Core Earnings and Net Income - Core earnings for Q2 2024 reached CAD 1.737 billion, a 6% increase year-over-year at constant exchange rates[2] - Net income attributed to shareholders was CAD 1.042 billion, similar to Q2 2023 levels[2] - Core earnings per share (EPS) rose to CAD 0.91, a 9% increase compared to Q2 2023[2] - Core earnings for Q2 2024 were CAD 1.737 billion, with Asia contributing CAD 647 million, Canada CAD 402 million, the US CAD 415 million, and Global Wealth and Asset Management CAD 399 million[19] - Core earnings for the first half of 2024 totaled CAD 3.491 billion, compared to CAD 3.168 billion in the same period of 2023[19] - Core profit (after tax) for Q2 2024 was 1.737billion,withAsiacontributing647 million, Canada 402million,andtheUS415 million[22] - Core profit (before tax) for Q2 2024 was 2.057billion,withAsiacontributing711 million, Canada 509million,andtheUS510 million[22] - Core profit (after tax) at constant exchange rates for Q2 2024 was 1.737billion,withAsiacontributing647 million, Canada 402million,andtheUS415 million[23] - Core profit (before tax) at constant exchange rates for Q2 2024 was 2.057billion,withAsiacontributing711 million, Canada 509million,andtheUS510 million[23] - Core profit (after tax) in USD for Asia and US operations in Q2 2024 was 472millionand303 million respectively[23] - Core profit after tax for Q1 2024 in Asia was 657million,whileinCanadaitwas364 million, and in the US it was 452million[26]−TotalcoreprofitaftertaxforQ12024acrossallregionswas1,754 million[26] - Core profit after tax on a constant currency basis for Q1 2024 was 1,765million,withadjustmentsof11 million due to currency fluctuations[27] - Core profit after tax for Q2 2023 in Asia was 473million,whileinCanadaitwas374 million, and in the US it was 458million[29]−TotalcoreprofitaftertaxforQ22023acrossallregionswas1,637 million[29] - Core profit after tax on a constant currency basis for Q2 2023 was 1,639million,withadjustmentsof2 million due to currency fluctuations[30] - Core profit after tax for the Asia and US business segments in Q1 2024 was 488millionand335 million respectively, when converted to USD[27] - Core profit after tax for the Asia and US business segments in Q2 2023 was 353millionand341 million respectively, when converted to USD[30] - Core profit after tax on a constant currency basis for the Asia and US business segments in Q2 2023 was 337millionand341 million respectively, when converted to USD[30] - Core earnings for Asia in 2024 YTD reached 1,304million,whileCanadaandtheUSreported766 million and 867millionrespectively[31]−GlobalWealthandAssetManagementcontributed756 million to core earnings in 2024 YTD[31] - Total core earnings for the overall business in 2024 YTD stood at 3,491million[31]−Coreearningsbeforetaxfortheoverallbusinessin2024YTDamountedto4,097 million[31] - Core earnings for Asia in 2023 YTD were 962million,withCanadaandtheUSreporting727 million and 843millionrespectively[34]−GlobalWealthandAssetManagementcontributed607 million to core earnings in 2023 YTD[34] - Total core earnings for the overall business in 2023 YTD were 3,168million[34]−Coreearningsbeforetaxfortheoverallbusinessin2023YTDamountedto3,745 million[34] - Core earnings at constant exchange rates for 2024 YTD were 3,502million,withAsiaandtheUScontributing1,305 million and 874millionrespectively[32]−Coreearningsbeforetaxatconstantexchangeratesfor2024YTDwere4,109 million[32] - Core earnings after tax at fixed exchange rates for 2023 year-to-date totaled 3,162million,withAsiacontributing936 million and the US contributing 857million[35]−CoreearningsaftertaxforQ22024were1,737 million, with a slight decrease from Q1 2024's 1,754million[38]−CoreearningsattributabletocommonshareholdersforQ22024were1,638 million, reflecting a decrease from Q1 2024's 1,699million[38]−CoreearningsaftertaxfortheUSbusinesssegmentin2023year−to−datewere626 million at fixed exchange rates[35] - Core earnings after tax for the Asia business segment in 2023 year-to-date were 683millionatfixedexchangerates[35]−Coreearningsbeforetaxatfixedexchangeratesfor2023year−to−datewere3,736 million, with Asia contributing 1,071millionandtheUScontributing1,055 million[35] - Core earnings attributable to common shareholders for 2023 full year were 6,381million,withaslightadjustmentforfixedexchangeratesbringingitto6,387 million[38] Business Growth and Sales Performance - Annualized Premium Equivalent (APE) sales grew by 17% year-over-year, reaching CAD 1.907 billion[2] - New Business Value (NBV) increased by 23% year-over-year to CAD 723 million[2] - Asia region core earnings grew by 40% year-over-year to USD 472 million[5] - Canada APE sales surged by 61% year-over-year to CAD 520 million[5] - Asia business core earnings grew 40% in Q2 2024, attributed to sustained business momentum and updates to actuarial methods and assumptions in H2 2023[10] - Canada group insurance business core earnings grew 7% in Q2 2024, driven by strong growth and favorable net insurance experience[10] - Global Wealth and Asset Management business recorded net inflows of CAD 100 million in Q2 2024, reflecting strength in institutional business, offset by outflows in retirement business[13] - New business CSM in Hong Kong for Q2 2024 reached 200million,showinga19168 million)[43] - Asia (excluding Hong Kong and Japan) contributed 463milliontonewbusinessCSMin2024YTD,a25.8368 million)[43] - Total new business CSM for 2024 YTD reached 1.286billion,a24.41.034 billion)[43] - Japan's new business CSM for 2024 YTD was 138million,asignificant150.955 million)[43] - The US market contributed 171milliontonewbusinessCSMin2024YTD,adecreaseof13.6198 million)[43] - Canada's new business CSM for 2024 YTD was 146million,a41.7103 million)[43] - Total new business CSM on a constant exchange rate basis for 2024 YTD was 1.291billion,a25.31.030 billion)[43] - Asia (excluding Hong Kong and Japan) accounted for 36% of total new business CSM in 2024 YTD (463millionoutof1.286 billion)[43] - The global premium business segment contributed 231milliontototalnewbusinessCSMin2023,representing10.72.167 billion)[43] - Vietnam's new business CSM for 2023 was 87million,a91.345.5 million, calculated from 2023 total and 2022 YTD)[43] Global Wealth and Asset Management - Global Wealth and Asset Management net inflows were CAD 100 million, significantly lower than CAD 2.2 billion in Q2 2023[2] - Global Wealth and Asset Management core EBITDA margin improved to 26.3%, up 170 basis points year-over-year[6] - Total assets under management and administration reached CAD 933.1 billion, a 13% increase year-over-year[6] - Global Wealth and Asset Management core earnings increased 23% in Q2 2024 due to higher fee income from favorable market impacts, positive net inflows, and favorable tax adjustments[10] - Global Wealth and Asset Management core EBITDA reached 513millioninQ22024,comparedto477 million in Q1 2024[49] - Core earnings for Global Wealth and Asset Management grew to 399millioninQ22024,upfrom357 million in Q1 2024[49] - Core EBITDA for Global Wealth and Asset Management at constant exchange rates was 995millionyear−to−datein2024,upfrom822 million in the same period of 2023[49] - Core EBITDA for Q2 2024 was 513million,upfrom477 million in Q1 2024 and 424millioninQ22023[50]−CorerevenueforQ22024reached1.948 billion, compared to 1.873billioninQ12024and1.722 billion in Q2 2023[50] - Core EBITDA margin for Q2 2024 was 26.3%, up from 25.5% in Q1 2024 and 24.6% in Q2 2023[50] - Global Wealth and Asset Management core revenue for Q2 2024 was 1.948billion,comparedto1.873 billion in Q1 2024 and 1.722billioninQ22023[50]−TotalinvestmentincomeforQ22024was4.825 billion, up from 4.789billioninQ12024and5.085 billion in Q2 2023[50] - Global Wealth and Asset Management investment income for Q2 2024 was 138million,comparedto140 million in Q1 2024 and 75millioninQ22023[50]−Year−to−datecoreEBITDAfor2024was990 million, up from 817millioninthesameperiodin2023[50]−Year−to−datecorerevenuefor2024was3.821 billion, compared to 3.478billioninthesameperiodin2023[50]RegionalPerformance−Asiaregioncoreearningsgrewby40582 million in Q2 2024, up from 363millioninQ12024[46]−USoperationsreportedanetincomeof135 million in Q2 2024, recovering from a loss of 108millioninQ12024[46]−Canada′snetincomeattributabletoshareholdersdecreasedto79 million in Q2 2024 from 273millioninQ12024[46]−Asia′snetincomeattributabletoshareholdersinUSDtermswas424 million in Q2 2024, compared to 270millioninQ12024[46]−Totalnetincomeattributabletoshareholdersreached1,042 million in Q2 2024, up from 866millioninQ12024[46]ContractualServiceMargin(CSM)−ContractualServiceMargin(CSM)balanceincreasedtoCAD20.758billionasofJune30,2024,upbyCAD318millionfromDecember31,2023[14]−NaturalCSMmovementcontributedCAD453milliontotheincreaseinthefirsthalfof2024,drivenbynewbusinessandinterestaccretion,partiallyoffsetbycoreearningsamortizationandunfavorableinsuranceexperience[14]−Non−naturalCSMmovementdecreasedbyCAD135million,primarilyduetoreinsurancetransactions,partiallyoffsetbyfavorableforeignexchangeandequitymarketimpacts[14]−Post−taxCSM,excludingnon−controllinginterests,stoodatCAD18.290billionasofJune30,2024[14]−ContractualServiceMargin(CSM)asofJune30,2024,was21,760 million, slightly down from 22,075millionattheendof2023[41]−Post−taxCSMasofJune30,2024,was19,184 million, compared to 19,425millionattheendof2023[41]MarketExperienceandLosses−MarketexperiencelossesforQ22024wereCAD665million,contributingtoatotallossofCAD1.444billionforthefirsthalfof2024[19]−MarketexperiencelossesforQ22024were665 million, with Asia contributing (58)million,Canada(364) million, and the US (280)million[22]−MarketexperiencelossesforQ22024were9 million, compared to gains of 8millioninQ12024and7 million in Q2 2023[50] Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships - Manulife completed the acquisition of UK-based multi-sector alternative credit management company CQS, rebranded as Manulife | CQS Investment Management, and launched the John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund in the US retail market[7] - Manulife announced a strategic partnership with Annexus in the US to expand its indexed account product portfolio and broaden the market for its indexed universal life insurance products[7] - Manulife deployed generative AI in Asia, launching an innovative AI-powered agent sales tool in Singapore and piloting the Manulife MPF Smart Advisor platform in Hong Kong[8] - Manulife enhanced its mobile app for group insurance members in Canada by adding mental health features and instant support services through a partnership with TELUS Health[8] Financial Metrics and Ratios - Shareholders' core return on equity (annualized) for Q2 2024 was 15.7%, down from 16.7% in Q1 2024[39] - Adjusted book value rose to 60,595millionasofJune30,2024,upfrom60,137 million at the end of Q1 2024[47] - The company's LICAT ratio as of June 30, 2024, was disclosed in accordance with OSFI's guidelines[14] Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Management - Manulife's second quarter 2023 results are discussed, focusing on financial performance and future outlook[55] - The report includes updates on risk management and key actuarial and accounting policies[55] - Forward-looking statements are provided to help investors understand the company's financial condition and future operations[55] - The company does not commit to updating forward-looking statements unless required by law[55]