News Releases

- Canadian Team edges France for a third place win on an international stage

- BMO Survey shows soccer most popular sport for kids

Nearly half (44 per cent) of Canadians travelling this summer say "affordability" is the primary driver determining where they go and how they travel

- Approximately 29 million Canadians (84 per cent) will vacation this summer

- Majority (66 per cent) have a summer travel spending budget of less than $2,000

- One third of loyalty rewards collectors plan to use their rewards towards summer travel

- Eighty-nine per cent of Canadian investors cite trustworthiness and honesty as very important characteristics of an investment advisor

- Advisors who provide a detailed financial plan and are able to explain the markets in easy-to-understand terms are well positioned to succeed

- Investors place higher priority on getting returns that meet their specific plan targets than on getting returns that outperform the market

- BMO Nesbitt Burns' 100 years of success has been based on a commitment to the client-advisor relationship and helping Canadians reach their financial goals

Panel Features BMO Strategy Advisor Don Coxe and Heads of Agriculture for BMO in U.S. and Canada

- Sharp rise in crop prices starting to cool off

- Increase in food prices will be tempered by other input costs such as labour and transportation

- Coxe: Share prices for fertilizer companies and other ag-related stocks to remain firm into 2013

- BMO working closely with farmers and agri clients to take care of their needs

- Team vying for 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title which includes a $125,000 prize towards a field refurbishment for their club and community

- Team's community efforts include charitable drive to provide used soccer equipment to families with limited resources

- Team vying for 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title which includes a $125,000 prize towards a field refurbishment for their club and community

- Storm have selected Feeding Others of Dartmouth Society (Margaret's House) as recipient of $500 donation from BMO

BMO Strategy Advisor Don Coxe to join David Rinneard, National Manager of Agriculture, and Sam Miller, Managing Director and Group Head, Agriculture, on cross-border call

- New BMO branch represents a $1 million investment in the community

- BMO offers customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in nine different languages

- Majority of Canadians try to stick to purchasing Canadian products when shopping for groceries

- Supporting Canadian producers is cited as the top benefit of purchasing local food

- Food Day Canada celebrates the importance of using Canadian ingredients and supporting those who produce them: Canadian famers and fishers

- BMO one of the only major financial institutions to offer rewards on everyday banking

- BMO survey shows 70 per cent of Canadians belong to a loyalty rewards program

Expands BMO's wealth management capability in China

- Sending two kids to camp for a month can run over $11,000

- Saving for camp using a TFSA allows quick, tax-free growth

- BMO offers tips to soften the blow of summer camp costs

BMO the only Canadian bank to win two awards in World Finance 2012 Banking Awards

- Only 10 per cent of young adults have given a lot of thought to how much money they will need for retirement; almost one-third have not yet started saving

- Attitudes and behaviours are critical in determining retirement preparedness

- Role-modelling by parents will help set their children up for financial success

- No-load version of BMO Canadian Large Cap Equity Fund now available to investors seeking growth through exposure to Canadian large capitalization corporations

- T6 tax-efficiency option added to recently launched BMO Target Yield and BMO Target Enhanced Yield ETF Portfolios

Use of debit continues to grow. Canadian travellers can use BMO Debit Cards internationally, wherever the Maestro network is accepted, to pay for their purchases

- With vacation season in full swing, BMO's Semi-Annual 'Tips on Tipping' guide helps Canadians spread the wealth this summer

- BMO survey shows more Canadians planning a summer vacation in 2012, with two-thirds choosing 'staycations'

- Team eligible for 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion title, which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- U-12 boys team has independently established its own charitable organization, Kids In Sports Foundation