NEW YORK, September 22,
2009 – BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate
banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will hold its fifth
annual Equity Through Education Trading Day tomorrow.
The firm will donate all of its institutional equity trading commissions
earned on September 23 from across North America to nine organizations
that seek to improve access to education and training for people across
all diversity groups.
Since 2005, Equity Through Education has raised a total of $5.7 million
dollars, assisting more than 2,000 individuals who have directly benefited
through scholarships, bursaries and other educational and training
programs.
"
We're especially proud of the support we receive from our institutional
clients year after year," said Owen Lynch, Head of U.S. Equity
Trading, BMO Capital Markets. "Their generosity makes Equity Through
Education a success."
In the U.S., the Equity Through Education program supports three charities:
Representatives from each of these charities, as well as several students
benefiting from the program, will visit the BMO Capital Markets trading
floor at 3 Times Square in New York City, on Wednesday, September 23,
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate Equity Through Education.
This event is open to the media. For more information please visit:
www.bmocm.com/equitythrougheducation/
About BMO’s Charitable Giving
Equity Through Education®, is a charitable initiative launched
by BMO Capital Markets in 2005 to help people realize their educational
ambitions by giving them the means to pursue those goals.
For more than 190 years, BMO Financial Group has believed in reinvesting
in the communities it serves. In 2008, BMO Financial Group contributed
$55.9 million in donations, sponsorships and events in Canada and the
United States to groups, organizations and programs that help build and
sustain resilient, vital and healthy communities.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial
services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North
American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional
and government clients access to a complete range of investment and
corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member
of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO),
one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North
America with
US$385 billion total assets and 37,000 employees as at July 31, 2009.
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