing on China and Emerging Markets Asia. Both appointments underscore Manulife's century-long presence in Asia and its commitment to enhancing its investment capabilities in the region.
Manulife Financial Corporation (TSX: MFC) has announced the acquisition of 75% of Comvest Credit Partners for US$937.5 million in upfront consideration, with potential additional payments of up to US$337.5 million based on performance targets.
The transaction combines Manulife's US$3.7 billion Senior Credit team with Comvest's US$14.7 billion platform, creating a leading US$18.4 billion private credit asset management platform to be branded as Manulife | Comvest. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2025 and will be immediately accretive to core EPS, core ROE, and core EBITDA margin.
Robert O'Sullivan, Comvest's Co-Founder and CEO, will lead the newly aligned business, reporting to Anne Valentine Andrews, Global Head of Private Markets. The transaction will be funded with cash on hand, resulting in less than a 3-point reduction to Manulife's LICAT ratio.
Manulife (NYSE:MFC) reported Q2 2025 results with core earnings of $1.7 billion, showing a 2% decrease from Q2 2024. The company delivered net income of $1.8 billion, up $0.7 billion year-over-year, with core ROE at 15.0%. Key highlights include APE sales up 15%, new business CSM up 37%, and NBV up 20%.
The company announced an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Comvest Credit Partners, adding US$14.7 billion to their Global WAM platform. Global Wealth and Asset Management achieved net inflows of $0.9 billion and expanded its core EBITDA margin. Asia segment showed strong performance with core earnings up 13%, while U.S. segment faced challenges with core earnings down 53% due to unfavorable life insurance claims.
Manulife maintained a strong LICAT ratio of 136% and increased book value per common share by 5% year-over-year, while continuing share buybacks totaling $1.1 billion since the start of 2025.
Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE:MFC) has declared quarterly dividends for its non-cumulative preferred shares, to be paid on or after September 19, 2025. The dividends will be distributed to shareholders of record as of August 20, 2025.
The announcement covers 11 different series of preferred shares, with dividend amounts ranging from $0.14675 to $0.396875 per share. This includes Class A Shares Series 2 and 3, as well as Class 1 Shares Series 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, and 25.
Manulife (NYSE:MFC) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share for common shareholders. The dividend will be payable on September 19, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 20, 2025.
For shareholders participating in the Canadian and U.S. Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plans, Manulife will purchase common shares from the open market. The purchase price will be based on the average actual cost, with no applicable discounts.
Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE:MFC) has announced it will release its second quarter 2025 financial results after market close on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The company will host a live webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET featuring its executive leadership team.
The conference call will include a Q&A session with analysts, and participants can access it by dialing 1-800-806-5484 (North America) or 1-416-340-2217 (International) using passcode 8528599#. The archived webcast and call replay will be available until June 7, 2025.
Manulife Investment Management (NYSE:MFC) has successfully closed its third co-investment fund, Manulife Co-Investment Partners III, raising $1.1 billion - significantly exceeding its $750 million target and surpassing its 2021 predecessor fund by over $300 million.
The fund attracted diverse global investors, including pensions, insurance companies, asset managers, financial institutions, and family offices, with Manulife's General Account also making a capital commitment. The strategy leverages Manulife IM's network of over 200 sponsor partners to provide institutional investors direct access to middle market private equity opportunities.
Manulife IM's private equity and credit platform now manages over $28 billion in assets, including primary funds, co-investments, secondaries, and credit investments, as part of its broader private markets platform.