News Releases

BMO Forecasts Canadian Retail Sales will be up by 3 per cent this October

- Half of Business Owners say Social Media has the Potential to Increase Their Business Profitability

- Canadian Business Owners say on Average 28 per cent of Their Marketing Efforts are Focused Online, While one-in-five Lack Social Media Savvy

- Business Owners 'like' Facebook first; LinkedIn and Twitter are Their Second and Third Choices

- Half of Canadian investors fear that economic challenges in the U.S. and Europe will spread to Canada

- Canadians are actively tracking their investments all year round

- The majority of Canadians feel their investments have been performing up to expectations this year

BMO Forecasts Canadian Retail Sales will be up by 3 per cent this October

- Offers customers extended banking hours, including Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in nine different languages

- New BMO branch represents a $1.2 million investment into the community

- 94 per cent of Canadians believe it's important to support local farmers and buy local food on a regular basis.

- 1,100 egg farmers in Canada produce 500 million dozen eggs each year (6 billion eggs)

- Agricultural sector employs one in eight jobs directly and accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total Gross Domestic Product

BMO Boolathon Raises Money for Kids Help Phone

- When it comes to how capital gains and dividends are taxed, almost 80 per cent of Boomers either have it wrong or don't know

- More than 40 per cent don't recognize the correct tax effect of making a withdrawal from an RRIF

- Poor tax decisions during retirement could result in a claw back of government benefits such as Old Age Security

- TFSA an ideal mechanism for retirees seeking a tax shelter

- BMO study finds three-quarters of Canadians want more income from their investments

- BMO AM's four new ETFs are designed to provide investors with access to potential income in volatile times through dividends and call option premiums

- BMO AM's ETF offering now has 44 funds and more than $3 billion in assets under management