News Releases

- Traditional brewers face intensifying competition from wine and craft brewers

- Per capita consumption of beer has fallen in the U.S. and remains flat in Canada

- Female demographic represents a vast untapped market

- Rising commodity input prices will begin to pinch profits

- The average household debt load in Canada, including mortgage, credit card, line of credit and loan debt, is $112,329

- While 25 per cent of Canadians are debt-free, 41 per cent say that they have taken on more debt in the past five years as a result of increased spending

- Canadians can cast their vote from August 13-27 at BMOsoccer.com

- Grand prize includes a $125,000 prize towards a refurbishment of the winning team's local soccer field

- Winning team announced Wednesday, September 5 on Canada AM and CTV Morning Live, with special "Breakfast with Jeff" feature

- BMO study cites children's desire to play, fitness benefits and low cost as key reasons for soccer's popularity

- Soccer is seen as the most inclusive of all sports and tops the list for embracing boys and girls from all backgrounds and cultures

- Canadian parents see soccer leagues as a positive contributor to their community

- 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

Technology will boost business productivity and benefit shoppers

BMO identifies possible solutions to ease financial friction among couples when it comes to investing habits

- 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

- More than half of Canadians see themselves as the investing equivalent of a marathon runner: it's a long and winding road and they're in the markets for the long-haul

- Almost 60 per cent believe it takes the balance of a gymnast to manage risk in this current market environment

- Fifty-seven per cent are upbeat about what the next four years hold for their portfolios

- BMO InvestorLine offers a variety of resources to help support all types of investors

- Storm the 15th and final team vying to win 2012 BMO Team of the Week Championship, which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- Recent food drive organized by the team went to Feeding Others of Dartmouth (Margaret's House)

- Investor interest expected to remain solid into 2013

- Momentum in Canada's largest business centres continues to build

- Thirty-seven per cent of small business owners have a succession plan in place- up from 15 per cent in 2010

- More than one-third of those who currently don't have a plan believe it's too early to start thinking about it

- One-third of small business owners want to keep their businesses in the family; one-quarter would sell to an outsider

BMO releases report on HRM - outlook for economy, housing and labour market

- Unemployment rate expected to drop to 4 per cent by 2016, with 12,000 new jobs created

- Housing market performing well and residential construction well-supported

- BMO offering support to Canadian businesses by making an additional $10 billion in credit available over next three years

- Ottawa St. Anthony Cachafaz is the 14th team vying to win 2012 BMO Team of the Week Championship, which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

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

Bank of Canada still has tightening bias, but unlikely to act on it

- Join experts from Europe, Canada and the United States as they analyse the latest developments in Europe and other global hot spots and their potential impact on North American markets and investors

- July 17th media call with feature BMO's Paul Taylor and Jack Ablin and Dublin-based Eoin Fahy of Kleinwort Benson