• Power Corporation of Canada posted IFRS net earnings attributable to participating shareholders of CAD 690 million, down 10.6% year over year, while adjusted net earnings rose 10.3% to CAD 974 million.
• IFRS net earnings per share fell 8.3% to CAD 1.10; adjusted net earnings per share climbed 12.3% to CAD 1.55.
• Adjusted net earnings contributions rose at Great-West Lifeco to CAD 871 million and at IGM Financial to CAD 211 million; GBL swung to a CAD 5 million loss.
• Great-West repurchased 13,400,000 shares under its NCIB in the first half at an average CAD 69.06; it later moved to double the buyback limit to 40,000,000 shares.
• Empower agreed to buy Milliman’s retirement plan and benefits administration business for about USD 340 million, adding about 1,500,000 participants and USD 130 billion in client assets.

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