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Recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- Team in running to become 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 towards a local field refurbishment

- Canadians expect to spend an average of $1,599 on impulse purchases

- Survey also reveals another one-third review their financial plan less often during the summer and/or spend less time monitoring their investments

Join Chris Clarke and Ryan Falkenham from the Halifax Mooseheads, MasterCard Memorial Cup champions, as they bring the Memorial Cup to BMO Mumford Street Branch

- BMO ETFs led Canadian ETF industry in growth in 2011 and 2012; its line-up currently consists of 55 ETFs designed to address key investor needs

- BMO Financial Group is now a leading provider of ETFs listed in U.S. dollars in Canada; offerings allow investors more choice in how they access different asset classes

- BMO Asset Management Inc. recently launched seven innovative new ETFs designed to help investors construct their portfolios more effectively

- Award Presentation to take place at Chief of Police's Pride Reception on June 27

- Recognizes Anderson's efforts to encourage inclusiveness and acceptance within the corporate sector

- New office located at 3985 Highway 7 provides wealth management services to affluent clients in four different languages

- According to a recent BMO survey, almost half of high-net worth Ontarians were either born outside of Canada or are first generation Canadians

- BMO Harris Private Banking named the Best Private Bank in Canada for 2013 by Global Banking and Finance Review

- In Canada, wheat prices remain elevated and canola prices are within range of record highs

- U.S. farmers recovering from last summer's drought, with corn and soybean production expected to rebound sharply

- Impact of Alberta flooding on farms has been relatively limited compared to the extensive damage to communities and public infrastructure

- U.S. farmers recovering from last summer's drought, with corn and soybean production expected to rebound sharply

- In Canada, wheat prices remain elevated and canola prices are within range of record highs

- Impact of Alberta flooding on farms has been relatively limited compared to the extensive damage to communities and public infrastructure

Investment to Meet Highest-Priority-Needs at London Health Sciences Centre

- Win brings team one step closer to the grand prize, which includes $125,000 towards the refurbishment of a soccer field in Kingston

Recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- Team in running to become 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 prize for local field refurbishment

- The largest fundraising event held during Toronto's Pride Week celebrations

- The Run has raised more than $800,000 for local charities that support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community

- Conference marks ramp-up in efforts to bring experienced women back to capital markets

- Number of women returning to capital markets to rise in coming years

- Conference features panels on the state of the capital markets industry in Canada, how to negotiate a successful career, and how to be strategic about networking

Five Committed Champions of Women's Leadership in Corporate Canada

- Demand from China and United Arab Emirates supporting expansion, but competition heating up from industry entrants

- North American industry accounts for $200 billion in annual revenue

- Australia leads the world in money invested in managed funds per capita

- Australia's pension system is now the fourth largest in the world

- Opening of new office will provide Australians with greater access to BMO's world class team of asset managers

- BMO Global Asset Management's presence in Australia will be led by Ravi Sriskandarajah, who brings more than 15 years of asset management experience to the role

- Aboriginal population projected to grow at double the pace of non-Aboriginals between now and 2031

- Western provinces will lead the pack in hiring Aboriginal Peoples

- Transformational shift in Aboriginal funding, leading to successful local businesses and improved infrastructure

- Education, training and building relationships are key to meeting future Canadian labour needs

- Economic growth in China likely to come in at 7.6 per cent or lower

- Japan's approach to economic reform aims to combat 10-year deflationary funk

- United States' bond buying has financial markets on alert

- Interest rates should remain low under new Bank of Canada chief

Soon-to-be newlyweds expect to spend an average of $14,281 on wedding

- Financial obstacles: Canadians cite housing expenses, underemployment as main barriers to affording their "big day"

- Splitting the bill: Financial support from family is decreasing, while relying on cash gifts is on the rise

- DIY: Couples opting to have smaller wedding, make their own decorations and hire friends as photographer or DJ to save money

Recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- Team in running to become 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 towards a local field refurbishment

2013 Canadian General Counsel Awards honour excellence in the In-House Counsel Community

BMO experts Michael Gregory, Scott Graham, Jack Ablin, and Paul Taylor are available to provide analysis this week on how markets and economies may be impacted

The next decade of defining opportunities and challenges to be revealed in inaugural panel on the eve of Aboriginal Day

- President of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and Head of Aboriginal Banking for BMO outline major changes that will impact Canada and the Aboriginal community

- Labour shortage: BMO's Diversity Recruiter, Aboriginal Banking, to discuss how Canada's impending skills deficit can be addressed by the untapped talent of Aboriginal peoples

- Financial Evolution: Increased access to funding bolsters new infrastructure and revenue streams

- Home sales: Up 3.6 per cent in May

- Home prices: 24 of the 26 cities report price increases over the past year

- BMO recommends prospective buyers stress-test their mortgage at a higher interest rate to ensure sustained mortgage affordability

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

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including weekends

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in four different languages

Only four weeks left to nominate your community soccer team to be named BMO Team of the Week

- Nine teams named BMO Team of the Week to date; Six spots remaining

- Nominations close on July 12

- BMO Team of the Week 2013 Champion will receive largest grand prize of its kind in Canada: $125,000 towards refurbishment of local soccer field; a trip to see a Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact or Canadian National Team home match; and a $5,000 donation to the team's charity of choice

- One third expect Canadian economy to improve in 2013

- Nearly a third plan on hiring a student this summer

- Almost eighty percent of wealthy Minnesotans are self-made, one of the highest percentages in the country

- Eighty-five percent hold a college degree

- Forty percent of Minnesota's affluent are women

- Looking ahead: 68 per cent expect 2013 to be a better year for business

- One in five business owners plan to invest more into their business

- Close to a third of Atlantic businesses expect their number of employees will increase in 2013

- Assets under management have doubled over the last six months

- Fund an ideal option for investors who are looking to capitalize on a recovering U.S. economy and are seeking high returns with some downside protection

- BMO U.S. High Yield Bond Fund is managed by Monegy, Inc., a boutique high yield portfolio manager within BMO Global Asset Management

When debating renting versus buying, BMO Economics studied two scenarios in the Toronto market: A condo with a five-year horizon, and a detached home with a 15-year horizon

- New employment data from StatsCan shows strong summer job market for youth

- BMO poll show breakdown for Manufacturing, Financial Services, Construction, Retail, Agriculture

- Thirty-five percent of Missourians with $1 million+ in investible assets are women

- Almost two-thirds of the high-net worth in Missouri are self-made

- Education matters: 88 percent hold at least a college a degree; only eight percent state high school is the highest level of education they have completed

- Thirty-eight percent of the state's affluent are women

- Fifty percent of Wisconsin's wealthy are self-made

- Education matters: 71 percent hold at least a college degree

- Ninety-one percent have a bachelors or graduate/professional degree

- Twenty-seven percent of affluent Californians are under 40

- Thirty-seven percent are women

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

- Sturdy non-residential construction and employment

- BMO open for business with $10 billion in available credit

- Ninety-two per cent of high-net worth individuals in Quebec have completed a graduate, professional or undergraduate degree, compared to 80 per cent nationally

- Nearly two-thirds of millionaires in Quebec are self-made

- Forty-four per cent were either born outside of Canada or are first generation Canadian

- Sixty-eight per cent of high-net worth British Columbians were born outside of Canada or are first generation Canadian

- Nearly three quarters of the wealthy in B.C. are self-made millionaires

- Majority of the wealthy are over the age of 50

- Thirty-six per cent of affluent Albertans are women

- More than two-thirds of high-net worth individuals in Alberta are self-made

- Education pays: 78 per cent hold at least a university degree; only 11 per cent have a high school diploma or less

- Almost half of high-net worth Ontarians were either born outside of Canada or are first generation Canadians

- More than one-third of Ontario's wealthy are women

- Sixty-four per cent are self-made millionaires

- Education is key: 77 per cent hold at least a university a degree; just 14 per cent have a high school diploma or less

- Atlantic Canada has the highest percentage of self-made millionaires in Canada

- The region also has the highest percentage of wealthy women in Canada

- Education matters: More than three-quarters of the region's affluent have at least a university undergraduate degree

- Only three percent attribute their wealth to an inheritance

- More than one-third of high-net worth Americans are women

- One-third of the nation's wealthy were either born outside of the U.S. or are first generation Americans

- One-quarter are under the age of 40 and more than half have a graduate or professional degree

BMO Private Bank Releases Changing Face of Wealth Study

- Sixty-eight percent of high-net worth Floridians are self-made

- The same percentage are at least second-generation Americans

- More than one-third are women, majority are over the age of 65

- Education matters: An impressive 93 percent hold at least a university degree; 66 percent hold a graduate or professional degree

- Nearly 60 percent of high-net-worth Arizonans are self-made

- 40 percent of Arizona millionaires are women

- 75 percent are 65 years or older

- Nearly 90 percent hold a bachelor or graduate degree

- Seventy percent of Hoosiers with $1 million+ in investible assets are self-made

- Thirty-three percent of Indiana's wealthy are women

- Fifteen percent are under 40

- Seventy percent of high-net worth Illinois residents are self-made

- More than one-third are women; almost 20 percent are under the age of 40

- Twenty-eight percent were either born outside of the U.S. or are first generation Americans

- Education matters: Almost 85 percent hold at least a college degree; only eight percent state high school is the highest level of education they have completed

- Across North America, women's wealth is increasing eight percent annually

- Eighty-nine percent of affluent Washingtonians have a bachelors and/or graduate degree

- Almost two-thirds are self made; one-quarter are new Americans

- Ninety-four percent of the high-net worth in the state are over the age of 50

- Two-thirds of affluent Canadians are self-made millionaires

- Almost half of Canada's wealthy are either immigrants or first generation Canadians versus only one-third in the U.S.

- One-third of high-net worth Canadians are women, compared to 21 per cent in 2010

- Education Matters: 80 per cent have at least an undergraduate university degree

- U.S. millionaires tend to be younger than Canada's

- Win brings team one step closer to the grand prize, which includes $125,000 towards the refurbishment of a soccer field in Nanaimo

- Recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- Team in running to become 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 towards a local field refurbishment

Poll asks 500 business owners across Canada about the main factors for success

- One in five business owners work 60 hours or more per week

- CEO of Canadian Federation of Independent Business says BMO findings demonstrate hard-working nature of entrepreneurs

- Stats Can: Small businesses account for 98 per cent of employment in Canada

Spending plans for Father's Day up 10 per cent from 2012

- Canadians inclined to spend less on Father's Day than they did for Mother's Day

- Albertans expect to spend the most to celebrate Dad

- Sons plan to spend nearly 40 per cent more than daughters this Father's Day

- Ninety per cent feel it is important that their workplace encourages volunteering, yet only 35 per cent say their employer has a program in place

- Youth care: 80 per cent of Canadians under 35 have volunteered in the past 12 months

- BMO Volunteer Day is June 5th: 5,600 employees will participate in more than 470 projects in communities across North America

- Team eligible to win national contest, and $125,000 towards refurbishment of a local soccer pitch

- Directs $500 donation from BMO to Feed Nova Scotia

- Ontario, Quebec and Alberta account for nearly all gains; all provinces east of and including-Manitoba see jobless rate drop

- BMO Hiring Outlook Report: hiring a top priority for business owners planning to invest more in 2013

- Forty per cent of Canadians are not confident that they will have enough saved to fund their ideal retirement lifestyle

- Many provinces and municipalities in Canada provide senior citizens property tax deferral programs which can help free up money now for other retirement expenses

BMO ice cream truck will be handing out free ice cream June 7-8; Follow @BMO on Twitter and keep an eye out for hashtag #BMOtruck for route updates all day long!

- New BMO branch represents a $1.3 million investment in the community

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in five different languages

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including weekends

- Grand opening celebration features great prizes, free BBQ and children's activities

- Team eligible to win national contest, and $125,000 towards refurbishment of a local soccer pitch

- Directs $500 donation from BMO to Feed Nova Scotia

- Spending Up: One-quarter expect to increase their summer expenditures; however, 'summer of thrift' mindset remains for many

- A Reward-ing Summer: Typically, Canadians have $400 in reward points and two-thirds will cash them in this summer

- BMO offers ways to help Canadians make the 'BMOst' of summer spending

- Boys team from British Columbia now in the running to be crowned 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- BMO Team of the Week recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- BMO employees help Loving Spoonful's Project Empty Bowl

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- Calgary area BMO employees will be revitalizing the grounds at Wood's Homes

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- BMO employees will help REACH (Regina Education & Action on Child Hunger) by packaging Good Food Boxes

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America -wide volunteer day

- Ninety per cent feel it is important that their workplace encourages volunteering, yet only 35 per cent say their employer has a program in place

- Youth care: 80 per cent of Canadians under 35 have volunteered in the past 12 months

- BMO Volunteer Day is June 5th: 5,600 employees will participate in more than 470 projects in communities across North America

- BMO employees help two after school programs by packing snack bags for children

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- BMO employees will be volunteering across Toronto and the GTA in more than 130 projects

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- BMO employees will help spruce up Moncton's Headstart facility

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- BMO employees will help prepare a delicious meal for resident families at Ronald McDonald House and will assist in food sorting at the Community Food Sharing Association in St. John's

- Approximately 5,600 BMO employees are expected to take part in more than 470 projects across North America

- BMO Capital Markets also highly commended in categories including trade and supply chain finance for North America and overall trade banking in North America

- Trade accounts for 61 per cent of Canada's GDP, driven by mining, agricultural exports

- Demand for trade finance rising in sync with growth in International trade

- BMO bullish as Council of Great Lakes Governors Summit gets underway

- Resurgent auto sector leading the way for region, with car and truck production back to pre-recession levels