News Releases

- Annual Globe and Mail Online Brokers Survey places BMO InvestorLine first among bank-owned online brokerages; top three overall

- BMO also takes top honours in client satisfaction user survey

- Success attributed to ongoing leadership in providing clients with the resources needed to invest with confidence, capping off a strong year that included the launch of ground-breaking adviceDirect service

- Saving $10 a day by bringing your lunch to work could save you $2,600 every year

- Twenty-five years of brown-bagging your lunch for four days a week could save you $110,000 towards retirement

- Fans and Horse welcomed at BMO's Toronto Headquarters

- Effective use of design, layout, and web techniques

- Report presents a compelling shareholder proposition

- Governance information is complete and concise

- Forty-four per cent of Canadians plan to shop online on Cyber Monday; 50 per cent plan to shop online during the holiday season

- Shopping malls still top destination for Canadian holiday shoppers

- Number of Canadians who plan to cross border shop in the U.S. down from 2011

- More than 40 per cent are worried about how their children will be able to afford post-secondary education

- A four-year university degree can cost more than $60,000 today; could rise to more than $140,000 for a child born in 2012

- Opening an RESP for your child can be a critical part of a strategy to save for post-secondary education

- BMO investment expert will share exclusive B.C. results from a new investor attitude study and provide local and national financial market commentary

- Includes a tour of acclaimed local artist Ian Wallace's current exhibit - "At the Intersection of Painting and Photography"

- Almost one-third of Canadians include art, coins, stamps and wine as part of their financial wealth

- Canada's art auction market valued at $62 million

- Due diligence essential to making wise art investment

- U.S. job market improves as economy gains momentum

- Canadian economy should see modest growth over the next 12 months

- Divided Congress will reach bipartisan compromise to avoid a fiscal cliff

- Germany feeling effects of Eurozone debt crisis

BMO recognized for exemplary training and skills development, high employee engagement and exceptional financial benefits.

- BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share ETF (ZPR) is uniquely designed to reduce the risk of changing interest rates compared to the preferred share market

- BMO AM's ETF offering now has 48 funds

- U.S. job market improves as economy gains momentum

- Canadian economy should see modest growth over the next 12 months

- Divided Congress will reach bipartisan compromise to avoid a fiscal cliff

- Germany feeling effects of Eurozone debt crisis

- Eighty-five per cent of Canadians are confident that their financial plan will help them achieve financial goals such as buying a home, having children and saving for retirement

- Two-thirds have a financial plan; 44 per cent review their plans a few times a year

- BMO's Financial Planning website offers a variety of online calculators, worksheets and checklists to help Canadians feel more confident about reaching their goals

- Non-residential construction and population growth in major cities' downtown cores create business opportunities

- New BMO branch represents a $2.2 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in four different languages

- Grand opening celebration features giveaways and a raffle

BMO will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance by holding an education and awareness session for its branch leaders on transgender issues

- Eighty-five per cent of Canadians are confident that their financial plan will help them achieve financial goals such as buying a home, having children and saving for retirement

- Two-thirds have a financial plan; 44 per cent review their plans a few times a year

- BMO's Financial Planning website offers a variety of online calculators, worksheets and checklists to help Canadians feel more confident about reaching their goals

- However, 2012 contribution levels remain flat year over year

- Report reveals gaps remain in TFSA knowledge - even among those with an account

- One-in-five TFSA holders have made withdrawals in 2012

- However, 2012 contribution levels remain flat year over year

- Report reveals gaps remain in TFSA knowledge - even among those with an account

- One-in-five TFSA holders have made withdrawals in 2012

- Seventy-nine per cent of Canadians made a charitable donation in 2012, an increase of more than 10 per cent from 2011

- Average donation in 2012 is $557, up from $487 in 2011

- Ontario led the country with 85 per cent having made a donation and giving the highest average amount, followed by the Prairies and Atlantic Canada

- Health, anti-poverty and animal welfare are most popular causes to support

Initiative adds Toronto chapter to provide peer-to-peer advisory services for women entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level

- Seventy-nine per cent of Canadians made a charitable donation in 2012, an increase of more than 10 per cent from 2011

- Average donation in 2012 is $557, up from $487 in 2011

- Ontario led the country with 85 per cent having made a donation and giving the highest average amount, followed by the Prairies and Atlantic Canada

- Health, anti-poverty and animal welfare are most popular causes to support

New product helps Canadians support important conservation initiatives across the country

- Percentage of the value of every credit card transaction goes to WWF-Canada

- BMO customers can earn AIR MILES reward miles or CashBack rewards

- AIR MILES Collectors can redeem 190 reward miles for a tax-deductible $20 donation to WWF-Canada

- Seventy-nine per cent of Canadians made a charitable donation in 2012, an increase of more than 10 per cent from 2011

- Average donation in 2012 is $557, up from $487 in 2011

- Ontario led the country with 85 per cent having made a donation and giving the highest average amount, followed by the Prairies and Atlantic Canada

- Health, anti-poverty and animal welfare are most popular causes to support

- BMO research analysts to provide holiday sales outlook as retailers and consumers approach Black Friday and the holiday shopping season

- Media are invited to hear from leading industry experts about trends in the toys, apparel and digital entertainment sectors

Advisory Group Provides Guidance for Women Entrepreneurs Looking to Take the Next Step.

- Real-time, simple application process provides protection and peace of mind

- BMO life, accident and illness insurance coverage now available anywhere, anytime

- Canadians can choose among eight innovative insurance plans

Advisory Group Provides Guidance for Women Entrepreneurs Looking to Take the Next Step.

- Majority give themselves a passing grade in financial literacy

- Canadians most familiar with RRSPs, TFSAs and GICs; not as familiar with DRIPs, ETFs and RDSPs

- Half feel their knowledge of financial concepts has improved since the financial downturn of 2008

- Young Canadians least familiar with financial concepts