Manulife Investment Management Announces Management Fee Reductions for Seven Mutual Funds

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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management announced today a reduction of management fees on seven of its mutual funds, effective on or about March 1, 2022.

Mutual Fund management fee reduction

Fund Name	Series	Existing Management Fee (%)	New Management Fee (%)
Manulife Global Balanced Fund	Advisor Series/ Series T	1.91	1.81
	Series F/Series FT	0.82	0.72
Manulife Global Monthly High Income Fund	Advisor Series/ Series T	2.00	1.86
	Series F/Series FT	0.90	0.76
Manulife Global Monthly High Income Class	Advisor Series/ Series T	2.00	1.86
	Series F/Series FT	0.90	0.76
Manulife Conservative Portfolio	Advisor Series/ Series T	1.56	1.44
	Series F/Series FT	0.81	0.69
Manulife Moderate Portfolio	Advisor Series/ Series T	1.80	1.70
	Series F/Series FT	0.80	0.70
Manulife Balanced Portfolio	Advisor Series/ Series T	1.89	1.77
	Series F/Series FT	0.89	0.77
Manulife Growth Portfolio	Advisor Series/ Series T	1.94	1.84
	Series F/Series FT	0.94	0.84

Manulife Investment Management is committed to continuously reviewing its product lineup to ensure it is evolving to meet the needs of investors and advisors. It is expected that the reduction in management fees should have a corresponding impact on the management expense ratio of the funds over time.

"We continually work to ensure our funds are priced competitively and are delivering value to our customers. A recent review of our lineup identified an opportunity to enhance our pricing attractiveness on certain products including our mutual fund asset allocation portfolios and select global balanced funds," said Yanic Chagnon, Head of Investment Products, Manulife Investment Management, Canada.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments and the use of an asset allocation service. Please read the fund facts as well as the prospectus of the mutual funds in which investment may be made under the asset allocation service before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Manulife Funds, Manulife Corporate Classes and Manulife Asset Allocation Portfolios are managed by Manulife Investment Management Limited. Manulife Investment Management is a trade name of Manulife Investment Management Limited. 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.

About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.

About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we provide financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. Through Manulife Investment Management, the global brand for our global wealth and asset management segment, we serve individuals, institutions and retirement plan members worldwide. Our principal operations are in Asia and Canada, and the United States, where we have served customers for more than 155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. In the previous 12 months we made CAD$31.8 billion in payments to our customers.

Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.

SOURCE Manulife Investment Management

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