News Releases

- BMO Economists and Financial Experts available for commentary and analysis

- How will budget impact retirement, housing, small businesses and personal investing?

- Funds raised will go toward Cambridge Hospital's capital expansion, St. Mary's Hospital's CT Scanner and Interventional Radiology equipment at Grand River Hospital

- Media are invited to attend keynote presentation by BMO Financial Group's Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper

- Fundraiser now in its third year, with $115,000 raised to date

- March is Fraud Prevention Month

- Fraud is a direct threat to the financial well-being of businesses, costing millions of dollars each year

- BMO Bank of Montreal offers eight tips to strengthen defences against internet fraudsters

- More than three-quarters of Canadians don't take tax implications into consideration with every investment decision

- Strategies to reduce capital gains taxes include: catching up on unused RRSP room; deferring the gains to next year; using capital losses to offset gains; and donating appreciated securities to a charity

- While history has favoured variable, current conditions have heavily tilted the scales in favour of fixed rates

- Locking-in-combined with a shorter, 25-year amortization period-significantly strengthens household financial stability

- BMO recommends Canadian homebuyers choose a shorter amortization to begin building equity in their home faster

Historic Performance Driven by Double-digit Revenue and Double-digit Earnings Growth Across Operating Groups

- AGNS adds major installation by Attila Richard Lukacs and video art from Tom Sherman to permanent collection

- BMO Free Access Thursday Nights Widens Audience

- Half of Business Owners say Social Media has the Potential to Increase Their Business Profitability

- Canadian Business Owners say on Average 28 per cent of Their Marketing Efforts are Focused - Online, While one-in-five Lack Social Media Savvy

- Business Owners 'like' Facebook first; LinkedIn and Twitter are Their Second and Third Choices

- U.S. economic recovery stronger than expected

- Canadian equity market lagging global peers with 1.7 per cent return

- Better news from Europe leading to more optimistic investor sentiment, positive equity returns

- Looking ahead - Middle East issues may have negative implications, including a spike in oil prices

'The Transition Experience: What Every Canadian Family Business Owner Should Know Beyond Succession Planning'

- Leger report shows eight in ten Canadians seeking rate certainty for as long as possible

- Half of Canadians would consider shortening the amortization on their mortgage

- Locking in for a 5 or 10 year term provides certainty of payment and protection against higher rates

- 25-year amortization helps build home equity faster

- Current rates make home ownership affordable

- Seventy per cent of Canadians are concerned about the performance of their investment portfolios

- Diversification key to ensuring you weather the ups and downs of the markets

- Review your investments periodically to ensure you're on track