Firms optimistic about an improvement in global conditions
Total assets of the plan are expected to rise from $175 billion in 2012 to $300 billion by 2020
Outlook aided by stock market gains, lower unemployment and continuing low interest rates
Annual ranking of Canada’s wealthiest released
Canadian investors trim foreign holdings
CDS, Alpha help boost revenues despite softness in capital markets
Revenue falls 2% to $183.6 million
Wealth sales up 25%, insurance sales up 6%
Improvement beats estimates
Manufacturing and resources have seen the most weakness