News Releases

- Housing and manufacturing sectors showing signs of life

- Americans focusing on increasing household savings and paying down debt

- Foreign markets continue to face a number of fiscal challenges

- Growth in profits will pick up following lower energy and commodity input costs in third quarter

- Stress Testing: Finances are the top concern among post-secondary students

- Student Debt: Majority expect to graduate with upwards of $20,000 in debt; 41 per cent expect paying off student debt to take more than five years

- New BMO branch represents a $1.8 million investment into the community

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in seven different languages

- Offering customers extended banking hours, seven days a week

- Expanded wealth management services with opening of BMO Harris Private Banking and BMO Nesbitt Burns offices

- Home sales essentially flat, but still up 3.3 per cent from a year ago

- Big regional differences remain 'order of the day'

- New mortgage rules will temper the market further

- Prize money doubled this year to mark tenth anniversary of Awards

- National winner receives $10,000 prize and 12 regional winners from across Canada receive recognition and reward for their exceptional creativity from the 10th annual BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition

- 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