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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - Aug. 3, 2011) - BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE:BMO)(TSX:BMO), will hold its annual Fixed Income Perspectives Conference on Friday, August 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago.

The conference, which will be hosted by Justin Hoogendoorn, Managing Director, U.S. Fixed Income, and Dimitri Delis, Director, U.S. Fixed Income, BMO Capital Markets, will include a keynote address by Michael Moskow, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as well as a number of discussions on topics such as municipal credit and asset liability management. There will also be a regulatory & accounting update for financial institutions and a discussion on convexity.

"Employment, housing, oil and debt are creating potential headwinds that can stop the economy from moving forward," said Mr. Hoogendoorn. "This event will not only look at the potential impact of these factors on the U.S. economy, but also at how new government regulation and spending patterns are changing the bond market. The event will provide investors and issuers with targeted insights on these issues that will help them make informed investment decisions."

All of the presentations, with the exception of the keynote address, will be webcast live and archived at http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/perspectives2011/.

An agenda*, with presentation times for the conference, is also available on the website.

*Agenda subject to change

Media Attendance

Members of the media interested in attending the event or viewing the webcast are asked to call Martha McInnis at (416) 867-4914.

About BMO Capital Markets U.S. Fixed Income Group

The BMO Capital Markets Fixed Income group is a full service broker/dealer specializing in debt securities, including municipal bonds, U.S. Treasury debt, agencies, and mortgage-backed securities. The team specializes in services, strategies and products specifically targeted to financial institutions, investment managers, issuers, and high-net-worth individuals.

The Fixed Income Sales, Trading and Underwriting departments focus on providing a variety of products, investment strategies and related services specifically selected and designed to meet the needs of financial institutions, other professional portfolio managers and individual investors.

About BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American financial services provider, with more than 2,000 employees operating in 15 North American offices and 27 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE:BMO)(TSX:BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$437 billion total assets as of April 30, 2011, and more than 45,000 employees as of July 6, 2011.