Earnings in the bank’s international banking division rose 16% year-over-year to $667 million
The bank’s wealth-management division reported a 39% increase in net income to $597 million in Q1 2018 from $167 million in Q1 2017
The bank increased its quarterly payment to common shareholders to $1.33 a share after its four strategic business units posted strong results
Stricter mortgage rules and the uncertain fate of NAFTA could cloud the long-term outlook
The insurer launched new digital offerings in Canada in 2017 and continued to build out its wealth and asset-management businesses
U.S. tax reform that hit net income in the most recent quarter will benefit the insurer in the future
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But a lower corporate tax rate will have a positive effect on future earnings, the bank says
But Brookfield's recent substantial expansion has resulted in a drop of 50.9% in earnings, bringing down the sector's overall growth
The bank has raised its quarterly dividend to 93¢ a share, up from 90¢ the previous quarter