CALGARY, Alberta, March 19 (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp said on Friday it cut its adjusted earnings from operations estimates for the last part of 2009 and for each quarter of 2010 after determining it overstated actual and expected gains.

TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The head of Mitsubishi Motors Corp challenged widespread views that a strategic partnership was necessary for its survival, saying the company would aim to return to health by operating within its limited means.

March 19 (Reuters) - Diamond Realty Management Inc, a wholly owned unit of Mitsubishi Corp , has created an unlisted real estate fund specializing in logistics facilities, the Nikkei business daily said.

MANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - Philippine property firm Megaworld Corp said it won a bidding for the development of a 34.5-hectare state property and would spend at least 22 billion pesos ($482 million) on the project over 20 years.

March 17 (Reuters) - SLM Corp on Wednesday sold $1.5 billion of senior notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - SLM Corp on Monday sold $1.5 billion of 10-year senior notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - SLM Corp on Wednesday launched $1.5 billion of 10-year senior notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp on Wednesday set approximate yields for its two-part note sale, with pricing expected later in the day, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

March 17 (Reuters) - AnnTaylor Stores Corp's efforts to revamp its offerings and reduce prices will boost the company's performance near term, Bofa Merrill Lynch said, and raised the stock of the women's apparel retailer a notch to "neutral".

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp's credit spreads tightened on Wednesday after the aircraft leasing company launched a major debt refinancing, according to data from Phoenix Partners Group.