MANULIFE INVESTMENTS / STRUCTURED PRODUCTS

Closed-end Funds

A closed-end fund is a publicly traded investment company that raises a fixed amount of capital through an initial public offering (IPO). The closed-end fund is then structured, listed and traded like a stock on a stock exchange. Closed-end funds raise a prescribed amount of capital only once through an IPO by issuing a fixed amount of shares, which are purchased by investors in the closed-end fund as stock. Unlike regular stocks, closed-end funds represent an interest in a specialized portfolio of securities that is actively managed and which typically concentrates on a specific industry, geographic market or sector. 

Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust

Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust was created to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in an actively managed portfolio of issuers that underpin the world's financial infrastructure, including those whose businesses dominate custodian and wealth management, securities exchanges, insurance brokerage, financial networks and processing and financial information, which the Investment Advisor believes have attractive dividend yields, strong earnings growth momentum and high barriers to entry, including high customer switching costs.

Fund Profile
Manulife Investments announces termination of Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust – January 23, 2014
Manulife Investments Announces Quarterly Distribution for Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust and Oil Sands Sector Fund – December 17, 2013
Manulife Investments announces extension of termination date of Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust – December 4, 2013
Manulife Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust Announces Anticipated Distribution for 2013 – February 14, 2013

 

Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund

The Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund is a closed-end investment trust created to provide investors with steady monthly distributions while preserving capital, and an opportunity for increased income should short-term interest rates rise. The Fund invests in an actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of investments in senior floating rate loans and, to a lesser extent, other short duration credit securities.

Fund Profile 
Fund Profile – Series U (US$)
Investor Overview – May 3, 2013
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Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Announces Monthly Distribution for Class A and Class U Units – January 21, 2014
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Announces Monthly Distribution for Class A and Class U Units – December 17, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid – July 26, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Announces Monthly Distribution For Class A and Class U Units – June 18, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Closes Over-Allotment Option – May 31, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Closes $250 Million Initial Public Offering – May 17, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Files Final Prospectus – April 26, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund – Final Prospectus – April 26, 2013
Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Files Preliminary Prospectus – April 1, 2013

 

Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. 

Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp is a closed-end investment trust created to provide investors with the opportunity for capital appreciation by investing in an actively managed portfolio of equity securities primarily in the gold and precious metals industry, as well as direct investments in precious metals such as gold and silver bullion. The Company will also invest, to a lesser extent, in base metals and mineral companies.

Fund Profile
Manulife Investments announces results of special meeting of securityholders to dissolve Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. – November 29, 2013
Manulife Investments announces adjournment of special meeting of securityholders to dissolve Markland AGF Precious Metals Corp. – November 15, 2013

 

Oil Sands Sector Fund 

Oil Sands Sector Fund is a closed-end investment trust created to provide investors with exposure to the returns of an actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of issuers participating in the Canadian Oil Sands sector. The Investment Advisor believes that the global supply for crude oil is at or near its peak and the Canadian Oil Sands are attractively positioned to benefit from future growth in the demand for global energy.

Fund Profile
Anticipated 2014 Quarterly Cash Distribution for the Oil Sands Sector Fund – January 30, 2014
Manulife Investments Announces Quarterly Distribution for Copernican World Financial Infrastructure Trust and Oil Sands Sector Fund – December 17, 2013

 

Split Share Corporations

Split share funds are unique investment corporations that offer two distinct classes of shares (capital shares, preferred shares) and typically invest in an underlying portfolio of dividend paying companies. Both classes of shares trade separately on an exchange. Preferred shares receive fixed, cumulative quarterly payments. Capital shares capture the movement of the underlying stocks, but in a more magnified way than if an investor owned the underlying portfolio of securities directly. This magnification of return is commonly known as “leverage”.

Copernican International Financial Split Corp.

Copernican International Financial Split Corp. was created to provide exposure to the world’s leading retail bank, life insurance and investment management financial service companies based outside North America which the Investment Advisor believes have both attractive dividend yields and strong earnings growth momentum. The Investment Advisor believes the ongoing consolidation across financial services will continue, resulting in faster and less costly technology-driven economies of scale reaching, profitably, a steadily increasing percentage of the world’s population, notably across parts of Eastern and Central Europe, Latin and South America and Asia.

Fund Profile – Class A Share
Fund Profile – Preferred Share
Manulife Investments announces dissolution of Copernican International Financial Split Corp. - Press Release – November 27, 2013
Manulife Investments announces results of special meeting of securityholders to extend the term of Copernican International Financial Split Corp.- Press Release – November 15, 2013

 

Copernican World Banks Split Inc.

Copernican World Banks Split Inc. was created to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in an attractive tax-efficient split share structure with an actively managed portfolio of 25-30 of the world’s leading global bank-based financial services companies. The Investment Advisor believes these businesses have both attractive dividend yields and strong earnings growth momentum.

Fund Profile – Class A Share
Fund Profile – Preferred Share
Manulife Investments announces dissolution of Copernican World Banks Split Inc.- Press Release – November 27, 2013
Manulife Investments announces results of special meeting of securityholders to extend the term of Copernican World Banks Split Inc.- Press Release – November 15, 2013

Principal Protected Notes (PPNs)

Principal protected notes (also referred to as deposit notes), are a type of investment that combines the benefits of principal protection at maturity with equity market growth potential. The return is usually linked to the performance of an equity investment and the term to maturity is generally six to eight years. If held to maturity, principal protected notes allow the investor to participate in equity markets with confidence, knowing their principal is protected.

CIBC Manulife Investments Dividend Growth Deposit Notes Series 1
CIBC Manulife Investments Dividend Growth Deposit Notes, S2
BMO Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Canadian ReturnPlus Class, Series 2
Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Total Return Class, Series 1
Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, R.O.C. Class, Series 1
BMO Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Canadian ReturnPlus Class, Series 1
BMO Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Global ReturnPlus Class 1, Series 1
BMO Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Global ReturnPlus Class, Series 2
Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Total Return Class, Series 2