TORONTO Sun Life Financial Inc beat analyst estimates for second-quarter core earnings on Thursday, helped by lower claims on some health plans, particularly in the United States, and the positive impact of investing activity.
TORONTO, Aug 6 Manulife Financial Corp's focus on containing costs will be a key driver of its target of 10% to 12% growth in core earnings per share next year and beyond, its chief executive said on Thursday.
TORONTO Manulife Financial Corp on Wednesday comfortably beat analyst estimates for second-quarter core profit, which rose from a year earlier due in part to favorable policyholder experience and market impacts.
TORONTO, July 30 Royal Bank of Canada will allow most employees to keep working from home into 2021, although a "very small number" of staff in the greater Toronto area may return to workplaces in mid- to late- September, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
TORONTO Canadian life insurers are set to see double-digit earnings decreases in the second quarter as the pandemic-induced economic slowdown has ushered in decade-low interest rates and weighed on sales.
TORONTO, July 30 Canadian life insurers are set to see double-digit earnings decreases in the second quarter as the pandemic-induced economic slowdown ushered in decade-low interest rates and weighed on sales.
TORONTO Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's reassurance that interest rates will remain low for at least two years could unleash a wave of speculative demand in the country's hottest housing markets, realtors and mortgage brokers warned.
TORONTO, July 16 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's reassurance that interest rates will remain low for at least two years could unleash a wave of speculative demand in the country's hottest housing markets, realtors and mortgage brokers warned.
TORONTO The shift to Canadian traders working from home is putting the systems used to monitor their activity to the test, with some experts saying the technology needs to be more robust to secure against unauthorized activity or possible insider trading.
(This July 6 story corrects to say Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has one black board director instead of "none of the top six banks had either a Black CEO or a board member")
Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations triggered by last week's devastating explosion.