TORONTO, Aug. 9 /CNW/ - Saxon Financial Inc. (TSX:SFI) announced today that its board of directors has increased its quarterly dividend. The board has approved a second quarter dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on August 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on August 18, 2006. Please visit Saxon's website at www.saxonfinancial.ca for further investor information. About Saxon Financial Inc.: Saxon Financial Inc. is one of Canada's most respected value-style investment management firms. The company has three principal lines of business: Saxon Funds Management Limited, which manages a family of high-performing, low-fee mutual funds; Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited, an institutional asset management business; and Howson Tattersall Private Asset Management Inc., a private client asset management business.