News Releases

- Financial revival in Japan could boost demand for Chinese exports

- Positive 1.9 per cent surge in Canadian retail sales is welcome news

- More than half of investors look to traditional media such as TV and newspapers for investing information and advice

- One-third use social media sources such as LinkedIn, Facebook for investing insights

- TV and business news shows viewed as being the most trustworthy source, whereas blogs are the most credible social media source

Two new managed investment solutions designed to provide diversified market and asset exposure, each through a series of six risk-differentiated portfolios

- BMO Preferred Share Fund is designed to generate regular income from a high demand asset class

- BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund is a low-cost, globally diversified ETF-based investment for investors who are seeking income and growth

- Expansion of U.S. dollar lineup provides further access to the U.S. market

Individuals should consider "enhanced" estate planning to address the potential emotional impact on family and beneficiaries

- Four-in-ten Canadians are confident they could cover all of their medical costs incurred abroad without the help of travel medical insurance

- Estimated medical costs abroad could run as high as US$20,000 to fix a broken leg in Florida or US$40,000 for decompression sickness treatment in Thailand