LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
           The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Barbados Branch)

                             SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

The undersigned, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Barbados Branch) with
registered  address at The Goddard Building, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, Barbados
hereby  constitutes  and  appoints with full power of substitution each of Betsy
Anne  Seel,  Suzanne  Cartledge,  Edward  Macdonald, Christopher Sechler, Daniel
Beauregard  and David Pemstein, acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

      (1)  Prepare  and  execute  for  the  undersigned,  Forms  3, 4, and 5 and
amendments thereto regarding shares of the Fund in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

      (2)  File  any  such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United
States  Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

      (3)  Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

The  undersigned  acknowledges  that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor
the  Fund are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

This  Power  of  Attorney  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect until the
undersigned  is  no  longer  required  to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked  by  the  undersigned  in  a  signed  writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.  This  Power  of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 2nd day of December 2022.

Executed as of deed

For and on behalf of
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Barbados Branch)

/s/ Heliang Qu
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Name: Heliang Qu
Title: AVP, Reinsurance


/s/ Renee Springer-Hayes
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Name: Renee Springer-Hayes
Title: AVP & Controller