John Hancock Funds Wins Multiple Awards for Web Site and Marketing Communications
January 13 2010 - 11:14AM
PR Newswire (US)
Takes #2 spot in kasina rankings, among other accolades BOSTON,
Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Funds wrapped up
2009 by winning multiple awards for its web site, advisor
communications, and customer service. "A consistent theme
throughout our recent string of awards has been the strength and
quality of our web-based, interactive tools," said Keith F.
Hartstein, President & CEO of John Hancock Funds. "Financial
advisors choose partners to help them meet client needs, and a tool
like our Portfolio Insight, which creates custom reports and a
transparent view of client holdings, does just that." -- John
Hancock Funds placed second in kasina's annual rankings of top
financial intermediary web sites for 2009. The asset management
consulting firm cited John Hancock's focus on "taking the guesswork
out of sales ideas," "ease of use," and "keen focus on brand."
Carey Foran Hoch, Senior Vice President and head of marketing,
said: "Despite the challenges of 2009, we were able to deliver
tools that helped advisors grow their businesses and also that
differentiated our firm in the marketplace." -- Portfolio Insight
won the highest award from the League of American Communications
Professionals (LACP) in its 2009 "Spotlight" Awards. Commenting on
the Platinum award, judges noted: "Terrific production values -
very well developed and informative. Reflects the John Hancock
brand very positively;" and "We're impressed with the variety of
materials and resources presented to visitors through this portal.
Very well done!" -- Portfolio Insight won in the category of Rich
Internet Application (RIA) at the prestigious Massachusetts
Innovation & Technology (MITX) 14th annual competition. --
Financial Research Corporation (FRC) in its annual survey of
advisors ranked John Hancock Funds fifth in the industry for the
quality of marketing materials. John Hancock was cited in
particular for adding to its advisor web sites to help with
strategies in reaching specific markets, such as defined
contribution plan sales. -- In addition, Dalbar awarded John
Hancock Funds its 2009 Mutual Fund Service Award for excellence in
customer service, for the second consecutive year. These awards
followed the Mutual Funds Education Alliance (MFEA) recognition of
John Hancock Funds at its awards ceremony in October of 2009. MFEA
honored John Hancock with nine awards in total, including "Best
Overall Communications." 2009 marked the fourth year in a row that
John Hancock won MFEA's top award, and the third consecutive year
the company won more than eight awards. About John Hancock Funds
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock
Financial, John Hancock Funds manages more than $50.5 billion in
open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement
plans and related party assets for individual and institutional
investors at September 30, 2009. About John Hancock Financial and
Manulife Financial Corporation John Hancock Financial is a unit of
Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial
services group serving millions of customers in 22 countries and
territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada
and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United
States, Manulife Financial Corporation offers clients a diverse
range of financial protection products and wealth management
services through its extensive network of employees, agents and
distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial
and its subsidiaries were Cdn$437 billion (US$407 billion) at
September 30, 2009. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC'
on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife
Financial can be found on the Internet at http://www.manulife.com/.
The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises
one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock
offers a broad range of financial products and services, including
life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products,
mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college
savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional
information about John Hancock may be found at
http://www.johnhancock.com/. DATASOURCE: John Hancock Funds
CONTACT: Beth McGoldrick, +1-617-663-4751, Web Site:
http://www.johnhancock.com/
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