Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO :
* MANULIFE REPORTS 2Q18 NET INCOME OF $1.3 BILLION, AND CORE EARNINGS OF $1.4 BILLION WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH ACROSS ALL OPERATING SEGMENTS
* Q2 CORE EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.70
* RECORDED A RESTRUCTURING CHARGE OF $200 MILLION IN 2Q18
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.61
* REPORTED ANNUALIZED PREMIUM EQUIVALENT SALES OF $1.2 BILLION IN Q2, DOWN 22%
* QTRLY CORE RETURN ON COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' OF 14.0%
* REPORTED GROSS FLOWS OF $29.1 BILLION IN Q2, DOWN 2%
* QTRLY PREMIUMS AND DEPOSITS FROM INSURANCE PRODUCTS $11,718 MILLION VERSUS $10,784 MILLION
* ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AT QUARTER END $1,118 BILLION VERSUS $1,098 BILLION AT Q1 END
* SETS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.22PER SHARE
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.65 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S