John Hancock Closed-End Funds Release Earnings Data
BOSTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ten John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced the earnings(1) for the three months ended April 30, 2012. The same data for the comparable ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Portfolio Information Now Available
BOSTON, Mass., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings, as of April 30, ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
BOSTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date:         May 1, 2012 Ex Date:                       ...

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Announces Conference Call On Monday, April 30, 2012, At 4 PM ET
BOSTON, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ - News), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC  and subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, announced ...

Lifecos and dead stocks: strange bedfellows stuck with each other
Once the envy of the industry, both Sun Life and Manulife Financial Corp. now trade close to book value as markets fret about their ability to meet their own financial targets