News Releases

- 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

- 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

- Assets under management have grown more than 30 per cent in first two months of 2012

- BMO ETFs led Canadian ETF industry in growth in 2011; ranked #1 in customer loyalty

- BMO ETFs growth being driven by fixed income, strategic non-indexed and yield-oriented equity ETF offerings

- BMO ETF Report: new product offerings, innovation and price competition will drive industry growth in 2012

- BMO's five-year fixed rate provides a shield against rising rates for a longer period of time

- BMO's shorter 25-year amortization reduces the mortgage balance faster

- 2.99 per cent rate minimizes the cost of homeownership over time

- BMO invites new and existing customers to enjoy the benefits of this offer

- Get pre-approved at BMO by March 28 and take three months to find the right home within your budget

- Introduces new 10-year fixed low-rate mortgage with 25 year amortization at 3.99 per cent

- Lowers rate on 5-year low-rate mortgage with 25 year amortization to 2.99 per cent