News Releases

- New BMO branch across from the Chinook Centre represents a $4.5 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- Personal, commercial banking and financial planning experts available on-site

- Branch staff celebrate 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede

- Only one-third of Canadians have made provisions in their estate plan for their aging parents for whom they provide care(i)

- Although the majority of Boomers have digital assets such as social networking pages, photographs and music, 58 per cent of Canadians have not considered them in their estate plans

- Almost half of Canadians own a pet; one-third have included them in their estate plans

- Only one-third of Canadians have made provisions in their estate plan for their aging parents for whom they provide care(i)

- Although the majority of Boomers have digital assets such as social networking pages, photographs and music, 58 per cent of Canadians have not considered them in their estate plans

- Almost half of Canadians own a pet; one-third have included them in their estate plans

BMO to roll out more than 800 Cash ATMs across Canada by 2014

- New Cash ATMs installed across Canada including: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

- Use BMO debit card at BMO Cash ATMs for chance to win one of five 10,000 AIR MILES(R) reward miles prizes

- Team vying to win grand prize including $125,000 field refurbishment

- The girls' team to be actively involved with the Club des petits déjeuners du Québec to raise funds and provide nutritious breakfasts to school kids

- While diversification is an important tool to reduce risk, there are limits to its usefulness

- Holding more than 30 stocks can reduce the benefits of diversification; opting for 10-30 holdings should provide good diversification while reducing risk

- Avoid duplication in Canadian equity mutual funds by choosing only one or two mutual funds with 30 or more holdings each

- BMO provides advice on how to structure investments

- Business Sector and Employment

- Manufacturing Activity, Real Estate and Construction

- Changing In-Migration

- BMO Offering Support to Businesses - $10 Billion in Additional Credit Available Over the Next Three Years

- Team vying to win grand prize including $125,000 field refurbishment

- The girls' team to be actively involved with the Club des petits déjeuners du Québec to raise funds and provide nutritious breakfasts to school kids

- Expansion of 2.5 to 3 per cent expected in 2012

- Crops leading the way - large canola crop in the cards

- Growth in the 2 to 3 per cent range expected in 2013 and beyond, reflecting sector's increasing exposure to emerging markets.