Interest rates, inflation, taxes and more — it's been a year to remember
The benchmark Canadian stock index was also helped by rising industrial, financial stocks
The central bank lowered its key interest rate by one percentage point this year
The bank announced this week it will be split and sold to Fairstone and National Bank
Its Canadian wealth management revenue was up 18% in the quarter from a year earlier
The bank's Q4 revenue totalled $3.70B, up from $2.94B a year earlier
Capital markets, wealth management, banking boost results
Fairstone is buying its commercial operations for $1.9B
Share buybacks and resilience in the Canadian and U.S. economies have boosted share prices
Expected decrease to 2.1% from 2.4% in September driven by lower gas prices