News Releases

- Top-rated tech analysts to provide outlook for 2013 in the marketing and advertising, digital entertainment, IT, communications equipment, semiconductor and software sectors

- Journalists will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with analysts following presentations

Significant growth demonstrates ability of frontier markets to generate higher, long-term returns for institutional investors

- First RRSP study of the year finds 60 per cent of Canadians feel anxious as they try to find money to contribute to their RRSPs

- Almost half of Canadians who make an annual RRSP contribution do so in one lump sum

- Two-thirds of Canadians are open to setting up a continuous savings plan that would allow them to make regular contributions throughout the year

- BMO offers Canadians a 15 per cent bonus on their first month's contribution to a newly-opened mutual fund Continuous Savings Plan

- BMO unveils outlook for housing sales, prices and expectations among Canadian home and condo owners

- Results from poll showing how many Canadians intend to buy a property in the next five years

- Experts from BMO, RE/MAX and the Canadian Home Builders' Association provide insights into real estate trends and examine which cities will be the next hot spots

- Universe of Exchange Traded Funds has continued to grow

- Education key to selecting appropriate ETFs that match investment objectives

- BMO AM currently offers 48 ETFs, including many industry firsts

- BMO AM provides tips to help Canadians choose wisely

- BMO unveils outlook for housing sales, prices and expectations among Canadian home and condo owners

- Results from poll showing how many Canadians intend to buy a property in the next five years

- Experts from BMO, RE/MAX and the Canadian Home Builders' Association provide insights into real estate trends and examine which cities will be the next hot spots

- Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC to lead the way; Ontario to improve

- Still no rate changes expected from Bank of Canada in 2013

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

- High-income earners will be most affected by tax hikes

- $3.6 trillion USD of additional deficits expected over the next 10 years

- Spending cut decisions to be made in late February

- Keynote speaker Rick George, Partner at Novo Investment Group & Former CEO of Suncor

- Media are invited to hear from leading industry producers and service providers about trends in unconventional oil and gas resource development in North America

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- Offers tips on year-end tax-saving strategies

- One in ten Canadians are expected to carry debt following holiday season purchases according to the 2012 BMO Holiday Spending Outlook

- One quarter of Canadians have family and assets abroad

- More than one-third of international asset holders are not familiar with the taxes and laws pertaining to their wills

- Assets abroad can include second properties, bank accounts and investments

- Corporate executorship is key to managing an estate with global components

- BMO Holiday Spending Survey shows consumers are better prepared for holiday shopping now than in 2011, with most planning weeks or months in advance

- However, three per cent of Canadians still consider themselves last-minute shoppers

- Men more likely to wait until December to start (38 per cent versus 21 per cent of women)

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- 87 per cent of Canadians believe it's important to support Canadian food producers on a regular basis

- Agricultural sector accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total GDP