Saturday, January 31, 2015

BMO Viral Spiral downward continues ...

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http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO    $72.93

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo   $57.48
 #Money #investing #finance
#MoveMyMoney

BMO + 72 Companies (72 virgins) overstep mandate in SocialLegal affairs: has to be taught a lesson  = stick to banking.

but it might be too late...

Still on Top 10 reason # 8 Its NOT just Mr. Fish #BMO+72 MUST COME CLEAN      http://theproverbialfixisin.blogspot.ca/2015/01/its-not-just-mrfish-bmo72-must-come.html

se also >>A factor in how assesses the suitability of their clients. Top Ten # 9 BMO 's Misguided request of the Law

Friday, January 30, 2015

Still on Top 10 reason # 8 Its NOT just Mr.Fish #BMO+72 MUST COME CLEAN

Bloggers note: You heard It Here >>Still on reason # 8 from the TOP ten reasons Why BMO is GOING DOWN

BMO did not get into LegalSocial policy blindly ...Apologies, amends, mea culpa, are mandatory here.
Damage control if possible... it may be too late for BMO economics will sink BMO and the unrepentant

Now ...Apologies, amends, mea culpa, are REQUIRED from the 72 virgins see http://legalleadersfordiversity.com/membership/   and  see http://theproverbialfixisin.blogspot.ca/2015/01/bmo-72-corporations-launch-assault.html


Diversity metrics will influence what firms BMO’s legal department does business with: Fish
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5302/Diversity-metrics-will-influence-what-firms-BMOs-legal-department-does-business-with-Fish.html



Diversity panel participants John Mountain, SVP, Legal, NEI Investments; Kate Broer, Dentons LLP, Dorothy Quann, VP GC, Xerox and Bindu Dhaliwal, associate GC BMO & panel moderator.
Diversity panel participants John Mountain, SVP, Legal, NEI Investments; Kate Broer, Dentons LLP, Dorothy Quann, VP GC, Xerox and Bindu Dhaliwal, associate GC BMO & panel moderator.
While some of the largest organizations in Canada have established the business case for embracing diversity in the legal profession, some law firms still aren’t buying into the importance of diversity and inclusion.


On Sept. 30, the Bank of Montreal hosted a panel discussion featuring Canadian legal and business leaders from Dentons Canada LLP, Deloitte Canada, Xerox Corp., and NEI Investments. The discussion highlighted tools and insight to increase workplace diversity and inclusion.

The audience included managing partners of Canada’s largest law firms that are also members of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network.

In 2013, as part of an RFI process, BMO began asking the law firms it works with to advise if they collected diversity metrics and, if so, to disclose them to BMO. That year, 34 per cent of the firms who responded, indicated that they did collect metrics and disclosed their numbers. In 2014, BMO followed up with a second request to the firms that they are working with. Ninety-seven per cent of those who responded indicated that they now collect metrics and disclosed those diversity metrics to BMO.

BMO executive vice president and general counsel Simon Fish said that in the future, the metrics will influence who the legal group chooses to do business with. He added that the TD Bank Group has also committed to requesting metrics from the firms it deals with.

“The banking industry is a major employer of legal services in Canada and is in a position to move the needle in the corporate diversity space,” said Fish. “Law firms have never before been challenged in this way. This initiative will be an evolution for the industry with the goal of making a difference in the way we do business with suppliers.”

 Fish added, “This policy we’re announcing will have traction. Firms who wish to do business with us now clearly understand that there is a bona fide opportunity to gain a competitive advantage over other companies vying for our business, not just by complying with our request for diversity metrics but also in our assessment of their diversity performance relative to their peers.”

The bank hopes its diversity efforts will give law firms another reason to ensure their teams include people from different ethnic groups, members of the lesbian and gay community, those with different physical abilities, and a balance of men and women.

Dorothy Quann, vice president and general counsel at Xerox Canada, told law firm lawyers in the audience it’s important they make sure all of their lawyers understand that if they’re members of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network, they know it and understand what it represents.

“When you look at what is happening with in-house departments, you will start noticing there is a lot of diversity and we’re the buyers of the services,” said Quann, who’s also president of Legal Leaders for Diversity.

“They are going to start noticing the requirements the banks have and you would hope that would start driving some meaningful engagement with the firms. Make sure the folks in your firm — associates and partners and managing partners — are aware of what [Legal Leaders for Diversity] is asking for and that you are all signatories to [the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network].”

She said the business model for diversity is clear thanks to organizations like BMO and noted firms must now realize what it means for their future.

Dentons partner Kate Broer talked about the firm’s diversity boot camp, something it created five years ago.

“People understood there were organizations like BMO asking us for diversity metrics, but in order for that to resonate and connect the dots internally, we started this boot camp. It was designed to be a booster shot for anyone in the organization with hiring and firing and promotion responsibilities,” says Broer, who’s also the firm’s Canada region co-chairwoman of diversity and inclusion.

Every partner at Dentons has now been through the boot camp that addresses issues such as unconscious bias.

“For a period of time, we actually banned the word ‘fit’ in the organization when we were talking about recruitment because we realized it had no tangible meaning. We have worked to redefine this concept of ‘fit’ at Dentons. In some respects, it can mean ‘unfit,’ understanding we are now trying to look for differences because we know it brings things like creativity and innovation and different perspectives are what we really need,” she said.

Broer said “a lot of skeptics come in the door” at the boot camp but lots go out the door “begging for more.”

“When we’re having those critical discussions around the partnership admission table, permission has been given to raise questions like: ‘What do you mean that person has great potential? How come this other person doesn’t have great potential?’”

Even the most progressive organizations should be challenging their own notions of diversity and inclusion to make sure they’re on track, said Sonya Kunkel, chief diversity officer and vice president for talent strategies at BMO.

More than two years ago, BMO embarked on a “major change effort” it now calls its “diversity renewal agenda.” “We had long been a pioneer in diversity and inclusion efforts, but there was a general sense we had plateaued a bit and perhaps even stalled in terms of our overall efforts,” said Kunkel, adding it led to a concerted effort to revamp its governance structure around diversity and inclusion and establish goals around workforce representation, such as the proportion of women it wanted to see in senior leadership roles and an overhaul of its reporting system.

Kunkel says BMO also looked at the “attitudes and perceptions” that might be getting in the way of creating a culture that would support progress over time.

“We recognized that in order to effectively embrace diversity, we actually had to start thinking more critically about what it meant to create an inclusive workplace,” she said.

Kunkel said the bank also wanted to look at how it could more effectively challenge judgments about talent.

“Sometimes I would hear comments about particular labels that were applied, whether it be to women or about other minority groups, and people wondered if that was really fair or could it be challenged in an effective way so that people would not be afraid of the conversation that might result,” said Kunkel.

The bank also looked at how to prompt more effective conversations with employees. “We found that managers do not feel comfortable having effective career conversations with team members who are unlike themselves,” she said. “It’s not because they are not good intentioned or because they don’t want to but they were afraid they might say things that were politically incorrect or they would come across as being biased. So as a result of being afraid, they would opt out of having the conversation, which of course over time accumulatively and disproportionately disadvantaged certain groups in terms of advancement in organizations.”

Kunkel talked about “blind spots” people can develop over time that can develop into a stereotype they apply to someone who’s different from them. “There’s an old trope in organizations that [says] like respects like, that it’s the very senior male who pulls up another male within the organization who looks like him. That is a real dynamic and often it’s done unconsciously because of the way we are hardwired,” she said.

To help bridge the gap between law firms and in-house counsel on the diversity issue, Quann talked about a mentorship program recently launched with Legal Leaders for Diversity and the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network. Together, they’re working to mentor pre-partner lawyers from the law firms. There are 22 participants representing about 17 law firms.

The pilot project pairs senior in-house counsel with pre-partner lawyers from the law firms.

One of the mentors is John Mountain, senior vice president for legal, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary at NEI Investments.

“If there is one thing I hope to convey, [it] is the power of standing up and saying, ‘I don’t understand.’ It’s the importance to challenge. Certainly for me, as a gay person, I wanted to be invisible a lot of the time because I was afraid of being picked on or abused, in fact. So I want to help give him the comfort that I have gotten to over my 28 years of practising law,” said Mountain.

Mountain said he wished law firms would “talk more fulsomely” on their web sites about their recruiting practices and provide contact information for those who lead diversity efforts and include videos of partner-level lawyers and their experiences working there.

Quann suggested firms that provide continuing legal education sessions should be more mindful about making sure the speaker panels reflect the firm’s diversity.

“Make sure your panel is diverse. See if there is someone else who could speak to that issue,” she said.

Still on # 8 from the top 10 reasons >Fighting for TWU, and winning!


Fighting for TWU, and winning!  

# 8 The Top TEN Edict:TopTEN WHYs BMO will go down. #Money #Investing #Finance #Mortgage

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Blogger note: Reason # 8 Why BMO is going down ..#BMO overstep its mandate Mr. Fish and policy MUST GO ...
http://www.courts.ns.ca/Decisions_Of_Courts/documents/2015nssc25.pdf

  Trinity Western law students OK to practise in Nova ScotiaSupreme Court rules Nova Scotia Barristers' Society exceeded its authority   www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/trinity-western-law-students-ok-to-practise-in-nova-scotia-1.2935248


The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has struck down a decision by the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society to deny graduates of British Columbia's Trinity Western University the right to practise law in the Maritime province.

The Christian university had asked the court to review the society's decision to deny accreditation to its graduates. It argued the law society overstepped its jurisdiction and failed to comply with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge heard the case in December and rendered a 139-page decision in less than two months.

"What one person sees as having the strength of moral convictions is just sanctimonious intolerance to another," Justice Jamie Campbell wrote.

"As with a lot of things, it depends on perspective."


Campbell said the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society exceeded its authority in trying to exclude Trinity Western students.

"The extent to which NSBS members or members of the community are outraged or suffer minority stress because of the law school's policies does not amount to a grant of jurisdiction over the university," Campbell wrote.

'There is nothing illegal'


Campbell said there would be nothing to prevent someone who has similar religious and moral beliefs as those espoused by Trinity Western to get a law degree from another university and be free to practise in Nova Scotia.

"People have the right to attend a private religious university that imposes a religiously based code of conduct," he wrote.

"That is the case even if the effect of that code is to exclude others or offend others who will not or cannot comply with the code of conduct. Learning in an environment with people who promise to comply with the code is a religious practice and an expression of religious faith. There is nothing illegal or even rogue about that."

The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society decided last April to impose a ban on articling students from Trinity Western University until it dropped a requirement to have students sign a community covenant. That agreement requires students to promise they won't have sex outside heterosexual marriage.

The society argued the agreement represents unlawful discrimination against gays and lesbians under the charter and violates the province's Human Rights Act.

A number of groups intervened in the court action, including the attorney general of Canada, the Christian Legal Fellowship and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.

'There is much to consider'


The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society said Wednesday it is assessing its next move.

"We appreciate that Justice Campbell dealt with this matter very quickly and comprehensively," Tilly Pillay, the president of the society, said in a statement.

"We are analyzing the decision and will review it with our legal counsel before we can determine what the next steps might be. There is much to consider."

Last month, the British Columbia government revoked its support for the law school, saying the university can't enrol students in the program because of the "uncertainty" over approval by the B.C. Law Society.

Trinity Western University has said it will also take legal action against the Law Society of Upper Canada in Ontario, which voted against approving the law school.

Meanwhile, law societies in Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut have decided to accept Trinity Western's graduates

MORE of #BMO Viral Spiral Down Trend

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Barclays downgrades 4 Canadian banks: BMO, Laurentian, RBC, TD  http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/barclays-downgrades-4-canadian-banks-bmo-laurentian-rbc-td-1.2937833


Bloggers note: BMO should stick to Banking..

http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO  72.93

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo 57.48 

Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Viral Spiral continued ... BMO hits year LOW

There May be NO bottom in 2015-17               1513

Bank of Montreal Hits New 1-Year Low at $59.75 (BMO) http://sleekmoney.com/bank-of-montreal-hits-new-1-year-low-at-59-75-bmo/120422/



http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO     $76.23

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo   BMO  $60.42*

we hear NO retraction on policy from BMO Mr. Fish ...

Top Ten # 9 a factor in how BMO assesses the suitability of their clients. BMO 's Misguided request of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Bloggers note: TOP TEN WHY's  BMO+72 Juggernaut will FALL This is the reason # 9 Trinity Western University

The Top TEN Edict Top TEN WHYs ....#StayTuned #TopTenEdict  THIS IS #9
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http://www.donplett.ca/blog.asp?blogID=50

Letter to BMO Executive Vice-President Re: Trinity Western University's Proposed Law School
December 2, 2014
Last week, I wrote a letter to Mr. Simon A. Fish, Executive Vice-President & General Counsel, in response to his submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada.
For reference, his submission can be found here:
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/uploadedFiles/TWUBMOFinancialGroupMarch26.pdf

My response:
November 24, 2014

Mr. Fish,
http://theproverbialfixisin.blogspot.ca/2014/12/top-ten-9-bmo-s-misguided-request-of.html?spref=tw 

Saturday, January 24, 2015

BMO Keeping an eye on BMO for more downturn #Money #investing #finance #Mortgage #NOW

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JANUARY 24,2015      

     
Stay tunes for Top 10 reason #7  #Money #investing #finance #Mortgage   #NOW

http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO           $78.44       

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo   BMO $63.16

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

BMO remain on a downward trend >> where is the BOTTOM

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo  BMO$62.3?                                                        1245

  #Money    #investing   #finance #Mortgage
                                           

Friday, January 16, 2015

#BMO s Mr.Fish PROUD RECORD.. as Shares keep looking below the floor...While Im thinking of # 8 from my TOP 10 list as too why BMO will sink even lower

Executive CommitteeSimon A. FishGeneral Counsel, BMO Financial Group           1186  http://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/corporate-information/executive-bios/simon-fish

 #Money #investing #finance @PaulicyTalk  #Mortgage

Market Watch
As of 3:01 ET, Friday January 16, 2015


LastChange   
BMO TSX 75.22 -0.09    http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO

BMO NYSE
62.87 -0.21 http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo
TSX Comp 14,041.82 -42.61
DJIA 17,320.71 -106.38





NEED I SAY MORE 4now  

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Has #BMO Found The Bottom And Ready To Gain Momentum? Find Out Here Stay Tuned #Money #investing #finance #Mortgage

Read the last 12 posts on this blog and tell me ...
http://theproverbialfixisin.blogspot.ca
 #Money  #investing   #finance #Mortgage
Has BMO Found The Bottom And Ready To Gain Momentum?  There is NO BOTTOM .....

Today http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO   $75.31

Today http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo   $63.08

http://www.techsonian.com/financial-stocks-news-review-bank-of-montreal-bmo-fulton-financial-fult-wisdomtree-investmentswetf-senior-housing-properties-snh/12382470/
Bank of Montreal (USA)(NYSE:BMO) decreased -1.33% and closed at $63.88 in the last trading session with the overall traded volume of 1.33 million shares, versus the average volume of 826,378.00 shares. Its fifty two week range was $60.34-$78.56. It has market cap of $42.20 billion.

Has BMO Found The Bottom And Ready To Gain Momentum?
 #Money  #investing   #finance #Mortgage

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Christian Lawyers and Doctors Need Not Apply

The Cardus Daily           #BMO #Finance #Investing #Money                                                                 1120

http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2015/01/christian-lawyers-and-doctors-need-not-apply
Christian Lawyers and Doctors Need Not Apply
It has become a scary time to be a Christian professional in Canada.
In 2014, lawyers and doctors were targeted by their own professional associations for direct attack because of their religious beliefs.

For Christian lawyers, the first salvo was fired at Trinity Western University’s law school. TWU, which exists to “develop godly Christian leaders” in a variety of marketplaces, requires its students and staff to sign a Community Covenant.

This pledge, based on religious beliefs, to abstain from certain activities and behaviours during their time at TWU, includes the use of alcohol on campus, viewing pornography, and “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.”


For some, TWU’s biblically based principle of marriage is abhorrent. As a result, a concerted effort to block TWU’s law school was engaged by lawyers’ professional associations deciding to disapprove of its graduates.

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, the (Ontario) Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of British Columbia each decided to refuse admission to TWU graduates to the practice of law because of TWU’s adherence to the biblical view of marriage. To do so, these law societies chose to disregard the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2001 decision, which ruled that a professional body could not refuse to accredit students from a TWU program because of TWU’s Community Covenant. This implies Christian lawyers are no longer welcome in the law profession. TWU is just the first step.


I did not attend TWU, but I share its biblical view of marriage. I have appeared before the Superior Court of Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the Tax Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada for a variety of clients.

Do my religious beliefs, particularly about marriage, somehow disqualify me from ably practicing law? That is the inevitable conclusion and consequence if we endorse barring TWU law graduates from practicing law. 


With the TWU battle raging, another overt campaign to drive out or silence Christians in the legal community was commenced. The Legal Leaders for Diversity (LLD) and is made up of the heads of the legal departments from more than 70 major corporations. The campaign involves its own form of community covenant by these 70+ corporations (including BMO, Ford, The Globe and Mail and the Edmonton Oilers) to restrict hiring of law firms for their legal work to those who have a commitment to “diversity” and “inclusiveness.” The LLD’s definition of these words requires approval of same-sex marriage and excludes Christians or others who might have a different opinion. 


The LLD publicly opposed TWU’s proposed law school on the basis that TWU’s Community Covenant is not “inclusive.”
This direct attack on Christian lawyers is meant to create a chilling effect in the legal profession.

 Lawyers who work for law firms seeking to do business with these corporations will hesitate, and perhaps even be barred from voicing their religious and moral beliefs, or for acting for religious clients in human rights cases dealing with these issues. It’s a scary time to be a Christian lawyer in Canada. 


For Christian physicians, the most recent attack was triggered by a series of media stories about doctors in an Ottawa clinic who do not prescribe contraceptives because of their religious beliefs.
In the wake of this coverage, the College of Physicians and Surgeon’s of Ontario (CPSO) decided to revise its policy which sets out physicians’ obligations and expectations vis-à-vis the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Despite several submissions from various lawyers and organizations—including myself on behalf of two groups of Christian physicians—that set out the legal basis for which the CPSO was required to protect the religious and conscience rights of physicians, the CPSO has released a draft policy which specifically requires physicians to provide referrals for procedures, treatments, or pharmaceuticals they object to on religious or moral grounds.

For some, such referrals are as morally problematic as doing the procedure itself. If a physician has the moral or religious conviction that abortion or euthanasia is the taking of an innocent human life, then the physician who formally refers a patient to the abortionist or euthanist has contributed to the taking of that life and, therefore, the doing of harm. 
 
If the CPSO policy is finalized as currently worded, Christian physicians are no longer welcome in the medical profession unless they are willing to compromise their religious and moral beliefs.

Dr. Marc Gabel, who chairs the group which produced the draft policy, has publicly stated that physicians who refuse to refer for procedures or pharmaceuticals they object to should leave family medicine. It’s a scary time to be a Christian doctor in Canada.

Where do we go from here? As a litigator, my immediate reaction is to take these battles to court. While the law societies and the CPSO may disregard Supreme Court jurisprudence, I hope that the courts will follow it. 

All Canadians, lawyers and doctors included, have constitutional rights to freedom of conscience and religion.
 
Beyond this faith in our legal system, my instinct to fight these battles in court is founded in an awareness that for some time, many in the Christian community have been passive and unwilling to stand up for our constitutional rights.

That passivity has contributed to the current state of affairs. TWU has not been passive. Physicians have also fought back. It’s time that Christians stand with other Canadians in securing our constitutional rights. 
 
By defending ourselves when attacked, we accomplish three goals. Taking these issues to court and fighting these battles will ensure protection of our rights. Sending the message that we will no longer be bullied or intimidated will reduce the attacks. And we will be better positioned to fulfill our spiritual obligation to remain faithful to God’s Word.

You may not be a lawyer or a physician, but if you are a person of faith or conscience, then you have a stake in this fight. It’s a scary time to be a Christian professional in Canada, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

Albertos Polizogopoulos is a Partner with the firm Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP/s.r.l. in Ottawa, Ontario. He regularly appears before courts and appellate courts including the Supreme Court of Canada to advocate for his clients’ rights to freedom of religion, freedom of conscience and other civil liberties. He also frequently appears in media interviews and on panels to discuss constitutional law. Follow him on Twitter at: @CharterLaw

BMO on a Downward Spiral since Mr. Fish's policy on TWU hit the Fan .. Move Your #money ...Your #mortgage Your #investing Your #Finance NOW!!

#Money #Investing  #Finance  #Mortgage                                                                                   1120
 http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO   Bank of Montreal  From 82.00 a few weeks ago.
Down to: $75.76

and

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Down to :   BMO  $63.36  from 70.00 A few weeks ago
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is Mr. FISH gettin it yet ..

Blogger note:

Firing Mr. Fish for concocting, embarking, executing BMO s policy along with 72 companies on such a trajectory is not enough.

The 72 companies compared with the 72 virgins promised to the militant front men in the Qu’ ran maybe a comparison.. Suicidal militants are promised 72 virgins in heaven …Did BMO promise the same to its secular martyrs…I doubt it!  

Now what on earth can this be compare too: 72 Companies adhering to such a policy …
I wish to see letters from each and every one of those companies before passing judgment.

Note to @BMO Put your money where your mouth is #BMO. Drop all or refuse to accept the money of all you clients that do not wholeheartedly subscribe to your upfront enunciated policy.

Without prejudice

pml

PS Bloggers note: some say HOLD ... some say A+ ... all the while the ship is on a:
downward spiral   http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=downward+spiral 

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

BMO Stocks ? is BMO a sinking ship??? #Money #investing #finance @PaulicyTalk

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Tuesday Jan 13,2015
STOCK UPDATE   or should I say DOWN DATE

BMO STOCKS
 http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO $76.91
 http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/bmo BMO $64.46

Is BMO a sinking ship?

How many of the 72 corporations will jump ship and when???

see 72 CORPorations. http://theproverbialfixisin.blogspot.ca/2015/01/bmo-72-corporations-launch-assault.html

http://quotes.wsj.com/CA/BMO  Comprehensive Quote 4:23 PM 01/09/15


Saturday, January 10, 2015

BMO Shares lower today ..Where is the BOTTOM, Question Mark. #Money #investing #finance

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BMO & 72 Corporations Launch Assault #Money #investing #finance

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2015

    Updated Jan 8 goin down >> WHO WILL SAVE #BMO From a Viral Spiral in 2015-17

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    Monday, January 5, 2015

    #BMO Bank Of Montreal Stock Quote & Summary Data


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    Bank Of Montreal Stock Quote & Summary Data
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    2.14%
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    5 Years After the Crash – BMO is Expanding its Reach

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    5 Years After the Crash – BMO is Expanding its Reach


    We’ve been looking at how the Canadian banks have evolved since the financial crisis erupted 5 years ago.  Today’s focus is on the Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO, NYSE:BMO).

    With total assets of $549 billion, the Bank of Montreal is the fourth largest Canadian bank.  Back in 2008, BMO was heavily involved in securitized products and accordingly, was forced to record a $1.33 billion provision for credit losses.  Only CIBC suffered greater write-downs and losses during that time.  However, BMO managed to schluff off this seemingly glancing blow and since its stock price has fared quite well, posting a 5-year return of over 75%.

    What’s changed?

    Traditionally regarded as more of a commercial bank than its peers, BMO has spent the last few years building out its retail lending platform and wealth management operations. 

     As well, the bank is focused on increasing its international presence, and has made acquisitions in the United States, London, and Hong Kong.

    In 2008, BMO bought Pyrford, a London-based developed equity markets active manager.  In 2011, it completed the acquisition of Lloyd George Management, an emerging markets specialist based in Hong Kong, as well as the $4.1 billion acquisition of Marshall&Ilsley, a U.S.-Midwest based banking group. 

     In 2012 it acquired a 20% stake (the maximum permitted by a foreign investor) in Cofco Trust, a subsidiary of one of China’s largest state-owned enterprises that is involved in agriculture and financial services.

    BMO has long had a presence in China, stretching back decades, and is the only Canadian bank with an established bank in China.   BMO now intends to expand its asset management capabilities and is planning to build an investment platform to offer its investment products to Asian clients. 

     The plan is to develop a listing of exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the Asian market by 2014, as the bank is trying to replicate the success it had with its ETF strategy in Canada.

    In the United States, Harris Bank has been a consolidator and the crisis led to even more opportunities.   The 2011 acquisition of Wisconsin-based lender Marshall & Ilsley, has resulted in a doubling of deposits and branches in the U.S. 

     The acquisition was Bank of Montreal’s largest in its 195-year history and doubled the size of its Harris Bank unit.  As a result of this acquisition, BMO has almost as large a position in the US as in Canada. 

     It doubled BMO’s “wealthy” U.S. client base to approximately 240,000, bringing further scale to its operations in this area.  In the latest quarter, profit at the firm’s private client group, which includes insurance and mutual funds, doubled to C$218 million from a year earlier on an increase in assets under management (AUM).

    The following chart breaks down net income at the bank by segment, and with the changes that are expected going forward, we can expect this breakdown to look very different in the coming years.

    Segmented Net Income
     
    2012
    2008
     
    $mlns
    % of total
    $ mlns
    % of total
    Cdn P&C Banking
    1,784
    47.3%
    1,153
    48.3%
    US P&C Banking
    517
    13.7%
    242
    10.1%
    Private Client Group
    524
    13.9%
    426
    17.8%
    BMO Capital Markets
    948
    25.1%
    568
    23.8%
    Corporate Services
    342
    9.1%
    (411)
    nm
    The company expects that BMO’s wealth management business will grow to more than $300 billion, from the current $130 billion, over the next three and a half years as the company benefits from its geographic reach.  Asset management is a key focus for BMO.

    Bottom Line

    So we can see that while the crisis negatively impacted BMO, the bank was able to survive, bounce back and has embarked on a course that it thinks will see it thrive in future years.  This is another success story and testament to the strength of the Canadian banks.