Boston-Manulife Asset Management announced that Michael J. Mahoney has joined the firm's U.S. distribution team as Managing Director, Taft-Hartley Sales. Based in Boston, he reports to Frank Saeli, Head of Sales, Relationship Management & Global Distribution Services.

"Mike brings extensive Tart-Hartley and industry experience to our team, and we are pleased to welcome him as we continue to expand and invest in our institutional business," said Mr. Saeli. "We have a growing book of North American Taft-Hartley business, and we look forward to bringing Mike's expertise to bear in developing unique investment solutions for our U.S.-based clients."

Most recently, Mr. Mahoney was with Clearbrook Global Advisors LLC, a New York-based investment consulting firm, where he served as Managing Director, responsible for Business Development and Consulting Services. Prior to joining Clearbrook, he was Senior Vice President at Pyramis Global Advisors, responsible for Taft-Hartley Business Development and Client Service. Mr. Mahoney also has held senior positions with ULLICO Investment Company, HGK Asset Management, Harbor Capital Management and Mellon Institutional Asset Management. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

About Manulife Asset Management
Manulife Asset Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife, providing comprehensive asset management solutions for investors. This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public and private asset classes, as well as asset allocation solutions. As at December 31, 2014, assets under management for Manulife Asset Management were approximately C$321 billion (US$277 billion).

Manulife Asset Management's public markets units have investment expertise across a broad range of asset classes including public equity and fixed income, and asset allocation strategies. Offices with full investment capabilities are located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. In addition, Manulife Asset Management has a joint venture asset management business in China, Manulife TEDA. The public markets units of Manulife Asset Management also provide investment management services to affiliates' retail clients through product offerings of Manulife and John Hancock. John Hancock Asset Management and Declaration Management and Research are units of Manulife Asset Management.

Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be found at ManulifeAM.com.

About Manulife
Manulife is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. We operate as John Hancock in the U.S. and as Manulife in other parts of the world. We provide strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for our customers' 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. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Assets under management by Manulife and its subsidiaries were approximately C$691 billion (US$596 billion) as at December 31, 2014.

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

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