Industry

Detecting capacity issues and undue influence

Assessing capacity, while best left to medical experts, is a medical-legal process

By Katie Keir |May 30, 2018

4 min read

Big 5 banks beat Q2 expectations with strong international growth

All of Canada’s Big Five banks delivered second-quarter profits that beat expectations, earning a collective $10.6 billion—up nearly 11% from a year ago. Canada’s biggest banks also handily beat analyst estimates for adjusted profits, brushing off concern about the impact of a cooling real estate market amid tighter mortgage lending guidelines. Read: Why financial sector […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 30, 2018

2 min read

Rising rates and dividend-paying stocks

Find out why this manager is looking to dividend growers

By Mark Burgess |May 29, 2018

2 min read

Scotiabank’s Q2 net income up almost 4%, helped by international banking

Scotiabank reported a nearly four cent jump in profit in the latest quarter, beating market expectations with a boost from its international operations in Latin America. The bank said Tuesday it earned $2.04 billion in net income attributable to common shareholders for its second quarter, up 3.9% from $1.97 billion a year ago. The earnings […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 29, 2018

3 min read