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This web site has been prepared to provide information on the products and services offered under the business name of Manulife Investment Management. Manulife Investment Management is a trade name of Manulife Investment Management Limited and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife).

This web site is for informational purposes only – the information presented is not meant as investment, financial, accounting, tax or legal advice. Information contained in this web site is subject to change without notice.  Manulife Investment Management will endeavor to ensure information is accurate and updated but will not be held liable for inaccuracies in the information presented. Investors are responsible to ensure that they are appropriately informed about any securities, insurance, taxation or other legislation that could affect them personally.

Information about our products:

Guaranteed Investment Products

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is the issuer of guaranteed insurance contracts, annuities and insurance contracts containing Manulife segregated funds.

  • Segregated Funds
    Any amount that is allocated to a segregated fund is invested at the risk of the contractholder and may increase or decrease in value. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with segregated fund investments.  Please read the information folder, contract and fund facts before investing.  Performance histories are not indicative of future performance.

Mutual Funds

Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds and Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are managed by Manulife Investment Management Limited (formerly named Manulife Asset Management Limited). 

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in the Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds and Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds.  Please read the fund facts/ETF facts as well as the prospectus carefully before investing.  The Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds and Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

Manulife, Manulife Investment Management, the Stylized M Design, and Manulife Investment Management & Stylized M Design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and are used by it, and by its affiliates under license.

Calculators

The calculators found on this web site are provided for general illustrative purposes only. All examples are hypothetical. The calculators are provided only as educational tools and do not constitute investment, financial, tax or legal advice. To take into account your specific circumstances, you should obtain professional advice as appropriate.

Canadian Investor Use

This web site/communication is intended for Canadian residents only and does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not allowed. Important information about Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds, Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds and Manulife Segregated Fund Contracts are contained in their respective disclosure documents. All mutual fund investors/ETF investors should read the fund facts/ETF facts as well as the respective prospectus and segregated fund investors should read the respective information folder, contract and fund facts before investing. 

Selling Restrictions Outside Canada for Mutual Funds

The distribution of a prospectus qualifying for sale in Canada and the offering or purchase of the units/shares may be restricted in certain jurisdictions outside of Canada. No persons receiving a copy of a Manulife Investment Management prospectus and/or fund facts/ETF facts in any such jurisdiction may treat the prospectus and/or fund facts/ETF facts as an invitation to purchase units/shares unless such an invitation could be lawfully made to them without compliance with any registration or other legal requirements. A prospectus and/or fund facts/ETF facts is not an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is unlawful or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.

It is the responsibility of any person in the possession of a prospectus and/or fund facts/ETF facts and any persons wishing to apply for units/shares pursuant to a prospectus and/or fund facts/ETF facts to inform themselves of, and to observe, all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. Prospective purchasers of units/shares should inform themselves as to the legal requirements of such purchases and any applicable exchange control regulations and taxes in the countries of their respective citizenship, residence, incorporation or domicile.

Neither the Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds and Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds nor Manulife Investment Management shall have any obligation to make any filings or do any acts in order to permit such offerings in any jurisdiction and shall be entitled to require evidence that an offering to the investor in such jurisdiction is in compliance with the local laws.

The units/shares of the Manulife Mutual Funds, Manulife Private Investment Pools, Manulife Closed-End Funds and Manulife Exchange-Traded Funds have not been and will not be registered for sale under U.S. securities laws and may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the United States or to any U.S. person (including any citizen or resident of the United States, any partner or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States and certain estates and trusts organized under U.S. laws) unless pursuant to an exemption from registration.

It is also recommended that every visitor to the Manulife Investment Management web site read the disclaimer about the use of the web site:

Legal

Please carefully read this notice before you use this web site. If you do not agree with the following conditions, please exit the site.

Site Content

The information contained on the pages of this web site is subject to modification and update from time to time without notice. Reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information in this site is complete, accurate and up-to-date. However, Manulife cannot guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or authenticity of any site content, site functionality, or the transmission of any site content from the site to you.

Certain aspects of the site have been prepared outside of Manulife. Other third-party sites, to which we link (or link to us) are completely independent of this site. Manulife does not endorse the sites to which we link, and these sites are provided for your information only.  Similarly, we do not endorse sites which refer to our site. In addition, the inclusion of site acknowledgments and the identification of persons and entities shall not, in any manner, be construed as an endorsement for the product, person or entity by Manulife.

Use of this Site

Access to this site is subject to Manulife’s rules and procedures, as developed from time to time. Although Manulife will make its best efforts to keep this site operational, Manulife cannot guarantee that the site will always be accessible. Manulife may, in its sole discretion, modify, suspend or terminate the services provided to you through this site without notice.

Security

By using this web site, you acknowledge and confirm that the Internet is not a secure medium where privacy can be ensured and that complete security and confidentiality over the Internet is not possible at this time. Your confidential use of the site cannot be guaranteed and your use of the site (including information you transmit to the site) may be subject to access by, or disclosure to, other persons. Without limiting any other disclaimer herein, Manulife shall not be responsible or liable for any harm that you or any other person may suffer in connection with any such breach of confidentiality or security.

Governing Laws

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Agreement with Manulife

By use of this site, you are agreeing that Manulife, its affiliated companies, and any directors, officers, employees or shareholders of Manulife or its affiliates or affiliated companies, shall not be liable for any damages including direct, incidental, ordinary, punitive, exemplary, indirect, special, consequential or any other damages arising out of or related to the use of this site.

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