John Hancock Financial Network Signs Multi-Year Renewal Agreement with Financial Profiles; Company to Leverage Industry Standard Planning Tools across Its Entire U.S. Advisor Force

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2005

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Financial Profiles, Inc., the standard for planning and advice solutions, today announced that John Hancock Financial Network signed a three-year renewal agreement to leverage its industry standard planning applications, Profiles (TM) Professional and Profiles (TM) Forecaster, to the firm's entire U.S. advisor force.

"Needs-based, client-centered selling directly enhances our advisors' ability to increase productivity and customer loyalty," said Dave Freitag, CLU, ChFC, vice president of training and sales development at John Hancock Financial Network. "Tools like Professional and Forecaster are important components of this needs-based culture."

Profiles Professional comprehensive, cash flow-based planning tool and Profiles Forecaster goals-based, needs analysis solution empowers relationship-oriented selling initiatives by simplifying the planning process for both advisors and their clients. The applications provide clear, concise fact finding and report pages while their intuitive, user-friendly designs make them immediately productive for any advisor, regardless of their level of experience.

"John Hancock Financial Network is a proven industry stalwart, and we're honored to continue our long standing partnership with them to help their advisors solve the financial needs of their clients across the entire wealth spectrum," said Jim McClafferty, president and CEO of Financial Profiles. "We remain committed to ensure our solutions keep up with their needs now and in the future."

About Financial Profiles, Inc.

Financial Profiles offers the financial services industry comprehensive financial advice software, consulting, training and support services. The company began in 1969 and today works with many nationally recognized financial services organizations. For more information about Financial Profiles' products and services, visit the company's Web site at www.profiles.com.

About John Hancock Financial Network

John Hancock Financial Network(a) (www.jhnetwork.com) has over 100 offices across the United States and is a career agency distribution unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$364 billion (US$297 billion) as at June 30, 2005. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.

(a)John Hancock Financial Network is a service mark of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., and its affiliated companies.

(C) 2005 Financial Profiles Inc. All rights reserved. Profiles is a trademark of Financial Profiles Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.