Manulife & Great West Q1 2006 Earnings

Bloomberg, 4 May 2006Manulife Financial Corp. and Great- West Lifeco Inc., Canada's largest and third-largest insurers, said first-quarter profit rose after a stock rally increased mutual fund sales.Manulife's net income climbed for an 18th straight quarter to a record C$956 million ($863.5 million), or C$1.19 a share, from C$801 million, or 98 cents a share, a year earlier, the Toronto-based