John Hancock Investments honored with 2016 Lipper Fund Awards

BOSTON, March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Two funds in the John Hancock Investments family were honored at the 2016 Lipper Fund Awards event Tuesday night in New York City. John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund (JVMIX) won for its 10-year performance record among multi-cap core funds and John Hancock International Growth Fund (GOGIX) won for its 5-year performance record among international multi-cap growth funds.  

Lipper's annual fund awards recognize funds and fund management firms for consistently strong, risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.

"We are honored to receive this important recognition from Lipper," said Andrew Arnott, president and CEO of John Hancock Investments. "Our number one goal as an asset manager is to deliver consistently strong risk-adjusted performance to the shareholders of our funds, and Lipper's performance awards are one measure of how well we're doing on that front. These performance milestones are also a testament to the strength of our manager-of-managers approach, where we seek to hire the very best investment managers from around the world to manage our funds, and then we carefully oversee them on a daily basis." 

John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund is managed by a team led by Steven L. Pollack, CFA, and Joseph F. Feeney, Jr., CFA, at Boston Partners and John Hancock International Growth Fund is managed by John A. Boselli, CFA, a portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company LLP.

About John Hancock Investments
John Hancock has helped individuals and institutions build and protect wealth since 1862. Today, we are one of America's strongest and most-recognized brands. As a manager of managers, John Hancock Investments searches the world to find proven portfolio teams with specialized expertise for every fund we offer, then we apply vigorous investment oversight to ensure they continue to meet our uncompromising standards and serve the best interests of our shareholders. Our unique approach to asset management has led to a diverse set of investments deeply rooted in investor needs, along with strong risk-adjusted returns across asset classes.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife
John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife, a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada, and the United States. Operating as Manulife in Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, our group of companies offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents, and distribution partners. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were C$935 billion (US$676 billion) as of December 31, 2015. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com.

The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers and administers a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.

A fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses should be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. To obtain a prospectus, contact your financial professional, call John Hancock Investments at 800-225-5291, or visit our website at www.jhinvestments.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

Foreign investing, especially in emerging markets, has additional risks, such as currency and market volatility and political and social instability. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments. Hedging and other strategic transactions may increase volatility and result in losses if not successful. The stock prices of midsize and small companies can change more frequently and dramatically than those of large companies. Value stocks may decline in price. Large company stocks could fall out of favor, and illiquid securities may be difficult to sell at a price approximating their value. Please see the funds' prospectuses for additional risks.

Lipper Awards are granted annually to the funds in each Lipper classification that achieve the highest score for Consistent Return, a measure of funds' historical risk adjusted returns, measured in local currency, relative to peers. Winners are selected using the Lipper Leader rating for Consistent Return for funds with at least 36 months of performance history as of 2/29/16. Awards are presented for the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return within each eligible classification over 3, 5, or 10 years. Other share classes may have different performance and expense characteristics. Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. is an independent mutual fund research and rating service. Although Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Lipper. Lipper awards are not intended to predict future results. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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SOURCE John Hancock Investments

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