A quarter of very strong top and bottom-line growth Here's a summary of Manulife's second-quarter earnings results compared with its results in the same period a year ago. Source: Manulife Financial Corp. Manulife's fully diluted core earnings per common share increased 22.2% and its revenue before realized and unrealized gains and losses increased 23.6% compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2014. The company noted that these very strong results could be primarily attributed to higher fee income on higher asset levels in its wealth and asset management businesses, strong insurance sales in Asia, and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Here's a quick breakdown of 10 other notable statistics from the report compared with the year-ago period: Manulife also announced that it will be maintaining its quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, and the next payment will come on September 21 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 18.