Bank reports record annual profit
Bank ups dividend
Profit up 19%
TD Bank today reported lower fourth-quarter profit as a $138 million tax charge on its reorganization of the TD Waterhouse discount brokerage pulled down earnings.The bank said it made $589 million, or 82¢ a share, during the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2005 down from $595 million, or 90¢ a share a year earlier.Stripping out a […]
Standard & Poor’s announced yesterday that it would include all option expenses in earnings reports for its U.S. indices, including the S&P 500.The inclusion of option expense will result in a 4.2% decrease in earnings for the S&P 500 in 2005, it notes. The information technology sector will be hardest hit, with an earnings reduction […]
Strong gains in group insurance
Brokerage, mutual fund units experienced strong growth: StatsCan
Desjardins Group demonstrated weaker financial performance during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005.Return on equity was 16.0% as opposed to 19.8% for the same period in 2004.As a result, Desjardins declares combined surplus earnings before dividends to members of $306 million down from $342 million for third quarter 2004.Over the nine months ended September […]
Raises dividend
Dealers committed to clarity, SIA president says