The Toronto-based insurer has also been contacted by the
As well,
"It is believed that these inquiries are similar to those made to many financial service companies as part of an industrywide investigation by various regulatory agencies into practices, policies and procedures relating to trading in mutual fund shares," the two companies said in regulatory filings.
Dow Jones was unable to contact neither Manulife nor John Hancock officials by press time. couldn't be reached Tuesday night.









