Manulife and CTBC Bank (Philippines) contract signing. (seated from left) Manulife Philippines President & CEO Ryan Charland, CTBC Bank Philippines President and CEO Steve Tsai, (standing from left) CTBC Bank Philippines TISD Marketing Officer Dino Miguel Rodriguez, Manulife Philippines Alternative Distribution Relationship Head Elaine Montemayor, Manulife Philippines SVP & Alternative Distribution Head Anthony Perez, CTBC Bank Philippines TISD Head Ida Mendoza and CTBC Bank Philippines TISD Operations Head Gerardo Bien.

CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp., through its Trust and Investment Services Department (TISD) and Manulife Philippines recently signed an agreement that enables CTBC Bank's TISD to make available Manulife's investment linked products to its customers. This new agreement makes Manulife's Affluence Max Gold and Affluence Income available to CTBC Bank's TISD customers beginning May 15, 2015, thus broadening the range of investment products available to their customer base. Manulife Affluence Max Gold allows customers to make a one-time investment in a Manulife-managed fund that suits their financial goals, while Manulife Affluence Income enables customers to make an investment that provides a steady target income for their immediate needs, while giving them the opportunity to grow their money through Manulife's professionally-managed funds.

About CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp.

CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp. formerly known as Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Bank Corporation, is a subsidiary of CTBC Bank which is one of the 200 biggest banks in the world in terms of capital and the most awarded banking institution in Taiwan. Organized in 1995, CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp. actively provides financial services to both local and foreign companies in the country, aside from extensively serving the needs of the middle-income consumers. Its products and services include Peso Deposits, Foreign Currency Deposits, Consumer Loans, Credit Facilities & Corporate Loans, Cash Management Services, Treasury Services, Trust Products, Payment & Remittance Services, Trade Services, among others. For more information on CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp., visitwww.ctbcbank.com.ph .

About Manulife Philippines

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in 1907. Since then, Manulife's Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the leading life insurance companies in the country. Manulife Philippines is a wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, among the world's largest life insurance companies by market capitalization.

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$821 billion (US$648 billion) as at March 31, 2015.

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