TORONTO, March 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Marianne Harrison, Manulife Financial's Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canadian Division is scheduled to participate in a Question & Answer discussion at National Bank Financial's 11^th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 beginning at 1:10 pm ET.

Interested parties may access the live audio webcast through manulife.com/presentations. An archived version of the replay audio will be available the day after the live event at the same location for six months.

About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$532 billion (US$535 billion) as at December 31, 2012. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

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 manulife.com.

SOURCE: Manulife Financial Corporation