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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment
Management announced today a reduction of management fees on seven
of its mutual funds, effective on or about March 1, 2022.
Mutual Fund management fee reduction
Fund
Name
|
Series
|
Existing
Management Fee (%)
|
New Management Fee
(%)
|
Manulife Global
Balanced Fund
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
1.91
|
1.81
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.82
|
0.72
|
Manulife Global
Monthly High Income Fund
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
2.00
|
1.86
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.90
|
0.76
|
Manulife Global
Monthly High Income Class
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
2.00
|
1.86
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.90
|
0.76
|
Manulife Conservative
Portfolio
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
1.56
|
1.44
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.81
|
0.69
|
Manulife Moderate
Portfolio
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
1.80
|
1.70
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.80
|
0.70
|
Manulife Balanced
Portfolio
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
1.89
|
1.77
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.89
|
0.77
|
Manulife Growth
Portfolio
|
Advisor Series/
Series T
|
1.94
|
1.84
|
Series F/Series
FT
|
0.94
|
0.84
|
Manulife Investment Management is committed to continuously
reviewing its product lineup to ensure it is evolving to meet the
needs of investors and advisors. It is expected that the reduction
in management fees should have a corresponding impact on the
management expense ratio of the funds over time.
"We continually work to ensure our funds are priced
competitively and are delivering value to our customers. A recent
review of our lineup identified an opportunity to enhance our
pricing attractiveness on certain products including our mutual
fund asset allocation portfolios and select global balanced funds,"
said Yanic Chagnon, Head of
Investment Products, Manulife Investment Management, Canada.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses
all may be associated with mutual fund investments and the use of
an asset allocation service. Please read the fund facts as well as
the prospectus of the mutual funds in which investment may be made
under the asset allocation service before investing. Mutual funds
are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past
performance may not be repeated. Manulife Funds, Manulife Corporate
Classes and Manulife Asset Allocation Portfolios are managed by
Manulife Investment Management Limited. Manulife Investment
Management is a trade name of Manulife Investment Management
Limited. Manulife, Manulife Investment Management, the Stylized M
Design, and Manulife Investment Management & Stylized M Design
are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and are
used by it, and by its affiliates under license.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife
Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and
asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw
on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full
resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions,
and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in
Toronto, our leading capabilities
in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment
footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these
capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset
managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help
their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.
Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For
additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial
services provider that helps people make their decisions easier and
lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we provide financial advice
and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia,
and Europe, and primarily as
John Hancock in the United States. Through Manulife Investment
Management, the global brand for our global wealth and asset
management segment, we serve individuals, institutions and
retirement plan members worldwide. Our principal operations are in
Asia and Canada, and the
United States, where we have served customers for more than
155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New
York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in
Hong Kong. In the previous 12
months we made CAD$31.8 billion in
payments to our customers.
Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For
additional information, please visit manulife.com.
SOURCE Manulife Investment Management