Focus on Asia will help buoy these dividends

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider. It also offers other forms of insurance, including health, dental and travel plans,… Read More

Manulife plan will cut costs

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $23.69 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $47.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer.
The company also sells other forms of insurance, including health, dental and travel plans; in addition, it offers mutual… Read More

Asia’s middle class drives these insurers

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $24.36 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $49.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer.
The company also sells other forms of insurance, including health, dental and travel plans; in addition, it offers mutual… Read More

Dividend increase: Manulife

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider. It also sells other forms of insurance, including health, dental and travel plans,… Read More

Manulife trims its risk

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $26.10 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $52.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.1%; www.manulife.ca) is now Canada’s largest life insurer.

As the company’s new CEO, Roy Gori plans to cut Manulife’s dependence on its “alternative assets.” They… Read More

Asia fuels Manulife’s earnings

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $27 (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $54.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurance provider. It also sells other forms of insurance, including health, dental… Read More

Asia drives profits for these two insurers

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL $50.89 (Toronto symbol SLF; Shares outstanding: 613.7 million; Market cap: $31.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.sunlife.ca) sells life insurance, savings, retirement and pension products. The company mainly operates in Canada, the U.S., Asia and the U.K. and has… Read More

Manulife considers U.S. exit

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $25.91 (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $50.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.2%; www.manulife.ca) is now Canada’s largest life insurer.
The company also operates in the U.S. through John Hancock Financial Services. Manulife spent $10.4 billion U.S…. Read More