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Following Flooding in Perth-Andover

$20,000 honorarium will support top scholar's research on strategy to address shortcomings of current published algorithms for high-frequency trading

- BMO's new book on succession planning helps business owners plan for the future

- Majority of small business owners do not have a succession in place

- Underestimating time, lack of communication, avoiding conflict and a lack of balance in succession plans identified as the top barriers to success

- This year, 40 per cent of Canadians are focused on using their RRSP refund to pay down debt, including their mortgage

- One in five are planning to save or invest the money in a TFSA or RRSP

- Only 11 per cent will be using their refund for travel or leisure items

- BMO offers advice on how to make the most of an RRSP tax refund

Governor of the Bank of Canada Urges Business Owners to Increase Exports

- Rob Drysdale of Red Deer, Alberta awarded BMO Ultimate CHL Fan contest grand prize: a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec

You don't have to buy a new pair of shoes to balance the family budget

- Global Banking and Finance Review awards BMO for second consecutive year

- Award honours quality, performance and banking ability of staff

- Ronald Pronovost of Mirabel, Québec awarded BMO Ultimate CHL Fan contest grand prize: a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Québec

- Justin Hendrikx of Guelph, Ontario awarded BMO Ultimate CHL Fan contest grand prize: a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec

- Three winners -- Rob Drysdale of Red Deer, Alberta; Ronald Pronovost of Mirabel, Quebec; and Justin Hendrikx of Guelph, Ontario -- awarded Ultimate CHL Fan contest grand prize: a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec

Canadians will again get to vote for their favourite youth soccer team

- BMO Team of the Week recognizes youth soccer teams with one of the largest grand prizes of its kind in Canada: $125,000 towards a field refurbishment; 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

- OAS eligibility will rise from 65 to 67 years of age

- Thirty-two per cent of Canadians aged 25-54 will rely on OAS, CPP and QPP as their primary source of retirement income

Canadian financial markets expected to get boost from Federal Budget

- New BMO branch represents a $1.5 million investment into the community

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in 10 different languages

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- Grand opening celebration features giveaways and a raffle for a chance to win a $600 gift card to Great Wolf Lodge

Panellists include Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets (Chicago) and Paul Taylor, BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto)

- 2012 off to a great start for U.S. equity markets while Canada's lag global peers

- What should investors and portfolio managers consider as they take part in end-of-quarter "window dressing" and grab top performing stocks?

- What are the prospects for the U.S. greenback and Canadian loonie?

- Friday, March 30th, 11 a.m. ET (conference call)

- BMO counted more than 30 million pennies for Canadians last year

- BMO recommends Canadians take advantage of BMO's free coin counters to make their pennies count

- New BMO branch represents a $1.7 million investment into the community

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in five different languages

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- Chance to win a $1000 BMO Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) contribution

Panellists include Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets (Chicago) and Paul Taylor, BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto)

- 2012 off to a great start for U.S. equity markets while Canada's lag global peers

- What should investors and portfolio managers consider as they take part in end-of-quarter "window dressing" and grab top performing stocks?

- What are the prospects for the U.S. greenback and Canadian loonie?

- Friday, March 30th, 11 a.m. ET (conference call)

Panellists include Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets (Chicago) and Paul Taylor, BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto)

- 2012 off to a great start for U.S. equity markets while Canada's lag global peers

- What should investors and portfolio managers consider as they take part in end-of-quarter "window dressing" and grab top performing stocks?

- What are the prospects for the U.S. greenback and Canadian loonie?

- Friday, March 30th, 11 a.m. ET (conference call)

- 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