News Releases

- 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