Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO :
* MANULIFE REPORTS 2018 NET INCOME OF $4.8 BILLION, AND CORE EARNINGS OF $5.6 BILLION WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH ACROSS ALL OPERATING SEGMENTS
* REPORTED ANNUALIZED PREMIUM EQUIVALENT SALES OF $1.5 BILLION IN 4Q18, AN INCREASE OF 14% COMPARED WITH 4Q17
* QTRLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $0.28
* QTRLY DILUTED CORE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $0.65
* QTRLY CORE RETURN ON COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY OF 12.5 PERCENT
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.66 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* NET FLOWS WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT MARKET VOLATILITY IN Q4
* GLOBAL WEALTH AND ASSET MANAGEMENT 4Q18 NET FLOWS WERE NEGATIVE $9.0 BILLION VERSUS POSITIVE NET FLOWS OF $3.6 BILLION IN 4Q17