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Brett Horn
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Power Corp Benefits From Market Gains and Cost-Cutting at Top-Holding Power Financial

No-moat Power Corporation posted good first-quarter results, with market-driven gains at top-holding Power Financial and better results at Sagard contributing to a sequential net earnings per share improvement of 29%, up from $0.49 to $0.62. Although net earnings were down significantly compared with first-quarter 2018, the difference can be attributed to one-time distributions at portfolio company Sagard Europe. After removing the effect of these distributions and recent accounting changes at P...
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Power Corporation of Canada

Power is a holding company with interests in companies that are active in the financial services, communications and other business sectors. Co. operates in four segments: Great-West Lifeco Inc., which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products, as well as reinsurance and specialty general insurance products; IGM Financial Inc., which offers financial planning services and investment products to its client base; Parjointco N.V., which holds interests in companies based in Europe active in various sectors, including specialty minerals, water, waste services, energy, and wines and spirits; and Other, which is made up of corporate activities of Co.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Brett Horn

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