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On target.
Delivering growth.
 
Manulife Financial Corporation
Third Quarter Report to Shareholders
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
MESSAGE TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
In the third quarter of 2014, we continued to earn the trust of our customers by helping them with their big financial decisions and meeting their needs.  We paid out claims, cash surrender values, annuity payments and other benefits worth $5.3 billion.  We now manage over $663 billion on behalf of our customers.
 
We are improving our service to customers through new technologies and products.  In Canada, we opened RED Lab, which will develop technologies to provide customers with intuitive, quick and transparent access to their financial services.  Across Asia, we are launching Point of Sale technology, enabling electronic applications and underwriting in a client’s home or place of business through a tablet.  In the United States, our Customer1 initiative will provide a holistic view of our relationships with customers and their preferences for interacting with us.  In Japan, we launched a Single Premium Whole Life product to help with wealth transfer to the next generation.
 
Our efforts continue to generate recognition.  For the 11th consecutive year, Manulife Hong Kong received the “Yahoo! Emotive Brand Award”.  In Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines, Manulife Asset Management portfolio managers were recognized as the “Most Astute Investors in Local Currency Bonds” by The Asset Benchmark Research Awards.  This is the 8th year that we have been ranked at the top of this survey.  In Canada, Manulife was named to the “Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index”.  In the U.S., John Hancock received LIMRA LOMA awards for “Best use of Twitter” for #WeRunTogether and “Best of the Best” for our overall social media program.
 
We are using social media more because our customers, young and old, turn to these channels.  Our #Centsability campaign encouraged Canadians to share their money saving tips.  The John Hancock "Life Comes Next" Campaign invites TV viewers to complete a story they see in our advertising by going to HancockNext.com.
 
As a result of these activities, and the fine efforts of our employees, we had a very strong quarter.  Full details are provided in our quarterly release but in summary: Once again we delivered core earnings that were slightly better than planned, achieved outstanding investment results, and had lower-than-expected charges associated with our annual actuarial review.  All of these led to very strong net income and capital ratio for the quarter.  Our net income was $1.1 billion.  Our core earnings were $755 million, and our capital ratio was 248%.
 
We achieved satisfactory overall insurance sales of $660 million, recording substantial growth from both the prior quarter and last year.  Our results were highlighted by very strong sales from Asia, partially offset by some weaker results in Canada and the U.S.  In Asia, strong insurance sales reached record levels on a constant currency basis.  In Canada, a new simplified universal life product contributed to sales momentum in Retail Insurance.  In the U.S., life insurance sales continued to be challenged by slow industry sales, but improved over the prior quarter as a result of recently launched products.
 
Global economic uncertainty was prevalent in the third quarter, and as a result, wealth sales of $11.7 billion were slower, but we delivered our 24th consecutive quarter of AUM growth.  Asia wealth sales continued to build momentum, benefiting from successful product launches.  In Canada, wealth sales declined, reflecting competitive rate pressures in a slowing residential mortgage market and normal variability in large case group retirement sales.  In the U.S., mutual fund sales continued to be strong, but declined relative to the prior year.
 
Manulife Asset Management now has 85 Four- or Five-Star Morningstar rated funds, an increase of three funds over the last quarter.
 
In September, we announced that we would acquire the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc, subject to approvals.  This transaction accelerates our growth strategy for our Canadian business, in particular wealth and asset management.  In Hong Kong, our Board held its annual strategic planning session, which was highly productive and positive.
 
We continue to receive comments from customers on how we are becoming a more customer-centric organization, and I would like to share this one from Asia:
 
“I would like to give you feedback on the wonderful and excellent service I received from Ms. Clara Wat in relation to my insurance portfolio inquiry.  She was very thoughtful and professional and I am touched by her understanding and good listening skills.  Your company should be proud of your staff as my experience has been much more than that I had expected.”
 
All of these results would not have occurred without the dedicated efforts of more than 28,000 employees, 53,000 agents and our hundreds of thousands of other distribution partners around the world.  We would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support, and I look forward to reporting back to you on our progress next quarter.
 


 
Donald A. Guloien
President and Chief Executive Officer


 


 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
1

 
 
SALES AND BUSINESS GROWTH
 
Asia Division
 
We have delivered very strong growth in the third quarter with Hong Kong, Indonesia and our other Asia businesses adding to the continued momentum in Japan.  Insurance sales were 46% higher than 3Q13, reaching record levels for the division on a constant currency basis. These results reflect the ongoing success of product enhancement initiatives, marketing campaigns and our multi-channel distribution strategy. Our third quarter wealth sales increased 74% compared to 3Q13, reflecting our success in launching new products, marketing campaigns and improved market sentiment.
 
Asia Division 3Q14 insurance sales of US$352 million were 46% higher than 3Q13 and year-to-date sales of US$914 million were 32% higher than same period of 2013.  (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.1)
 
·  
Japan insurance sales of US$165 million increased 83% driven by the continued momentum of corporate product sales and the launch of new retail products.
 
·  
Hong Kong insurance sales of US$81 million increased 37% driven by several product launches in the latter part of 2Q14 and a series of sales campaigns.
 
·  
Indonesia insurance sales of US$28 million increased 14% driven by strong growth in our bancassurance channel and a series of sales campaigns.
 
·  
Asia Other (excludes Japan, Hong Kong and Indonesia) insurance sales of US$78 million increased 16%.  We delivered double digit growth in all markets, except for Singapore, where sales were at a level similar to 3Q13 but showed significant growth over 2Q14.
 
Asia Division 3Q14 wealth sales of US$2.2 billion were 74% higher than 3Q13 and year-to-date sales of US$5.6 billion were 14% lower than same period of 2013. The decline in our year-to-date sales was due to less favourable market sentiment in several Asian markets in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, the very successful launch of the Strategic Income Fund in the first half of 2013 and lower investor demand for our products in Japan. (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.1)
 
·  
Japan wealth sales of US$516 million increased 140% as a result of the successful launch of a floating rate loan fund and the launch of a new single premium product.
 
·  
Hong Kong wealth sales of US$366 million increased 50% driven by successful marketing campaigns in the pension and mutual fund businesses.
 
·  
Indonesia wealth sales of US$239 million increased 93% reflecting the favourable impact of improved market sentiment on mutual fund sales.
 
·  
Asia Other wealth sales of US$1.0 billion increased 57% driven by the increase in mutual fund sales in China, Taiwan and Thailand.
 

Canadian Division
 
In the third quarter, our mutual fund and group retirement businesses delivered solid sales and record assets under management.  We were excited to announce our agreement to acquire the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc which, if approved, will accelerate our growth plans, particularly in wealth and asset management.  With our focus on future innovation, we launched our Manulife RED Lab partnership with Communitech with a contest for Ontario university and college students, inviting their ideas to improve the delivery of financial services through the use of emerging technologies.

Wealth sales in 3Q14 were $2.6 billion, 15% lower than 3Q13 primarily due to reduced new bank loan volumes as a result of competitive pressures in a slowing residential mortgage market.  Year-to-date sales of $8.6 billion were 4% lower than the same period of 2013. (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.)
 
·  
Mutual Funds’ assets under management were a record $31.8 billion at September 30, 2014, increasing 26% year-over-year and outpacing industry growth2.  Gross mutual fund deposits3,4 of $1.3 billion in 3Q14 were down 10% as investor preference shifted toward equities where we continue to build our presence.  In the quarter we added two global equity mandates to complement our growing suite of equity funds.  Increased market volatility in September also put strain on sales.
 
·  
Segregated Fund Products5 sales were $353 million in 3Q14, an increase of 13% reflecting steady growth in our repositioned new business portfolio.  Fixed Products sales of $72 million in 3Q14 were down 33% reflecting our deliberate rate positioning in this market.
 
·  
Group Retirement Solutions sales of $188 million in 3Q14 were 31% lower, reflecting normal variability in the large case group retirement market. Year-to-date, sales of $1.1 billion were 10% higher than the same period of 2013, reflecting continued success in the defined contribution plan market.
 
·  
Manulife Bank new lending volumes continue to reflect the impact of intense rate competition driven by the slowdown in the residential mortgage market.  New loan volumes for 3Q14 were $927 million, 27% below 3Q13 levels and 3% higher than 2Q14.  Net lending assets increased by 4% to $19.4 billion as at September 30, 2014.
 
 
 

 
1
Growth (declines) in sales, premiums and deposits and funds under management are stated on a constant currency basis.  Constant currency basis is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
2
Based on publicly available information from Investor Economics and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada as at September 30, 2014.
 
3
This item is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
4
Gross mutual fund deposits in 3Q14 included deposits from segregated fund products of $263 million.
5
Segregated fund products include guarantees. These products are also referred to as variable annuities.
 
 



 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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Insurance sales in 3Q14 of $143 million were 23% lower than 3Q13 reflecting competitive pressures and our disciplined approach to pricing in the large case group benefits market.  Year-to-date sales of $406 million were 58% lower than the same period last year. Excluding Group Benefits, 3Q14 insurance sales were 5% higher than 3Q13 and year-to-date sales were 3% higher than the same period in 2013.  (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.)
 
·  
Retail Markets’ insurance sales of $41 million increased 11%, reflecting the success of our new Manulife UL product, a universal life solution for Canadians looking for simplified investment options combined with long-term insurance protection.  
 
·  
Institutional Markets’ insurance sales of $102 million decreased 32%, reflecting competitive pressures which challenged large case sales in Group Benefits.  In the small and mid-sized market, Group Benefits’ sales increased 15%.
 

U.S. Division
 
Sales results for the quarter continued to be mixed but as expected our recent product and business initiatives are gaining traction.  In John Hancock Investments, sales were 8% below 3Q13, while retention and net flows were strong, once again contributing to record funds under management.  Our strong product line-up, including 39 Four- or Five-Star Morningstar rated mutual funds, continues to drive results in this business6.  On the insurance front, product enhancements and targeted pricing changes implemented earlier this year improved John Hancock Life sales compared to 2Q14 despite a sluggish estate planning market.
 
Wealth Management sales in 3Q14 of US$6.2 billion decreased 6% compared with 3Q13.  Decreased sales in John Hancock Investments (“JH Investments”) were partially offset by an increase in John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (“JH RPS”).  Year-to-date sales of US$22.0 billion were 5% higher than in the same period of 2013 as a result of a 7% increase in JH Investments year-to-date sales. (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.)
 
·  
JH Investments 3Q14 sales of US$5.4 billion decreased 8% primarily due to higher mandates from large wirehouse firms in 2013, the impact of the closure to new sales of a top selling fund at the beginning of 2014 and tempered industry sales.  On a year-to-date basis, sales continue to outpace the industry in the intermediary channel with an increase of 7% compared to 0.9% for the industry7.  Our year-to-date results also continue to outpace the industry on organic growth (net new flows / beginning assets) with a 16% year-to-date growth rate compared to a 2% industry growth rate7. 
 
·  
JH RPS 3Q14 sales of US$886 million increased 2%.  While sales are challenged by a very competitive environment, we are beginning to see momentum and an increased sales pipeline from initiatives launched earlier this year.  This includes the Signature 2.0 product within our core market of plans under US$10 million in assets under management, as well as increased distribution capabilities and pricing actions for plans with assets over US$10 million.
 
Overall U.S. Insurance sales in 3Q14 of US$124 million decreased 19% compared with 3Q13, but were 8% higher compared with 2Q14 due to new product enhancements. Year-to-date sales of US$347 million were 19% lower than same period of 2013.  (Percentages quoted below are for the period 3Q14 compared with 3Q13, unless stated otherwise.)
 
·  
John Hancock Life (“JH Life”) 3Q14 sales of US$112 million were 19% lower as overall industry sales were challenged in the estate planning market.  Compared with 2Q14, sales increased by 10% driven by changes to our Protection Universal Life (“UL”) product and accumulation and indexed UL products.
 
·  
John Hancock Long-Term Care 3Q14 sales of US$12 million decreased, as expected, due to recent price increases.  Sales were down by US$3 million from 3Q13 and US$1 million from 2Q14.
 

Manulife Asset Management
 
We experienced exceptional General Fund investment-related results, driven primarily by large positive returns on our private equity and other alternative long-duration asset holdings and the favourable impact of additional investments in real estate, private equity and timberland on the measurement of our policy liabilities. In addition, credit experience continued to be a positive contributor to investment-related experience.
 
Long-term investment performance continues to be a differentiator for Manulife Asset Management, with the significant majority of public asset classes once again outperforming their benchmarks on a 1, 3, and 5-year basis.
 
At September 30, 2014 total assets managed by Manulife Asset Management ("MAM") were $309 billion, including $266 billion managed for external clients. Assets managed for external clients increased $7 billion from June 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, MAM had a total of 85 Four- or Five-Star Morningstar rated funds, an increase of 3 funds since June 30, 2014.
 


6
For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category, the next 22.5%, 35%, 22.5% and bottom 10% receive 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 star, respectively. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance associated with its 3-, 5- and 10 year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The overall rating includes the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees, while the load-waived does not. Load-waived rating for Class A shares should only be considered by investors who are not subject to a front-end sales charge.
 
7
Source:  Strategic Insight:  ICI Confidential.  Direct Sold mutual funds, fund-of-funds and ETF’s are excluded.  Organic sales growth rate is calculated as:  net new flows divided by beginning period assets. Industry data through September 2014.
 
 


 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is current as of November 13, 2014, unless otherwise noted. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the MD&A and audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2013 Annual Report.
 
For further information relating to our risk management practices and risk factors affecting the Company, see “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Information Form, “Risk Management and Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies” in the MD&A in our 2013 Annual Report, and the “Risk Management” note to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2013 Annual Report.
 
In this MD&A, the terms “Company”, “Manulife Financial”, “Manulife” and “we” mean Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) and its subsidiaries.
 
 
Contents
   
A
OVERVIEW
D
RISK MANAGEMENT AND RISK FACTORS UPDATE
1.
Q3 highlights
1.
Variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees
2.
Standard Life transaction
2.
Caution related to sensitivities
3.
Q4 items
3.
Publicly traded equity performance risk
4.
Future changes to non-GAAP measures
4.
Interest rate and spread risk
       
B
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
E
ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND CONTROLS
1.
Q3 and year-to-date earnings analysis
1.
Critical accounting and actuarial policies
2.
Premiums and deposits
2.
Actuarial methods and assumptions
3.
Funds under management
3.
Sensitivity of policy liabilities to updates to assumptions
4.
Capital
4.
Accounting and reporting changes
5.
Impact of fair value accounting
5.
U.S. GAAP Results
   
6.
Quarterly financial information
C
PERFORMANCE BY DIVISION
7.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
1.
Asia
8.
Audit Committee
2.
Canadian
   
3.
U.S.
F
OTHER
4.
Corporate and Other
1.
Quarterly dividend
   
2.
Outstanding shares
   
3.
Performance and Non-GAAP Measures
   
4.
Key planning assumptions and uncertainties
   
5.
Caution regarding forward-looking statements
 
 
 
 
 

 



 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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A
OVERVIEW
 
A1
Q3 highlights
 
Manulife reported 3Q14 net income attributed to shareholders of $1,100 million and core earnings8 of $755 million compared with 3Q13 net income attributed to shareholders of $1,034 million and core earnings of $704 million.
 
Results included investment-related experience gains of $370 million (of which $50 million is included in core earnings), and a net charge of $69 million related to our annual review of actuarial methods and assumptions and updates to actuarial standards related to bond parameter calibration for stochastic models used to value segregated fund liabilities.
 
The $51 million increase in core earnings was driven by higher fee income on higher assets under management in our wealth businesses, lower net hedging costs, and the favourable impact of a stronger U.S. dollar, partially offset by the non-recurrence in 3Q14 of a release of tax provisions from the closure of prior years’ tax filings that benefited 3Q13. The $15 million net increase in items excluded from core earnings included lower charges related to the changes in actuarial methods and assumptions mostly offset by the non-recurrence of a gain related to a specific asset allocation activity in 3Q13.
 
Net income attributed to shareholders for the 9 months ended September 30, 2014 was $2,861 million, compared with the $1,833 million for the same period of 2013.  Four items primarily contributed to the $1,028 million increase:  higher core earnings ($243 million), higher investment-related experience ($271 million), a lower charge for changes in actuarial methods and assumptions ($217 million) and the non-recurrence of a charge related to the direct impact of equity markets and interest rates ($255 million).
 
 
The Minimum Continuing Capital and Surplus Requirements (“MCCSR”) ratio for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“MLI”) increased 5 points from June 30, 2014 to 248% reflecting the contribution of 3Q14 earnings.  As a result of strong 3Q14 earnings and the favourable impact of a stronger U.S. dollar, the Company’s financial leverage ratio improved from 28.2% at 2Q14 to 27.1%.
 
Insurance saleswere $660 million in 3Q14, an increase of 7%9 compared with 3Q13 as strong results in Asia were partially offset by mixed results in Canada and the U.S.  In Asia, sales rose 46% as increased sales in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Asia Other businesses added to the continued momentum in Japan.  Institutional insurance sales in Canada decreased 32%, reflecting competitive pressures, and Retail sales increased 11%, reflecting the success of a recently launched universal life product.  U.S. insurance sales in 3Q14, while 19% lower compared with 3Q13, were 8% higher compared with 2Q14 due to new product enhancements.  On a year-to-date basis, insurance sales were 19% below the same period of 2013 as the 32% increase in sales in Asia was more than offset by lower sales in Group Benefits and U.S. Insurance.
 
Wealth sales were $11.7 billion in 3Q14, an increase of 1% compared with 3Q13.  In Asia, wealth sales increased 74% reflecting our success in launching new products in combination with marketing campaigns and improved market sentiment.  Sales were 15% lower in Canada primarily due to the impact of competitive pressures in a slowing residential mortgage market on new bank loan volumes, which we include in wealth sales, and normal variability in large case group retirement sales.  In the U.S., sales were 6% below 3Q13, while retention and net flows were strong.  On a year-to-date basis, wealth sales were 1% below the same period of 2013 due to lower new bank loan volumes.
 
 
A2
Agreement regarding acquisition of Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc
 
On September 3, 2014, MLI entered into an agreement with Standard Life Oversea Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Standard Life plc, and Standard Life plc to acquire the shares of Standard Life Financial Inc. and of Standard Life Investments Inc., collectively the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc, for approximately $4 billion in cash at closing, subject to certain adjustments.
 
The transaction was approved by the shareholders of Standard Life plc on October 3, 2014. The waiting period under the Competition Act (Canada) expired on November 10, 2014. The closing remains subject to the approval of the Canadian Minister of Finance and certain securities regulators.  Subject to the receipt of all necessary approvals, the transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2015.
 
The acquisition will be funded in part by the issuance of common shares. On September 15, 2014, we completed offerings of approximately $2.26 billion of subscription receipts that will be exchanged for common shares upon closing of the acquisition.  The subscription receipt offerings comprised an approximately $1.76 billion public bought deal offering, as well as a concurrent private placement to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for $500 million.  The balance of the acquisition funding will be from internal resources and possible future debt and/or preferred share issuances.
 
This transaction significantly builds the Company’s capability to serve customers in all of Canada, and elsewhere in the world, from Quebec.  Based on industry data from the Fraser Group and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, on a pro forma basis as of December 31, 2013 after giving effect to the transaction, the transaction would add $19.0 billion in assets under administration10 to our group retirement business in Canada, bringing our total group retirement assets under administration as of December 31, 2013 to $40.9 billion10, and would add $5.4 billion in assets under management10 to our mutual funds business in Canada, bringing our total mutual fund assets under management to $33.0 billion as of December 31, 201311. The transaction would, based on information from the Fraser Group, also increase our annual Canadian group benefits premiums and deposits12 from $7.5 billion to $8.3 billion on a pro forma basis for the year ended December 31, 2013 after giving effect to the transaction.12
 
 
 
 


 
8
This item is a non-GAAP measure.  See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
9
Growth (declines) in sales, premiums and deposits and funds under management are stated on a constant currency basis.  Constant currency basis is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
10
Source: Fraser Group, “Pension Universe Report”, data as of December 31, 2013, includes capital accumulation plans only.
 
11
Source: Investment Funds Institute of Canada, data as of December 31, 2013.
 
12
Source: Fraser Group, “Group Universe Report”, data for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
 


 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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Transaction highlights13:
·  
Excluding transition and integration costs, after the first year we expect the transaction to be accretive by approximately 3 cents to earnings per common share (“EPS”) per year over each of the next 3 years.  It will also increase our earnings capacity beyond our 2016 core earnings objective of $4 billion.
 
·  
The transaction, and the financing, maintain our strong capital position and financial flexibility, and in no way inhibit our ability to pay dividends. In fact, it will enhance our ability to increase dividends in the future.
 
·  
We believe the transaction will improve core earnings, however the transition costs reported in core earnings will create a modest, temporary headwind on our core return on common shareholders’ equity (“Core ROE”) objective of 13%.
 
·  
Excluding transition and integration costs, the transaction is expected to be marginally accretive to EPS in the 1st year.
 
·  
Increases earnings contributions from less capital intensive, fee-based businesses.
 
·  
Integration costs totaling $150 million post-tax expected to be incurred in the first three years and we expect revenue synergies which will build over time.
 
·  
Annual cost savings of $100 million post-tax expected to be largely achieved by the 3rd year.
 
·  
Targeting MCCSR ratio in the range of 235% to 240% at close.
 
·  
Targeting financial leverage ratio of approximately 28% at close.
 
·  
We continue to target a 25% financial leverage ratio over the long-term.
 
·  
Does not significantly impact our interest rate or equity market risk profile.
 
 
A3
Q4 items
 
In the fourth quarter, the Canadian Actuarial Standards Board’s (“ASB”) revisions to the Canadian Actuarial Standards of Practice, issued in May 2014 and related to economic reinvestment assumptions used in the valuation of policy liabilities, will become effective. As noted previously, we estimate that the impact of these revisions will be a charge to net income of up to $200 million.
 
A4
Future changes to non-GAAP measures
 
Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure which we use to better understand the long-term earnings capacity and valuation of the business. It excludes the direct impact of changes in equity markets and interest rates as well as a number of other items that are considered material and exceptional in nature. Since we introduced this measure in 2012, we have included up to $200 million of favourable investment-related experience in core earnings per year. Recent investment–related experience has trended higher than the amount currently included in core earnings and, accordingly, we intend to increase the maximum annual amount included in core earnings to $400 million per year beginning in 2015.
 
Net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAPand Total equity in accordance with U.S. GAAP This is the last quarter we will be disclosing U.S. GAAP measures. In the past, we elected to report consolidated U.S. GAAP information because of our large U.S. domiciled investor base and for comparison purposes with our U.S. peers. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, presenting U.S. GAAP measures highlighted the significant impact of fair value accounting on our financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). In 2012, we introduced a core earnings metric which also highlights such impact. This metric has gained acceptance with our stakeholders and, therefore, we will discontinue the use of consolidated U.S. GAAP information starting in 4Q14.
 
 
 


 
13
See “Caution regarding forward-looking statements” and “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.

 


 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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B
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
   
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
(C$ millions, unless otherwise stated, unaudited)
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       2014       2013  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 1,034     $ 2,861     $ 1,833  
Preferred share dividends
    (28 )     (36 )     (33 )     (98 )     (97 )
Common shareholders’ net income
   $ 1,072      $ 907     $ 1,001      $ 2,763     $ 1,736  
Reconciliation of core earnings to net income  attributed to shareholders:
                                       
Core earnings(1)
  $ 755     $ 701     $ 704     $ 2,175     $ 1,932  
Investment-related experience in excess of amounts
    included in core earnings
    320       217       491       762       491  
Core earnings plus investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in core earnings
  $ 1,075     $ 918     $ 1,195     $ 2,937     $ 2,423  
Other items to reconcile core earnings to net income attributed
    to shareholders:
                                       
Direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and
    variable annuity guarantee liabilities
    70       55       94       35       (255 )
Changes in actuarial methods and assumptions
    (69 )     (30 )     (252 )     (139 )     (356 )
Other items (see section B1)
    24       -       (3 )     28       21  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 1,034     $ 2,861     $ 1,833  
Basic earnings per common share (C$)
  $ 0.58     $ 0.49     $ 0.54     $ 1.49     $ 0.95  
Diluted earnings per common share (C$)
  $ 0.57     $ 0.49     $ 0.54     $ 1.48     $ 0.94  
Diluted core earnings per common share (C$)(1)
  $ 0.39     $ 0.36     $ 0.36     $ 1.11     $ 0.99  
Return on common shareholders’ equity (“ROE”) (%)
    14.8 %     13.1 %     16.8 %     13.3 %     10.1 %
Core ROE (%)(1)
    10.1 %     9.6 %     11.3 %     10.0 %     10.6 %
U.S. GAAP net income (loss) attributed to shareholders(1)
  $ 823     $ 906     $ 148     $ 3,890     $ (889 )
Sales(1)
Insurance products(2)
  $ 660     $ 587     $ 601     $ 1,784     $ 2,140  
     Wealth products
  $ 11,742     $ 13,322     $ 11,299     $ 38,842     $ 37,440  
Premiums and deposits(1)
Insurance products
  $ 6,455     $ 6,007     $ 6,057     $ 18,366     $ 18,380  
     Wealth products
  $ 15,632     $ 18,959     $ 14,645     $ 54,123     $ 48,334  
Funds under management (C$ billions)(1)
  $ 663     $ 637     $ 575     $ 663     $ 575  
Capital (C$ billions)(1)
  $ 37.7     $ 35.8     $ 31.1     $ 37.7     $ 31.1  
MLI’s MCCSR ratio
    248 %     243 %     229 %     248 %     229 %
 
(1)
This item is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
(2)
Insurance sales have been adjusted to exclude Taiwan business, which was sold in 4Q13, for all periods.
 
 



 
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B1
Q3 and year-to-date earnings analysis
 
The table below reconciles core earnings to reported net income attributed to shareholders for 3Q14 and year-to-date.
 
   
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       2014       2013  
Core earnings(1)
                                       
Asia Division(2)
  $ 273     $ 231     $ 242     $ 748     $ 694  
Canadian Division(2)
    243       232       268       703       672  
U.S. Division(2)
    342       329       361       1,045       1,144  
Corporate and Other (excluding expected cost of macro
    hedges and core investment gains)
    (107 )     (92 )     (135 )     (334 )     (368 )
Expected cost of macro hedges(2)
    (46 )     (49 )     (84 )     (137 )     (360 )
Investment-related experience in core earnings(3)
    50       50       52       150       150  
Core earnings
  $ 755     $ 701     $ 704     $ 2,175     $ 1,932  
Investment-related experience in excess of amounts
    included in core earnings(3)
    320       217       491       762       491  
Core earnings plus investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in core earnings
  $ 1,075     $ 918     $ 1,195     $ 2,937     $ 2,423  
Direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and  
    variable annuity guarantee liabilities (see table below)(3),(4)
    70       55       94       35       (255 )
Changes in actuarial methods and assumptions
    (69 )     (30 )     (252 )     (139 )     (356 )
Other items 
    24       -       (3 )     28       21  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 1,034     $ 2,861     $ 1,833  
 
(1)  
This item is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
(2)  
The expected cost of the macro equity hedges is relative to our long-term valuation assumptions.  Of the $38 million decrease in expected macro hedging costs compared with 3Q13, approximately half was offset by an increase in dynamic hedging costs, primarily in Asia and the U.S.  The difference between the actual cost and the expected cost is included in the direct impact of equity markets and interest rates.
 
(3)  
Net insurance contract liabilities under IFRS for Canadian insurers are determined using the Canadian Asset Liability Method (“CALM”). Under CALM, the measurement of policy liabilities includes estimates regarding future expected investment income on assets supporting the policies. Experience gains and losses are reported when current period activity differs from what was assumed in the policy liabilities at the beginning of the period. These gains and losses can relate to both the investment returns earned in the period, as well as to the change in our policy liabilities driven by the impact of current period investing activities on future expected investment income assumptions. The direct impact of markets is separately reported.
 
(4)  
The direct impact of equity markets and interest rates is relative to our policy liability valuation assumptions and includes changes to interest rate assumptions, including a quarterly ultimate reinvestment rate (“URR”) update for North America and for Japan, as well as experience gains and losses on derivatives associated with our macro equity hedges. We also include gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale (“AFS”) bonds and derivative positions in the surplus segment. See table below for components of this item.
 
 
The quarterly gain (charge) related to the direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and variable annuity guarantee liabilities in the table above is attributable to:
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Direct impact of equity markets and variable annuity guarantee liabilities(1)
  $ (35 )   $ 66     $ 306  
Fixed income reinvestment rates assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities(2)
    165       22       (77 )
Sale of AFS bonds and derivative positions in the Corporate and Other segment
    (15 )     (8 )     (72 )
Charges due to lower fixed income URR assumptions used in the valuation of policy liabilities
    (45 )     (25 )     (63 )
Direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and variable annuity guarantee liabilities
  $ 70     $ 55     $ 94  
Direct impact of equity markets and interest rates
  $ 119     $ 6     $ (66 )
 
(1)  
In 3Q14, gross equity exposure losses of $407 million were partially offset by net hedge gains of $372 million.
 
(2)  
In 3Q14, the $165 million gain for fixed income reinvestment assumptions was driven by the increase in corporate spreads in the U.S.
 



 
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B2   Premiums and deposits14
 
Premiums and deposits for insurance products were $6.5 billion in 3Q14, an increase of 4% on a constant currency basis from 3Q13.  Strong sales in Asia and business growth in Canada were partially offset by the slowdown in the U.S. estate planning market.
 
Premiums and deposits for wealth products were $15.6 billion in 3Q14, an increase of $1 billion or 3% on a constant currency basis, compared with 3Q13.  Premiums and deposits increased 70% in Asia and were partially offset by a decline of 2% in Canada and 5% in the U.S.
 
 
B3
Funds under management14
 
Funds under management as at September 30, 2014 were a record $663 billion, an increase of $88 billion from September 30, 2013.  The increase was due to positive net flows in North American mutual fund businesses and increases in equity markets.
 
 
B4
Capital14
 
MFC’s total capital as at September 30, 2014 was $37.7 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion from June 30, 2014 and an increase of $6.6 billion from September 30, 2013.
 
 
B5   Impact of fair value accounting
 
Fair value accounting policies affect the measurement of both our assets and our liabilities. The impact on the measurement of both assets and liabilities of investment activities and market movements are reported as experience gains (losses) on investments, the direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and variable annuity guarantee liabilities, each of which impacts net income (see section A1 above for discussion of third quarter experience).
 
Net realized and unrealized gains reported in investment income were $1.6 billion for 3Q14.  This amount was primarily driven by the mark-to-market impact of the decrease in interest rates on our bond and fixed income derivative holdings.
 
As outlined in the “Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies” in the MD&A in the 2013 Annual Report, net insurance contract liabilities under IFRS are determined using CALM, as required by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. The measurement of policy liabilities includes the estimated value of future policyholder benefits and settlement obligations to be paid over the term remaining on in-force policies, including the costs of servicing the policies, reduced by the future expected policy revenues and future expected investment income on assets supporting the policies.  Investment returns are projected using the current asset portfolios and projected reinvestment strategies.  Experience gains and losses are reported when current period activity differs from what was assumed in the policy liabilities at the beginning of the period.   We classify gains and losses by assumption type.  For example, current period investing activities that increase (decrease) the future expected investment income on assets supporting the policies will result in an investment-related experience gain (loss).
 



 
14
This item is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 

 



 
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C
PERFORMANCE BY DIVISION
 
C1
Asia Division
 
($ millions, unless otherwise stated)
 
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
 
Canadian dollars
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       3Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 332     $ 337     $ 480     $ 911     $ 1,794  
Core earnings(1)
    273       231       242       748       694  
Premiums and deposits
    4,691       4,150       3,218       12,641       12,824  
Funds under management (billions)
    84.5       81.4       80.1       84.5       80.1  
 
U.S. dollars
                                       
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 305     $ 308     $ 463     $ 832     $ 1,761  
Core earnings
    251       212       233       684       677  
Premiums and deposits
    4,308       3,806       3,099       11,558       12,553  
Funds under management (billions)
    75.4       76.2       77.9       75.4       77.9  
 
(1)
See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation between IFRS net income attributed to shareholders and core earnings.
 
Asia Division reported 3Q14 net income attributed to shareholders of US$305 million and core earnings of US$251 million compared with 3Q13 net income attributed to shareholders of US$463 million and core earnings of US$233 million. The decline in net income attributed to shareholders of US$158 million was driven by the direct impact of equity markets on variable annuity guarantee liabilities not dynamically hedged.
 
Core earnings increased US$41 million, or 17%, compared to 3Q13 after adjusting for the increased dynamic hedging costs (there is a corresponding decrease in macro hedging costs in the Corporate and Other segment), the impact of changes in currency rates and the sale of our Taiwan insurance business in 4Q13.  The growth in core earnings was driven by higher sales volumes and margins, higher fee income on higher assets under management and favourable policyholder experience.
 
Year-to-date net income attributed to shareholders was US$832 million in 2014 compared with US$1,761 million for the same period of 2013.  The decline of US$929 million was primarily due to the benefit of US$1,062 million in 2013 related to the direct impact of equity markets on variable annuity guarantee liabilities not dynamically hedged.  Year-to-date core earnings in 2014 increased US$101 million, an increase of 15% after adjusting for the same items as in the paragraph above, reflecting strong new business and stable in-force growth, improved new business margins following pricing actions in 2013 and favourable policyholder experience.
 
Premiums and deposits in 3Q14 were US$4.3 billion, an increase of 42% on a constant currency basis compared with 3Q13.  Premiums and deposits for insurance products were US$1.7 billion, an increase of 16% compared with 3Q13 (adjusted to exclude the Taiwan Insurance business sold in 4Q13), driven by strong corporate product sales in Japan and in-force business growth in Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia and China. Wealth management premiums and deposits of US$2.6 billion increased by 70% compared with 3Q13 reflecting improved market sentiment, higher Hong Kong pension deposits, as well as new product and fund launches in Japan and China.
 
Funds under management as at September 30, 2014 were US$75.4 billion, an increase of 1% on a constant currency basis compared with September 30, 2013.  Net policyholder cash inflows of US$2.2 billion and favourable market returns in the past 12 months were largely offset by the US$2 billion impact from the sale of our Taiwan insurance business as well as unfavorable currency movements.
 
 
C2
Canadian Division
 
($ millions, unless otherwise stated)
 
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
Canadian dollars
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       3Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 286     $ 267     $ 414     $ 930     $ 455  
Core earnings(1)
    243       232       268       703       672  
Premiums and deposits
    5,073       5,069       4,901       16,192       15,897  
Funds under management (billions)
    156.0       153.4       138.8       156.0       138.8  
 
(1)
See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation between IFRS net income attributed to shareholders and core earnings.
 
Canadian Division reported 3Q14 net income attributed to shareholders of $286 million and core earnings of $243 million compared with 3Q13 net income attributed to shareholders of $414 million and core earnings of $268 million.  The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to a $130 million decline in market and investment-related experience.  Increases in core earnings were driven by in-force business growth, including higher fee income from our growing wealth management businesses, were more than offset by lower new business margins and the non-recurrence in 3Q14 of a release of tax provisions from the closure of prior years’ tax filings that benefited 3Q13.
 
Year-to-date net income attributed to shareholders was $930 million compared with $455 million for the same period of 2013. The increase of $475 million primarily relates to the combination of favourable investment-related experience for the first 9 months of 2014 and higher charges related to the direct impact of equity markets and interest rates for the corresponding period of 2013. Year-to-date core earnings of $703 million were $31 million higher than the first 9 months of 2013 reflecting business growth and improved claims experience partly offset by the release of tax provisions in 2013 noted above.
 
Premiums and deposits in 3Q14 were $5.1 billion, 4% higher than 3Q13, reflecting volatility in insurance single premiums.
 
Funds under management were a record $156.0 billion as at September 30, 2014, an increase of 12% from September 30, 2013 driven by business growth and the favourable impact of equity market appreciation and lower interest rates.
 



 
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C3
U.S. Division
($ millions, unless otherwise stated)
 
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
 
Canadian dollars
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       3Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 679     $ 559     $ 928     $ 1,641     $ 2,083  
Core earnings(1)
    342       329       361       1,045       1,144  
Premiums and deposits
    11,342       12,947       11,473       37,688       34,911  
Funds under management (billions)
    376.9       360.5       319.9       376.9       319.9  
                                         
U.S. dollars
                                       
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 623     $ 513     $ 894     $ 1,502     $ 2,033  
Core earnings
    314       302       348       955       1,120  
Premiums and deposits
    10,415       11,873       11,046       34,434       34,125  
Funds under management (billions)
    336.3       337.7       311.0       336.3       311.0  
 
 (1)
See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation between IFRS net income attributed to shareholders and core loss.
 
U.S. Division reported 3Q14 net income attributed to shareholders of US$623 million and core earnings of US$314 million compared with 3Q13 net income attributed to shareholders of US$894 million and core earnings of US$348 million.  The majority of the decrease in net income relates to a gain in 3Q13 from a specific asset allocation activity.  The US$34 million decrease in core earnings was driven by unfavourable policyholder experience primarily in JH Life, compared with favourable experience in 3Q13, and increased dynamic hedging costs for which there is a corresponding decrease in macro hedging costs in the Corporate and Other segment.  In addition, the impact of higher equity markets and risk management activities leading to lower releases of provisions for adverse deviation on variable annuity business and lower new business gains in the Insurance business contributed to the decrease.  Partially offsetting these items were higher wealth management fee income due to higher asset levels and lower amortization of deferred acquisition costs due to the on-going run-off of variable annuity business.
 
Year-to-date net income attributed to shareholders was US$1,502 million in 2014 compared with US$2,033 million for the same period in 2013.  Year-to-date core earnings of US$955 million in 2014 were US$165 million lower than the first 9 months of 2013.  In addition to the items above, we reported unfavourable claims experience in 1Q14, more favourable tax related items in 2013 and less favourable market and investment-related experience in 2014.
 
Premiums and deposits for 3Q14 were US$10.4 billion, a decrease of 6% compared with 3Q13.  The decrease was driven by lower sales of mutual funds, lower annuity deposits, and lower life insurance premiums consistent with dampened sales partially offset by higher sales of 401(k) plans.
 
Funds under management as at September 30, 2014 were US$336.3 billion, up 8% from September 30, 2013 levels.  The increase was due to positive investment returns and strong net mutual fund sales partially offset by surrender and benefit payments in John Hancock Annuities.

 
C4
Corporate and Other
 
($ millions, unless otherwise stated)
 
Quarterly Results
   
YTD Results
 
Canadian dollars
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013       3Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Net loss attributed to shareholders
  $ (197 )   $ (220 )   $ (788 )   $ (621 )   $ (2,499 )
Core loss (excl. macro hedges and core investment gains)(1)
  $ (107 )   $ (92 )   $ (135 )   $ (334 )   $ (368 )
Expected cost of macro hedges
    (46 )     (49 )     (84 )     (137 )     (360 )
Investment-related experience included in core earnings
    50       50       52       150       150  
Total core loss
  $ (103 )   $ (91 )   $ (167 )   $ (321 )   $ (578 )
Premiums and deposits
  $ 981     $ 2,800     $ 1,110     $ 5,968     $ 3,082  
Funds under management (billions)
    45.1       42.0       35.8       45.1       35.8  
 
 (1)
See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation between IFRS net income attributed to shareholders and core earnings.
 
Corporate and Other is composed of: Investment performance on assets backing capital, net of amounts allocated to operating divisions and financing costs; Investment Division’s external asset management business; Property and Casualty (“P&C”) Reinsurance business; as well as run-off reinsurance operations including variable annuities and accident and health.
 
For segment reporting purposes, the impact of updates to actuarial assumptions, settlement costs for macro equity hedges and other non-operating items are included in this segment’s earnings.
 
Corporate and Other reported a net loss attributed to shareholders of $197 million for 3Q14 compared to a net loss of $788 million for 3Q13.  The core loss was $103 million in 3Q14 compared to a core loss of $167 million in 3Q13.
 
 



 
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Charges in 3Q14 not included in core earnings totaled $94 million (3Q13 - $621 million):
 
·  
$69 million net charge for changes in actuarial methods and assumptions (3Q13 - $252 million),
 
·  
$15 million of realized losses on AFS bonds and interest rate swaps (3Q13 - $72 million), and
 
·  
$50 million related to the total company offset included in core investment-related experience.
 
·  
Partially offsetting these items were $29 million of net experience gains on macro hedges (3Q13 - $245 million net experience losses) and $11 million of other mark-to-market gains.
 
The core loss declined by $64 million from 3Q13 due to a decrease in the expected cost of macro hedging and lower interest expense on tax related items.
 
On a year-to-date basis the net loss attributed to shareholders was $621 million in 2014 compared to a net loss of $2,499 million for the same period of 2013.  The improvement primarily relates to lower macro hedging losses, lower realized losses on AFS bonds and related swaps and other mark-to-market items.  The year-to-date core loss of $321 million in 2014 was $257 million lower than the same period in 2013, primarily reflecting a decrease in the expected cost of macro hedging (note this is mostly offset by increased dynamic hedge costs in the operating divisions).
 
Premiums and deposits for 3Q14 of $981 million decreased from $1,110 million in 3Q13 due to the timing of inflows from institutional asset management clients.
 
Funds under management of $45.1 billion as at September 30, 2014 (September 30, 2013 – $35.8 billion) included record assets managed by Manulife Asset Management on behalf of institutional clients of $38.8 billion (2013 – $30.7 billion) and $11.3 billion (2013 – $7 billion) of the Company’s own funds, partially offset by a $5 billion (2013 – $1.9 billion) total company adjustment related to the reclassification of derivative positions from invested assets to other assets and liabilities.  The increase in the Company’s own funds includes the net cash proceeds in escrow from the issuance of common equity by way of offerings of approximately $2.26 billion of subscription receipts, net income earned over the period and the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar.





 
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D.  
RISK MANAGEMENT AND RISK FACTORS UPDATE
 
This section provides an update to our risk management practices and risk factors outlined in the MD&A in our 2013 Annual Report. The shaded text and tables in this section of the MD&A represent our disclosure on market and liquidity risk in accordance with IFRS7, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures”.  Accordingly, the following shaded text and tables represent an integral part of our unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

D1
Variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees
 
As described in the MD&A in our 2013 Annual Report, guarantees on variable products and segregated funds may include one or more of death, maturity, income and withdrawal guarantees. Variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees are contingent and only payable upon the occurrence of the relevant event, if fund values at that time are below guaranteed values. Depending on future equity market levels, liabilities on current in-force business would be due primarily in the period from 2015 to 2038.
 
We seek to mitigate a portion of the risks embedded in our retained (i.e. net of reinsurance) variable annuity and segregated fund guarantee business through the combination of our dynamic and macro hedging strategies (see section D3 “Publicly traded equity performance risk” below).
 
The table below shows selected information regarding the Company’s variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees gross and net of reinsurance.

 
Variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees, net of reinsurance
 
As at
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
(C$ millions)
 
Guarantee
value
   
Fund
value
   
Amount at
risk(4),(5)
   
Guarantee
value
   
Fund
value
   
Amount at
risk(4),(5)
 
Guaranteed minimum income benefit(1)
  $ 5,935     $ 4,788     $ 1,174     $ 6,194     $ 5,161     $ 1,109  
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit
    65,956       63,659       4,112       66,189       63,849       4,120  
Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit
    15,624       19,548       42       16,942       20,581       94  
Gross living benefits(2)
  $ 87,515     $ 87,995     $ 5,328     $ 89,325     $ 89,591     $ 5,323  
Gross death benefits(3)
    12,226       10,914       1,339       12,490       11,230       1,413  
Total gross of reinsurance and hedging
  $ 99,741     $ 98,909     $ 6,667     $ 101,815     $ 100,821     $ 6,736  
Living benefits reinsured
  $ 5,171     $ 4,194     $ 994     $ 5,422     $ 4,544     $ 942  
Death benefits reinsured
    3,562       3,349       559       3,601       3,465       564  
Total reinsured
  $ 8,733     $ 7,543     $ 1,553     $ 9,023     $ 8,009     $ 1,506  
Total, net of reinsurance
  $ 91,008     $ 91,366     $ 5,114     $ 92,792     $ 92,812     $ 5,230  
 
(1)  
Contracts with guaranteed long-term care benefits are included in this category.
 
(2)  
Where a policy includes both living and death benefits, the guarantee in excess of the living benefit is included in the death benefit category.
 
(3)  
Death benefits include stand-alone guarantees and guarantees in excess of living benefit guarantees where both death and living benefits are provided on a policy.
 
(4)  
Amount at risk (in-the-money amount) is the excess of guarantee values over fund values on all policies where the guarantee value exceeds the fund value. This amount is not currently payable. For guaranteed minimum death benefit, the amount at risk is defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance. For guaranteed minimum income benefit, the amount at risk is defined as the excess of the current annuitization income base over the current account value. For all guarantees, the amount at risk is floored at zero at the single contract level.
 
(5)  
The amount at risk net of reinsurance at September 30, 2014 was $5,114 million (December 31, 2013 – $5,230 million) of which: US$3,404 million (December 31, 2013 – US$3,124 million) was on our U.S. business, $757 million (December 31, 2013 – $1,248 million) was on our Canadian business, US$202 million (December 31, 2013 – US$335 million) was on our Japan business and US$282 million (December 31, 2013 – US$285  million)  was related to Asia (other than Japan) and our run-off reinsurance business.
 
The amount at risk on variable annuity contracts, net of reinsurance, was $5.1 billion at September 30, 2014 compared with $5.2 billion at December 31, 2013.
 
The policy liabilities established for variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees were $3,245 million at September 30, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $1,197 million).  For non-dynamically hedged business, policy liabilities increased from $589 million at December 31, 2013 to $693 million at September 30, 2014. For the dynamically hedged business, the policy liabilities increased from $608 million at December 31, 2013 to $2,552 million at September 30, 2014. The increase in the total policy liabilities for variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees since December 31, 2013 is mainly due to the decline in yield curves and, in the case of dynamically hedged business, is also due to the decrease in swap rates in North America.

 
D2
Caution related to sensitivities
 
In this document, we provide sensitivities and risk exposure measures for certain risks. These include sensitivities due to specific changes in market prices and interest rate levels projected using internal models as at a specific date, and are measured relative to a starting level reflecting the Company’s assets and liabilities at that date and the actuarial factors, investment activity and investment returns assumed in the determination of policy liabilities. The risk exposures measure the impact of changing one factor at a time and assume that all other factors remain unchanged. Actual results can differ significantly from these estimates for a variety of reasons including the interaction among these factors when more than one changes; changes in actuarial and investment return and future investment activity assumptions; actual experience differing from the assumptions, changes in business mix, effective tax rates and other market factors; and the general limitations of our internal models. For these reasons, the sensitivities should only be viewed as directional estimates of the underlying sensitivities for the respective factors based on the assumptions outlined below. Given the nature of these calculations, we cannot provide assurance that the actual impact on net income attributed to shareholders will be as indicated or on MLI’s MCCSR ratio will be as indicated.
 
 



 
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D3
Publicly traded equity performance risk
 
As outlined in our 2013 Annual Report, our macro hedging strategy is designed to mitigate public equity risk arising from variable annuity guarantees not dynamically hedged and from other products and fees. In addition, our variable annuity guarantee dynamic hedging strategy is not designed to completely offset the sensitivity of policy liabilities to all risks associated with the guarantees embedded in these products (see pages 48 and 49 of our 2013 Annual Report).
 
The tables below show the potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders resulting from an immediate 10, 20 and 30 % change in market values of publicly traded equities followed by a return to the expected level of growth assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities. The potential impact is shown after taking into account the impact of the change in markets on the hedge assets. While we cannot reliably estimate the amount of the change in dynamically hedged variable annuity guarantee liabilities that will not be offset by the profit or loss on the dynamic hedge assets, we make certain assumptions for the purposes of estimating the impact on shareholders’ net income.
 
This estimate assumes that the performance of the dynamic hedging program would not completely offset the gain/loss from the dynamically hedged variable annuity guarantee liabilities.  It assumes that the hedge assets are based on the actual position at the period end, and that equity hedges in the dynamic program are rebalanced at 5% intervals. In addition, we assume that the macro hedge assets are rebalanced in line with market changes.
 
It is also important to note that these estimates are illustrative, and that the hedging program may underperform these estimates, particularly during periods of high realized volatility and/or periods where both interest rates and equity market movements are unfavourable.

This disclosure has been simplified in 2014 to exclude the impact of assuming that the change in the value of dynamic hedge assets completely offsets the change in dynamically hedged variable annuity guarantees, and now shows the impact of macro and dynamic hedge assets in aggregate.
 
Potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders arising from changes to public equities (1)
 
As at September 30, 2014
                                   
(C$ millions)
    -30 %     -20 %     -10 %     10 %     20 %     30 %
Underlying sensitivity to net income attributed to
    shareholders(2)
                                               
Variable annuity guarantees
  $ (4,620 )   $ (2,660 )   $ (1,110 )   $ 730     $ 1,200     $ 1,490  
Asset based fees
    (350 )     (230 )     (120 )     120       230       350  
General fund equity investments(3)
    (570 )     (380 )     (180 )     180       370       570  
Total underlying sensitivity before hedging
  $ (5,540 )   $ (3,270 )   $ (1,410 )   $ 1,030     $ 1,800     $ 2,410  
Impact of macro and dynamic hedge assets(4)
  $ 3,750     $ 2,130     $ 930     $ (800 )   $ (1,380 )   $ (1,830 )
Net potential impact on net income after impact of hedging
  $ (1,790 )   $ (1,140 )   $ (480 )   $ 230     $ 420     $ 580  
                                                 
As at December 31, 2013
                                               
(C$ millions)
    -30 %     -20 %     -10 %     10 %     20 %     30 %
Underlying sensitivity to net income attributed to
    shareholders(2)
                                               
Variable annuity guarantees
  $ (4,120 )   $ (2,310 )   $ (960 )   $ 610     $ 1,060     $ 1,380  
Asset based fees
    (310 )     (210 )     (110 )     110       210       310  
General fund equity investments(3)
    (420 )     (280 )     (130 )     140       280       430  
Total underlying sensitivity before hedging
  $ (4,850 )   $ (2,800 )   $ (1,200 )   $ 860     $ 1,550     $ 2,120  
Impact of macro and dynamic hedge assets(4)
  $ 3,510     $ 1,880     $ 770     $ (680 )   $ (1,160 )   $ (1,510 )
Net potential impact on net income after impact of hedging
  $ (1,340 )   $ (920 )   $ (430 )   $ 180     $ 390     $ 610  
 
(1)  
See “Caution related to sensitivities” above.
 
(2)  
Defined as earnings sensitivity to a change in public equity markets including settlements on reinsurance contracts, but before the offset of hedge assets or other risk mitigants.
 
(3)  
This impact for general fund equities is calculated as at a point-in-time and does not include: (i) any potential impact on public equity weightings; (ii) any gains or losses on public equities held in the Corporate and Other segment; or (iii) any gains or losses on public equity investments held in Manulife Bank. The participating policy funds are largely self-supporting and generate no material impact on net income attributed to shareholders as a result of changes in equity markets.
 
(4)  
Includes the impact of rebalancing equity hedges in the macro and dynamic hedging program.  The impact of dynamic hedge rebalancing represents the impact of rebalancing equity hedges for dynamically hedged variable annuity guarantee best estimate liabilities at 5% intervals, but does not include any impact in respect of other sources of hedge ineffectiveness e.g. fund tracking, realized volatility and equity, interest rate correlations different from expected, among other factors.
 
 
Potential impact on MLI’s MCCSR ratio arising from public equity returns different from the expected return for policy liability valuation(1),(2)
 
   
Impact on MLI MCCSR ratio
 
Percentage points
    -30 %     -20 %     -10 %     10 %     20 %     30 %
September 30, 2014
    (23 )     (12 )     (4 )     2       15       17  
December 31, 2013
    (14 )     (8 )     (4 )     13       25       25  
 
(1)  
See “Caution related to sensitivities” above. In addition, estimates exclude changes to the net actuarial gains/losses with respect to the Company’s pension obligations as a result of changes in equity markets, as the impact on the quoted sensitivities is not considered to be material.
 
(2)  
The potential impact is shown assuming that the change in value of the hedge assets does not completely offset the change in the dynamically hedged variable annuity guarantee liabilities. The estimated amount that would not be completely offset relates to our practices of not hedging the provisions for adverse deviation and of rebalancing equity hedges for dynamically hedged variable annuity liabilities at 5% intervals.
 



 
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The following table shows the notional value of shorted equity futures contracts utilized for our variable annuity guarantee dynamic hedging and our macro equity risk hedging strategies.
 
As at
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(C$ millions)
 
2014
   
2013
 
For variable annuity guarantee dynamic hedging strategy
  $ 9,600     $ 7,500  
For macro equity risk hedging strategy
    3,000       2,000  
Total
  $ 12,600     $ 9,500  

 
D4
Interest rate and spread risk
 
At September 30, 2014, we estimated the sensitivity of our net income attributed to shareholders to a 100 basis point parallel decline in interest rates to be a charge of $700 million, and to a 100 basis point increase in interest rates to be a benefit of $300 million. The $300 million increase in sensitivity to a 100 basis point decline in interest rates from December 31, 2013 was primarily attributable to interest rate movements during 2014 as well as updates to our valuation assumptions as a result of our annual review of actuarial methods and assumptions.
 
The 100 basis point parallel decline includes a change of one per cent in current government, swap and corporate rates for all maturities across all markets with no change in credit spreads between government, swap and corporate rates, and with a floor of zero on government rates and corporate spreads, relative to the rates assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities, including embedded derivatives. As the sensitivity to a 100 basis point change in interest rates includes any associated change in the applicable prescribed reinvestment scenario, the impact of changes to interest rates for less than, or more than, the amounts indicated are unlikely to be linear. Furthermore, the reinvestment scenario changes tend to amplify the negative effects of a decrease in interest rates, and dampen the positive effects of an increase in interest rates.  For variable annuity guarantee liabilities that are dynamically hedged, it is assumed that interest rate hedges are rebalanced at 20 basis point intervals.
 
The income impact does not allow for any future potential changes to the URR assumptions or other potential impacts of lower interest rate levels, for example, increased strain on the sale of new business or lower interest earned on our surplus assets. It also does not reflect potential management actions to realize gains or losses on AFS fixed income assets held in the surplus segment in order to partially offset changes in MLI’s MCCSR ratio due to changes in interest rate levels.
 
Potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders and MLI’s MCCSR ratio of an immediate 1% parallel change in interest rates relative to rates assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities(1),(2),(3),(4)
 
   
September 30, 2014
   
December 31,2013
 
As at
    -100 bp     +100 bp     -100 bp     +100 bp
Net income attributed to shareholders (C$ millions)
                               
Excluding change in market value of AFS fixed income assets held in the surplus segment
  $ (700 )   $ 300     $ (400 )   $ -  
From fair value changes in AFS fixed income assets held in surplus, if realized
    700       (600 )     600       (600 )
MLI's MCCSR ratio (Percentage points)
                               
Before impact of change in market value of AFS fixed income assets held in the surplus segment(5)
    (16 )     13       (13 )     18  
From fair value changes in AFS fixed income assets held in surplus, if realized
    4       (5 )     4       (5 )
 
(1)  
See “Caution related to sensitivities” above. In addition, estimates exclude changes to the net actuarial gains/losses with respect to the Company’s pension obligations as a result of changes in interest rates, as the impact on the quoted sensitivities is not considered to be material.
(2)  
Includes guaranteed insurance and annuity products, including variable annuity contracts as well as adjustable benefit products where benefits are generally adjusted as interest rates and investment returns change, a portion of which have minimum credited rate guarantees. For adjustable benefit products subject to minimum rate guarantees, the sensitivities are based on the assumption that credited rates will be floored at the minimum.
(3)  
The amount of gain or loss that can be realized on AFS fixed income assets held in the surplus segment will depend on the aggregate amount of unrealized gain or loss.
(4)  
Sensitivities are based on projected asset and liability cash flows at the beginning of the quarter adjusted for the estimated impact of new business, investment markets and asset trading during the quarter. Any true-up to these estimates, as a result of the final asset and liability cash flows to be used in the next quarter’s projection, are reflected in the next quarter’s sensitivities. Impact of realizing fair value changes in AFS fixed income assets is as of the end of the quarter.
(5)  
The impact on MLI’s MCCSR ratio includes both the impact of the change in earnings on available capital as well as the change in required capital that results from a change in interest rates.  The potential increase in required capital accounted for 10 of the 16 point impact of a 100 bp decline in interest rates on MLI’s MCCSR ratio this quarter.
 
 
The following table shows the potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders resulting from a change in credit spreads and swap spreads over government bond rates for all maturities across all markets with a floor of zero on the total interest rate, relative to the spreads assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities.
 
 



 
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Potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders arising from changes to corporate spreads and swap spreads(1),(2),(3)
 
As at
           
(C$ millions)
 
September 30,
2014
   
December 31,
2013
 
Corporate spreads(4)
           
     Increase 50 basis points
  $ 500     $ 400  
     Decrease 50 basis points
    (500 )     (400 )
Swap spreads
               
     Increase 20 basis points
  $ (500 )   $ (400 )
     Decrease 20 basis points
    500       400  
 
(1)  
See “Caution related to sensitivities” above.
 
(2)  
The impact on net income attributed to shareholders assumes no gains or losses are realized on our AFS fixed income assets held in the surplus segment and excludes the impact arising from changes in off-balance sheet bond fund value arising from changes in credit spreads. The participating policy funds are largely self-supporting and generate no material impact on net income attributed to shareholders as a result of changes in corporate and swap spreads.
 
(3)  
Sensitivities are based on projected asset and liability cash flows at the beginning of the quarter adjusted for the estimated impact of new business, investment markets and asset trading during the quarter. Any true-up to these estimates, as a result of the final asset and liability cash flows to be used in the next quarter’s projection, are reflected in the next quarter’s sensitivities.
 
(4)  
Corporate spreads are assumed to grade to an expected long-term average over five years.
 
 
As the sensitivity to a 50 basis point decline in corporate spreads includes the impact of a change in prescribed reinvestment scenarios where applicable, the impact of changes to corporate spreads for less than, or more than, the amounts indicated are unlikely to be linear. The potential earnings impact of a 50 basis point decline in corporate spreads related to the impact of the scenario change was not significant at September 30, 2014 and was not significant at December 31, 2013.  The $100 million increase in sensitivity to corporate spreads was primarily attributable to interest rate and corporate spread movements during 2014.  The $100 million increase in sensitivity to swap spreads was primarily attributable to interest rate and swap spread movements during 2014.

Alternative Long-Duration Asset (“ALDA”) Performance Risk
 
The following table shows the potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders resulting from changes in market values of ALDA that differ from the expected levels assumed in the valuation of policy liabilities.
 
Potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders arising from changes in ALDA returns(1),(2),(3),(4)
 
As at
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
(C$ millions)
    -10 %     10 %     -10 %     10 %
Real estate, agriculture and timber assets
  $ (1,200 )   $ 1,200     $ (1,000 )   $ 1,000  
Private equities and other alternative long-duration assets
    (1,100 )     1,100       (900 )     800  
Alternative long-duration assets
  $ (2,300 )   $ 2,300     $ (1,900 )   $ 1,800  
 
(1)
See “Caution Related to Sensitivities” above.
 
(2)
This impact is calculated as at a point-in-time impact and does not include: (i) any potential impact on ALDA, weightings; (ii) any gains or losses on ALDA  held in the Corporate and Other segment; or (iii) any gains or losses on ALDA held in Manulife Bank.
 
(3)
The participating policy funds are largely self-supporting and generate no material impact on net income attributed to shareholders as a result of changes in alternative long-duration asset returns.
 
(4)
Net income impact does not consider any impact of the market correction on assumed future return assumptions.
 
The increased sensitivity from December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2014 is related to the impact of the decrease in risk free rates in some jurisdictions during the period, decreasing the rate at which funds can be reinvested, as well as the increase in market value of the ALDA, due to investment activities and positive investment returns.
 
E
ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND CONTROLS
 
E1
Critical accounting and actuarial policies
 
Our significant accounting policies under IFRS are described in note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. The critical accounting policies and the estimation processes related to the determination of insurance contract liabilities, fair values of financial instruments, the application of derivative and hedge accounting, the determination of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations and expenses, and accounting for income taxes and uncertain tax positions are described on pages 67 to 75 of our 2013 Annual Report.
 

E2
Actuarial methods and assumptions
 
A comprehensive review of actuarial methods and assumptions is performed annually. The review is designed to reduce the Company’s exposure to uncertainty by ensuring assumptions for both asset-related and liability-related risks remain appropriate. This is accomplished by monitoring experience and selecting assumptions which represent a current best estimate view of expected future experience and margins that are appropriate for the risks assumed.  While the assumptions selected represent the Company’s current best estimates and assessment of risk, the ongoing monitoring of experience and changes in the economic environment are likely to result in future changes to the valuation assumptions, which could be material.
 
The quantification of the impact of the 2014 comprehensive review of valuation methods and assumptions is as of July 1, 2014 for all lines of business.
 
 


 
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In the third quarter of 2014, the completion of the annual review of actuarial methods and assumptions resulted in an increase in insurance and investment contract liabilities of $62 million, net of reinsurance. Net of the income attributed to participating policyholders and non-controlling interests, net income attributed to shareholders decreased by $69 million post-tax.
 
For the quarter ended September 30, 2014
 
Change in net insurance and investment contract liabilities
   
Change in net income attributed to shareholders
 
Assumption
(C$ millions)
 
Increase (decrease)
   
Increase (decrease)
 
Mortality and morbidity updates
  $ (113 )   $ 99  
Lapses and policyholder behaviour
    425       (329 )
Updates to actuarial standards
               
      Segregated fund bond calibration
    217       (157 )
Other updates
    (467 )     318  
Net impact
  $ 62     $ (69 )
 
Updates to mortality and morbidity
Mortality assumptions were updated across several business units to reflect recent experience. Updates to our Canadian Retail Insurance mortality led to a $273 million increase in net income attributed to shareholders. Other mortality and morbidity updates led to a $136 million increase to net income attributed to shareholders, and were primarily from our JH Annuities business where in aggregate we benefited from updates to mortality assumptions. These were partially offset by updates in JH Life insurance, primarily for policies issued at older ages, which led to a $310 million decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.
 
Updates to lapses and policyholder behaviour
Lapse rates for several of our Canadian Retail Insurance non-participating whole life and universal life products were updated to reflect recent experience which led to a $224 million decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.
 
Other updates to lapse and policyholder behaviour assumptions were made across several business units including Indonesia, and Canadian and U.S. variable annuities to reflect updated experience results which led to a $105 million decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.
 
Updates to actuarial standards
Updates to actuarial standards related to bond parameter calibration for stochastic models used to value segregated fund liabilities resulted in a $157 million decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.
 
Other updates
The Company performed an in depth review of the modelling of future tax cash flows for its U.S. insurance business and this review resulted in improvements to the modeling resulting in an increase in net income attributed to shareholders of $489 million.
 
The Company made a number of model refinements related to the projection of both asset and liability cash flows across several business units which led to a $171 million decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.

E3
Sensitivity of policy liabilities to updates and assumptions
 
When the assumptions underlying our determination of policy liabilities are updated to reflect recent and emerging experience or change in outlook, the result is a change in the value of policy liabilities which in turn affects income. The sensitivity of after-tax income to updates to asset related assumptions underlying policy liabilities is shown below, assuming that there is a simultaneous update to the assumption across all business units.
 
For updates to asset related assumptions, the sensitivity is shown net of the corresponding impact on income of the change in the value of the assets supporting policy liabilities. In practice, experience for each assumption will frequently vary by business and geographic market and assumption updates are made on a business/geographic specific basis.  Actual results can differ materially from these estimates for a variety of reasons including the interaction among these factors when more than one changes; changes in actuarial and investment return and future investment activity assumptions; actual experience differing from the assumptions; changes in business mix, effective tax rates and other market factors; and the general limitations of our internal models.

Most participating business is excluded from this analysis because of the ability to pass both favourable and adverse experience to the policyholders through the participating dividend adjustment.  The estimated potential impact on net income for the next 5 years and the following 5 years from changes in the fixed income URR driven by changes in risk free rates is not shown here. After the implementation of the revised actuarial standards of practice relating to reinvestment assumptions in 4Q14, we do not anticipate that there will be any further impact on net income due to changes in fixed income URR15
 
 
 
 

 
15
See “Caution related to forward-looking statements” below.


 
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Potential impact on net income attributed to shareholders arising from changes to asset related assumptions supporting actuarial liabilities, excluding the fixed income ultimate reinvestment rate discussed above
 
As at
 
Increase (decrease) in after-tax income
 
(C$ millions)
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
Asset related assumptions updated periodically in valuation basis changes
 
Increase
   
Decrease
   
Increase
   
Decrease
 
100 basis point change in future annual returns for public equities(1)
  $ 400     $ (400 )   $ 400     $ (400 )
100 basis point change in future annual returns for alternative long-duration assets(2)
    4,700       (4,500 )     3,800       (3,700 )
100 basis point change in equity volatility assumption for stochastic segregated fund modelling(3)
    (200 )     200       (200 )     200  
 
(1)  
The sensitivity to public equity returns above includes the impact on both segregated fund guarantee reserves and on other policy liabilities. For a 100 basis point increase in expected growth rates, the impact from segregated fund guarantee reserves is a $100 million increase (December 31, 2013 – $200 million increase).  For a 100 basis point decrease in expected growth rates, the impact from segregated fund guarantee reserves is a $200 million decrease (December 31, 2013 – $200 million decrease).  Expected long-term annual market growth assumptions for public equities pre-dividends for key markets are based on long-term historical observed experience and compliance with actuarial standards.  The growth rates for returns in the major markets used in the stochastic valuation models for valuing segregated fund guarantees are 7.6% per annum in Canada, 7.6% per annum in the U.S. and 5.2% per annum in Japan. Growth assumptions for European equity funds are market-specific and vary between 5.8% and 7.85%.
 
(2)  
ALDA include commercial real estate, timber and agricultural real estate, oil and gas, and private equities.  The increase of $900 million in sensitivity from December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2014 is related to the impact of the decrease in risk free rates in some jurisdictions during the period, decreasing the rate at which funds can be reinvested, as well as the increase in market value of the ALDA, due to investment activities and positive investment returns.
 
(3)  
Volatility assumptions for public equities are based on long-term historic observed experience and compliance with actuarial standards. The resulting volatility assumptions are 17.15% per annum in Canada and 17.15% per annum in the U.S. for large cap public equities, and 19% per annum in Japan. For European equity funds, the volatility assumptions vary between 16.25% and 18.4%.
 
 
E4
Accounting and reporting changes
 
Topic
Effective
Date
Recognition / Measurement /
Presentation
Impact / Expected
Impact
Future Accounting Changes
     
Annual Improvements 2012-2014 cycle
Jan 1, 2016
Measurement and Presentation
Not significant
IFRS 10 "Consolidated Financial Statements" and IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures"
Jan 1, 2016
Recognition
Not significant
 
 
E5
U.S. GAAP results
 
Net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP16 for 3Q14 was $823 million, compared with net income attributed to shareholders of $1,100 million under IFRS. As we are no longer reconciling our financial results under IFRS and U.S. GAAP within our Consolidated Financial Statements, net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. The reconciliation of the major differences between net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with IFRS and the net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP for 3Q14 follows, with major differences expanded upon below:
 
For the quarters ended September 30,
 
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
 
Net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with IFRS
  $ 1,100     $ 1,034  
Key earnings differences:
               
Variable annuity guarantee liabilities and related dynamic hedges(1)
  $ 221     $ (635 )
Impact of mark-to-market accounting and investing activities on investment income and policy liabilities(2)
    (10 )     (394 )
New business differences including acquisition costs(3)
    (223 )     (210 )
Changes in actuarial methods and assumptions(4)
    (335 )     175  
Other differences
    70       178  
Total earnings difference
  $ (277 )   $ (886 )
Net income attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP
  $ 823     $ 148  
 
(1)  
IFRS follows a predominantly “mark-to-market” accounting approach to measure variable annuity guarantee liabilities while U.S. GAAP only uses “mark-to-market” accounting for certain benefit guarantees. The U.S. GAAP accounting results in an accounting mismatch between the hedge assets supporting the dynamically hedged guarantees and the guarantees not accounted for on a mark-to-market basis. Another difference is that U.S. GAAP reflects the Company’s own credit standing in the measurement of the liability. In 3Q14, we reported a net gain of $178 million (3Q13 – charge of $169 million) in our total variable annuity businesses under U.S. GAAP compared with a charge of $43 million under IFRS (3Q13 – gain of $466 million). Under both accounting bases we reported charges on our macro hedging program of $17 million in 3Q14 (3Q13 – $329 million).
 
(2)  
Under IFRS, accumulated unrealized gains and losses arising from fixed income investments and interest rate derivatives supporting policy liabilities are largely offset in the valuation of the policy liabilities. The 3Q14 IFRS impacts of fixed income reinvestment assumptions, general fund equity investments, fixed income and alternative long-duration asset investing totaled a net gain of $455 million (3Q13 – $416 million) compared with U.S. GAAP net realized gains and other investment-related gains of $445 million (3Q13 – $22 million).
 
(3)  
Acquisition costs that are related to and vary with the production of new business are explicitly deferred and amortized under U.S. GAAP but are recognized as an implicit reduction in insurance liabilities along with other new business gains and losses under IFRS.
 
(4)  
The charge recognized under IFRS from changes in actuarial methods and assumptions of $69 million in 3Q14 (3Q13 – $252 million) compared to a charge of $404 million (3Q13 –$77 million) on a U.S. GAAP basis.
 
 
 
 
 
 

16
This item is a non-GAAP measure.  See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.  See also section A4 “Future changes to non-GAAP measures” above.
 
 


 
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Total equity in accordance with U.S. GAAP17 as at September 30, 2014 was approximately $13.5 billion higher than under IFRS. Of this difference, approximately $7 billion was attributable to the higher cumulative net income on a U.S. GAAP basis. The remaining difference was primarily attributable to the recording of net unrealized gains on fixed income investments and derivatives in a cash flow hedging relationship in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) under U.S. GAAP partially offset by the impact of currency translation on net foreign operations.
 
E6
Quarterly financial information
 
The following table provides summary information related to our eight most recently completed quarters:
 
As at and for the three months ended
 
Sept 30,
   
Jun 30,
   
Mar 31,
   
Dec 31,
   
Sept 30,
   
Jun 30,
   
Mar 31,
   
Dec 31,
 
(C$ millions, except per share amounts
    or otherwise stated, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2014
   
2014
   
2013
   
2013
   
2013
   
2013
   
2012(1)
 
Revenue
                                               
Premium income
                                               
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,072     $ 3,786     $ 3,696     $ 3,956     $ 3,879     $ 3,681     $ 3,837     $ 4,335  
Annuities and pensions
    569       446       465       592       490       495       580       488  
Net premium income prior to FDA
    coinsurance(2)
  $ 4,641     $ 4,232     $ 4,161     $ 4,548     $ 4,369     $ 4,176     $ 4,417     $ 4,823  
Premiums ceded relating to FDA
    coinsurance(2)
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (2 )
Investment income
    2,618       2,825       2,684       2,637       2,483       2,345       2,405       2,520  
Realized and unrealized gains
     (losses) on assets supporting
     insurance and investment contract
     liabilities(3)
    1,561       4,093       5,256       (2,788 )     (2,513 )     (9,355 )     (2,961 )     (2,075 )
Other revenue
    2,215       2,119       2,135       2,645       1,966       2,324       1,974       1,679  
Total revenue
  $ 11,035     $ 13,269     $ 14,236     $ 7,042     $ 6,305     $ (510 )   $ 5,835     $ 6,945  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,392     $ 1,211     $ 937     $ 1,854     $ 1,118     $ 205     $ 570     $ 1,091  
Income tax (expense) recovery
    (287 )     (234 )     (133 )     (497 )     (172 )     103       (15 )     14  
Net income
  $ 1,105     $ 977     $ 804     $ 1,357     $ 946     $ 308     $ 555     $ 1,105  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 818     $ 1,297     $ 1,034     $ 259     $ 540     $ 1,077  
Reconciliation of core earnings to
    net income attributed to shareholders
                                                               
Total core earnings(4)
  $ 755     $ 701     $ 719     $ 685     $ 704     $ 609     $ 619     $ 554  
Other items to reconcile net income
    attributed to shareholders core
    earnings(5):
                                                               
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    320       217       225       215       491       (97 )     97       321  
Direct impact of equity markets,
    interest rates and variable annuity
    guarantee liabilities
    70       55       (90 )     (81 )     94       (242 )     (107 )     82  
Impact of in-force product changes
    and recapture of reinsurance treaties
    24       -       -       261       -       -       -       -  
Change in actuarial methods and
    assumptions
    (69 )     (30 )     (40 )     (133 )     (252 )     (35 )     (69 )     (87 )
Disposition of Taiwan insurance
    business
    -       -       -       350       -       -       -       -  
Tax items and restructuring charge
    related to organizational  design
    -       -       4       -       (3 )     24       -       207  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 818     $ 1,297     $ 1,034     $ 259     $ 540     $ 1,077  
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.58     $ 0.49     $ 0.42     $ 0.69     $ 0.54     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.57  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.57     $ 0.49     $ 0.42     $ 0.68     $ 0.54     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.57  
Segregated funds deposits
  $ 5,509     $ 5,587     $ 6,776     $ 5,756     $ 5,321     $ 5,516     $ 6,466     $ 5,728  
Total assets (in billions)
  $ 555     $ 536     $ 539     $ 514     $ 498     $ 498     $ 498     $ 485  
Weighted average common shares
     (in millions)
    1,859       1,854       1,849       1,844       1,839       1,834       1,828       1,822  
Diluted weighted average common
    shares (in millions)
    1,883       1,878       1,874       1,869       1,864       1,860       1,856       1,854  
Dividends per common share
  $ 0.155     $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.13  
CDN$ to US$1 - Statement of
    Financial Position
    1.1208       1.0676       1.1053       1.0636       1.0285       1.0512       1.0156       0.9949  
CDN$ to US$1 - Statement of Income
    1.0890       1.0905       1.1031       1.0494       1.0386       1.0230       1.0083       0.9914  
 
(1)  
The 2012 results were restated to reflect the retrospective application of new IFRS accounting standards effective January 1, 2013.  For a detailed description of the change see note 2 to our 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(2)  
On June 29, 2012 and September 25, 2012 the Company entered into coinsurance agreements to reinsure 89 per cent of its book value fixed deferred annuity (“FDA”) business. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company will maintain responsibility for servicing of the policies and managing some of the assets and has retained the remaining exposure.
 
(3)  
For fixed income assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities and for equities supporting pass-through products and derivatives related to variable hedging programs, the impact of realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the assets is largely offset in the change in insurance and investment contract liabilities.
 
(4)  
Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.
 
(5)  
For explanations of other items, see “Q3 and year-to-date earnings analysis” table in section B “Financial Highlights” and for an operating segment split of these items see the 8 quarter trend tables in section F3 “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” which reconcile net income attributed to shareholders to core earnings.
 
E7
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
 
No changes were made in our internal control over financial reporting during the 9 months ended September 30, 2014, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
 
E8
Audit Committee
 
As in prior quarters, MFC’s Audit Committee reviewed this MD&A and the unaudited interim financial report and MFC’s Board of Directors approved this MD&A prior to its release.
 

17
This item is a non-GAAP measure.  See “Performance and Non-GAAP Measures” below.  See also section A4 “Future changes to non-GAAP measures” above.
 


 
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F
Other
 
F1
Quarterly dividend
 
On November 12, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly shareholders’ dividend of $0.155 per share on the common shares of MFC, payable on and after December 19, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2014.
 
The Board of Directors also approved, in respect of MFC’s December 19, 2014 common share dividend payment date and pursuant to MFC’s Canadian Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan and its U.S. Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, that the required common shares be purchased on the open market.  The purchase price of such shares will be based on the average of the actual cost to purchase such common shares. There are no applicable discounts because the common shares are being purchased on the open market and are not being issued from treasury.
 
The Board also declared dividends on the following non-cumulative preferred shares, payable on or after December 19, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2014:
 
Class A Shares Series 1 – $0.25625 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 9 –  $0.275 per share
Class A Shares Series 2 – $0.29063 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 11 – $0.25 per share
Class A Shares Series 3 – $0.28125 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 13 – $0.2375 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 3 – $0.2625 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 15 – $0.24375 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 5 – $0.275 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 17 - $0.336575 per share
Class 1 Shares Series 7 – $0.2875 per share
 

 
F2
Outstanding shares – selected information
 
Class A Shares Series 1
As at November 7, 2014, MFC had 14 million Class A Shares Series 1 (“Series 1 Preferred Shares”) outstanding at a price of $25 per share, for an aggregate amount of $350 million. The Series 1 Preferred Shares are non-voting and are entitled to non-cumulative preferential cash dividends payable quarterly, if and when declared, at a per annum rate of 4.10%. With regulatory approval, the Series 1 Preferred Shares may be redeemed by MFC, in whole or in part, at declining premiums that range from $1.25 to nil per Series 1 Preferred Share, by either payment of cash or the issuance of MFC common shares. On or after December 19, 2015, the Series 1 Preferred Shares will be convertible at the option of the holder into MFC common shares, the number of which is determined by a prescribed formula, and is subject to the right of MFC prior to the conversion date to redeem for cash or find substitute purchasers for such preferred shares. The prescribed formula is the face amount of the Series 1 Preferred Shares divided by the greater of $2.00 and 95% of the then market price of MFC common shares.
 
Common Shares
As at November 7, 2014 MFC had 1,864 million common shares outstanding.
 

F3
Performance and Non-GAAP Measures
 
We use a number of non-GAAP financial measures to measure overall performance and to assess each of our businesses. A financial measure is considered a non-GAAP measure for Canadian securities law purposes if it is presented other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used for the Company’s audited financial statements. Non-GAAP measures include: Core Earnings (Loss); Net Income Attributed to Shareholders in Accordance with U.S. GAAP; Total Equity in Accordance with U.S. GAAP; Core ROE; Diluted Core Earnings Per Common Share; Constant Currency Basis; Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) excluding Transition and Integration Costs; Assets under Management (“AUM”); Assets under Administration (“AUA”); Premiums and Deposits; Funds under Management; Capital; New Business Embedded Value; and Sales. Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined terms under GAAP and, therefore, with the exception of Net Income Attributed to Shareholders in Accordance with U.S. GAAP and Total Equity in Accordance with U.S. GAAP (which are comparable to the equivalent measures of issuers whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP), are unlikely to be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers. Therefore, they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any other financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 
Core earnings (loss) is a non-GAAP measure which we use to better understand the long-term earnings capacity and valuation of the business. Core earnings excludes the direct impact of changes in equity markets and interest rates as well as a number of other items, outlined below, that are considered material and exceptional in nature. While this metric is relevant to how we manage our business and offers a consistent methodology, it is not insulated from macro-economic factors, which can have a significant impact.
 
Any future changes to the core earnings definition referred to below, will be disclosed18.
 


 
18
See section A4 “Future changes to non-GAAP measures” above.
 


 
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Items that are included in core earnings are:
 
1.  
Expected earnings on in-force, including expected release of provisions for adverse deviation, fee income, margins on group business and spread business such as Manulife Bank and asset fund management.
 
2.  
Macro hedging costs based on expected market returns.
 
3.  
New business strain.
 
4.  
Policyholder experience gains or losses.
 
5.  
Acquisition and operating expenses compared to expense assumptions used in the measurement of insurance and investment contract liabilities.
 
6.  
Up to $200 million of favourable investment-related experience reported in a single year which is referred to as “core investment gains”.
 
7.  
Earnings on surplus other than mark-to-market items. Gains on available-for-sale (“AFS”) equities and seed money investments are included in core earnings.
 
8.  
Routine or non-material legal settlements.
 
9.  
All other items not specifically excluded.
 
10.  
Tax on the above items.
 
11.  
All tax related items except the impact of enacted or substantially enacted income tax rate changes.
 
 
Items excluded from core earnings are:
 
1.  
The direct impact of equity markets and interest rates and variable annuity guarantee liabilities, consisting of:
 
 
§  
The earnings impact of the difference between the net increase (decrease) in variable annuity liabilities that are dynamically hedged and the performance of the related hedge assets. Our variable annuity dynamic hedging strategy is not designed to completely offset the sensitivity of insurance and investment contract liabilities to all risks or measurements associated with the guarantees embedded in these products for a number of reasons, including: provisions for adverse deviation, fund performance, the portion of the interest rate risk that is not dynamically hedged, realized equity and interest rate volatilities and changes to policyholder behaviour.
 
 
§  
Gains (charges) on variable annuity guarantee liabilities that are not dynamically hedged.
 
 
§  
Gains (charges) on general fund equity investments supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities and on fee income.
 
 
§  
Gains (charges) on macro equity hedges relative to expected costs. The expected cost of macro hedges is calculated using the equity assumptions used in the valuation of insurance and investment contract liabilities.
 
 
§  
Gains (charges) on higher (lower) fixed income reinvestment rates assumed in the valuation of insurance and investment contract liabilities, including the impact on the fixed income ultimate reinvestment rate (“URR”).
 
 
§  
Gains (charges) on sale of AFS bonds and open derivatives not in hedging relationships in the Corporate and Other segment.
 
2.  
Net favourable investment-related experience in excess of $200 million per annum or net unfavourable investment-related experience on a year-to-date basis. Investment-related experience relates to fixed income trading, alternative long-duration asset returns, credit experience and asset mix changes. This favourable and unfavourable investment-related experience is a combination of reported investment experience as well as the impact of investing activities on the measurement of our insurance and investment contract liabilities. The maximum of $200 million per annum to be reported in core earnings compares with an average of over $80 million per quarter of favourable investment-related experience reported since 1Q07.
 
3.  
Mark-to-market gains or losses on assets held in the Corporate and Other segment other than gains on AFS equities and seed money investments in new segregated or mutual funds.
 
4.  
Changes in actuarial methods and assumptions.
 
5.  
The impact on the measurement of insurance and investment contract liabilities of changes in product features or new reinsurance transactions, if material.
 
6.  
Goodwill impairment charges.
 
7.  
Gains or losses on disposition of a business.
 
8.  
Material one-time only adjustments, including highly unusual/extraordinary and material legal settlements or other items that are material and exceptional in nature.
 
9.  
Tax on the above items.
 
10.  
Impact of enacted or substantially enacted income tax rate changes.
 

 

 
 
 



 
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The following table summarizes for the past eight quarters core earnings and net income (loss) attributed to shareholders.
 
Total Company
 
   
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q     3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q
      2014       2014       2014       2013       2013       2013       2013       2012 (1)
Core earnings (loss)
                                                               
Asia Division
  $ 273     $ 231     $ 244     $ 227     $ 242     $ 226     $ 226     $ 180  
Canadian Division
    243       232       228       233       268       225       179       233  
U.S. Division
    342       329       374       366       361       343       440       293  
Corporate and Other (excluding
    expected cost of macro hedges
    and core investment gains)
    (107 )     (92 )     (135 )     (138 )     (135 )     (105 )     (128 )     (62 )
Expected cost of macro hedges
    (46 )     (49 )     (42 )     (53 )     (84 )     (128 )     (148 )     (140 )
Investment-related experience
    included in core earnings
    50       50       50       50       52       48       50       50  
Total core earnings
  $ 755     $ 701     $ 719     $ 685     $ 704     $ 609     $ 619     $ 554  
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    320       217       225       215       491       (97 )     97       321  
Core earnings plus investment-
    related experience in excess
    of amounts included in core earnings
  $ 1,075     $ 918     $ 944     $ 900     $ 1,195     $ 512     $ 716     $ 875  
Other items to reconcile core
    earnings to net income attributed
    to shareholders:
                                                               
    Direct impact of equity markets
        and interest rates and variable
        annuity guarantee liabilities
        (details below)
    70       55       (90 )     (81 )     94       (242 )     (107 )     82  
    Impact of in-force product changes
        and recapture of reinsurance
        treaties
    24       -       -       261       -       -       -       -  
    Change in actuarial methods
         and assumptions
    (69 )     (30 )     (40 )     (133 )     (252 )     (35 )     (69 )     (87 )
    Disposition of Taiwan insurance
         business
    -       -       -       350       -       -       -       -  
   Tax items and restructuring charge
         related to organizational design
    -       -       4       -       (3 )     24       -       207  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 943     $ 818     $ 1,297     $ 1,034     $ 259     $ 540     $ 1,077  
Other market-related factors
                                                               
Direct impact of equity markets
    and variable annuity guarantee
    liabilities
  $ (35 )   $ 66     $ (71 )   $ 105     $ 306     $ (196 )   $ 243     $ 412  
Gains (charges) on higher (lower)
    fixed income reinvestment rates
    assumed in the valuation of
    policy liabilities
    165       22       9       (105 )     (77 )     151       (245 )     (290 )
Gains (charges) on sale of AFS
     bonds and derivative positions
     in the Corporate segment
    (15 )     (8 )     (3 )     (55 )     (72 )     (127 )     (8 )     (40 )
Charges due to lower fixed income
     URR assumptions  used in the
     valuation of policy liabilities
    (45 )     (25 )     (25 )     (26 )     (63 )     (70 )     (97 )     -  
Direct impact of equity markets
     and interest rates and variable
     annuity guarantee liabilities
  $ 70     $ 55     $ (90 )   $ (81 )   $ 94     $ (242 )   $ (107 )   $ 82  
 
(1)  
The 2012 results were restated to reflect the retrospective application of new IFRS accounting standards effective January 1, 2013. For a detailed description of the change see note 2 to our 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 


 
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Asia Division
 
   
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q     3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q
      2014       2014       2014       2013       2013       2013       2013       2012  
Asia Division core earnings
  $ 273     $ 231     $ 244     $ 227     $ 242     $ 226     $ 226     $ 180  
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    27       18       19       (5 )     (4 )     (18 )     43       33  
Core earnings plus investment-
    related experience in excess of
    amounts included in core earnings
  $ 300     $ 249     $ 263     $ 222     $ 238     $ 208     $ 269     $ 213  
Other items to reconcile core earnings
    to net income attributable to
    shareholders
                                                               
    Direct impact of equity markets
       and interest rates and variable
       annuity guarantee liabilities
    32       88       (25 )     85       242       178       659       469  
Recapture of reinsurance treaty
    and tax items
    -       -       -       68       -       -       -       -  
Disposition of Taiwan insurance
    business
    -       -       -       350       -       -       -       -  
Tax items
    -       -       4       -       -       -       -       -  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 332     $ 337     $ 242     $ 725     $ 480     $ 386     $ 928     $ 682  

 
Canadian Division
 
   
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q     3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q
      2014       2014       2014       2013       2013       2013       2013       2012  
Canadian Division core earnings
  $ 243     $ 232     $ 228     $ 233     $ 268     $ 225     $ 179     $ 233  
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    19       46       135       106       135       (88 )     (187 )     (31 )
Core earnings plus investment-
    related experience in excess of
    amounts included in core earnings
  $ 262     $ 278     $ 363     $ 339     $ 403     $ 137     $ (8 )   $ 202  
Other items to reconcile core earnings
    to net income (loss) attributable to shareholders
                                                               
Direct impact of equity markets
    and interest rates and variable
    annuity guarantee liabilities
    -       (11 )     14       34       14       (34 )     (54 )     49  
Recapture of reinsurance treaty
    and tax items
    24       -       -       -       (3 )     -       -       -  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 286     $ 267     $ 377     $ 373     $ 414     $ 103     $ (62 )   $ 251  


 
U.S. Division
 
   
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q     3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q
      2014       2014       2014       2013       2013       2013       2013       2012 (1)
U.S. Division core earnings
  $ 342     $ 329     $ 374     $ 366     $ 361     $ 343     $ 440     $ 293  
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    319       206       111       161       404       65       263       367  
Core earnings plus investment-
    related experience in excess of
    amounts included in core earnings
  $ 661     $ 535     $ 485     $ 527     $ 765     $ 408     $ 703     $ 660  
Other items to reconcile core earnings
    to net income (loss) attributable to shareholders
                                                               
Direct impact of equity markets
    and interest rates and variable
    annuity guarantee liabilities
    18       24       (82 )     105       163       21       23       (104 )
Impact of in-force product changes
    and recapture of reinsurance
    treaties
    -       -       -       193       -       -       -       -  
Tax items
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       170  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 679     $ 559     $ 403     $ 825     $ 928     $ 429     $ 726     $ 726  
 
(1)  
The 2012 results were restated to reflect the retrospective application of new IFRS accounting standards effective January 1, 2013. For a detailed description of the change see note 2 to our 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



 
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Corporate and Other
 
   
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions, unaudited)
    3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q     3 Q     2 Q     1 Q     4 Q
      2014       2014       2014       2013       2013       2013       2013       2012 (1)
Corporate and Other core loss
    (excluding expected cost of
    macro hedges and core
    investment gains)
  $ (107 )   $ (92 )   $ (135 )   $ (138 )   $ (135 )   $ (105 )   $ (128 )   $ (62 )
Expected cost of macro hedges
    (46 )     (49 )     (42 )     (53 )     (84 )     (128 )     (148 )     (140 )
Investment-related experience
    included in core earnings
    50       50       50       50       52       48       50       50  
Total core loss
  $ (103 )   $ (91 )   $ (127 )   $ (141 )   $ (167 )   $ (185 )   $ (226 )   $ (152 )
Investment-related experience in
    excess of amounts included in
    core earnings
    (45 )     (53 )     (40 )     (47 )     (44 )     (56 )     (22 )     (48 )
Core loss plus investment-related experience in excess of amounts
    included in core earnings
  $ (148 )   $ (144 )   $ (167 )   $ (188 )   $ (211 )   $ (241 )   $ (248 )   $ (200 )
Other items to reconcile core
    earnings (losses) to net income
    (loss) attributed to shareholders
                                                               
Direct impact of equity markets
   and interest rates and variable
   annuity guarantee liabilities
    20       (46 )     3       (305 )     (325 )     (407 )     (735 )     (332 )
Changes in actuarial methods and assumptions
    (69 )     (30 )     (40 )     (133 )     (252 )     (35 )     (69 )     (87 )
Tax items and restructuring charge
    related to organizational design
    -       -       -       -       -       24       -       37  
Net loss attributed to shareholders
  $ (197 )   $ (220 )   $ (204 )   $ (626 )   $ (788 )   $ (659 )   $ (1,052 )   $ (582 )
 
(1)  
The 2012 results were restated to reflect the retrospective application of new IFRS accounting standards effective January 1, 2013.  For a detailed description of the change see note 2 to our 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders in accordance with U.S. GAAP is a non-GAAP profitability measure. It shows what the net income would have been if the Company had applied U.S. GAAP as its primary financial reporting basis. We considered this to be a relevant profitability measure given our large U.S. domiciled investor base and for comparability to our U.S. peers who report under U.S. GAAP.
 
Total equity in accordance with U.S. GAAP is a non-GAAP measure. It shows what the total equity would have been if the Company had applied U.S. GAAP as its primary financial reporting basis. We considered this to be a relevant measure given our large U.S. domiciled investor base and for comparability to our U.S. peers who report under U.S. GAAP.
 
Core return on common shareholders’ equity (“Core ROE”) is a non-GAAP profitability measure that presents core earnings available to common shareholders as a percentage of the capital deployed to earn the core earnings. The Company calculates Core ROE using average common shareholders’ equity.
 
Diluted core earnings per common share is core earnings available to common shareholders expressed per diluted weighted average common share outstanding.
 
The Company also uses financial performance measures that are prepared on a constant currency basis, which exclude the impact of currency fluctuations (from local currency to Canadian dollars at a total company level and from local currency to U.S. dollars in Asia) and which are non-GAAP measures. Quarterly amounts stated on a constant currency basis in this report are calculated, as appropriate, using the income statement and balance sheet exchange rates effective for the third quarter of 2014.
 
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) excluding Transition and Integration Costs is a non-GAAP measure of the Company’s profitability.  It shows what the earnings per common share would be excluding transition and integration costs which are one-time costs.
 
Assets under management (“AUM”) is a non-GAAP measure of the size of the Company’s Canadian mutual fund business.  It represents the assets managed by the Company, on behalf of mutual fund clients, on a discretionary basis for which the Company earns investment management fees.
 
Assets under administration (“AUA”) is a non-GAAP measure of the size of the Company’s Canadian group pension business.  It represents the asset base on which the Company provides administrative services such as recordkeeping, custodial and customer reporting services.
 
Premiums and deposits is a non-GAAP measure of top line growth. The Company calculates premiums and deposits as the aggregate of (i) general fund premiums, net of reinsurance, reported as premiums on the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) segregated fund deposits, excluding seed money, (“deposits from policyholders”), (iii) investment contract deposits, (iv) mutual fund deposits, (v) deposits into institutional advisory accounts,  (vi) premium equivalents for “administration services only” group benefits contracts (“ASO premium equivalents”), (vii) premiums in the Canadian Group Benefits reinsurance ceded agreement, and (viii) other deposits in other managed funds.
 


 
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Premiums and deposits
 
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions)
    3Q 2014       2Q 2014       3Q 2013  
Net premium income
  $ 4,641     $ 4,232     $ 4,369  
Deposits from policyholders
    5,509       5,587       5,321  
Premiums and deposits per financial statements
  $ 10,150     $ 9,819     $ 9,690  
Investment contract deposits
    15       9       9  
Mutual fund deposits
    8,982       10,524       8,111  
Institutional advisory account deposits
    962       2,743       1,089  
ASO premium equivalents
    736       775       723  
Group Benefits ceded premiums
    1,132       991       981  
Other fund deposits
    110       105       99  
Total premiums and deposits
  $ 22,087     $ 24,966     $ 20,702  
Currency impact
    -       (38 )     709  
Constant currency premiums and deposits
  $ 22,087     $ 24,928     $ 21,411  

 
Funds under management is a non-GAAP measure of the size of the Company. It represents the total of the invested asset base that the Company and its customers invest in.
 
Funds under management
                 
As at
 
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions)
 
September 30,
2014
   
June 30,
2014
   
September 30,
2013
 
Total invested assets
  $ 257,842     $ 244,129     $ 229,221  
Segregated funds net assets
    250,406       247,186       226,975  
Funds under management per financial statements
  $ 508,248     $ 491,315     $ 456,196  
Mutual funds
    111,600       105,147       81,049  
Institutional advisory accounts (excluding segregated funds)
    36,498       35,210       28,686  
Other funds
    6,185       5,588       8,721  
Total funds under management
  $ 662,531     $ 637,260     $ 574,652  
Currency impact
    -       19,987       33,287  
Constant currency funds under management
  $ 662,531     $ 657,247     $ 607,939  

 
Capital The definition we use for capital, a non-GAAP measure, serves as a foundation of our capital management activities at the MFC level. For regulatory reporting purposes, the numbers are further adjusted for various additions or deductions to capital as mandated by the guidelines used by OSFI. Capital is calculated as the sum of (i) total equity excluding AOCI on cash flow hedges and (ii) liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments.
 
Capital
           
As at
 
Quarterly Results
 
(C$ millions)
   
September 30,
 2014
     
June 30,
 2014
     
September 30,
2013
 
Total equity
  $ 32,596     $ 30,780     $ 26,881  
Add AOCI loss on cash flow hedges
    159       136       115  
Add liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments
    4,909       4,884       4,119  
Total capital
  $ 37,664     $ 35,800     $ 31,115  

New business embedded value (“NBEV”) is the change in shareholders’ economic value as a result of sales in the reporting period. NBEV is calculated as the present value of expected future earnings, after the cost of capital, on actual new business sold in the period using future mortality, morbidity, policyholder behaviour, expense and investment assumptions that are consistent with the assumptions used in the valuation of our policy liabilities.

The principal economic assumptions used in the NBEV calculations in 3Q14 were as follows:
 
   
Canada
   
U.S.
   
Hong Kong
   
Japan
 
MCCSR ratio
    150 %     150 %     150 %     150 %
Discount rate
    8.25 %     8.50 %     9.00 %     6.25 %
Jurisdictional income tax rate
    26.5 %     35 %     16.5 %     30.78 %
Foreign exchange rate
    n/a       1.088969       0.140491       0.010471  
Yield on surplus assets
    4.50 %     4.50 %     4.50 %     2.00 %
 
 


 
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Sales are measured according to product type:
 
For individual insurance, sales include 100% of new annualized premiums and 10% of both excess and single premiums. For individual insurance, new annualized premiums reflect the annualized premium expected in the first year of a policy that requires premium payments for more than one year. Single premium is the lump sum premium from the sale of a single premium product, e.g. travel insurance.  Sales are reported gross before the impact of reinsurance.
 
For group insurance, sales include new annualized premiums and administrative services only premium equivalents on new cases, as well as the addition of new coverages and amendments to contracts, excluding rate increases.
 
For individual wealth management contracts, all new deposits are reported as sales. This includes individual annuities, both fixed and variable; mutual funds; and, college savings 529 plans. Sales also include bank loans and mortgages authorized in the period.  As we have discontinued sales of new VA contracts in the U.S., beginning in the first quarter of 2013, subsequent deposits into existing U.S. VA contracts are not reported as sales.
 
For group pensions/retirement savings, sales of new regular premiums and deposits reflect an estimate of expected deposits in the first year of the plan with the Company. Single premium sales reflect the assets transferred from the previous plan provider.  Total sales include both new regular and single premiums and deposits.  Sales include the impact of the addition of a new division or of a new product to an existing client.
 
 
F4
Key planning assumptions and uncertainties
 
Manulife’s 2016 management objectives19 do not constitute guidance and are based on certain key planning assumptions, including: current accounting and regulatory capital standards; no acquisitions; equity market and interest rate assumptions consistent with our long-term assumptions, and favourable investment-related experience included in core earnings.
 
 
F5
Caution regarding forward-looking statements
 
From time to time, MFC makes written and/or oral forward-looking statements, including in this document. In addition, our representatives may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. All such statements are made pursuant to the “safe harbour” provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 
The forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the anticipated benefits and costs of the acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc, the anticipated effect of the acquisition on Manulife’s strategy, operations and financial performance, including its EPS, earnings capacity, capital and MCCSR ratio, dividends, financial leverage, 2016 management objectives for core earnings and Core ROE, products, services and capabilities, earnings contributions, cost savings and transition and integration costs, revenue synergies, statements with respect to the financing structure for the acquisition and the completion of and timing for completion of the acquisition, statements with respect to our 2016 management objectives for core earnings and core ROE, and statements with respect to the potential impact of revisions to the Canadian Actuarial Standards Board standard related to economic reinvestment assumptions used in the valuation of insurance and investment contract liabilities.
 
The forward-looking statements in this document also relate to, among other things, our objectives, goals, strategies, intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations and estimates, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “likely”, “suspect”, “outlook”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “forecast”, “objective”, “seek”, “aim”, “continue”, “goal”, “restore”, “embark” and “endeavour” (or the negative thereof) and words and expressions of similar import, and include statements concerning possible or assumed future results. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and they should not be interpreted as confirming market or analysts’ expectations in any way.
 
Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, including that: the acquisition financing is completed as outlined in this document; that the acquisition will be completed in the first quarter of 2015; estimates for 2015 and 2016 EPS; estimated after-tax cost savings, including estimated savings as a result of synergies from areas such as information technology, real estate and personnel costs; estimated integration costs; revenue synergies increasing over time; and, in the case of MFC’s 2016 management objectives for core earnings and core ROE, the assumptions described under "Key Planning Assumptions and Uncertainties" in our 2013 Annual Report and in this document, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
 
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include but are not limited to: the factors identified in “Key Planning Assumptions and Uncertainties” in our 2013 Annual Report and in this document; general business and economic conditions (including but not limited to the performance, volatility and correlation of equity markets, interest rates, credit and swap spreads, currency rates, investment losses and defaults, market liquidity and creditworthiness of guarantors, reinsurers and counterparties); changes in laws and regulations; changes in accounting standards; our ability to execute strategic plans and changes to strategic plans; downgrades in our or Standard Life Financial Inc.’s or Standard Life Investments Inc.’s insurance subsidiary’s financial strength or credit ratings; our ability to maintain our reputation; impairments of goodwill or intangible assets or the establishment of provisions against future tax assets; the accuracy of estimates relating to morbidity, mortality and policyholder behaviour; the accuracy of other estimates used in applying accounting policies and actuarial methods; our ability to implement effective hedging strategies and unforeseen consequences arising from such strategies; our ability to source appropriate assets to back our long dated liabilities; level of competition and consolidation; our ability to market and distribute products through current and future distribution channels, including through our proposed collaboration arrangements with Standard Life plc; unforeseen liabilities or asset impairments arising from acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, including with respect to the acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc; the realization of losses arising from the sale of investments classified as available-for-sale; our liquidity, including the availability of financing to satisfy existing financial liabilities on expected maturity dates when required; obligations to pledge additional collateral; the availability of letters of credit to provide capital management flexibility; accuracy of information received from counterparties and the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations; the availability, affordability and adequacy of reinsurance; legal and regulatory proceedings, including tax audits, tax litigation or similar proceedings; our ability to adapt products and services to the changing market; our ability to attract and retain key executives, employees and agents; the appropriate use and interpretation of complex models or deficiencies in models


 
19
See “Caution regarding forward-looking statements” below.
 


 
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used; political, legal, operational and other risks associated with our non-North American operations; acquisitions and our ability to complete acquisitions including the availability of equity and debt financing for this purpose, including with respect to the acquisition and integration of Standard Life Financial Inc. and Standard Life Investments Inc. and their subsidiaries; the failure to realize some or all of the expected benefits of the acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc; the disruption of or changes to key elements of the Company’s or public infrastructure systems; environmental concerns; and our ability to protect our intellectual property and exposure to claims of infringement.
 
Additional information about material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations and about material factors or assumptions applied in making forward-looking statements may be found in the body of this document as well as under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Information Form, under “Risk Management”, “Risk Management and Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our most recent annual report, under “Risk Management and Risk Factors Update” and “Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis in our most recent interim report, in the “Risk Management” note to consolidated financial statements in our most recent annual and interim reports and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.
 
There can be no assurance that the proposed acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc will occur or that the anticipated benefits and effects of the acquisition will be realized. The acquisition is subject to various regulatory approvals, including from the Canadian Minister of Finance and certain securities regulatory authorities, and the fulfillment of certain conditions and there can be no assurance that any such approvals will be obtained and/or any such conditions will be met. The proposed acquisition could be modified, restructured or terminated.
 
The forward-looking statements in this document are, unless otherwise indicated, stated as of the date hereof and are presented for the purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our financial position and results of operations, our future operations if the acquisition is completed, as well as our objectives and strategic priorities, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
 
The pro forma financial information set forth in this document should not be considered to be what the actual financial position or other results of operations would have necessarily been had MFC, Standard Life Financial Inc. and Standard Life Investments Inc. operated as a single combined company as at, or for, the periods stated.
 
 
 
 




 
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
           
 
As at
           
(Canadian $ in millions, unaudited)
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
 
Assets
           
Cash and short-term securities (note 10)
  $ 17,971     $ 13,630  
Debt securities
    129,586       114,957  
Public equities
    14,074       13,075  
Mortgages
    38,638       37,558  
Private placements
    22,100       21,015  
Policy loans
    7,720       7,370  
Loans to bank clients
    1,786       1,901  
Real estate
    10,204       9,708  
Other invested assets
    15,763       13,495  
Total invested assets (note 3)
  $ 257,842     $ 232,709  
Other assets
               
Accrued investment income
  $ 1,901     $ 1,813  
Outstanding premiums
    749       734  
Derivatives (note 4)
    13,385       9,673  
Reinsurance assets
    18,052       17,443  
Deferred tax assets
    3,188       2,763  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    5,393       5,298  
Miscellaneous
    4,408       3,324  
Total other assets
  $ 47,076     $ 41,048  
Segregated funds net assets (note 15)
  $ 250,406     $ 239,871  
Total assets
  $ 555,324     $ 513,628  
 
Liabilities and Equity
               
Liabilities
               
Insurance contract liabilities (note 6)
  $ 216,683     $ 193,242  
Investment contract liabilities (note 6)
    2,568       2,524  
Deposits from bank clients
    19,781       19,869  
Derivatives (note 4)
    8,367       8,929  
Deferred tax liabilities
    1,343       617  
Other liabilities
    12,614       10,383  
    $ 261,356     $ 235,564  
Long-term debt (note 8)
    3,843       4,775  
Liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments (note 9)
    4,909       4,385  
Liabilities for subscription receipts (note 10)
    2,214       -  
Segregated funds net liabilities (note 15)
    250,406       239,871  
Total liabilities
  $ 522,728     $ 484,595  
 
Equity
               
Preferred shares (note 11)
  $ 2,447     $ 2,693  
Common shares (note 11)
    20,548       20,234  
Contributed surplus
    266       256  
Shareholders' retained earnings
    7,301       5,294  
Shareholders' accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on:
               
Pension and other post-employment plans
    (462 )     (452 )
Available-for-sale securities
    619       324  
Cash flow hedges
    (159 )     (84 )
Translation of foreign operations
    1,481       258  
Total shareholders' equity
  $ 32,041     $ 28,523  
Participating policyholders' equity
    96       134  
Non-controlling interests
    459       376  
Total equity
  $ 32,596     $ 29,033  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 555,324     $ 513,628  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
               
Donald A. Guloien
 
  Richard B. DeWolfe
 
 President and Chief Executive Officer
 
  Chairman of the Board of Directors
 

 
 


 
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Consolidated Statements of Income
                       
             
For the
 
three months ended
September 30,
   
nine months ended
September 30,
 
(Canadian $ in millions except per share amounts, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Revenue
                       
Premium income
                       
Gross premiums
  $ 6,507     $ 6,130     $ 18,485     $ 18,544  
Premiums ceded to reinsurers
    (1,866 )     (1,761 )     (5,451 )     (5,582 )
Net premiums
  $ 4,641     $ 4,369     $ 13,034     $ 12,962  
Investment income (note 3)
                               
Investment income
  $ 2,618     $ 2,483     $ 8,127     $ 7,233  
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting
   insurance and investment contract liabilities and on the
   macro hedge program
    1,561       (2,513 )     10,910       (14,829 )
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 4,179     $ (30 )   $ 19,037     $ (7,596 )
Other revenue
  $ 2,215     $ 1,966     $ 6,469     $ 6,264  
Total revenue
  $ 11,035     $ 6,305     $ 38,540     $ 11,630  
Contract benefits and expenses
                               
To contract holders and beneficiaries
                               
Gross claims and benefits (note 5)
  $ 5,111     $ 4,604     $ 15,044     $ 14,029  
Change in insurance contract liabilities
    2,875       (898 )     16,053       (8,767 )
Change in investment contract liabilities
    40       52       80       121  
Benefits and expenses ceded to reinsurers
    (1,668 )     (1,660 )     (4,979 )     (4,808 )
Change in reinsurance assets
    369       383       244       1,001  
Net benefits and claims
  $ 6,727     $ 2,481     $ 26,442     $ 1,576  
General expenses
    1,184       1,097       3,431       3,341  
Investment expenses
    304       288       992       840  
Commissions
    1,065       983       3,095       2,875  
Interest expense
    284       265       822       868  
Net premium taxes
    79       73       218       237  
Total contract benefits and expenses
  $ 9,643     $ 5,187     $ 35,000     $ 9,737  
Income before income taxes
  $ 1,392     $ 1,118     $ 3,540     $ 1,893  
Income tax expense
    (287 )     (172 )     (654 )     (84 )
Net income
  $ 1,105     $ 946     $ 2,886     $ 1,809  
Net income (loss) attributed to:
                               
Non-controlling interests
  $ 9     $ 20     $ 64     $ 36  
Participating policyholders
    (4 )     (108 )     (39 )     (60 )
Shareholders
    1,100       1,034       2,861       1,833  
    $ 1,105     $ 946     $ 2,886     $ 1,809  
Net income attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,100     $ 1,034     $ 2,861     $ 1,833  
Preferred share dividends
    (28 )     (33 )     (98 )     (97 )
Common shareholders' net income
  $ 1,072     $ 1,001     $ 2,763     $ 1,736  
Earnings per share:
                               
       Basic earnings per common share (note 11)
  $ 0.58     $ 0.54     $ 1.49     $ 0.95  
       Diluted earnings per common share (note 11)
    0.57       0.54       1.48       0.94  
Dividends per common share
    0.155       0.130       0.415       0.390  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 




 
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
For the
 
three months ended
September 30,
   
nine months ended
September 30,
 
(Canadian $ in millions, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net income
  $ 1,105     $ 946     $ 2,886     $ 1,809  
Other comprehensive income ("OCI") (loss), net of tax
                               
Items that will not be reclassified to net income:
                               
Change in pension and other post-employment plans
  $ (9 )   $ 11     $ (10 )   $ (12 )
Real estate revaluation reserve
    -       -       1       -  
Total items that will not be reclassified to net income
  $ (9 )   $ 11     $ (9 )   $ (12 )
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to net income:
                               
Foreign exchange gains (losses) on:
                               
Translation of foreign operations
  $ 1,046     $ (528 )   $ 1,198     $ 382  
Net investment hedges
    (43 )     18       25       (20 )
 Available-for-sale financial securities:
                               
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
    61       (13 )     449       (246 )
Reclassification of net realized (gains) losses and impairments to
    net income
    (50 )     41       (154 )     107  
Cash flow hedges:
                               
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
    (25 )     14       (82 )     64  
Reclassification of realized losses to net income
    2       2       7       6  
Share of other comprehensive income of associates
    -       -       4       -  
Total items that may be subsequently reclassified to net income
  $ 991     $ (466 )   $ 1,447     $ 293  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
  $ 982     $ (455 )   $ 1,438     $ 281  
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
  $ 2,087     $ 491     $ 4,324     $ 2,090  
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributed to:
                               
Non-controlling interests
  $ 13     $ 20     $ 68     $ 36  
Participating policyholders
    (4 )     (108 )     (38 )     (60 )
Shareholders
    2,078       579       4,294       2,114  
 
 
Income Taxes included in Other Comprehensive Income
 
For the
 
three months ended
September 30,
   
nine months ended
September 30,
 
(Canadian $ in millions, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Income tax (recovery) expense on
                       
Items that will not be reclassified to net income:
                       
Change in pension and other post-employment plans
  $ (6 )   $ 3     $ (6 )   $ (9 )
Real estate revaluation reserve
    -       -       1       -  
Total items that will not be reclassified to net income
  $ (6 )   $ 3     $ (5 )   $ (9 )
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to net income:
                               
Unrealized foreign exchange gains/losses on translation of foreign
    operations
  $ 3     $ (1 )   $ 7     $ (5 )
Unrealized foreign exchange gains/losses on net investment hedges
    (16 )     7       9       (6 )
Unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale financial securities
    4       (6 )     113       (57 )
Reclassification of realized gains/losses and recoveries/impairments to
    net income on available-for-sale financial securities
    (3 )     -       (50 )     53  
Unrealized gains/losses on cash flow hedges
    (13 )     8       (42 )     34  
Reclassification of realized gains/losses to net income on cash flow hedges
    2       1       4       3  
Share of other comprehensive income of associates
    -       -       2       -  
Total items that may be subsequently reclassified to net income
  $ (23 )   $ 9     $ 43     $ 22  
Total income tax (recovery) expense
  $ (29 )   $ 12     $ 38     $ 13  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



 
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
 
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
           
(Canadian $ in millions, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
 
 
Preferred shares
           
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 2,693     $ 2,497  
Issued during the period (note 11)
    550       200  
Redeemed during the period (note 11)
    (784 )     -  
Issuance costs, net of tax
    (12 )     (4 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 2,447     $ 2,693  
 
Common shares
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 20,234     $ 19,886  
Issued on exercise of stock options
    35       5  
Issued under dividend reinvestment and share purchase plans
    279       247  
Balance, end of period
  $ 20,548     $ 20,138  
 
Contributed surplus
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 256     $ 257  
Exercise of stock options and deferred share units
    (2 )     (1 )
Stock option expense
    12       13  
Balance, end of period
  $ 266     $ 269  
 
Shareholders' retained earnings
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 5,294     $ 3,256  
Net income attributed to shareholders
    2,861       1,833  
Preferred share dividends
    (98 )     (97 )
Par redemption value in excess of carrying value for preferred shares redeemed
    (16 )     -  
Common share dividends
    (740 )     (720 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 7,301     $ 4,272  
 
Shareholders' accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI")
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 46     $ (1,184 )
Change in actuarial gains (losses) on pension and other post-employment plans
    (10 )     (12 )
Change in unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) of net foreign operations
    1,223       362  
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale financial securities
    291       (139 )
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
    (75 )     70  
Share of other comprehensive income of associates
    4       -  
Balance, end of period
  $ 1,479     $ (903 )
Total shareholders' equity, end of period
  $ 32,041     $ 26,469  
 
Participating policyholders' equity
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 134     $ 146  
Net loss attributed to participating policyholders
    (39 )     (60 )
Other comprehensive income attributed to policyholders
    1       -  
Balance, end of period
  $ 96     $ 86  
 
Non-controlling interests
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 376     $ 301  
Net income attributed to non-controlling interests
    64       36  
Other comprehensive income attributed to non-controlling interests
    4       -  
Contributions (distributions), net
    15       (11 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 459     $ 326  
Total equity, end of period
  $ 32,596     $ 26,881  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
           
(Canadian $ in millions, unaudited)
 
2014
   
2013
 
 
Operating activities
           
Net income
  $ 2,886     $ 1,809  
Adjustments:
               
Increase (decrease) in insurance contract liabilities
    16,053       (8,767 )
Increase (decrease) in investment contract liabilities
    80       121  
(Increase) decrease in reinsurance assets
    244       1,001  
Amortization of (premium) discount on invested assets
    2       15  
Other amortization
    339       312  
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on assets
    (11,315 )     14,892  
Deferred income tax expense (recovery)
    249       (162 )
Stock option expense
    12       13  
Adjusted net income
  $ 8,550     $ 9,234  
Changes in policy related and operating receivables and payables
    (169 )     (1,361 )
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 8,381     $ 7,873  
 
Investing activities
               
Purchases and mortgage advances
  $ (46,535 )   $ (50,447 )
Disposals and repayments
    41,501       43,359  
Change in investment broker net receivables and payables
    148       (167 )
Net cash decrease from purchase of subsidiaries
    (199 )     (73 )
Cash used in investing activities
  $ (5,085 )   $ (7,328 )
 
Financing activities
               
Increase in repurchase agreements and securities sold but not yet purchased
  $ 193     $ 194  
Repayment of long-term debt (note 8)
    (1,000 )     (350 )
Issue of capital instruments, net
    497       199  
Issue of subscription receipts
    2,214       -  
Net redemption of investment contract liabilities
    (153 )     (178 )
Funds repaid, net
    (3 )     (126 )
Secured borrowing from securitization transactions
    -       250  
Changes in deposits from bank clients, net
    (118 )     455  
Shareholders dividends paid in cash
    (593 )     (570 )
Distributions to non-controlling interests, net
    (58 )     (11 )
Common shares issued, net
    37       5  
Preferred shares issued, net
    538       196  
Preferred shares redeemed, net
    (800 )     -  
Cash used in financing activities
  $ 754     $ 64  
 
Cash and short-term securities
               
Increase (decrease) during the period
  $ 4,050     $ 609  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and short-term securities
    474       179  
Balance, beginning of period
    12,886       12,753  
Balance, end of period
  $ 17,410     $ 13,541  
 
Cash and short-term securities
               
Beginning of period
               
Gross cash and short-term securities
  $ 13,630     $ 13,386  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    (744 )     (633 )
Net cash and short-term securities, beginning of period
  $ 12,886     $ 12,753  
 
End of period
               
Gross cash and short-term securities
  $ 17,971     $ 14,578  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    (561 )     (1,037 )
Net cash and short-term securities, end of period
  $ 17,410     $ 13,541  
 
Supplemental disclosures on cash flow information
               
Interest received
  $ 6,598     $ 6,410  
Interest paid
    788       844  
Income taxes paid
    599       463  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



 
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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Canadian $ in millions except per share amounts or unless otherwise stated, unaudited)

Note 1    Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) is a publicly traded life insurance company and the holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“MLI”), a Canadian life insurance company, and John Hancock Reassurance Company, Ltd. (“JHRECO”), a Bermuda reinsurance company. MFC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Manulife Financial” or the “Company”) is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Manulife Financial’s international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to personal and business clients as well as asset management services to institutional customers. The Company operates as Manulife in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.
 
 
These Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a condensed basis in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and the accounting requirements of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada (“OSFI”).  None of the accounting requirements of OSFI are exceptions to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). As outlined in note 1(h) of the 2013 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS does not currently prescribe an insurance contract measurement model and, therefore, as permitted by IFRS 4 “Insurance Contracts”, insurance contract liabilities continue to be measured using the Canadian Asset Liability Method (“CALM”).

These Interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, the accompanying notes included on pages 95 to 168 of the Company’s 2013 Annual Report, the changes in accounting policies which were disclosed in Note 2(a) of the Company’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the disclosures on risk in sections D1 to D4 of the third quarter 2014 Management's Discussion and Analysis.

These Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of MFC as at and for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2014 were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on November 14, 2014.


Note 2    Accounting and Reporting Changes

Future accounting and reporting changes
The Company provided updates on a number of amendments and standards in its Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as described in note 2.

(i)
Revisions to Standards for Economic Reinvestment Assumptions
 
Amendments to the Canadian Actuarial Standards of Practice related to economic reinvestment assumptions used in the valuation of policy liabilities are effective in the fourth quarter of 2014.  The Company expects that the impact on net income of the amendments and associated changes in assumptions and methodology will be a charge of less than $200.

(ii)
Amendments to IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements” and IAS 28 “Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures”
 
Amendments to IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements” and IAS 28 “Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures” were issued in September 2014 and are effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments require that upon loss of control of a subsidiary during its transfer to an associate or joint venture, full gain recognition on the transfer is appropriate only if the subsidiary meets the definition of a business in IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Otherwise, gain recognition is appropriate only to the extent of third party ownership of the associate or joint venture. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

(iii)
Annual Improvements 2012 – 2014 Cycle
 
Annual Improvements 2012 – 2014 Cycle was issued in September 2014 and is effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016. The IASB issued five minor amendments to different standards as part of the Annual Improvements process, with some amendments to be applied prospectively and others to be applied retrospectively. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.



 

 

 

 

 

 



 
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Note 3   Invested Assets and Investment Income

(a)
Carrying values and fair values of invested assets

As at September 30, 2014
 
FVTPL(1)
   
AFS(2)
   
Other
   
Total carrying
value
   
Total fair value
 
Cash and short-term securities(3)
  $ 293     $ 13,226     $ 4,452     $ 17,971     $ 17,971  
Debt securities(4)
                                       
Canadian government and agency
    13,873       3,153       -       17,026       17,026  
U.S. government and agency
    13,966       9,572       -       23,538       23,538  
Other government and agency
    13,067       2,236       -       15,303       15,303  
Corporate
    65,865       4,412       -       70,277       70,277  
Mortgage/asset-backed securities
    2,980       462       -       3,442       3,442  
Public equities
    11,871       2,203       -       14,074       14,074  
Mortgages
    -       -       38,638       38,638       40,533  
Private placements
    -       -       22,100       22,100       23,862  
Policy loans
    -       -       7,720       7,720       7,720  
Loans to bank clients
    -       -       1,786       1,786       1,792  
Real estate
                                       
Own use property
    -       -       808       808       1,522  
Investment property
    -       -       9,396       9,396       9,396  
Other invested assets
                                       
Other alternative long-duration assets(5)
    6,717       71       5,486       12,274       12,463  
Other
    144       -       3,345       3,489       3,489  
Total invested assets
  $ 128,776     $ 35,335     $ 93,731     $ 257,842     $ 262,408  
                                         
As at December 31, 2013
                                       
Cash and short-term securities(3)
  $ 421     $ 10,617     $ 2,592     $ 13,630     $ 13,630  
Debt securities(4)
                                       
Canadian government and agency
    13,106       2,844       -       15,950       15,950  
U.S. government and agency
    13,189       8,383       -       21,572       21,572  
Other government and agency
    10,862       1,962       -       12,824       12,824  
Corporate
    57,192       4,017       -       61,209       61,209  
Mortgage/asset-backed securities
    2,774       628       -       3,402       3,402  
Public equities
    11,011       2,064       -       13,075       13,075  
Mortgages
    -       -       37,558       37,558       39,176  
Private placements
    -       -       21,015       21,015       22,008  
Policy loans
    -       -       7,370       7,370       7,370  
Loans to bank clients
    -       -       1,901       1,901       1,907  
Real estate
                                       
Own use property
    -       -       804       804       1,476  
Investment property
    -       -       8,904       8,904       8,904  
Other invested assets
                                       
Other alternative long-duration assets(5)
    5,921       68       4,217       10,206       10,402  
Other
    108       26       3,155       3,289       3,289  
Total invested assets
  $ 114,584     $ 30,609     $ 87,516     $ 232,709     $ 236,194  
 
(1)
The FVTPL classification was elected for the securities backing insurance and investment contract liabilities in order to substantially reduce an accounting mismatch arising from changes in the value of these assets and changes in the value of the related insurance and investment contract liabilities. There would otherwise be a mismatch if the available-for-sale (“AFS”) classification was selected because changes in insurance and investment contract liabilities are recognized in net income rather than in OCI.
 
(2)
Securities that are designated as AFS are not actively traded by the Company but sales do occur as circumstances warrant.  Such sales result in a reclassification of any accumulated unrealized gain (loss) in AOCI to net income as a realized gain (loss).
 
(3)
Includes short-term securities with maturities of less than one year at acquisition amounting to $5,857 (December 31, 2013 – $4,473) cash equivalents with maturities of less than 90 days at acquisition amounting to $7,662 (December 31, 2013 – $6,565) and cash of $4,452 (December 31, 2013 - $2,592). See also note 10.
 
(4)
Debt securities includes securities which were acquired with maturities of less than one year and less than 90 days of $670 and $8, respectively (December 31, 2013 – $502 and $60, respectively).
 
(5)
Other alternative long-duration assets include investments in private equity of $2,478, power and infrastructure of $3,934, oil and gas of $1,849, timber and agriculture sectors of $3,868 and various others of $145 (December 31, 2013 – $2,181, $3,486, $1,643, $2,770 and $126, respectively). On March 26, 2014, the Company acquired a controlling financial interest in Hancock Victoria Plantations Holdings PTY Limited (“HVPH”) which was an associate before this transaction.  Upon initial consolidation of HVPH, timber properties of $807, carried at fair value, were recognized and $80 of investments in associate was derecognized. As at September 30, 2014, the NCI of $95 is included in other liabilities.
 
 


 
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(b)
Investment income (loss)
 
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Interest income
  $ 2,242     $ 2,213     $ 6,721     $ 6,481  
Dividend, rental and other income
    428       322       1,277       950  
Net recoveries (impairments and provisions)
    (23 )     (13 )     (25 )     (15 )
Other
    (29 )     (39 )     154       (183 )
    $ 2,618     $ 2,483     $ 8,127     $ 7,233  
 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities and on the macro equity hedging program
                               
        Debt securities
  $ 471     $ (1,189 )   $ 5,722     $ (6,837 )
        Public equities
    27       415       611       796  
        Mortgages
    17       7       48       37  
        Private placements
    (8 )     6       (6 )     (11 )
        Real estate
    56       14       187       68  
        Other investments
    364       285       634       480  
        Derivatives, including macro equity hedging program
    634       (2,051 )     3,714       (9,362 )
    $ 1,561     $ (2,513 )   $ 10,910     $ (14,829 )
Total investment income (loss)
  $ 4,179     $ (30 )   $ 19,037     $ (7,596 )


(c)
Mortgage securitization
 
The Company securitizes certain insured fixed and variable rate commercial and residential mortgages and Home Equity Lines of Credit (“HELOC”) through creation of mortgage-backed securities under the Canadian Mortgage Bond Program (“CMB”), and through a HELOC securitization program. Benefits received from the transfers include interest spread between the asset and associated liability. These transactions remain “on-balance sheet” and are accounted for as secured borrowings.

The carrying amount of securitized assets reflecting the Company’s continuing involvement with the mortgages and the associated liabilities is as follows.
 
 
As at September 30, 2014
 
Securitized assets
       
Securitization program
 
Securitized mortgages
   
Restricted cash and short-term securities
   
Total
   
Secured borrowing liabilities
 
HELOC securitization(1),(2)
  $ 2,000     $ 10     $ 2,010     $ 1,999  
CMB securitization
    90       27       117       115  
Total
  $ 2,090     $ 37     $ 2,127     $ 2,114  
                                 
As at December 31, 2013
                               
HELOC securitization(1),(2)
  $ 2,000     $ 10     $ 2,010     $ 1,998  
CMB securitization
    104       11       115       115  
Total
  $ 2,104     $ 21     $ 2,125     $ 2,113  
 
(1)
The restricted cash balance for the HELOC securitization is a cash reserve fund established in relation to the transactions. The reserve will be drawn upon only in the event of insufficient cash flows from the underlying HELOCs to satisfy the secured borrowing liability.
 
(2)
The secured borrowing liabilities primarily comprise of Series 2010-1 and Series 2011-1 floating rate notes and are expected to mature on December 15, 2015 and December 15, 2017, respectively.
 

The fair value of the securitized assets as at September 30, 2014 was $2,126 (December 31, 2013 – $2,127) and the fair value of associated liabilities was $2,122 (December 31, 2013 – $2,124).




 
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(d)
Fair value measurement
 
The following table presents fair value of the Company’s invested assets, measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position categorized by hierarchy.
 
As at September 30, 2014
 
Total fair
value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Cash and short-term securities
                       
FVTPL
  $ 293     $ -     $ 293     $ -  
AFS
    13,226       -       13,226       -  
Other
    4,452       4,452       -       -  
Debt securities(1)
                               
FVTPL
                               
Canadian government and agency
    13,873       -       13,049       824  
U.S. government and agency
    13,966       -       13,528       438  
Other government and agency
    13,067       -       12,647       420  
Corporate
    65,865       -       63,561       2,304  
Residential mortgage/asset-backed securities
    150       -       13       137  
Commercial mortgage/asset-backed securities
    821       -       376       445  
Other securitized assets
    2,009       -       1,942       67  
AFS
                               
Canadian government and agency
    3,153       -       2,347       806  
U.S. government and agency
    9,572       -       9,561       11  
Other government and agency
    2,236       -       2,181       55  
Corporate
    4,412       -       4,285       127  
Residential mortgage/asset-backed securities
    215       -       187       28  
Commercial mortgage/asset-backed securities
    102       -       18       84  
Other securitized assets
    145       -       129       16  
Equities
                               
FVTPL
    11,871       11,865       6       -  
AFS
    2,203       2,202       -       1  
Real estate - investment property(2)
    9,396       -       -       9,396  
Other invested assets(3)
    10,468       -       -       10,468  
Total invested assets carried at fair value
  $ 181,495     $ 18,519     $ 137,349     $ 25,627  
 
 
As at December 31, 2013
                       
Cash and short-term securities
                       
FVTPL
  $ 421     $ -     $ 421     $ -  
AFS
    10,617       -       10,617       -  
Other
    2,592       2,592       -       -  
Debt securities(1)
                               
FVTPL
                               
Canadian government and agency
    13,106       -       12,377       729  
U.S. government and agency
    13,189       -       13,029       160  
Other government and agency
    10,862       -       10,542       320  
Corporate
    57,192       -       55,196       1,996  
Residential mortgage/asset-backed securities
    159       -       12       147  
Commercial mortgage/asset-backed securities
    827       -       564       263  
Other securitized assets
    1,788       -       1,711       77  
AFS
                               
Canadian government and agency
    2,844       -       2,306       538  
U.S. government and agency
    8,383       -       8,380       3  
Other government and agency
    1,962       -       1,904       58  
Corporate
    4,017       -       3,889       128  
Residential mortgage/asset-backed securities
    368       -       337       31  
Commercial mortgage/asset-backed securities
    90       -       36       54  
Other securitized assets
    170       -       139       31  
Equities
                               
FVTPL
    11,011       11,005       6       -  
AFS
    2,064       2,064       -       -  
Real estate - investment property(2)
    8,904       -       -       8,904  
Other invested assets(3)
    8,508       -       -       8,508  
Total invested assets carried at fair value
  $ 159,074     $ 15,661     $ 121,466     $ 21,947  
 
(1)
The assets included in Level 3 consist primarily of debt securities with maturities greater than 30 years for which the yield curve is not observable, as well as debt securities where prices are only single quoted broker prices that are not provided publicly and therefore, are not observable. Spread inputs are not applicable since public bonds are priced by third party sources. These bonds are considered Level 3 as an extrapolated Treasury rate is used to determine price.
 



 
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(2)
For investment property, the significant unobservable inputs are capitalization rate (ranging from 4.0% to 10.25% during the period and ranging from 4.5% to 8.50% for the year ended December 31, 2013) and terminal capitalization rate (ranging from 4.9% to 9.25% during the period and ranging from 5.1% to 9% during the year ended December 31, 2013). Holding other factors constant, a lower capitalization or terminal capitalization rate will tend to increase the fair value of investment property. Changes in fair value based on variations in unobservable input generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship between the directional changes of each input is not usually linear.
 
(3)
Other invested assets measured at fair value are held primarily in power and infrastructure and timber sectors. The significant inputs used in the valuation of the Company’s power and infrastructure investments are primarily future distributable cash flows, terminal values and discount rates. Holding other factors constant, an increase to future distributable cash flows or terminal values would tend to increase the fair value of a power and infrastructure investment, while an increase in the discount rate would have the opposite effect. Discount rates during the period ranged from 8.5% to 18% (December 31, 2013 – ranged from 10% to 18%). Disclosure of distributable cash flow and terminal value ranges are not meaningful given the disparity in estimates by project. The significant inputs used in the valuation of the Company’s investments in timberland are timber prices and discount rates. Holding other factors constant, an increase to timber prices would tend to increase the fair value of a timberland investment, while an increase in the discount rates would have the opposite effect. Discount rates during the period ranged from 5.25% to 8% (December 31, 2013 – ranged from 5.25% to 6%). A range of prices for timber is not meaningful given the disparity in estimates depending on the property type.
 
 
For invested assets not measured at fair value in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, the following table discloses the summarized fair value information categorized by hierarchy, together with the related carrying values.
 
 
As at September 30, 2014
 
Carrying value
   
Total fair value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Mortgages
  $ 38,638     $ 40,533     $ -     $ -     $ 40,533  
Private placements
    22,100       23,862       -       19,819       4,043  
Policy loans
    7,720       7,720       -       7,720       -  
Loans to bank clients
    1,786       1,792       -       1,792       -  
Real estate - own use property
    808       1,522       -       -       1,522  
Other invested assets(1)
    5,295       5,484       -       -       5,484  
Total invested assets disclosed at fair value
  $ 76,347     $ 80,913     $ -     $ 29,331     $ 51,582  
 
 
                                       
As at December 31, 2013
                                       
Mortgages
  $ 37,558     $ 39,176     $ -     $ -     $ 39,176  
Private placements
    21,015       22,008       -       18,619       3,389  
Policy loans
    7,370       7,370       -       7,370       -  
Loans to bank clients
    1,901       1,907       -       1,907       -  
Real estate - own use property
    804       1,476       -       -       1,476  
Other invested assets(1)
    4,987       5,183       -       -       5,183  
Total invested assets disclosed at fair value
  $ 73,635     $ 77,120     $ -     $ 27,896     $ 49,224  
 
(1)
Other invested assets disclosed at fair value include $2,812 (December 31, 2013 - $2,629) of leveraged leases which are shown at their carrying values as fair value is not routinely calculated on these investments.
 

Transfers of Level 1 and Level 2 invested assets
 
The Company’s policy is to record transfers of invested assets between Level 1 and Level 2 at their fair values as at the end of each reporting period, consistent with the date of the determination of fair value. Assets are transferred out of Level 1 when they are no longer transacted with sufficient frequency and volume in an active market. Conversely, assets are transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 when transaction volume and frequency are indicative of an active market. The Company had no transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 and from Level 2 to Level 1 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Invested assets measured at fair value on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
 
The Company classifies the fair values of invested assets as Level 3 if there are no observable markets for the instruments or, in the absence of active markets, the majority of the inputs used to determine fair value are based on the Company’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. The Company prioritizes the use of market-based inputs over entity-based assumptions in determining Level 3 fair values and, therefore, the gains and losses in the tables below include changes in fair value due to both observable and unobservable factors.
 
 



 
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The following tables present a roll forward for all invested assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
 
 
         
Net realized /
unrealized gains
(losses) included in:
                     
Transfers
                Change in unrealized  
   
Balance as
at July 1,
 2014
   
Net
income(1)
   
OCI(2)
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Settlements
   
Into
Level 3(3)
   
Out of
Level 3(3)
   
Currency movement
   
Balance as
at September 30, 2014
   
gains (losses) on instruments still held
 
Debt securities
                                                                 
FVTPL
                                                                 
Canadian government & agency
  $ 820     $ 15     $ -     $ 186     $ (199 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2     $ 824     $ 16  
U.S. government & agency
    330       5       -       86       -       -       -       -       17       438       5  
Other government & agency
    401       2       -       16       (12 )     -       -       -       13       420       1  
Corporate
    2,101       16       -       173       (27 )     (33 )     31       (10 )     53       2,304       13  
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    138       2       -       -       -       (10 )     -       -       7       137       2  
Commercial mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    413       (3 )     -       39       (7 )     (17 )     -       -       20       445       (2 )
Other securitized assets
    63       3       -       -       -       (6 )     4       -       3       67       3  
    $ 4,266     $ 40     $ -     $ 500     $ (245 )   $ (66 )   $ 35     $ (10 )   $ 115     $ 4,635     $ 38  
 
AFS
                                                                                       
Canadian government & agency
  $ 844     $ 3     $ 14     $ -     $ (56 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ 806     $ -  
U.S. government & agency
    5       -       -       6       -       -       -       -       -       11       -  
Other government & agency
    64       -       -       3       (15 )     -       -       -       3       55       -  
Corporate
    114       -       -       4       (1 )     (2 )     9       -       3       127       -  
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    29       -       1       -       -       (4 )     -       -       2       28       -  
Commercial mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    77       1       -       7       (3 )     (1 )     -       -       3       84       -  
Other securitized assets
    19       -       -       -       -       (4 )     -       -       1       16       -  
    $ 1,152     $ 4     $ 15     $ 20     $ (75 )   $ (11 )   $ 9     $ -     $ 13     $ 1,127     $ -  
 
Equities
                                                                                       
FVTPL
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
AFS
    -       -       -       1       -       -       -       -       -       1       -  
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -  
 
Real estate - investment property
  $ 8,757     $ 63     $ -     $ 336     $ (28 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 268     $ 9,396     $ 62  
Other invested assets
    9,853       279       (26 )     381       (159 )     (227 )     -       -       367       10,468       196  
    $ 18,610     $ 342     $ (26 )   $ 717     $ (187 )   $ (227 )   $ -     $ -     $ 635     $ 19,864     $ 258  
    $ 24,028     $ 386     $ (11 )   $ 1,238     $ (507 )   $ (304 )   $ 44     $ (10 )   $ 763     $ 25,627     $ 296  
 
 
         
Net realized /
unrealized gains
(losses) included in:
                     
Transfers
                Change in unrealized  
   
Balance as
at July 1, 2013
   
Net
income(1)
   
OCI(2)
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Settlements
   
Into
Level 3(3)
   
Out of
Level 3(3)
   
Currency movement
   
Balance as
at September 30, 2013
   
gains (losses) on instruments still held
 
Debt securities
                                                                 
FVTPL
                                                                 
Canadian government & agency
  $ 473     $ (7 )   $ -     $ 278     $ (4 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 740     $ (7 )
U.S. government & agency
    166       (5 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       (3 )     158       (5 )
Other government & agency
    850       (6 )     -       18       (8 )     (4 )     -       -       (18 )     832       (6 )
Corporate
    2,021       (11 )     -       152       (9 )     -       -       -       (37 )     2,116       (12 )
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    157       2       -       -       -       (11 )     -       -       (1 )     147       -  
Commercial mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    195       5       -       35       -       (10 )     -       (1 )     (6 )     218       11  
Other securitized assets
    108       2       -       -       (1 )     (9 )     -       -       (4 )     96       3  
    $ 3,970     $ (20 )   $ -     $ 483     $ (22 )   $ (34 )   $ -     $ (1 )   $ (69 )   $ 4,307     $ (16 )
 
AFS
                                                                                       
Canadian government & agency
  $ 263     $ (7 )   $ (3 )   $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ 253     $ -  
U.S. government & agency
    3       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3       -  
Other government & agency
    81       -       5       3       (4 )     (2 )     -       -       (10 )     73       -  
Corporate
    189       (1 )     (7 )     2       -       (5 )     -       -       (7 )     171       -  
Residential mortgage/ asset-backed securities
    34       2       (1 )     -       -       (5 )     -       -       2       32       -  
Commercial mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    38       (3 )     (1 )     8       -       -       -       (1 )     1       42       -  
Other securitized assets
    34       -       -       -       -       (2 )     -       -       1       33       -  
    $ 642     $ (9 )   $ (7 )   $ 12     $ (4 )   $ (14 )   $ -     $ (1 )   $ (12 )   $ 607     $ -  
 
Equities
                                                                                       
FVTPL
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
AFS
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
Real estate - investment property
  $ 7,878     $ 14     $ -     $ 234     $ (3 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ (102 )   $ 8,021     $ 13  
Other invested assets
    7,603       277       -       245       (145 )     (112 )     -       -       (138 )     7,730       165  
    $ 15,481     $ 291     $ -     $ 479     $ (148 )   $ (112 )   $ -     $ -     $ (240 )   $ 15,751     $ 178  
    $ 20,093     $ 262     $ (7 )   $ 974     $ (174 )   $ (160 )   $ -     $ (2 )   $ (321 )   $ 20,665     $ 162  
 
(1)
These amounts are included in investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
These amounts are included in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(3)
For assets that are transferred into and/or out of Level 3, the Company uses the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the period.
 




 
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The following tables present a roll forward for all invested assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
         
Net realized /
 unrealized gains
(losses) included in:
                     
Transfers
                Change in unrealized  
   
Balance as
at January 1, 2014
   
Net
income(1)
   
OCI(2)
   
Purchases(3)
   
Sales
   
Settlements
   
Into
Level 3(4)
   
Out of
Level 3(4)
   
Currency movement
   
Balance as
at September 30, 2014
   
gains (losses) on instruments still held
 
Debt securities
                                                                 
FVTPL
                                                                 
Canadian government & agency
  $ 729     $ 73     $ -     $ 599     $ (382 )   $ -     $ -     $ (197 )   $ 2     $ 824     $ 75  
U.S. government & agency
    160       52       -       86       -       -       122       -       18       438       52  
Other government & agency
    320       59       -       67       (24 )     (1 )     -       (22 )     21       420       58  
Corporate
    1,996       82       -       391       (87 )     (81 )     124       (200 )     79       2,304       64  
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    147       5       -       -       -       (23 )     -       -       8       137       4  
Commercial mortgage/asset-
    backed securities
    263       7       -       188       (7 )     (24 )     -       -       18       445       10  
Other securitized assets
    77       6       -       -       -       (23 )     4       (1 )     4       67       6  
    $ 3,692     $ 284     $ -     $ 1,331     $ (500 )   $ (152 )   $ 250     $ (420 )   $ 150     $ 4,635     $ 269  
 
AFS
                                                                                       
Canadian government & agency
  $ 538     $ 20     $ 51     $ 638     $ (430 )   $ -     $ -     $ (11 )   $ -     $ 806     $ -  
U.S. government & agency
    3       -       1       6       -       -       1       -       -       11       -  
Other government & agency
    58       -       2       19       (26 )     (1 )     -       (1 )     4       55       -  
Corporate
    128       -       3       16       (3 )     (18 )     12       (16 )     5       127       -  
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed securities
    31       1       1       -       -       (7 )     -       -       2       28       -  
Commercial mortgage/asset-
    backed securities
    54       -       3       28       (3 )     (1 )     -       -       3       84       -  
Other securitized assets
    31       -       1       -       -       (17 )     -       (1 )     2       16       -  
    $ 843     $ 21     $ 62     $ 707     $ (462 )   $ (44 )   $ 13     $ (29 )   $ 16     $ 1,127     $ -  
 
Equities
                                                                                       
FVTPL
  $ -     $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ (1 )
AFS
    -       -       -       1       -       -       -       -       -       1       -  
    $ -     $ (1 )   $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ (1 )
 
Real estate - investment property
  $ 8,904     $ 191     $ -     $ 561     $ (559 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 299     $ 9,396     $ 179  
Other invested assets
    8,508       622       (25 )     1,711       (266 )     (482 )     -       -       400       10,468       514  
    $ 17,412     $ 813     $ (25 )   $ 2,272     $ (825 )   $ (482 )   $ -     $ -     $ 699     $ 19,864     $ 693  
    $ 21,947     $ 1,117     $ 37     $ 4,311     $ (1,787 )   $ (678 )   $ 264     $ (449 )   $ 865     $ 25,627     $ 961  
 
(1)
These amounts are included in investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
These amounts are included in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(3)
Purchases of other invested assets include timber properties recognized upon initial consolidation of HVPH. Refer to footnote 5 to note 3a above.
(4)
For assets that are transferred into and/or out of Level 3, the Company uses the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the period.
 
 
         
Net realized /
unrealized gains
(losses) included in:
                     
Transfers
                Change in unrealized  
   
Balance as
at January 1, 2013
   
Net
income(1)
   
OCI(2)
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Settlements
   
Into
Level 3(3)
   
Out of
Level 3(3)
   
Currency movement
   
Balance as
at September 30, 2013
   
gains (losses) on instruments still held
 
Debt securities
                                                                 
FVTPL
                                                                 
Canadian government & agency
  $ 396     $ (53 )   $ -     $ 401     $ (4 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 740     $ (53 )
U.S. government & agency
    180       (28 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       6       158       (28 )
Other government & agency
    800       (32 )     -       107       (51 )     (9 )     -       -       17       832       (33 )
Corporate
    2,094       (91 )     -       445       (53 )     (59 )     30       (237 )     (13 )     2,116       (84 )
Residential mortgage/asset-backed securities
    194       26       -       -       (41 )     (42 )     -       -       10       147       17  
Commercial  mortgage/asset-backed securities
    203       16       -       35       (11 )     (30 )     -       (1 )     6       218       29  
Other securitized assets
    135       30       -       -       (29 )     (45 )     -       -       5       96       2  
    $ 4,002     $ (132 )   $ -     $ 988     $ (189 )   $ (185 )   $ 30     $ (238 )   $ 31     $ 4,307     $ (150 )
 
AFS
                                                                                       
Canadian government & agency
  $ 210     $ (9 )   $ (24 )   $ 274     $ (198 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 253     $ -  
U.S. government & agency
    3       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3       -  
Other government & agency
    69       1       4       34       (24 )     (2 )     -       -       (9 )     73       -  
Corporate
    151       -       (16 )     27       (19 )     (12 )     49       -       (9 )     171       -  
Residential mortgage/
    asset-backed
    securities
    49       9       4       -       (16 )     (19 )     -       -       5       32       -  
Commercial mortgage/
    asset-backed
    securities
    40       (6 )     3       8       (2 )     (3 )     -       (1 )     3       42       -  
Other securitized assets
    41       2       1       -       (8 )     (6 )     -       -       3       33       -  
    $ 563     $ (3 )   $ (28 )   $ 343     $ (267 )   $ (42 )   $ 49     $ (1 )   $ (7 )   $ 607     $ -  
 
Equities
                                                                                       
FVTPL
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
AFS
    -       -       -       2       -       -       -       (2 )     -       -       -  
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ (2 )   $ -     $ -     $ -  
 
Real estate - investment property
  $ 7,724     $ 67     $ -     $ 345     $ (234 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 119     $ 8,021     $ 63  
Other invested assets
    6,836       425       (8 )     688       (164 )     (242 )     5       (1 )     191       7,730       318  
    $ 14,560     $ 492     $ (8 )   $ 1,033     $ (398 )   $ (242 )   $ 5     $ (1 )   $ 310     $ 15,751     $ 381  
    $ 19,125     $ 357     $ (36 )   $ 2,366     $ (854 )   $ (469 )   $ 84     $ (242 )   $ 334     $ 20,665     $ 231  
 
(1)
These amounts are included in investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
These amounts are included in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(3)
For assets that are transferred into and/or out of Level 3, the Company uses the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the period.
 
The transfers into Level 3 primarily result from securities that were impaired during the periods or securities where a lack of observable market data (versus the previous period) resulted in reclassifying assets into Level 3.  The transfers from Level 3 primarily result from observable market data now being available for the entire term structure of the debt security.

 


 
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Note 4   Derivative and Hedging Instruments

(a)
Fair value of derivatives
 
The gross notional amount and the fair value of derivative contracts by the underlying risk exposure for all derivatives in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge accounting relationships are summarized in the following table.
 
     
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
As at
         
Fair value
         
Fair value
 
Type of hedge
Instrument type
 
Notional
amount
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
   
Notional
amount
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
 
Qualifying hedge accounting relationships
                               
Fair value hedges
Interest rate swaps
  $ 6,827     $ 107     $ 854     $ 5,768     $ 185     $ 395  
 
Foreign currency swaps
    77       -       16       73       -       16  
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps
    22       -       1       64       -       -  
 
Foreign currency swaps
    792       -       190       785       -       59  
 
Forward contracts
    92       -       4       132       -       1  
 
Equity contracts
    120       12       2       101       21       -  
Total derivatives in qualifying hedge accounting relationships
  $ 7,930     $ 119     $ 1,067     $ 6,923     $ 206     $ 471  
                                                   
Non-qualifying hedge accounting relationships
                                               
 
Interest rate swaps
  $ 218,285     $ 12,038     $ 6,588     $ 192,236     $ 8,989     $ 7,535  
 
Interest rate futures
    5,701       -       -       4,836       -       -  
 
Interest rate options
    3,527       62       -       2,854       23       -  
 
Foreign currency swaps
    6,676       121       684       6,663       130       506  
 
Currency rate futures
    4,162       -       -       3,760       -       -  
 
Forward contracts
    7,475       579       16       6,921       14       417  
 
Equity contracts
    7,759       457       12       4,761       302       -  
 
Equity swaps
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
 
Credit default swaps
    409       9       -       335       9       -  
 
Equity futures
    12,807       -       -       9,894       -       -  
Total derivatives in non-qualifying hedge accounting relationships
  $ 266,801     $ 13,266     $ 7,300     $ 232,260     $ 9,467     $ 8,458  
Total derivatives
    $ 274,731     $ 13,385     $ 8,367     $ 239,183     $ 9,673     $ 8,929  

 
The fair value of derivative instruments is summarized by term to maturity in the following table.  Fair values shown do not incorporate the impact of master netting agreements (refer to note 7).

   
Term to maturity
       
As at September 30, 2014
 
Less than
1 year
   
1 to 3
years
   
3 to 5
years
   
Over 5
years
   
Total
 
Derivative assets
  $ 555     $ 527     $ 431     $ 11,872     $ 13,385  
Derivative liabilities
    87       269       336       7,675       8,367  
                                         
As at December 31, 2013
                                       
Derivative assets
  $ 103     $ 442     $ 316     $ 8,812     $ 9,673  
Derivative liabilities
    484       357       328       7,760       8,929  

 
 
 



 
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The following table presents the fair value of derivative contracts categorized by hierarchy.
 
As at September 30, 2014
 
Total fair value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Derivative assets
                       
Interest rate contracts
  $ 12,782     $ -     $ 12,289     $ 493  
Foreign exchange contracts
    125       -       123       2  
Equity contracts
    469       -       59       410  
Credit default swaps
    9       -       9       -  
Total derivative assets
  $ 13,385     $ -     $ 12,480     $ 905  
Derivative liabilities
                               
Interest rate contracts
  $ 7,445     $ -     $ 7,245     $ 200  
Foreign exchange contracts
    908       -       898       10  
Equity contracts
    14       -       1       13  
Total derivative liabilities
  $ 8,367     $ -     $ 8,144     $ 223  
 
 
                               
As at December 31, 2013
                               
Derivative assets
                               
Interest rate contracts
  $ 9,208     $ -     $ 9,177     $ 31  
Foreign exchange contracts
    133       -       132       1  
Equity contracts
    323       -       30       293  
Credit default swaps
    9       -       9       -  
Total derivative assets
  $ 9,673     $ -     $ 9,348     $ 325  
Derivative liabilities
                               
Interest rate contracts
  $ 8,340     $ -     $ 7,888     $ 452  
Foreign exchange contracts
    589       -       569       20  
Total derivative liabilities
  $ 8,929     $ -     $ 8,457     $ 472  

 
The following table presents a roll forward for net derivative contracts measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).
 
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Balance  at the beginning of the period
  $ 602     $ 96     $ (147 )   $ (6 )
Net realized / unrealized gains (losses) included in:
                               
Net income(1)
    116       (2 )     835       (6 )
OCI(2)
    (7 )     (12 )     (18 )     13  
Purchases(3)
    83       79       182       170  
Issuances
    -       -       -       -  
Sales
    (19 )     (13 )     (28 )     (56 )
Transfers
                               
Into Level 3(4)
    -       -       (138 )     -  
Out of Level 3(4)
    (120 )     -       (17 )     15  
Currency movement
    27       (9 )     13       9  
Balance at the end of the period
  $ 682     $ 139     $ 682     $ 139  
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on instruments still held
  $ 182     $ 59     $ 485     $ 115  
 
(1)
These amounts are included in investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
(2)
These amounts are included in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
 
(3)
Purchases include derivatives recognized upon initial consolidation of HVPH. Refer to note 3.
 
(4)
For items that are transferred into and out of Level 3, the Company uses the fair value of the items at the end and beginning of the period, respectively. Transfers into Level 3 occur when the inputs used to price the assets and liabilities lack observable market data (versus the previous period).  Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the inputs used to price the assets and liabilities become available from observable market data.
 

(b)
Fair value hedges
 
The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in the fair value of fixed rate financial instruments caused by changes in interest rates. The Company also uses cross currency swaps to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, interest rate fluctuations, or both.




 
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The Company recognizes gains and losses on derivatives and the related hedged items in qualifying fair value hedges in investment income. These investment gains (losses) are shown in the following table.

Derivatives in qualifying fair value hedging relationships
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
Hedged items in qualifying fair
value hedging relationships
 
Gains (losses) recognized on derivatives
   
Gains (losses) recognized for
hedged items
   
Ineffectiveness recognized in investment income
 
Interest rate swaps
Fixed rate assets
  $ (112 )   $ 90     $ (22 )
 
Fixed rate liabilities
    (3 )     3       -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    4       -       4  
Total
    $ (111 )   $ 93     $ (18 )
                           
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
                         
Interest rate swaps
Fixed rate assets
  $ 156     $ (183 )   $ (27 )
 
Fixed rate liabilities
    1       (1 )     -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    (1 )     -       (1 )
Total
    $ 156     $ (184 )   $ (28 )
                           
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
                         
Interest rate swaps
Fixed rate assets
  $ (631 )   $ 552     $ (79 )
 
Fixed rate liabilities
    (8 )     8       -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    1       3       4  
Total
    $ (638 )   $ 563     $ (75 )
                           
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
                         
Interest rate swaps
Fixed rate assets
  $ 764     $ (823 )   $ (59 )
 
Fixed rate liabilities
    (15 )     15       -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    9       (5 )     4  
Total
    $ 758     $ (813 )   $ (55 )
 
 
(c)
Cash flow hedges
 
The Company uses interest rate swaps to hedge the variability in cash flows from variable rate financial instruments and forecasted transactions.  The Company also uses cross currency swaps and foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the variability from foreign currency financial instruments and foreign currency expenses. Total return swaps are used to hedge the variability in cash flows associated with certain stock-based compensation awards. Inflation swaps are used to reduce inflation risk generated from inflation indexed liabilities.

The effects of derivatives in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships on the Consolidated Statements of Income, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity are shown in the following table.

Derivatives in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
Hedged items in qualifying cash
flow hedging relationships
 
Gains (losses)
deferred in AOCI on derivatives
   
Gains (losses) reclassified from
AOCI into investment income
   
Ineffectiveness recognized in investment income
 
Interest rate swaps
Forecasted liabilities
  $ (4 )   $ (4 )   $ -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    (1 )     -       -  
 
Floating rate liabilities
    (21 )     -       -  
Forward contracts
Forecasted expenses
    (4 )     -       -  
Equity contracts
Stock-based compensation
    (6 )     -       -  
Total
    $ (36 )   $ (4 )   $ -  
                           
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
                         
Interest rate swaps
Forecasted liabilities
  $ 1     $ (3 )   $ -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    -       -       -  
 
Floating rate liabilities
    17       -       -  
Forward contracts
Forecasted expenses
    4       -       -  
Equity contracts
Stock-based compensation
    (2 )     -       -  
Total
    $ 20     $ (3 )   $ -  
 
 


 
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
Hedged items in qualifying cash
flow hedging relationships
 
 
Gains (losses)
deferred in AOCI on derivatives
   
Gains (losses)
reclassified from
AOCI into
investment income
   
Ineffectiveness recognized in investment income
 
Interest rate swaps
Forecasted liabilities
  $ (5 )   $ (12 )   $ -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    (2 )     -       -  
 
Floating rate liabilities
    (94 )     -       -  
Forward contracts
Forecasted expenses
    (4 )     (2 )     -  
Equity contracts
Stock-based compensation
    (19 )     -       -  
Total
    $ (124 )   $ (14 )   $ -  
                           
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
                         
Interest rate swaps
Forecasted liabilities
  $ (8 )   $ (9 )   $ -  
Foreign currency swaps
Fixed rate assets
    (1 )     -       -  
 
Floating rate liabilities
    102       -       -  
Forward contracts
Forecasted expenses
    (6 )     -       -  
Equity contracts
Stock-based compensation
    13       -       -  
Total
    $ 100     $ (9 )   $ -  

The Company anticipates that net losses of approximately $36 will be reclassified from AOCI to net income within the next twelve months. The maximum time frame for which variable cash flows are hedged is 29 years.
 
 
(d)
Hedges of net investments in net foreign operations
 
The Company primarily uses forward currency contracts, cross currency swaps and non-functional currency denominated debt to manage its foreign currency exposures to net investments in foreign operations.
 
The effects of derivatives in net investment hedging relationships on the Consolidated Statements of Income, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity are shown in the following table.

Hedging instruments in net investment hedging relationships
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
 
Gains (losses)
deferred in AOCI on derivatives
   
Gains (losses) reclassified from
AOCI into
investment income
   
Ineffectiveness recognized in investment income
 
Non-functional currency denominated debt
  $ (59 )   $ -     $ -  
Total
  $ (59 )   $ -     $ -  
                         
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
                       
Non-functional currency denominated debt
  $ 25     $ -     $ -  
Total
  $ 25     $ -     $ -  
                         
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
                       
Non-functional currency denominated debt
  $ (63 )   $ -     $ -  
Total
  $ (63 )   $ -     $ -  
                         
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
                       
Currency swaps and interest rate swaps
  $ 23     $ -     $ -  
Non-functional currency denominated debt
    (37 )     -       -  
Total
  $ (14 )   $ -     $ -  

(e)
Derivatives not designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships
 
The Company generally does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes. Derivatives used in portfolios supporting insurance contract liabilities are generally not designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships because the change in the value of the insurance contract liabilities economically hedged by these derivatives also is recorded through net income. Given the changes in fair value of these derivatives and hedged related risks are recognized in investment income as they occur, they generally offset the change in hedged risk to the extent the hedges are economically effective.




 
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The effects of derivatives in non-qualifying hedge accounting relationships on the Consolidated Statements of Income are shown in the following table.

Non-qualifying hedge accounting relationships

   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Investment income (loss)
                       
Interest rate swaps
  $ 607     $ (1,022 )   $ 3,901     $ (5,974 )
Interest rate futures
    (20 )     (16 )     (162 )     113  
Interest rate options
    11       (9 )     34       (8 )
Foreign currency swaps
    (190 )     15       (196 )     (171 )
Currency rate futures
    52       (50 )     67       (112 )
Forward contracts
    212       (98 )     927       (314 )
Equity contracts
    4       (9 )     (61 )     67  
Credit default swaps
    (1 )     -       (1 )     -  
Equity futures
    (78 )     (859 )     (876 )     (2,966 )
Total investment income (loss) from derivatives in non-qualifying
     hedge accounting relationships
  $ 597     $ (2,048 )   $ 3,633     $ (9,365 )

 
 
Note 5    Gross Claims and Benefits

The following table presents a breakdown of gross claims and benefits.

   
three months ended
September 30,
   
nine months ended
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Death, disability and other claims
  $ 2,687     $ 2,525     $ 8,028     $ 7,624  
Maturity and surrender benefits
    1,459       1,089       4,250       3,449  
Annuity payments
    831       850       2,534       2,556  
Policyholder dividends and experience rating refunds
    293       321       751       842  
Net transfers from segregated funds
    (159 )     (181 )     (519 )     (442 )
    $ 5,111     $ 4,604     $ 15,044     $ 14,029  

 
 
Note 6    Insurance and Investment Contract Liabilities

(a)
Insurance and investment contracts
 
A comprehensive review of actuarial methods and assumptions is performed annually. The review is designed to reduce the Company’s exposure to uncertainty by ensuring assumptions for both asset-related and liability-related risks remain appropriate. This is accomplished by monitoring experience and selecting assumptions which represent a current best estimate view of expected future experience, and margins that are appropriate for the risks assumed. While the assumptions selected represent the Company’s current best estimates and assessment of risk, the ongoing monitoring of experience and changes in the economic environment are likely to result in future changes to the valuation assumptions, which could be material.

The quantification of the impact of the 2014 comprehensive review of valuation methods and assumptions is as of July 1, 2014 for all lines of business.

In the third quarter of 2014, the completion of the annual review of actuarial methods and assumptions resulted in an increase in insurance and investment contract liabilities of $62, net of reinsurance. Net of the income attributed to participating policyholders and non-controlling interests, net income attributed to shareholders decreased by $69 post-tax.
 
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
For the
 
September 30, 2014
   
September 30, 2014
 
Assumption
 
Change in net insurance and investment contract liabilities
   
Change in net
income attributed to shareholders
   
Change in net insurance and investment contract liabilities
   
Change in net
income attributed to shareholders
 
Mortality and morbidity updates
  $ (113 )   $ 99     $ (113 )   $ 99  
Lapses and policyholder behaviour
    425       (329 )     425       (329 )
Updates to actuarial standards
                               
      Segregated fund bond calibration
    217       (157 )     217       (157 )
Other updates
    (467 )     318       (370 )     247  
Net impact
  $ 62     $ (69 )   $ 159     $ (140 )

 

 


 
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Updates to Mortality and Morbidity
Mortality assumptions were updated across several business units to reflect recent experience. Updates to the Canadian Retail Insurance mortality led to a $273 increase in net income attributed to shareholders. Other mortality and morbidity updates led to a $136 increase in net income attributed to shareholders, and were primarily from the JH Annuities business where in aggregate the Company benefited from updates to mortality assumptions. These were partially offset by updates in JH Life insurance, primarily for policies issued at older ages, which led to a $310 decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.

Updated to Lapses and policyholder behaviour
Lapse rates for several of the Canadian Retail Insurance non-participating whole life and universal life products were updated to reflect recent experience which led to a $224 decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.

Other updates to lapse and policyholder behaviour assumptions were made across several business units including Indonesia, and Canadian and U.S. variable annuities to reflect updated experience results which led to a $105 decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.

Updates to actuarial standards
Updates to actuarial standards related to bond parameter calibration for stochastic models used to value segregated fund liabilities resulted in a $157 decrease in net income attributed to shareholders.

Other updates
The Company performed an in depth review of the modelling of future tax cash flows for its U.S. Insurance business resulting in an increase in net income attributed to shareholders of $489.

The Company made a number of model refinements related to the projection of both asset and liability cash flows across several business units which led to a $171 decrease to net income attributed to shareholders.

Third quarter 2013 Annual Review
In the third quarter of 2013, the completion of the annual review of actuarial methods and assumptions resulted in an increase in policy liabilities of $560, net of reinsurance. Net of the impacts on participating surplus and non-controlling interests, shareholders’ income decreased by $252 post-tax.

   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
For the
 
September 30, 2013
   
September 30, 2013
 
Assumption
 
Change in net insurance and investment contract liabilities
   
Change in net
income attributed to shareholders
   
Change in net insurance and investment contract liabilities
   
Change in net
income attributed to shareholders
 
Lapses and policyholder behaviour
                       
  U.S. Insurance premium persistency update
  $ 320     $ (208 )   $ 320     $ (208 )
  Insurance lapse updates
    483       (242 )     483       (242 )
  Variable annuity lapse update
    101       (80 )     101       (80 )
U.S. Long-Term Care triennial review
    18       (12 )     18       (12 )
Segregated fund parameters update
    (220 )     203       (220 )     203  
Other annual updates
    (142 )     87       11       (17 )
Net impact
  $ 560     $ (252 )   $ 713     $ (356 )


(b)
Investment contracts – Fair value measurement
 
Investment contract liabilities measured at fair value – As at September 30, 2014, the fair value of these liabilities was $667 (December 31, 2013 – $671).

Investment contract liabilities measured at amortized cost – The carrying value and the fair value of these liabilities were $1,901 and $2,031, respectively (December 31, 2013 – $1,853 and $1,896, respectively).

All investment contracts were categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy (December 31, 2013 – Level 2).





 
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Note 7    Risk Management

The Company’s risk management policies and procedures for managing risk related to financial instruments and insurance contracts can be found in note 10 of the Company’s 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements as well as the shaded tables and text under the “Risk Management and Risk Factors” section of the Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) in the 2013 Annual Report.

(a)
Risk disclosures included in the Third Quarter’s MD&A
 
Market risk sensitivities related to variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees, publically traded equity performance risk and interest rate and spread risk are disclosed in sections D2 to D5 of the Third Quarter 2014 Management's Discussion and Analysis.  The shaded tables and text of these disclosures are in accordance with IFRS 7 “Financial Instruments: Disclosures” and IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”, and form an integral part of these unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b)
Credit risk
 
(i)
Credit quality
The credit quality of commercial mortgages and private placements is assessed at least annually by using an internal rating based on regular monitoring of credit related exposures, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.

The following table summarizes the credit quality and carrying value of commercial mortgages and private placements.

As at September 30, 2014
 
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
   
B and lower
   
Total
 
 
Commercial Mortgages
                                           
Multi-family residential
  $ 1,159     $ 659     $ 1,003     $ 891     $ -     $ -     $ 3,712  
Retail
    117       773       3,184       1,992       6       11       6,083  
Office
    66       687       2,367       2,308       184       139       5,751  
Industrial
    42       267       683       1,097       30       22       2,141  
Other
    528       219       585       816       43       -       2,191  
Total commercial mortgages
  $ 1,912     $ 2,605     $ 7,822     $ 7,104     $ 263     $ 172     $ 19,878  
Agricultural mortgages
  $ -     $ 187     $ 230     $ 498     $ 241     $ -     $ 1,156  
Private placements
    958       3,085       6,126       9,902       1,102       927       22,100  
Total
  $ 2,870     $ 5,877     $ 14,178     $ 17,504     $ 1,606     $ 1,099     $ 43,134  
 
 
                                                       
As at December 31, 2013
                                                       
 
Commercial Mortgages
                                                       
Multi-family residential
  $ 1,159     $ 594     $ 747     $ 1,033     $ -     $ -     $ 3,533  
Retail
    136       704       2,744       2,277       29       11       5,901  
Office
    90       628       2,204       2,376       221       128       5,647  
Industrial
    52       269       645       1,059       55       23       2,103  
Other
    582       198       425       894       42       2       2,143  
Total commercial mortgages
  $ 2,019     $ 2,393     $ 6,765     $ 7,639     $ 347     $ 164     $ 19,327  
Agricultural mortgages
  $ -     $ 170     $ 253     $ 657     $ 153     $ -     $ 1,233  
Private placements
    791       3,200       5,845       8,949       1,112       1,118       21,015  
Total
  $ 2,810     $ 5,763     $ 12,863     $ 17,245     $ 1,612     $ 1,282     $ 41,575  

The credit quality of residential mortgages and loans to bank clients is assessed at least annually using the key credit quality indicator of whether the loan is performing or non-performing.

The following table summarizes the carrying value of residential mortgages and loans to bank clients.
 
As at
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Insured
   
Uninsured
   
Total
   
Insured
   
Uninsured
   
Total
 
Residential mortgages
                                   
Performing
  $ 8,817     $ 8,773     $ 17,590     $ 9,139     $ 7,828     $ 16,967  
Non-performing(1)
    4       10       14       17       14       31  
Loans to bank clients
                                               
Performing
    n/a       1,785       1,785       n/a       1,901       1,901  
Non-performing(1)
    n/a       1       1       n/a       -       -  
Total
  $ 8,821     $ 10,569     $ 19,390     $ 9,156     $ 9,743     $ 18,899  
 
(1)
Non-performing refers to assets that are 90 days or more past due if uninsured and 365 days or more if insured.
 
 



 
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(ii)
Past due or credit impaired financial assets
 
The following table summarizes the carrying value or impaired value, in the case of impaired debt securities, of the Company’s financial assets that are considered past due or impaired.
 
   
Past due but not impaired
             
As at September 30, 2014
 
Less than 90
days
   
90 days and
greater
   
Total
   
Total impaired
   
Allowance for
loan losses
 
Debt securities
                             
      FVTPL
  $ -     $ 4     $ 4     $ 56     $ -  
      AFS
    6       1       7       24       -  
Private placements
    28       49       77       122       84  
Mortgages and loans to bank clients
    47       23       70       46       40  
Other financial assets
    29       20       49       1       -  
Total
  $ 110     $ 97     $ 207     $ 249     $ 124  
                                         
As at December 31, 2013
                                       
Debt securities
                                       
      FVTPL
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 127     $ -  
      AFS
    -       -       -       12       -  
Private placements
    53       -       53       115       81  
Mortgages and loans to bank clients
    55       31       86       53       25  
Other financial assets
    7       31       38       -       -  
Total
  $ 115     $ 62     $ 177     $ 307     $ 106  
 
 
(c)
Securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions
 
As at September 30, 2014, the Company had loaned securities (which are included in invested assets) with a market value of $1,324 (December 31, 2013 – $1,422). The Company holds collateral with a current market value that exceeds the value of securities lent in all cases.

As at September 30, 2014, the Company had engaged in reverse repurchase transactions of nil (December 31, 2013 – $6) which are recorded as short-term receivables.  There were outstanding repurchase agreements of $401 as at September 30, 2014 (December 31, 2013 – $200) which are recorded as payables.

(d)
Credit default swaps
 
The Company replicates exposure to specific issuers by selling credit protection via credit default swaps (“CDSs”) in order to complement its cash debt securities investing.  The Company will not write CDS protection in excess of its government bond holdings.

The following table provides details of the credit default swap protection sold by type of contract and external agency rating for the underlying reference security.
As at September 30, 2014
 
Notional
amount(2)
   
Fair value
   
Weighted average maturity
(in years)(3)
 
Single name CDSs(1)
                 
Corporate debt
                 
AAA
  $ 39     $ 1       3  
AA
    106       2       2  
A
    223       5       3  
BBB
    41       1       5  
Total single name CDSs
  $ 409     $ 9       3  
Total CDS protection sold
  $ 409     $ 9       3  
                         
As at December 31, 2013
                       
Single name CDSs(1)
                       
Corporate debt
                       
AAA
  $ 37     $ 1       3  
AA
    101       3       3  
A
    197       5       3  
Total single name CDSs
  $ 335     $ 9       3  
Total CDS protection sold
  $ 335     $ 9       3  
 
(1)
The ratings are based on S&P where available followed by Moody’s, DBRS and Fitch. If no rating is available from a rating agency, an internally developed rating is used.
 
(2)
Notional amounts represent the maximum future payments the Company would have to pay its counterparties assuming a default of the underlying credit and zero recovery on the underlying issuer obligation.
 
(3)
The weighted average maturity of the CDS is weighted based on notional amounts.
 

The Company holds no purchased credit protection as at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 



 
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(e)
Derivatives
 
The Company’s point-in-time exposure to losses related to the credit risk of the counterparty of derivatives transactions is limited to the amount of any net gains that may have accrued with a particular counterparty. Gross derivative counterparty exposure is measured as the total fair value (including accrued interest) of all outstanding contracts in a gain position excluding any offsetting contracts in negative positions and the impact of collateral on hand.  The Company seeks to limit the risk of credit losses from derivative counterparties by: establishing a minimum acceptable counterparty credit rating of A- from external rating agencies; entering into master netting arrangements which permit the offsetting of contracts in a loss position in the case of a counterparty default; and entering into Credit Support Annex agreements, whereby collateral must be provided when the exposure exceeds a certain threshold.

All contracts are held with counterparties rated A- or higher. As at September 30, 2014, the percentage of the Company’s derivative exposure which was with counterparties rated AA- or higher amounted to 13 per cent (December 31, 2013 – 12 per cent). As at September 30, 2014, the largest single counterparty exposure, without taking into account the impact of master netting agreements or the benefit of collateral held, was $2,413 (December 31, 2013 – $2,138). The net exposure to this counterparty, after taking into account master netting agreements and the fair value of collateral held, was nil (December 31, 2013 – nil).

(f)
Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities
 
Certain derivatives, securities lending and repurchase agreements have conditional offset rights. The Company does not offset these financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, as the rights of offset are conditional.  In the case of derivatives, collateral is collected from and pledged to counterparties and clearinghouses to manage credit risk exposure in accordance with Credit Support Annexes to swap agreements and clearing agreements. Under master netting agreements, the Company has a right of offset in the event of default, insolvency, bankruptcy or other early termination.

In the case of reverse repurchase and repurchase transactions, additional collateral may be collected from or pledged to counterparties to manage credit exposure according to bilateral reverse repurchase or repurchase agreements. In the event of default by a counterparty, the Company is entitled to liquidate the assets the Company holds as collateral to offset against obligations to the same counterparty.

The following table presents the effect of conditional master netting and similar arrangements.  Similar arrangements may include global master repurchase agreements, global master securities lending agreements, and any related rights to financial collateral.
 
         
Related amounts not set off in the
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
       
As at September 30, 2014
 
Gross amounts of financial instruments presented in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position(1)
   
Amounts subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreements
   
Financial and cash collateral pledged (received)(2)
   
Net amount
 including
financing trusts(3)
   
Net amounts   
excluding   
financing trusts   
Financial assets
                           
Derivative assets
  $ 13,917     $ (6,962 )   $ (6,917 )   $ 38     $ 38  
Securities lending
    1,324       -       (1,324 )     -       75  
Total financial assets
  $ 15,241     $ (6,962 )   $ (8,241 )   $ 38     $ 113  
Financial liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
  $ (8,930 )   $ 6,962     $ 1,739     $ (229 )   $ (34 )
Repurchase agreements
    (401 )     -       401       -       -  
Total financial liabilities
  $ (9,331 )   $ 6,962     $ 2,140     $ (229 )   $ (34 )
                                         
As at December 31, 2013
                                       
Financial assets
                                       
Derivative assets
  $ 10,021     $ (6,734 )   $ (3,267 )   $ 20     $ 20  
Securities lending
    1,422       -       (1,422 )     -       -  
Reverse repurchase agreements
    6       -       (6 )     -       -  
Total financial assets
  $ 11,449     $ (6,734 )   $ (4,695 )   $ 20     $ 20  
Financial liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
  $ (9,162 )   $ 6,734     $ 2,250     $ (178 )   $ (39 )
Repurchase agreements
    (200 )     -       200       -       -  
Total financial liabilities
  $ (9,362 )   $ 6,734     $ 2,450     $ (178 )   $ (39 )
 
(1)
The Company does not offset financial instruments. Financial assets and liabilities in the table above include accrued interest of $540 and $568, respectively (December 31, 2013 – $352 and $233, respectively).
 
(2)
Financial and cash collateral excludes over-collateralization. As at September 30, 2014 the Company was over-collateralized on OTC derivative assets, OTC derivative liabilities, securities lending and reverse repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements in the amounts of $264, $198, $75 and nil, respectively (December 31, 2013 – $390, $297, $75 and nil, respectively). As at September 30, 2014, collateral pledged (received) does not include collateral in transit on OTC instruments or include initial margin on exchange traded contracts.
 
(3)
The net amount includes derivative contracts entered into between the Company and its financing trusts which it does not consolidate. The Company does not exchange collateral on derivatives contracts entered into with these trusts.
 
 



 
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Note 8    Long-Term Debt

(a)
The following obligations are included in long-term debt

           
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
As at
Maturity date
 
Par value
   
2014
   
2013
 
4.90% Senior notes
September 17, 2020
 
US$500
    $ 558     $ 529  
7.768% Medium term notes
April 8, 2019
  $600       598       598  
5.505% Medium term notes
June 26, 2018
  $400       399       399  
Promissory note to Manulife Finance (Delaware), L.P. ("MFLP")
December 15, 2016
  $150       150       150  
3.40% Senior notes
September 17, 2015
 
US$600
      672       637  
4.079% Medium term notes
August 20, 2015
  $900       899       899  
5.161% Medium term notes
June 26, 2015
  $550       550       549  
4.896% Medium term notes(1)
June 2, 2014
  $1,000       -       999  
Other notes payable
n/a
   n/a       17       15  
Total
            $ 3,843     $ 4,775  
 
(1)
On June 2, 2014, MFC redeemed $1,000 of medium term notes which were issued on June 2, 2009.
 
 
(b)
Fair value measurement
 
Long-term debt is measured at amortized cost in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. At September 30, 2014, the fair value of long-term debt was $4,138 (December 31, 2013 - $5,105). Long- term debt was categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy (December 31, 2013 – Level 2).


Note 9    Liabilities for Preferred Shares and Capital Instruments

(a)
Carrying value of liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments
 

As at
Issuance date
Maturity date
 
Par value
   
September 30,
2014
   
December 31,
2013
 
Senior debenture notes - 7.535% fixed/floating
July 10, 2009
December 31, 2108
  $ 1,000     $ 1,000     $ 1,000  
Subordinated note - floating
December 14, 2006
December 15, 2036
  $ 650       646       647  
Subordinated debentures - 2.811% fixed/floating(1)
February 21, 2014
February 21, 2024
  $ 500       498       -  
Surplus notes - 7.375% U.S. dollar
February 25, 1994
February 15, 2024
 
US$450
      527       501  
Subordinated debentures - 2.926% fixed/floating
November 29, 2013
November 29, 2023
  $ 250       249       249  
Subordinated debentures - 2.819% fixed/floating
February 25, 2013
February 26, 2023
  $ 200       199       199  
Subordinated debentures - 4.165% fixed/floating
February 17, 2012
June 1, 2022
  $ 500       498       498  
Subordinated note - floating(2)
December 14, 2006
December 15, 2021
  $ 400       399       399  
Subordinated debentures - 4.21% fixed/floating
November 18, 2011
November 18, 2021
  $ 550       549       548  
Preferred shares - Class A Shares, Series 1
June 19, 2003
n/a
  $ 350       344       344  
Total
              $ 4,909     $ 4,385  
 
(1)
On February 21, 2014, MLI issued $500 in subordinated fixed/floating debentures, which mature February 21, 2024. The debentures are guaranteed by MFC on a subordinated basis. The debentures bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.811% per annum, payable semi-annually for five years and thereafter at the 3-month Bankers’ Acceptance rate plus 0.80% payable quarterly.  With regulatory approval, MLI may redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, on or after February 21, 2019, at par, together with accrued and unpaid interest.  The subordinated debentures form part of the Company’s Tier 2B regulatory capital.
 
(2)
Manulife Holdings (Delaware) LLC (“MHDLL”), now John Hancock Financial Corporation (“JHFC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MFC, issued the note to Manulife Finance (Delaware) LLC (“MFLLC”), a subsidiary of Manulife Financial (Delaware) L.P. (“MFLP”). MFLP and its subsidiaries are related parties to the Company. On March 28, 2014, the parties agreed to extend the maturity of the $400 subordinated note from January 15, 2019 to December 15, 2021. The extension resulted in an increase in the floating rate to 3-month Banker’s Acceptance rate plus 0.74% from 3-month Banker’s Acceptance rate plus 0.552%.
 

(b)
Fair value measurement
 
The following table discloses fair value information categorized by the fair value hierarchy. These liabilities are measured at amortized cost in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
As at
 
2014
   
2013
 
Valuation hierarchy:
           
Level 1
  $ 355     $ 358  
Level 2
    4,882       4,367  
Total fair value
  $ 5,237     $ 4,725  





 
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Note 10    Liabilities for Subscription Receipts

On September 3, 2014, MLI entered into an agreement with Standard Life Oversea Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Standard Life plc, to acquire the shares of Standard Life Financial Inc. and of Standard Life Investments Inc., collectively the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc, for approximately $4 billion in cash at closing, subject to certain adjustments.

The transaction was approved by the shareholders of Standard Life plc on October 3, 2014 and the closing is subject to the approval of the Canadian Minister of Finance, the Canadian Competition Bureau and certain securities regulators.  Subject to the receipt of all necessary approvals, the transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2015.

On September 15, 2014, as part of the financing of the acquisition, the Company issued 105,647,334 subscription receipts through a combination of a public offering and a private placement with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.  The public offering price was $21.50 per subscription receipt and the private offering price was the public offering price less a $0.48 private placement fee per subscription receipt for total gross proceeds of $2.26 billion.  The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has agreed not to transfer any subscription receipts prior to closing of the acquisition.  Issuance costs of approximately $35 million pre-tax ($27 million post-tax) have been paid and approximately an additional $26 million pre-tax ($20 million post-tax) are payable upon successful completion of the acquisition.

The net cash proceeds from the sale of the subscription receipts are held by an escrow agent, in a restricted account, pending the fulfillment or waiver of all other outstanding conditions precedent to closing the acquisition.  The escrow account is consolidated and included in invested assets.
 
As at September 30, 2014
 
Public offering
   
Private
placement
   
Total
 
Subscription receipts (number outstanding)
    81,860,464       23,786,870       105,647,334  
Gross proceeds
  $ 1,760     $ 500     $ 2,260  
Interest earned on escrowed proceeds
    1       -       1  
Less issuance costs, net of tax
    (47 )     -       (47 )
Liabilities for subscription receipts
  $ 1,714     $ 500     $ 2,214  

At the time of closing of the acquisition, each subscription receipt will entitle the holder to automatically receive, without payment of additional consideration or further action, one common share of the Company together with an amount equal to the per share dividends the Company declares on its common shares, if any, for record dates which occur in the period from September 15, 2014 up to, but excluding, the date on which the acquisition closes, net of any applicable withholding taxes. No record dates occurred between September 15, 2014 and September 30, 2014.  Dividends of 15.5 cents per common share were declared on November 13, 2014 for shares with a record date of November 25, 2014.

In the event approvals and conditions are not satisfied prior to June 3, 2015, or if the acquisition agreement is terminated prior to such time, or the Company advises the underwriters or discloses to the public that it does not intend to proceed with the acquisition, holders of the subscription receipts will be entitled to a full return of their purchase price (“Gross proceeds”) together with their pro rata portion of interest earned or deemed to be earned on the escrowed proceeds, net of any applicable withholding taxes, and the subscription receipts will be cancelled.


Note 11   Share Capital and Earnings Per Share

(a)
Preferred shares
 
The changes in issued and outstanding preferred shares are as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
Number of shares
(in millions)
   
Amount
   
Number of shares
(in millions)
   
Amount
 
Balance, January 1
    110     $ 2,693       102     $ 2,497  
Issued, Class 1 shares, Series 13
    -       -       8       200  
Issued, Class 1 shares, Series 15
    8       200       -       -  
Issued, Class 1 shares, Series 17
    14       350       -       -  
Redeemed, Class A, Series 4(1)
    (18 )     (450 )     -       -  
Redeemed, Class 1, Series 1(2)
    (14 )     (350 )     -       -  
Par redemption value in excess of carrying value for preferred shares redeemed
    -       16       -       -  
Issuance costs, net of tax
    -       (12 )     -       (4 )
Balance, September 30
    100     $ 2,447       110     $ 2,693  
 
(1)
On June 19, 2014, MFC redeemed in full the $450 of Class A Shares Series 4 at par.
 
(2)
On September 19, 2014, MFC redeemed in full the $350 of Class 1 shares Series 1 at par.
 




 
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Further information on the preferred shares outstanding is as follows.

As at September 30, 2014
Issue date
 
Annual dividend
rate
   
Earliest redemption date(1)
   
Number of
shares
 (in millions)
   
Face amount
   
Net amount(2)
 
Class A preferred shares
                               
    Series 2
February 18, 2005
    4.65 %     n/a       14     $ 350     $ 344  
    Series 3
January 3, 2006
    4.50 %  
March 19, 2015
      12       300       294  
Class 1 preferred shares
                                         
    Series 3
March 11, 2011
    4.20 %  
June 19, 2016
      8       200       196  
    Series 5
December 6, 2011
    4.40 %  
December 19, 2016
      8       200       195  
    Series 7
February 22, 2012
    4.60 %  
March 19, 2017
      10       250       244  
    Series 9
May 24, 2012
    4.40 %  
September 19, 2017
      10       250       244  
    Series 11
December 4, 2012
    4.00 %  
March 19, 2018
      8       200       196  
    Series 13
June 21, 2013
    3.80 %  
September 19, 2018
      8       200       196  
    Series 15(3)
February 25, 2014
    3.90 %  
June 19, 2019
      8       200       195  
    Series 17(4)
August 15, 2014
    3.90 %  
December 19, 2019
      14       350       343  
Total
                      100             $ 2,447  

 
(1)
Redemption of all preferred shares is subject to regulatory approval. With the exception of Class A Series 2 and Series 3 preferred shares, MFC may redeem each series in whole or in part at par, on the earliest redemption date or every five years thereafter. Class A Series 2 and Series 3 may be redeemed on or any time after the earliest redemption date in whole or in part for cash at declining premiums that range from $1.00 to nil per share.
 
(2)
Net of after-tax issuance costs.
 
(3)
On February 25, 2014, MFC issued eight million of Class 1 Shares Series 15 (“Class 1 Series 15 Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25 per share for an aggregate amount of $200.
 
(4)
On August 15, 2014, MFC issued 14 million of Class 1 Shares Series 17 (“Class 1 Series 17 Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25 per share for an aggregate amount of $350.
 

(b)
Common shares
 
As at September 30, 2014, there were 32 million outstanding stock options and deferred share units that entitle the holder to receive common shares or payment in cash or common shares, at the option of the holder (December 31, 2013 – 35 million).
 
 
For the
 
nine months ended
   
year ended
 
Number of common shares (in millions)
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
Balance, beginning of period
    1,848       1,828  
Issued on exercise of stock options and deferred share units
    3       1  
Issued under dividend reinvestment and share purchase plans
    13       19  
Balance, end of period
    1,864       1,848  

 
The following is a reconciliation of the denominator (number of shares) in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
For the
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
(in millions)
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Weighted average number of common shares
    1,859       1,839       1,854       1,834  
Dilutive stock-based awards(1)
    7       4       7       3  
Dilutive convertible instruments(2)
    17       21       17       23  
Weighted average number of diluted common shares
    1,883       1,864       1,878       1,860  
 
(1)
The dilutive effect of stock-based awards was calculated using the treasury stock method.  This method calculates the number of incremental shares by assuming the outstanding stock-based awards are (i) exercised and (ii) then reduced by the number of shares assumed to be repurchased from the issuance proceeds, using the average market price of MFC common shares for the period.
 
(2)
The holders of the convertible preferred shares have the right to redeem these instruments for MFC shares prior to the conversion date.
 

(c)
Earnings per share
 
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
For the
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.58     $ 0.54     $ 1.49     $ 0.95  
Diluted earnings per common share
    0.57       0.54       1.48       0.94  





 
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Note 12    Employee Future Benefits

The Company maintains a number of pension plans, both defined benefit and defined contribution, and retiree welfare plans for eligible employees and agents.  Information about the cost of the Company’s material pension and retiree welfare plans in the U.S. and Canada is as follows.
 
   
Pension plans
   
Retiree welfare plans
 
For the three months ended September 30,
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Defined benefit current service cost
  $ 7     $ 7     $ -     $ -  
Defined benefit administrative expenses
    1       1       -       -  
Service cost
  $ 8     $ 8     $ -     $ -  
Interest on net defined benefit (asset) liability
    7       8       1       2  
Defined benefit cost
  $ 15     $ 16     $ 1     $ 2  
Defined contribution cost
    13       12       -       -  
Net benefit cost
  $ 28     $ 28     $ 1     $ 2  
 
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
                       
Defined benefit current service cost
  $ 24     $ 24     $ 1     $ 2  
Defined benefit administrative expenses
    3       3       -       -  
Past service cost - plan amendments
    -       -       -       3  
Past service cost - curtailments
    -       8       -       -  
Service cost
  $ 27     $ 35     $ 1     $ 5  
Interest on net defined benefit (asset) liability
    19       23       4       6  
Defined benefit cost
  $ 46     $ 58     $ 5     $ 11  
Defined contribution cost
    43       41       -       -  
Net benefit cost
  $ 89     $ 99     $ 5     $ 11  


Note 13    Commitments and Contingencies

(a)
Legal proceedings
 
The Company is regularly involved in legal actions, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff. The legal actions naming the Company as a defendant ordinarily involve its activities as a provider of insurance protection and wealth management products, as well as an investment adviser, employer and taxpayer.  In addition, government and regulatory bodies in Canada, the United States, Asia and other jurisdictions where the Company conducts business regularly make inquiries and, from time to time, require the production of information or conduct examinations concerning the Company's compliance with, among other things, insurance laws, securities laws, and laws governing the activities of broker-dealers.

Two class actions against the Company have been certified and are pending in Quebec (on behalf of Quebec residents only) and Ontario (on behalf of investors in Canada, other than Quebec). The decisions to grant leave and certification have been of a procedural nature only and there has been no determination on the merits of either claim to date.

The actions in Ontario and Quebec are based on allegations that the Company failed to meet its disclosure obligations related to its exposure to market price risk in its segregated funds and variable annuity guaranteed products. The Company believes that its disclosure satisfied applicable disclosure requirements and intends to vigorously defend itself against any claims based on these allegations. Due to the nature and status of these proceedings, it is not practicable to provide an estimate of the financial effect of these proceedings, an indication of the uncertainties relating to the amount or timing of any outflow, nor the possibility of any reimbursement.

(b)
Guarantees
 
(i)
Guarantees regarding Manulife Finance (Delaware), L.P.  (“MFLP”)
 
MFC has guaranteed the payment of amounts on the $550 senior debentures due on December 15, 2026 and the $650 subordinated debentures due on December 15, 2041 issued by MFLP, a wholly owned unconsolidated partnership.

(ii)
Guarantees regarding The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
 
On January 29, 2007, MFC provided a subordinated guarantee of Class A and Class B Shares of MLI and any other class of preferred shares that rank on a parity with Class A Shares or Class B Shares of MLI.  For the following subordinated debentures issued by MLI, MFC has provided a subordinated guarantee on the day of issuance: $550 issued on November 18, 2011, $500 issued on February 17, 2012, $200 issued on February 25, 2013, $250 issued on November 29, 2013 and $500 issued on February 21, 2014.




 
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The following table sets forth certain condensed consolidating financial information for MFC and MFLP.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income Information
       
For the three months ended
September 30, 2014
 
MFC (Guarantor)
   
MFLP
   
MLI consolidated
   
Other subsidiaries
of MFC on a
combined basis
   
Consolidating 
adjustments
   
Total
consolidated
amounts(1)
 
Total revenue
  $ 95     $ 24     $ 10,871     $ 577     $ (532 )   $ 11,035  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
    1,100       6       1,293       (240 )     (1,059 )     1,100  
                                                 
For the three months ended
September 30, 2013
                                               
Total revenue
  $ 71     $ 14     $ 6,239     $ 217     $ (236 )   $ 6,305  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
    1,034       -       1,119       (100 )     (1,019 )     1,034  
                                                 
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2014
                                               
Total revenue
  $ 261     $ 56     $ 37,809     $ 2,962     $ (2,548 )   $ 38,540  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
    2,861       8       3,027       (271 )     (2,764 )     2,861  
                                                 
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2013
                                               
Total revenue
  $ 191     $ 61     $ 11,616     $ (560 )   $ 322     $ 11,630  
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
    1,833       12       2,254       (439 )     (1,827 )     1,833  
 
(1) Since MFLP is not consolidated into the results of MFC consolidated, the results of MFLP have been eliminated in the consolidating adjustments column.
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Information
         
As at September 30, 2014
 
MFC (Guarantor)
   
MFLP
   
MLI consolidated
   
Other subsidiaries
of MFC on a
combined basis
   
Consolidating 
adjustments
   
Total
consolidated
amounts(1)
 
Invested assets
  $ 2,248     $ 5     $ 251,475     $ 4,119     $ (5 )   $ 257,842  
Total other assets
    49,290       1,561       62,687       32,471       (98,933 )     47,076  
Segregated funds net assets
    -       -       250,406       -       -       250,406  
Insurance contract liabilities
    -       -       216,399       14,090       (13,806 )     216,683  
Investment contract liabilities
    -       -       2,568       -       -       2,568  
Segregated funds net liabilities
    -       -       250,406       -       -       250,406  
Total other liabilities
    19,497       1,389       57,389       21,746       (46,950 )     53,071  
                                                 
As at December 31, 2013
                                               
Invested assets
  $ 28     $ 2     $ 228,933     $ 3,748     $ (2 )   $ 232,709  
Total other assets
    34,023       1,480       51,853       9,603       (55,911 )     41,048  
Segregated funds net assets
    -       -       239,871       -       -       239,871  
Insurance contract liabilities
    -       -       192,824       11,923       (11,505 )     193,242  
Investment contract liabilities
    -       -       2,524       -       -       2,524  
Segregated funds net liabilities
    -       -       239,871       -       -       239,871  
Total other liabilities
    5,528       1,313       52,078       461       (10,422 )     48,958  
 
(1)
Since MFLP is not consolidated into the results of MFC consolidated, the results of MFLP have been eliminated in the consolidating adjustments column.

(iii)
Guarantees regarding John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
 
Details of guarantees regarding certain securities issued or to be issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) are outlined in note 16.


Note 14   Segmented Information

The Company’s reporting segments are the Asia, Canadian and U.S. Divisions and the Corporate and Other segment. Each division has profit and loss responsibility and develops products, services and distribution strategies based on the profile of its business and the needs of its market.  Revenue from the Company’s divisions is derived principally from life and health insurance, investment management and annuities and mutual funds.  The Corporate and Other segment is comprised of the Investment Division’s external asset management business; earnings on assets backing capital, net of amounts allocated to operating divisions; changes in actuarial methods and assumptions; the property and casualty and run-off reinsurance operations; and other non-operating items.   
 



 
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By segment
                             
For the three months ended
 
Asia
   
Canadian
   
U.S.
   
Corporate
       
September 30, 2014
 
Division
   
Division
   
Division
   
and Other
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,669     $ 850     $ 1,534     $ 19     $ 4,072  
Annuities and pensions
    239       109       221       -       569  
Net premium income
  $ 1,908     $ 959     $ 1,755     $ 19     $ 4,641  
Net investment income (loss)
    481       1,290       2,521       (113 )     4,179  
Other revenue
    332       725       1,127       31       2,215  
Total revenue
  $ 2,721     $ 2,974     $ 5,403     $ (63 )   $ 11,035  
Contract benefits and expenses
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,456     $ 1,045     $ 2,178     $ 64     $ 4,743  
Annuities and pensions
    213       630       1,141       -       1,984  
Net benefits and claims
  $ 1,669     $ 1,675     $ 3,319     $ 64     $ 6,727  
Interest expense
    25       139       12       108       284  
Other expenses
    608       840       1,095       89       2,632  
Total contract benefits and expenses
  $ 2,302     $ 2,654     $ 4,426     $ 261     $ 9,643  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 419     $ 320     $ 977     $ (324 )   $ 1,392  
Income tax recovery (expense)
    (39 )     (70 )     (298 )     120       (287 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 380     $ 250     $ 679     $ (204 )   $ 1,105  
Less net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
    15       -       -       (6 )     9  
Participating policyholders
    33       (36 )     -       (1 )     (4 )
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 332     $ 286     $ 679     $ (197 )   $ 1,100  
 
 
For the three months ended
                             
September 30, 2013
                             
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,431     $ 799     $ 1,628     $ 21     $ 3,879  
Annuities and pensions
    131       149       210       -       490  
Net premium income
  $ 1,562     $ 948     $ 1,838     $ 21     $ 4,369  
Net investment income (loss)
    443       150       (159 )     (464 )     (30 )
Other revenue
    390       498       1,033       45       1,966  
Total revenue
  $ 2,395     $ 1,596     $ 2,712     $ (398 )   $ 6,305  
Contract benefits and expenses
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,321     $ 573     $ 680     $ 397     $ 2,971  
Annuities and pensions
    17       (153 )     (354 )     -       (490 )
Net benefits and claims
  $ 1,338     $ 420     $ 326     $ 397     $ 2,481  
Interest expense
    20       87       8       150       265  
Other expenses
    520       765       1,025       131       2,441  
Total contract benefits and expenses
  $ 1,878     $ 1,272     $ 1,359     $ 678     $ 5,187  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 517     $ 324     $ 1,353     $ (1,076 )   $ 1,118  
Income tax recovery (expense)
    (28 )     (23 )     (425 )     304       (172 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 489     $ 301     $ 928     $ (772 )   $ 946  
Less net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
    4       -       -       16       20  
Participating policyholders
    5       (113 )     -       -       (108 )
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 480     $ 414     $ 928     $ (788 )   $ 1,034  




 
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By segment
                             
As at and for the nine months ended
 
Asia
   
Canadian
   
U.S.
   
Corporate
       
September 30, 2014
 
Division
   
Division
   
Division
   
and Other
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,773     $ 2,475     $ 4,247     $ 59     $ 11,554  
Annuities and pensions
    495       361       624       -       1,480  
Net premium income
  $ 5,268     $ 2,836     $ 4,871     $ 59     $ 13,034  
Net investment income (loss)
    2,056       5,321       11,913       (253 )     19,037  
Other revenue
    977       1,942       3,398       152       6,469  
Total revenue
  $ 8,301     $ 10,099     $ 20,182     $ (42 )   $ 38,540  
Contract benefits and expenses
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,797     $ 3,895     $ 10,328     $ 186     $ 19,206  
Annuities and pensions
    646       2,299       4,291       -       7,236  
Net benefits and claims
  $ 5,443     $ 6,194     $ 14,619     $ 186     $ 26,442  
Interest expense
    69       360       38       355       822  
Other expenses
    1,690       2,482       3,244       320       7,736  
Total contract benefits and expenses
  $ 7,202     $ 9,036     $ 17,901     $ 861     $ 35,000  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,099     $ 1,063     $ 2,281     $ (903 )   $ 3,540  
Income tax recovery (expense)
    (96 )     (214 )     (640 )     296       (654 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,003     $ 849     $ 1,641     $ (607 )   $ 2,886  
Less net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
    49       -       -       15       64  
Participating policyholders
    43       (81 )     -       (1 )     (39 )
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 911     $ 930     $ 1,641     $ (621 )   $ 2,861  
Total assets
  $ 66,336     $ 144,365     $ 318,097     $ 26,526     $ 555,324  

 
As at and for the nine months ended
                             
September 30, 2013
                             
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,255     $ 2,382     $ 4,695     $ 65     $ 11,397  
Annuities and pensions
    429       426       710       -       1,565  
Net premium income
  $ 4,684     $ 2,808     $ 5,405     $ 65     $ 12,962  
Net investment income (loss)
    446       (871 )     (5,176 )     (1,995 )     (7,596 )
Other revenue
    1,102       2,019       2,981       162       6,264  
Total revenue
  $ 6,232     $ 3,956     $ 3,210     $ (1,768 )   $ 11,630  
Contract benefits and expenses
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 3,139     $ 1,756     $ (589 )   $ 596     $ 4,902  
Annuities and pensions
    (409 )     (777 )     (2,139 )     (1 )     (3,326 )
Net benefits and claims (recovery)
  $ 2,730     $ 979     $ (2,728 )   $ 595     $ 1,576  
Interest expense
    57       328       34       449       868  
Other expenses
    1,533       2,317       2,990       453       7,293  
Total contract benefits and expenses
  $ 4,320     $ 3,624     $ 296     $ 1,497     $ 9,737  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 1,912     $ 332     $ 2,914     $ (3,265 )   $ 1,893  
Income tax recovery (expense)
    (87 )     55       (831 )     779       (84 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,825     $ 387     $ 2,083     $ (2,486 )   $ 1,809  
Less net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
    23       -       -       13       36  
Participating policyholders
    8       (68 )     -       -       (60 )
Net income (loss) attributed to shareholders
  $ 1,794     $ 455     $ 2,083     $ (2,499 )   $ 1,833  
Total assets
  $ 61,949     $ 132,645     $ 282,838     $ 20,584     $ 498,016  




 
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The results of the Company’s business segments differ from geographic segmentation primarily as a consequence of segmenting the results of the Company’s Corporate and Other segment into the different geographic segments to which its businesses pertain.
 
By geographic location
                             
For the three months ended
                             
September 30, 2014
 
Asia
   
Canada
   
U.S.
   
Other
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,686     $ 736     $ 1,535     $ 115     $ 4,072  
Annuities and pensions
    239       109       221       -       569  
Net premium income
  $ 1,925     $ 845     $ 1,756     $ 115     $ 4,641  
Net investment income (loss)
    461       1,312       2,393       13       4,179  
Other revenue
    316       691       1,206       2       2,215  
Total revenue
  $ 2,702     $ 2,848     $ 5,355     $ 130     $ 11,035  
 
For the three months ended
                                       
September 30, 2013
                                       
Revenue
                                       
Premium income
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 1,446     $ 680     $ 1,628     $ 125     $ 3,879  
Annuities and pensions
    131       149       210       -       490  
Net premium income
  $ 1,577     $ 829     $ 1,838     $ 125     $ 4,369  
Net investment income (loss)
    191       111       (337 )     5       (30 )
Other revenue
    387       499       1,078       2       1,966  
Total revenue
  $ 2,155     $ 1,439     $ 2,579     $ 132     $ 6,305  

 
For the nine months ended
                             
September 30, 2014
                             
Revenue
                             
Premium income
                             
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,822     $ 2,123     $ 4,249     $ 360     $ 11,554  
Annuities and pensions
    495       361       624       -       1,480  
Net premium income
  $ 5,317     $ 2,484     $ 4,873     $ 360     $ 13,034  
Net investment income (loss)
    2,058       5,401       11,430       148       19,037  
Other revenue
    982       1,882       3,600       5       6,469  
Total revenue
  $ 8,357     $ 9,767     $ 19,903     $ 513     $ 38,540  
 
For the nine months ended
                                       
September 30, 2013
                                       
Revenue
                                       
Premium income
                                       
Life and health insurance
  $ 4,299     $ 2,019     $ 4,696     $ 383     $ 11,397  
Annuities and pensions
    429       426       710       -       1,565  
Net premium income
  $ 4,728     $ 2,445     $ 5,406     $ 383     $ 12,962  
Net investment income (loss)
    (804 )     (823 )     (5,979 )     10       (7,596 )
Other revenue
    1,095       1,990       3,149       30       6,264  
Total revenue
  $ 5,019     $ 3,612     $ 2,576     $ 423     $ 11,630  





 
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Note 15    Segregated Funds

The Company manages a number of segregated funds on behalf of policyholders. Policyholders are provided the opportunity to invest in different categories of segregated funds that respectively hold a range of underlying investments.

The underlying investments of the segregated funds consist of both individual securities and mutual funds (collectively “net assets”). The carrying value and change in segregated funds net assets are as follows.

(a)
Carrying value and change in segregated funds net assets are as follows:
 
 Segregated funds net assets
             
As at
 
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
Investments at market value
           
Cash and short-term securities
  $ 1,865     $ 2,540  
Debt securities
    6,771       7,472  
Equities
    7,078       6,615  
Mutual funds
    232,454       220,936  
Other investments
    2,649       2,596  
Accrued investment income
    114       89  
Other liabilities, net
    (331 )     (202 )
Total segregated funds net assets
  $ 250,600     $ 240,046  
Composition of segregated funds net assets
               
Held by policyholders
  $ 250,406     $ 239,871  
Held by Company (seed money reported in other invested assets)
    194       175  
Total segregated funds net assets
  $ 250,600     $ 240,046  


Changes in segregated funds net assets
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Net policyholder cash flow
                       
Deposits from policyholders
  $ 5,509     $ 5,320     $ 17,872     $ 17,302  
Net transfers to general fund
    (159 )     (181 )     (519 )     (442 )
Payments to policyholders
    (8,439 )     (7,036 )     (25,876 )     (21,006 )
    $ (3,089 )   $ (1,897 )   $ (8,523 )   $ (4,146 )
Investment related
                               
Interest and dividends
  $ 1,833     $ 375     $ 2,835     $ 1,209  
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (2,912 )     9,993       9,405       20,179  
    $ (1,079 )   $ 10,368     $ 12,240     $ 21,388  
Other
                               
Management and administration fees
  $ (922 )   $ (886 )   $ (2,949 )   $ (2,763 )
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates
    8,321       (4,020 )     9,786       3,295  
    $ 7,399     $ (4,906 )   $ 6,837     $ 532  
Net additions (deductions)
  $ 3,231     $ 3,565     $ 10,554     $ 17,774  
Segregated funds net assets, beginning of period
    247,369       223,572       240,046       209,363  
Segregated funds net assets, end of period
  $ 250,600     $ 227,137     $ 250,600     $ 227,137  

The net assets may be exposed to a variety of financial and other risks. These risks are primarily mitigated by investment guidelines that are actively monitored by professional and experienced portfolio advisors. Investment returns on these products belong to the policyholders; accordingly, the Company does not bear the risk associated with these assets outside of guarantees offered on certain variable life and annuity products.

The liabilities related to the guarantees associated with these products are recorded within the Company’s insurance contract liabilities. Assets supporting these guarantees are recognized in invested assets according to their investment type. For information regarding the risks associated with variable annuity and segregated fund guarantees see the “Risk Management and Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Third Quarter 2014 Management's Discussion and Analysis.




 
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(b)
Fair value measurement
 
The following table discloses the fair value of the segregated funds’ net assets categorized by hierarchy. The fair value and valuation hierarchy of the segregated funds’ net liabilities were the same as the segregated funds’ net assets.
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
As at
 
2014
   
2013
 
Valuation hierarchy
           
Level 1
  $ 228,731     $ 219,538  
Level 2
    19,165       17,972  
Level 3
    2,510       2,361  
Total fair value
  $ 250,406     $ 239,871  

Transfers of Level 1 and Level 2 segregated funds’ assets
The Company’s policy is to record transfers of segregated funds’ assets between Level 1 and Level 2 at their fair values as at the end of each reporting period, consistent with the date of the determination of fair value. Assets are transferred out of Level 1 when they are no longer transacted with sufficient frequency and volume in an active market. Conversely, assets are transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 when transaction volume and frequency are indicative of an active market. The Company had no transfer from Level 1 to Level 2 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The Company had $22 and nil transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively (September 30, 2013 – nil and nil, respectively).

The following table presents a roll forward for the segregated funds net assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).
 
   
three months ended
   
nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
For the
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Balance  at the beginning of the period
  $ 2,429     $ 2,232     $ 2,360     $ 2,212  
Net realized / unrealized gains (losses) included in:
                               
Net income(1)
    (5 )     4       20       (81 )
OCI
    -       -       -       -  
Purchases
    5       (1 )     69       28  
Issuances
    -       -       -       -  
Sales
    (40 )     (3 )     (124 )     (47 )
Transfers
                               
Into Level 3(2)
    (1 )     -       54       (1 )
Out of Level 3(2)
    1       (1 )     -       -  
Currency movement
    120       (46 )     130       74  
Balance at the end of the period
  $ 2,509     $ 2,185     $ 2,509     $ 2,185  
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on instruments still held
  $ (18 )   $ 14     $ 13     $ 80  
 
(1)
This amount is included in the investment related section of the changes in net assets for segregated funds.
 
(2)
For assets that are transferred into and/or out of Level 3, the Company uses the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the period. Transfers into Level 3 occur when the inputs used to price the assets and liabilities lack observable market data (versus the previous period).  Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the inputs used to price the assets and liabilities become available from observable market data.
 
 

Note 16    Information Provided in Connection with Investments in Deferred Annuity Contracts and SignatureNotes Issued or Assumed by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)

The following condensed consolidating financial information, presented in accordance with IFRS, has been included in these Interim Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (“JHUSA”) in compliance with Regulation S-X and Rule 12h-5 of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements are (i) incorporated by reference in the registration statements of MFC and JHUSA that relate to MFC’s guarantee of certain securities to be issued by JHUSA and (ii) are provided in reliance on an exemption from continuous disclosure obligations of JHUSA.  For information about JHUSA, the MFC guarantees and restrictions on the ability of MFC to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan, refer to note 24 to the Company’s 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 



 
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
             
As at September 30, 2014
 
MFC
 (Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
Assets
                             
Invested assets
  $ 2,248     $ 99,246     $ 156,723     $ (375 )   $ 257,842  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    38,090       5,168       25,143       (68,401 )     -  
Reinsurance assets
    -       31,297       5,773       (19,018 )     18,052  
Other assets
    11,200       22,832       41,550       (46,558 )     29,024  
Segregated funds net assets
    -       156,358       95,465       (1,417 )     250,406  
Total assets
  $ 51,538     $ 314,901     $ 324,654     $ (135,769 )   $ 555,324  
 
Liabilities and equity
                                       
Insurance contract liabilities
  $ -     $ 118,774     $ 117,630     $ (19,721 )   $ 216,683  
Investment contract liabilities and deposits
    -       1,451       1,122       (5 )     2,568  
Other liabilities
    13,263       22,079       52,380       (45,617 )     42,105  
Long-term debt
    3,676       -       17       150       3,843  
Liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments
    344       1,133       14,150       (10,718 )     4,909  
Liabilities for subscription receipts
    2,214       -       -       -       2,214  
Segregated funds net liabilities
    -       156,358       95,465       (1,417 )     250,406  
Shareholders' equity
    32,041       15,106       43,336       (58,442 )     32,041  
Participating policyholders' equity
    -       -       96       -       96  
Non-controlling interests
    -       -       458       1       459  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 51,538     $ 314,901     $ 324,654     $ (135,769 )   $ 555,324  

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
             
As at December 31, 2013
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
Assets
                             
Invested assets
  $ 28     $ 89,552     $ 143,184     $ (55 )   $ 232,709  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    33,831       4,561       13,269       (51,661 )     -  
Reinsurance assets
    -       25,891       6,454       (14,902 )     17,443  
Other assets
    192       19,258       23,547       (19,392 )     23,605  
Segregated funds net assets
    -       150,448       90,812       (1,389 )     239,871  
Total assets
  $ 34,051     $ 289,710     $ 277,266     $ (87,399 )   $ 513,628  
 
Liabilities and equity
                                       
Insurance contract liabilities
  $ -     $ 103,945     $ 104,847     $ (15,550 )   $ 193,242  
Investment contract liabilities and deposits
    -       1,444       1,085       (5 )     2,524  
Other liabilities
    574       19,561       37,974       (18,311 )     39,798  
Long-term debt
    4,610       -       15       150       4,775  
Liabilities for preferred shares and capital instruments
    344       1,077       3,645       (681 )     4,385  
Liabilities for subscription receipts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Segregated funds net liabilities
    -       150,448       90,812       (1,389 )     239,871  
Shareholders' equity
    28,523       13,235       38,379       (51,614 )     28,523  
Participating policyholders' equity
    -       -       134       -       134  
Non-controlling interests
    -       -       375       1       376  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 34,051     $ 289,710     $ 277,266     $ (87,399 )   $ 513,628  




 
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
 
             
For the three months ended
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation
Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
September 30, 2014
Revenue
                             
Net premium income
  $ -     $ 1,244     $ 3,397     $ -     $ 4,641  
Net investment income (loss)
    98       2,150       2,225       (294 )     4,179  
Net other revenue
    (3 )     468       2,803       (1,053 )     2,215  
Total revenue
  $ 95     $ 3,862     $ 8,425     $ (1,347 )   $ 11,035  
Policy benefits and expenses
                                       
Net benefits and claims
  $ -     $ 2,472     $ 4,856     $ (601 )   $ 6,727  
Commissions, investment and general expenses
    3       699       2,311       (460 )     2,553  
Other expenses
    62       60       527       (286 )     363  
Total policy benefits and expenses
  $ 65     $ 3,231     $ 7,694     $ (1,347 )   $ 9,643  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 30     $ 631     $ 731     $ -     $ 1,392  
Income tax (expense) recovery
    (9 )     (155 )     (123 )     -       (287 )
Income (loss) after income taxes
  $ 21     $ 476     $ 608     $ -     $ 1,105  
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    1,079       118       594       (1,791 )     -  
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,100     $ 594     $ 1,202     $ (1,791 )   $ 1,105  
Net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
  $ -     $ -     $ 9     $ -     $ 9  
Participating policyholders
    -       (23 )     (4 )     23       (4 )
Shareholders
    1,100       617       1,197       (1,814 )     1,100  
    $ 1,100     $ 594     $ 1,202     $ (1,791 )   $ 1,105  

 
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
 
             
For the three months ended
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
September 30, 2013
Revenue
                             
Net premium income
  $ -     $ 1,277     $ 3,091     $ 1     $ 4,369  
Net investment income (loss)
    69       (222 )     450       (327 )     (30 )
Net other revenue
    2       412       1,431       121       1,966  
Total revenue
  $ 71     $ 1,467     $ 4,972     $ (205 )   $ 6,305  
Policy benefits and expenses
                                       
Net benefits and claims
  $ -     $ 731     $ 1,313     $ 437     $ 2,481  
Commissions, investment and general expenses
    2       690       1,988       (312 )     2,368  
Other expenses
    70       84       514       (330 )     338  
Total policy benefits and expenses
  $ 72     $ 1,505     $ 3,815     $ (205 )   $ 5,187  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (1 )   $ (38 )   $ 1,157     $ -     $ 1,118  
Income tax (expense) recovery
    (1 )     58       (229 )     -       (172 )
Income (loss) after income taxes
  $ (2 )   $ 20     $ 928     $ -     $ 946  
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    1,036       262       282       (1,580 )     -  
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,034     $ 282     $ 1,210     $ (1,580 )   $ 946  
Net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
  $ -     $ -     $ 20     $ -     $ 20  
Participating policyholders
    -       (7 )     (108 )     7       (108 )
Shareholders
    1,034       289       1,298       (1,587 )     1,034  
    $ 1,034     $ 282     $ 1,210     $ (1,580 )   $ 946  




 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
 
             
For the nine months ended
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
September 30, 2014
Revenue
                             
Net premium income
  $ -     $ 3,622     $ 9,412     $ -     $ 13,034  
Net investment income (loss)
    263       9,663       9,954       (843 )     19,037  
Net other revenue
    (2 )     1,637       9,209       (4,375 )     6,469  
Total revenue
  $ 261     $ 14,922     $ 28,575     $ (5,218 )   $ 38,540  
Policy benefits and expenses
                                       
Net benefits and claims
  $ -     $ 11,844     $ 17,649     $ (3,051 )   $ 26,442  
Commissions, investment and general expenses
    11       2,054       6,800       (1,347 )     7,518  
Other expenses
    200       185       1,475       (820 )     1,040  
Total policy benefits and expenses
  $ 211     $ 14,083     $ 25,924     $ (5,218 )   $ 35,000  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 50     $ 839     $ 2,651     $ -     $ 3,540  
Income tax (expense) recovery
    (16 )     (72 )     (566 )     -       (654 )
Income (loss) after income taxes
  $ 34     $ 767     $ 2,085     $ -     $ 2,886  
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    2,827       382       1,149       (4,358 )     -  
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,861     $ 1,149     $ 3,234     $ (4,358 )   $ 2,886  
Net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
  $ -     $ -     $ 64     $ -     $ 64  
Participating policyholders
    -       (55 )     (39 )     55       (39 )
Shareholders
    2,861       1,204       3,209       (4,413 )     2,861  
    $ 2,861     $ 1,149     $ 3,234     $ (4,358 )   $ 2,886  

 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
 
             
For the nine months ended
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA (Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
September 30, 2013
Revenue
                             
Net premium income
  $ -     $ 3,772     $ 9,056     $ 134     $ 12,962  
Net investment income (loss)
    194       (4,728 )     (2,119 )     (943 )     (7,596 )
Net other revenue
    (3 )     1,095       3,156       2,016       6,264  
Total revenue
  $ 191     $ 139     $ 10,093     $ 1,207     $ 11,630  
Policy benefits and expenses
                                       
Net benefits and claims
  $ -     $ (2,717 )   $ 1,199     $ 3,094     $ 1,576  
Commissions, investment and general expenses
    18       2,058       5,912       (932 )     7,056  
Other expenses
    211       263       1,586       (955 )     1,105  
Total policy benefits and expenses
  $ 229     $ (396 )   $ 8,697     $ 1,207     $ 9,737  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (38 )   $ 535     $ 1,396     $ -     $ 1,893  
Income tax (expense) recovery
    8       (10 )     (82 )     -       (84 )
Income (loss) after income taxes
  $ (30 )   $ 525     $ 1,314     $ -     $ 1,809  
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    1,863       425       950       (3,238 )     -  
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,833     $ 950     $ 2,264     $ (3,238 )   $ 1,809  
Net income (loss) attributed to:
                                       
Non-controlling interests
  $ -     $ -     $ 37     $ (1 )   $ 36  
Participating policyholders
    -       (3 )     (62 )     5       (60 )
Shareholders
    1,833       953       2,289       (3,242 )     1,833  
    $ 1,833     $ 950     $ 2,264     $ (3,238 )   $ 1,809  

 



 
 Manulife Financial Corporation –Third Quarter 2014
 
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Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
             
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA
(Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation
Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
Operating activities
                             
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,861     $ 1,149     $ 3,234     $ (4,358 )   $ 2,886  
Adjustments:
                                       
    Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    (2,827 )     (382 )     (1,149 )     4,358       -  
    Increase (decrease) in insurance contract liabilities
    -       8,613       7,440       -       16,053  
    Increase (decrease) in investment contract liabilities
    -       39       41       -       80  
    (Increase) decrease in reinsurance assets
    -       (4,030 )     4,274       -       244  
    Amortization of (premium) discount on invested assets
    -       8       (6 )     -       2  
    Other amortization
    2       75       262       -       339  
    Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on assets
    2       (6,212 )     (5,105 )     -       (11,315 )
    Deferred income tax expense (recovery)
    12       650       (413 )     -       249  
    Stock option expense
    -       (2 )     14       -       12  
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ 50     $ (92 )   $ 8,592     $ -     $ 8,550  
Changes in policy related and operating receivables and payables
    (263 )     1,792       (1,698 )     -       (169 )
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (213 )   $ 1,700     $ 6,894     $ -     $ 8,381  
Investing activities
                                       
Purchases and mortgage advances
  $ -     $ (19,300 )   $ (27,235 )   $ -     $ (46,535 )
Disposals and repayments
    -       18,953       22,548       -       41,501  
Changes in investment broker net receivables and payables
    -       (16 )     164       -       148  
Net cash decrease from purchase of subsidiary
    -       -       (199 )     -       (199 )
Capital contribution to unconsolidated subsidiaries
    -       (33 )     -       33       -  
Return of capital from unconsolidated subsidiaries
    -       68       -       (68 )     -  
Notes receivable from parent
    -       -       (12,998 )     12,998       -  
Notes receivable from subsidiaries
    (10,960 )     3       -       10,957       -  
Cash provided by (used in) by investing activities
  $ (10,960 )   $ (325 )   $ (17,720 )   $ 23,920     $ (5,085 )
Financing activities
                                       
Increase (decrease) in repurchase agreements and securities
    sold but not yet purchased
  $ -     $ -     $ 193     $ -     $ 193  
Reinsurance treaty settlement
    -       (39 )     39       -       -  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (1,000 )     -       -       -       (1,000 )
Issue of capital instruments, net
    -       -       497       -       497  
Issue of subscription receipts
    2,214       -       -       -       2,214  
Net redemption of investment contract liabilities
    -       (109 )     (44 )     -       (153 )
Funds repaid, net
    -       (1 )     (2 )     -       (3 )
Changes in deposits from bank clients, net
    -       -       (118 )     -       (118 )
Shareholder dividends paid in cash
    (593 )     -       -       -       (593 )
Contributions from (distributions to) non-controlling interests, net
    -       -       (58 )     -       (58 )
Common shares issued, net
    35       -       2       -       37  
Preferred shares issues, net
    (261 )     -       799       -       538  
Capital contributions by parent
    -       -       33       (33 )     -  
Return of capital to parent
    -       -       (68 )     68       -  
Notes payable to parent
    -       -       10,957       (10,957 )     -  
Notes payable to subsidiaries
    12,998       -       -       (12,998 )     -  
Preferred shares redeemed, net
    -       -       (800 )     -       (800 )
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  $ 13,393     $ (149 )   $ 11,430     $ (23,920 )   $ 754  
Cash and short-term securities
                                       
Increase (decrease) during the period
  $ 2,220     $ 1,226     $ 604     $ -     $ 4,050  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and short-term securities
    1       194       279       -       474  
Balance, beginning of period
    27       3,643       9,216       -       12,886  
Balance, end of period
  $ 2,248     $ 5,063     $ 10,099     $ -     $ 17,410  
Cash and short-term securities
                                       
Beginning of period
                                       
Gross cash and short-term securities
  $ 28     $ 4,091     $ 9,511     $ -     $ 13,630  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    (1 )     (448 )     (295 )     -       (744 )
Net cash and short-term securities, beginning of period
  $ 27     $ 3,643     $ 9,216     $ -     $ 12,886  
End of period
                                       
Gross cash and short-term securities
  $ 2,248     $ 5,398     $ 10,325     $ -     $ 17,971  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    -       (335 )     (226 )     -       (561 )
Net cash and short-term securities, end of period
  $ 2,248     $ 5,063     $ 10,099     $ -     $ 17,410  
Supplemental disclosures on cash flow information:
                                       
Interest received
  $ 8     $ 3,125     $ 3,478     $ (13 )   $ 6,598  
Interest paid
    213       94       1,040       (559 )     788  
Income taxes paid
    -       201       398       -       599  
 



 
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Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
             
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
 
MFC
(Guarantor)
   
JHUSA
(Issuer)
   
Other
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation
Adjustments
   
Consolidated
MFC
 
Operating activities
                             
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,833     $ 950     $ 2,264     $ (3,238 )   $ 1,809  
Adjustments:
                                       
    Equity in net income of unconsolidated subsidiaries
    (1,863 )     (425 )     (950 )     3,238       -  
    Increase (decrease) in insurance contract liabilities
    -       (6,489 )     (2,278 )     -       (8,767 )
    Increase (decrease) in investment contract liabilities
    -       40       81       -       121  
    (Increase) decrease in reinsurance assets
    -       2,056       (1,055 )     -       1,001  
    Amortization of (premium) discount on invested assets
    -       (2 )     17       -       15  
    Other amortization
    (1 )     66       247       -       312  
    Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on assets
    6       8,023       6,863       -       14,892  
    Deferred income tax expense (recovery)
    (8 )     (80 )     (74 )     -       (162 )
    Stock option expense
    -       3       10       -       13  
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ (33 )   $ 4,142     $ 5,125     $ -     $ 9,234  
Changes in policy related and operating receivables and payables
    (170 )     (2,921 )     1,730       -       (1,361 )
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (203 )   $ 1,221     $ 6,855     $ -     $ 7,873  
Investing activities
                                       
Purchases and mortgage advances
  $ -     $ (15,186 )   $ (35,261 )   $ -     $ (50,447 )
Disposals and repayments
    -       15,055       28,304       -       43,359  
Changes in investment broker net receivables and payables
    -       (34 )     (133 )     -       (167 )
Investment in common shares of subsidiaries
    (206 )     -       -       206       -  
Net cash decrease from purchase of subsidiary
    -       -       (73 )     -       (73 )
Redemption of preferred shares of subsidiaries
    80       -       -       (80 )     -  
Capital contribution to unconsolidated subsidiaries
    -       (93 )     -       93       -  
Return of capital from unconsolidated subsidiaries
    -       216       -       (216 )     -  
Notes receivable from parent
    -       -       (11,314 )     11,314       -  
Notes receivable from subsidiaries
    (10,287 )     3       -       10,284       -  
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
  $ (10,413 )   $ (39 )   $ (18,477 )   $ 21,601     $ (7,328 )
Financing activities
                                       
Increase (decrease) in repurchase agreements and securities
    sold but not yet purchased
  $ -     $ (398 )   $ 592     $ -     $ 194  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (350 )     -       -       -       (350 )
Issue of capital instruments, net
    -       -       199       -       199  
Net redemption of investment contract liabilities
    -       (103 )     (75 )     -       (178 )
Funds repaid, net
    -       (4 )     (122 )     -       (126 )
Secured borrowings from securitization transactions
    -       -       250       -       250  
Changes in deposits from bank clients, net
    -       -       455       -       455  
Shareholder dividends paid in cash
    (570 )     -       -       -       (570 )
Contributions from (distributions to) non-controlling interests, net
    -       -       (11 )     -       (11 )
Common shares issued, net
    5       -       206       (206 )     5  
Preferred shares issues, net
    196       -       (80 )     80       196  
Gain (loss) on intercompany transaction
    -       28       (28 )     -       -  
Capital contributions by parent
    -       -       93       (93 )     -  
Return of capital to parent
    -       -       (216 )     216       -  
Notes payable to parent
    -       -       10,284       (10,284 )     -  
Notes payable to subsidiaries
    11,314       -       -       (11,314 )     -  
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  $ 10,595     $ (477 )   $ 11,547     $ (21,601 )   $ 64  
Cash and short-term securities
                                       
Increase (decrease) during the period
    (21 )     705       (75 )     -       609  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and short-term securities
    -       127       52       -       179  
Balance, beginning of period
    22       3,747       8,984       -       12,753  
Balance, end of period
  $ 1     $ 4,579     $ 8,961     $ -     $ 13,541  
Cash and short-term securities
                                       
Beginning of period
                                       
Gross cash and short-term securities
    22       4,122       9,242       -       13,386  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    -       (375 )     (258 )     -       (633 )
Net cash and short-term securities, beginning of period
  $ 22     $ 3,747     $ 8,984     $ -     $ 12,753  
End of period
                                       
Gross cash and short-term securities
    1       4,906       9,671       -       14,578  
Net payments in transit, included in other liabilities
    -       (327 )     (710 )     -       (1,037 )
Net cash and short-term securities, end of period
  $ 1     $ 4,579     $ 8,961     $ -     $ 13,541  
Supplemental disclosures on cash flow information:
                                       
Interest received
  $ 4     $ 3,037     $ 3,382     $ (13 )   $ 6,410  
Interest paid
    212       186       828       (382 )     844  
Income taxes paid
    -       233       230       -       463  
 
 



 
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Note 17    Comparatives

Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.





























































 
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

MANULIFE FINANCIAL
CORPORATION HEAD OFFICE
200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON Canada M4W 1E5
Telephone 416 926-3000
Fax: 416 926-5454
Web site: www.manulife.com
 
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Financial analysts, portfolio managers and other investors requiring financial information may contact our Investor Relations Department or access our Web site at www.manulife.com
Fax: 416 926-3503
E-mail: investor_relations@manulife.com
 
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
For information or assistance regarding your share account, including dividends, changes of address or ownership, lost certificates, to eliminate duplicate mailings or to receive shareholder material electronically, please contact our Transfer Agents in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong or the Philippines. If you live outside one of these countries please contact our Canadian Transfer Agent.
 
TRANSFER AGENTS
Canada
CST Trust Company
P.O. Box 700, Station B
Montreal, QC Canada H3B 3K3
Toll Free: 1 800 783-9495
Collect: 416 682-3864
E-mail: inquiries@canstockta.com
Online: www.canstockta.com
CST Trust Company offices are also located
in Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Calgary.
 
United States
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842-3170
Toll Free: 1 800 249-7702
Collect: 201 680-6578
E-mail: web.queries@computershare.com
Online: www.computershare.com/investor
 
Hong Kong
Registered Holders:
Computershare Hong Kong
Investor Services Limited
17M Floor, Hopewell Centre
183 Queen’s Road East,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Telephone: 852 2862–8555
 
Ownership Statement Holders:
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
Sub-Custody and Clearing,
Hong Kong Office
GPO Box 64 Hong Kong
Telephone: 852 2288-8355
 
Philippines
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
HSBC Stock Transfer Unit
7th Floor, HSBC Centre
3058 Fifth Avenue West
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig City, 1634
Philippines
Telephone: PLDT 632 581-7595
GLOBE 632 976-7595
 
AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
 
 
The following Manulife Financial documents are
available online at www.manulife.com
 
· Annual Report and Proxy Circular
· Notice of Annual Meeting
· Shareholders Reports
· Public Accountability Statement
· Corporate Governance material
 


RATING
Financial strength is a key factor in generating new business, maintaining and expanding distribution relations and providing a base for expansion, acquisitions and growth. As at September 30, 2014, Manulife Financial had total capital of C$37.7 billion, including C$32.0 billion of total shareholders’ equity. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s financial strength and claims paying ratings are among the strongest in the insurance industry.
 
    Standard & Poor’s
AA-
(4th of 21 ratings)
    Moody’s
A1
(5th of 21 ratings)
    Fitch Ratings
AA-
(4th of 19 ratings)  
    DBRS
IC-1
(1st of 6 ratings)
    A.M. Best
A+
(2nd of 15 ratings)
 

 
COMMON STOCK TRADING DATA
The following values are the high, low and close prices plus the average daily trading volume for Manulife Financial Corporation’s common stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the U.S. exchanges, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Philippine Stock Exchange for the third quarter. The common stock symbol is MFC on all exchanges except Hong Kong where it is 945.
   As at September 30, 2014, there were 1,864 million common shares outstanding.
   July 1 –
   September 30, 2014
Toronto
Canadian $
U.S.
Composite
United States $
Hong Kong
Hong Kong $
Philippines
Philippine
Pesos 
   High
$ 22.73
$ 20.77
$ 159.40
 P 852
   Low
$ 21.24
$ 19.14
$ 149.50
 P 740
   Close
$ 21.54
$ 19.25
$ 150.00
 P 838
   Average Daily Volume (000)
 2,936
1,415
 72
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