Manulife Financial
About: Manulife Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The firm provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The Canadian business segment contributes approximately 22% of adjusted earnings. The Asia segment operates across 12 countries and contributes around 36% of earnings, with a significant presence in Hong Kong and Singapore. The US business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 23% of earnings and is one of the top 20 life insurers in the US. Manulife's global asset and wealth management business contributes approximately 20% of its earnings and had around CAD 1.03 trillion in assets under management and administration as of the end of 2024.
Employees: 37,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 46
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 693 [Q4 2024] → 700 (+7) [Q1 2025]
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 226
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.08% [Q4 2024] → 47.23% (-0.85%) [Q1 2025]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26B [Q4 2024] → $25.4B (-$560M) [Q1 2025]
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 [Q4 2024] → 18 (-1) [Q1 2025]
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $490M
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Financial journalist opinion
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