The third-quarter 2025 earnings season, largely drawing to a close in early November, has proven to be a dynamic and often surprising period for investors. While a significant majority of S&P 500 companies have managed to surpass analyst expectations, the magnitude of these beats has been more modest than
Empower today announced after-tax base earnings of $317 million for the third quarter of 2025, a 10% increase from the same period in 2024. Empower growth was driven by new client acquisition, strong retirement plan sales, and significant momentum across Empower’s expanding wealth and benefits platforms.
Toronto, Canada – Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF), a global financial services organization, presented a nuanced third-quarter 2023 earnings report that painted a picture of both significant gains and underlying challenges. While the company recorded a robust reported net income of C$871 million, a substantial increase from C$111
Quebec City, QC – November 4, 2025 – iA Financial Corporation (TSX: IAG; OTCPK: IAFNF) has once again demonstrated its commitment to shareholder returns by declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.99 per common share. The announcement, made today, solidifies the company's consistent payout strategy, reinforcing investor confidence in its financial stability
Ottawa, Canada – October 21, 2025 – Canada's financial markets are recalibrating after a surprisingly robust inflation report for September, which saw the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerate to 2.4%. This unexpected uptick, surpassing both August's 1.9% and market forecasts of 2.3%, has significantly cooled expectations for an
Empower today announced after tax base earnings of $247 million for the second quarter of 2025, a 13% increase from the same period in 2024 excluding the impact of invested asset write-downs of $37 million post-tax in Q2 2025 and $29 million in Q2 2024, and a favorable one-time fee income adjustment to earnings of $22 million in Q2 2024.
In a move aimed at expanding investment opportunities for retirement plan participants, Empower is announcing today a new program that will pave the way for private markets investments to be included within defined contribution retirement plans.
Empower today announced it broke into record earnings territory by achieving $973 million in base earnings,1,2 up 30% from 2023, through business growth and sales momentum in both its workplace and wealth management businesses in 2024. Base return-on-equity1,3 has increased from approximately 12% to 16% in the past 12 months.
Empower has announced third-quarter earnings achieved as of September 30, 2024, through business growth, higher market returns and sales momentum in its Workplace Solutions and Personal Wealth units.
Empower is announcing record second-quarter earnings achieved as of June 30, 2024, through business growth and sales momentum in its Workplace Solutions and Personal Wealth units.
Empower is announcing record first-quarter earnings achieved as of March 31, 2024, through business growth and sales momentum in its Workplace Solutions and Personal Wealth units. The company now administers over $1.6 trillion in assets for 18.6 million individuals.1 In addition, Empower is announcing the completion of its integration of the retirement business it acquired from Prudential Financial in 2022.
Empower today announced that it has entered its tenth year of operations with record earnings achieved through sustained business growth and sales momentum. The firm’s full-year after-tax base earnings1,2 in 2023 were $749 million (US) or $1 billion (CAD). The company now administers more than $1.5 trillion in assets for 18.5 million individuals.
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton, today announced a strategic partnership with Power Corporation of Canada (“Power” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Power Group of Companies”) [TSX:POW] and Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (“Great-West”) [TSX:GWO]. The Power Group of Companies including Great-West and IGM Financial (“IGM”) [TSX:IGM] are leaders in the global insurance, retirement, asset management and wealth management sectors and have collective assets under management and/or administration (“AUM/AUA”) of approximately $2.1 trillion1. Great-West includes Empower in the US as well as Canada Life in Canada and Irish Life in Europe. IGM encompasses subsidiaries Mackenzie Financial and IG Wealth Management and also has investments in Rockefeller Capital Management and China Asset Management Co.
