05:16 PM EDT, 08/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Manulife Financial ( MFC ) reported Q2 core earnings late Wednesday of CA$0.91 ($0.66) per diluted share, up from CA$0.83 per share a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected CA$0.88 for the quarter ended June 30.

Separately, the company's board declared quarterly dividend of CA$0.40 per share, payable Sept. 19 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21.