May 2 (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO :
* MANULIFE REPORTS 1Q18 NET INCOME OF $1.4 BILLION, CORE EARNINGS OF $1.3 BILLION AND A LICAT CAPITAL RATIO OF 129%
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.67
* Q1 CORE EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.64
* QTRLY CORE RETURN ON COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY OF 13.4%
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.62 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* GENERATED NET FLOWS OF $10.0 BILLION IN GLOBAL WEALTH & ASSET MANAGEMENT SEGMENT IN 1Q18 COMPARED WITH $4.6 BILLION IN 1Q17
* QTRLY PREMIUMS AND DEPOSITS FROM INSURANCE PRODUCTS $11,603 MILLION VERSUS. $10,705 MILLION LAST YEAR
* ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AT QUARTER END $1,098 BILLION VERSUS $1,071 BILLION AT Q4 END