Economic events such as lower oil prices are having an impact on the earnings of Canada's financial services companies
Seven of 10 broad sectors are expected to climb, but energy sector profits are forecast to decline 84%
The energy sector is expected to lead the decline
Profitability under pressure from struggling Canadian economy, low interest rates
AUM rise to $36.7 billion
Asset manager hikes dividend again
Q4 profit drops due to unusual items
Wealth management sales up 32 per cent
The firm's acquisition of State Farm Canada's life and health insurance operations has also closed
However, the culprit of the loss, investment-banking revenue, was also responsible for full year gains in revenue and net income in 2014