10:31 AM EST - Manulife Investment Management : Announced proposed changes to its mutual fund and closed-end fund platforms, subject to applicable regulatory and securityholder approvals. These changes will help streamline our platforms of actively managed investments and further our commitment to offering diverse, strong-performing products to help Canadian investors achieve their goals. They are: Securityholder vote on proposed fund merger; Termination of certain mutual funds; Termination of certain closed-end funds; Changes to Manulife Value Balanced Fund and Manulife Value Balanced Class; Closing the series of certain funds to new purchases. Manulife Investment Management
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