Net income also rose by 49% for the first six months of fiscal 2006
Leading assets also continued to show steady growth
Q2 is the bank’s 72nd consecutive profitable quarter
Tax recovery helps lift earnings
Volume of mortgage fundings slips in Q2
Results follow up a strong year for the Quebec-based company
Bank boosts quarterly dividend
Wealth management, record trading boost results
Robust revenue growth personal and commercial and wealth-management segments
Second strongest quarter ever, says Statistics Canada