News Releases

Nine new ETFs include three innovative global corporate bond ETFs with maturity bands to help investors with precise positioning in an uncertain interest rate environment

Recognitions Include Group Award for Equity ETFs in Canada

- Both small-and micro-businesses have seen significant growth in revenues

- Statistics Canada data reveal that small businesses continue to create jobs faster than larger companies

- Majority of business owners currently operate under a business plan and engage in networking activities to stay connected

- BMO Bank of Montreal and BMO Nesbitt Burns Main Branches, as well as BMO Private Banking, Commercial and Corporate Finance operations, to be relocated to Nova Centre Office Tower

- BMO Regional Headquarters and support services also moving to Nova Centre Office Tower, to be branded as BMO Tower

- Women needed an average of $201,729 to start their businesses

- Women business owners face challenges when getting started, including supporting their families until business is profitable

- BMO Economics says the retail sector is growing at a moderately strong rate

- Two thirds of New Canadians have retirement savings

- On average, they plan to retire at age 63 and feel they need $660,000 for retirement

- In addition to supporting themselves, more than half of younger New Canadians say it is expected that they will support their parents in their retirement

- Nearly half of investors say REITs will outperform the S&P 500 by 3 per cent or more

- More than half of investors see residential sector as top performer among REITs over next 12 months

- Graduating student artists from across Canada will display their award-winning work at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at the University of Toronto

- Media are invited to an exclusive launch event on Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

- Eighty percent of homeowners intend to make cosmetic changes to their homes

- Almost half of homeowners intend to make their homes more energy-efficient

- More than half of homeowners expect to pay for home renovations with savings

Major third-floor gallery will carry BMO name

- Micro businesses (10 employees or less) spent an average of $121,542, while small businesses with 11-49 employees spent $345,000

- Three quarters of Canadian small business owners are currently turning a profit; two thirds are confident in their ability to manage finances and expenses

- Thirty-six per cent of Canadians say debt makes them feel nervous and insecure

- Forty-seven per cent of Canadians believe that the high level of debt in Canada has been influenced by rising real estate values

- Low interest rates have persuaded 35 per cent of Canadians to pay down their mortgage

- Fifty-nine percent of Americans plan to fund long-term care needs with their own savings

- More than half would prefer to receive long-term care in their own home instead of in a facility

- Thirty-six percent have not discussed any financial issues around potential long-term care with loved ones

- Nearly half of respondents see greatest enrollment growth in online or blended education

- Thirty-eight per cent say curriculum products like language comprehension will be among the most adopted education technology products over next five years

- BMO Perks: customers receive personalized offers for cashback or bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles

- No coupons required - conveniently linked to the customer's BMO MasterCard

- Popular merchants in the program include Shell, Rexall, National Car Rental, Staples & Toys R Us

- Canadian ETF industry stands at $84 billion in AUM, up more than 10 per cent over year-end 2014

- BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF has led Canadian ETFs in most net inflows to date in 2015

- Trading efficiencies and concentration concerns around ETFs are two key factors impacting the industry

- Annual initiative has raised C$16.3 million to date, supporting more than 3,000 students

- Program donates day's worth of trading commissions from Canada, the United States and Europe

- Leading institutional investors and real estate CEOs and CFOs from across North America to attend

- Event to feature panel discussions on key issues including "The Future of REITs" and "Retail in an Online World"

- Keynote addresses from high profile industry leaders as well as "Freakonomics" co-author Steven Levitt