John Hancock Funds Web Site Wins Top Award from the Web Marketing Association

BOSTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Funds received a prestigious award from the Web Marketing Association (WMA) in its 2010 WebAwards competition.  John Hancock Funds' financial professional web site was recognized as the "Best of Industry" in the Mutual Funds category for 2010. The award marks the fourth year in a row that John Hancock Funds has taken top honors in the Mutual Funds category.

"On behalf of John Hancock Funds, I am proud to congratulate our Marketing and IT web teams for once again attaining the highest standards of quality and creativity," said Keith Hartstein, President & CEO.  "Our web sites provide significant value and support for our partner firms, their financial advisers, and clients."

Winners were announced last week by the Hartford, Connecticut-based WMA, which named the best web sites in 96 industries. Entries from more than 2,000 sites in 45 countries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.

"The level of excellence in web site development continues to increase, constantly making the Internet a very competitive place to do business," said William Rice, President of the WMA.  "As the Internet evolves, so does the state of web site development, and winning a WebAward is a great way to demonstrate the effectiveness of your Web development efforts."

This latest recognition from the WMA continues John Hancock Funds' record of winning multiple awards for its web site, marketing communications and customer service.  Last year, John Hancock Funds received accolades from consulting firm kasina, the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP), Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), Financial Research Corporation, Dalbar, and the Mutual Funds Education Alliance (MEFA).

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of web site development and marketing on the Internet. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its 14th year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for web developers and marketers worldwide.

About John Hancock Funds

The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds manages more than $54.6 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets for individual and institutional investors as at June 30, 2010.  

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. For more than 120 years, clients have looked to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$454 billion (US$428 billion) as at June 30, 2010.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial may be found on the Internet at 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 www.johnhancock.com.

SOURCE John Hancock Funds

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