NU Online News Service, May 1, 2003, 7:04 p.m. EDT – John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, is reporting $253 million in net income for the first quarter on $2.3 billion in revenue, up from $147 million in net income on $2.1 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2002.
But Hancock notes that the latest net figures include $293 million in investment losses recognized during the quarter, and that it is still carrying $900 million in unrealized losses on its books.
Hancock ended the quarter with $69 billion in invested assets.
The latest figures also include $234 million in gains from the recent sale of Hancock's Boston headquarters buildings, including the Hancock Tower, to Beacon Capital Partners Inc., Boston, for $910 million, Hancock says.
