Established in 1817 and based in Canada, BMO Financial Group serves more than 10 million personal, commercial, corporate and institutional customers in North America and internationally. Our operating groups – Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Bank of Montreal in Canada and Harris in the United States; Private Client Group, our wealth management business; and BMO Capital Markets – share one vision: to be the bank that defines great customer experience.
Our Operating Groups:
Personal and Commercial Banking Canada (P&C Canada)
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“We are delivering strong results by differentiating our business from our competitors, with a clear focus on one vision and one brand promise that both start with the customer.”
Frank Techar
President and Chief Executive Officer, Personal and Commercial Banking Canada. |
We promise our customers a great experience and the clarity they are looking for to help them make the right financial decisions. Collaborating with our colleagues across the enterprise, we offer a full range of products and services to more than seven million customers. These include solutions for everyday banking, financing, investing, credit cards and creditor insurance, as well as a full suite of integrated commercial and capital markets products and financial advisory services. We’re building our presence and making it easier for customers to do business with us through an integrated national network of BMO Bank of Montreal branches, telephone banking, online banking and automated banking machines, along with the expertise of our mortgage specialists and financial planners.
See P&C Canada 2009 Overview
Personal and Commercial Banking U.S. (P&C U.S.)
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“We are actively and consistently focused on delivering a great customer experience, differentiating Harris in our markets and enabling profitable growth.”
Ellen Costello
President and Chief Executive Officer, Personal and Commercial Banking U.S. and Harris Financial Corp.
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“We’re here to help.” We serve more than 1.2 million customers, working together with Harris and BMO businesses in select U.S. Midwest markets to bring clarity to our customers’ financial decision-making and help them manage their financial affairs. Through our integrated distribution network of 280 branches, our award-winning call centre, our online banking platform and more than 650 automated banking machines, we provide excellent service to our customers. We also play an active role in their local communities.
See P&C U.S. 2009 Overview
Private Client Group (PCG)
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“We are helping our clients reach their goals by providing clarity on financial matters, creating innovative solutions and delivering financial and retirement planning expertise.”
Gilles Ouellette
President and Chief Executive Officer, Private Client Group. |
Private Client Group (PCG) serves a full range of client segments, from mainstream to ultra-high net worth, as well as select institutional markets, with a broad offering of wealth management products and solutions. Operating under the BMO brand in Canada and Harris in the United States, PCG’s portfolio in Canada includes full-service brokerage and online brokerage, as well as insurance, and in both Canada and the United States includes private banking and investment products.
See PCG 2009 Overview
BMO Capital Markets® (BMO CM)
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“Our performance and our progress on executing our strategy in fiscal 2009 demonstrate that we can rise to the market challenges, focus on execution and, most importantly, deliver results.”
Tom Milroy
Chief Executive Officer, BMO Capital Markets.
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BMO Capital Markets provides a full range of products and services to help corporate, institutional and government clients achieve their ambitions. From 27 offices on five continents, including 14 in North America, BMO Capital Markets draws on expertise in areas including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, mergers and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, foreign exchange, derivatives, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.
See BMO Capital Markets 2009 Overview
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