News Releases

- Only 28 per cent of Canadian couples say they shared their plans for retirement with each other before getting married/living common law

- Eighty-six per cent of married/common law couples have had a discussion about their retirement

- More than 20 per cent of couples feel that differing views on retirement could be grounds for break-up/divorce

- $1 million is the average amount couples feel they need to fund their retirement

- One finalist each in Bathurst, Blainville, Cape Breton, Chicoutimi (Saguenay), Drummondville, Halifax, Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Shawinigan, Sherbrooke and Charlottetown

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 11 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the QMJHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- One finalist each in Brandon, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Prince George, Red Deer, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Vancouver and Victoria

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 15 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Western Hockey League (WHL)

- One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the WHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- One finalist each in Barrie, Belleville, Brampton, Guelph, Kingston, London, Mississauga, Niagara, Oshawa, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie and Windsor

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 14 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)

- One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the OHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- New BMO branch represents a $1.5 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in 11 different languages

- Eighty per cent of Canadians 18-34 years old are not entirely confident in their ability to save for retirement

- Many young Canadians think their parents' retirement looks better than what their own retirement will be

- More than three-quarters worry about outliving their retirement savings

- BMO: It's critical to start saving for retirement at an early age

- Eighty per cent of Canadians 18-34 years old are not entirely confident in their ability to save for retirement

- Many young Canadians think their parents' retirement looks better than what their own retirement will be

- More than three-quarters worry about outliving their retirement savings

- BMO: It's critical to start saving for retirement at an early age

- Douglas Porter, BMO Chief Economist, forecasts that savings rates may need to reach 9 per cent to strengthen household finances over the long term

- Report shows the brighter side of the debt picture, with household financial assets reaching near-record 453 per cent of disposable income

- Report comes on the heels of the BMO Household Savings Report, which showed Canadians planning to save aim to put away $9,859 in 2013

- Canadian ETF assets increased by 33 per cent in 2012

- 2013 will see an expansion of the user base of ETFs

- Canadian ETF industry to benefit from developing new uses for ETFs

- Investors will seek out defensive growth strategies and lean towards equities