Aug 7 (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO :
* MANULIFE REPORTS 2Q19 NET INCOME AND CORE EARNINGS OF $1.5 BILLION
* Q2 SALES ROSE 7 PERCENT TO C$1.4 BILLION
* QTRLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $0.73
* QTRLY CORE ROE 12.7% VERSUS 14.0%
* ACHIEVED NEW BUSINESS VALUE OF $479 MILLION IN 2Q19, AN INCREASE OF 14% COMPARED WITH 2Q18
* QTRLY DILUTED CORE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $0.72
* REPORTED ANNUALIZED PREMIUM EQUIVALENT SALES OF $1.4 BILLION IN 2Q19, AN INCREASE OF 7% COMPARED WITH 2Q18
* REPORTED NEUTRAL GLOBAL WEALTH AND ASSET MANAGEMENT NET FLOWS IN 2Q19 COMPARED WITH POSITIVE NET FLOWS OF $0.1 BILLION IN 2Q18
* AT QUARTER-END, WEALTH AND ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION WERE $653.1 BILLION VERSUS $639.9 BILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.71 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA