News Releases

- Canadians expect to spend an average of $2,038 on weekend trips and longer vacations

- Canadians just want to have fun: Socializing accounts for 39 per cent of summer expenses

- Nearly half say they have often lived beyond their means in the summer time

- New $6 Biz Basic(TM) Plan from BMO(R) offers seven transactions(1) and seven items(2) on deposit per month, with no minimum balance required

- Customers can take advantage of added bonuses, including double CashBack(R) rewards(3,4) and three months free(5) on new sign-ups for PAYD Pro(TM)++ from Moneris(R)++ PAYD(TM)++

- BMO Poll found that the majority of Canadian small business owners (54 per cent) are seeking a less complicated banking experience(i)

Latest white paper outlines approach to target date funds, focusing on balancing investor risks and outcomes

- Majority of Canadians expect interest rates to rise in the next five years

- Freedom 65? One third expect to have a mortgage on their 65th birthday.

- Region would rank as the world's third largest economy if it were a country

- Quebec's ties to Great Lakes States significant; account for 20 per cent of exports and 6 per cent of imports

- U.S. economy expected to grow 2.2 per cent in 2015; Canadian growth at 1.5 per cent

- National index ranks residents of each province on who is most successful at managing their wealth by looking at a variety of criteria

- Saskatchewan places first among the provinces with a score of 72.9

- Saskatchewan residents score well in having a financial strategy; opportunities exist for them to improve by reducing their level of debt and having a will in place

- National index ranks residents of each province on who is most successful at managing their wealth according to a variety of criteria

- Quebec places second behind Saskatchewan among provinces

- Quebecers scored well on having a low level of debt and having a financial strategy but could improve by consulting a professional to help develop their financial plan and by contributing to a rainy day fund

- Index ranks residents of each province on who is most successful at managing their wealth according to a variety of criteria

- PEI places eighth among the provinces

- PEI residents scored well in having a financial strategy and having a life insurance policy in place; opportunities exist for them to improve by working with a professional to ensure effectiveness of their financial plan and prioritizing saving to sustain their lifestyle