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Temple University endowment surpasses $500M for first time
– canadianbusiness.com
PHILADELPHIA – Temple University officials say that the north Philadelphia school’s endowment has grown to surpass $500 million for the first time.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/2gEDSM0 ) university leaders credit both an increase in donations and better investment strategies as the reason for Temple reaching the milestone.
Ken Kaiser, Temple’s vice-president and chief financial officer, says the university’s stakeholders have shown their confidence in the school.
President Richard Englert expressed his gratitude toward Temple’s donors, whose support he says is both inspiring and makes a lasting impact.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, Temple doubled its fundraising for endowed scholarships to $15.6 million.
Temple typically invests around 4.5 per cent of its endowment return every year.
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Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.inquirer.com
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports (http://bit.ly/2gEDSM0 ) university leaders credit both an increase in donations and better investment strategies as the reason for Temple reaching the milestone.
Ken Kaiser, Temple’s vice-president and chief financial officer, says the university’s stakeholders have shown their confidence in the school.
President Richard Englert expressed his gratitude toward Temple’s donors, whose support he says is both inspiring and makes a lasting impact.
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, Temple doubled its fundraising for endowed scholarships to $15.6 million.
Temple typically invests around 4.5 per cent of its endowment return every year.
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Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.inquirer.com
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Earn thousands of bonus airline miles on all your Hilton stays
– RewardsCanada.ca
Rather than offering up a systemwide mileage bonus that is tied into their current HHonors bonus of up to Triple Points, Hilton has decided to offer up various individual bonus offers for many of their airline partners. Below you’ll find the most current and up to date list of these offers! Plus as HHonors provides Points+Miles you can still take advantage of Hilton HHonors’ Triple Points for stays until the end of this year.Highlighted offers:Aeroplan – Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays in Canada, Caribbean, Central & South AmericaBritish Airways Executive ClubTriple Avios on all eligible stays1,500 Bonus MileagePlus Miles for every night you stay at one of more than 50 participating Waldorf Astoria and Conrad Hotels The complete list of offers: All Airline Partners Earn up to 500 Bonus Miles PER NIGHT for stays at participating hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada and Hawaii. Full details and online booking500 miles per stay at select recently opened Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton by Hilton hotels500 miles per night at select recently opened Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Curio – A Collection by Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton hotels Until ? All Airline Partners Earn up to 500 Bonus Miles PER NIGHT for stays at select newly opened hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
News, Tips & TricksWe are only about 36 hours away from the end of the Rewards Canada 15th Anniversary Celebration! You have a chance to win 30,000 Starpoints in the final week contest! Also remember that you until the end of tomorrow to earn double MileagePlus Miles on all hotel bookings made via Kaligo! Check it all out on the 15th Anniversary site! Episode 9 of the Rewards Canada podcast came out yesterday! We talk 15th Anniversary, Amex Fixed Point redemptions, WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard and more! Find the details and download links here. In the final contest mentioned above we have been asking our readers on what they would like to see on Rewards Canada in the future and we have begun implementing some of those ideas already! Some are easy to do and so have been done while others will be in the pipeline to be implemented. Lots of you have asked for more travel deals so we have started posting more of those as witnessed in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday posts…Royal Bank sees Q4 profit decline 2% but annual profit rises to record high
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Royal Bank saw its fourth-quarter net income dip two per cent to $2.54 billion, down from $2.59 billion a year ago when the bank benefited from a lower effective tax rate.
The earnings amounted to $1.65 per diluted share, down nine cents from $1.74 a year ago.
Revenue for the three-month period ended Oct. 31 was $9.27 billion, compared with $8.02 billion during the same period last year.
The bank (TSX:RY) also reported $358 million in provisions for credit losses, up from $318 during the previous quarter, primarily due to low oil prices.
For the full fiscal year, RBC had net income of $10.46 billion, a record for the bank and up four per cent from $10.03 billion last year.
That annual profit amounted to $6.78 per diluted share, compared with $6.73 per diluted share in fiscal 2015.
Revenue for the full year was $38.41 billion, up five cents from $35.32 billion last year.
The bank said its full-year results benefited from strong wealth management earnings, which included City National Bank, acquired last year…
The earnings amounted to $1.65 per diluted share, down nine cents from $1.74 a year ago.
Revenue for the three-month period ended Oct. 31 was $9.27 billion, compared with $8.02 billion during the same period last year.
The bank (TSX:RY) also reported $358 million in provisions for credit losses, up from $318 during the previous quarter, primarily due to low oil prices.
For the full fiscal year, RBC had net income of $10.46 billion, a record for the bank and up four per cent from $10.03 billion last year.
That annual profit amounted to $6.78 per diluted share, compared with $6.73 per diluted share in fiscal 2015.
Revenue for the full year was $38.41 billion, up five cents from $35.32 billion last year.
The bank said its full-year results benefited from strong wealth management earnings, which included City National Bank, acquired last year…
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