Manulife Canada President and Chief Executive Officer to speak at CIBC
Institutional Investor Conference

TORONTO, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - Paul Rooney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Canada will speak at the Ninth Annual CIBC World Markets Eastern Institutional Investor Conference in Montreal on Thursday, September 23, 2010. Mr. Rooney's discussion is scheduled to begin at 8:35am ET.

Interested parties may access the live audio discussion through www.manulife.com, Investor Relations section, under Presentations. An archived version of the replay audio will be available at the same location.

About Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group operating in 22 countries and territories worldwide. For more than 120 years, clients worldwide have looked to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients around the world. We provide asset management services to institutional customers worldwide as well as reinsurance solutions, specializing in life and property and casualty retrocession. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were $454 billion (US$428 billion) as at June 30, 2010. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com

For further information: Media inquiries: Laurie Lupton, 416-852-7792, [email protected]; Investor Relations: Shad Ansari, 1-800-795-9767, [email protected]