The corporation earned $401 million during the quarter, down from $478 million a year earlier
Company earned $443 million, down from $658 million a year earlier
The vote was 23% in favour, 77% against a greater shareholder voice on executive compensation
Bigger contribution from IGM offset by lower earnings from life insurance companies
The quarterly payment to shareholders will go up by 5.2% to 45.55 cents per common share
Insurer gets Asia boost while region weighs on Sun Life results
Strong performances from GWL, Putnam Investments and IGM Financial resulted in net earnings of $658 million in Q2
Subsidiaries Great-West Lifeco and IGM Financial have invested $230 million in 32 fintechs
Power Financial has invested $165 million in capital in the robo-advisor since 2015
The deputy chairman, president and co-chief executive, had taken a temporary medical leave last year