Bank of Montreal facts for kids
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Trade name
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BMO Financial Group (US) BMO Bank of Montreal (Canada) |
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Formerly
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Montreal Bank (1817-1822) |
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| Traded as | tsx |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | As Montreal Bank: 23 June 1817 in Montreal, Lower Canada As Bank of Montreal: 1822 in Montreal, Lower Canada |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada, |
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Key people
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Patrick Cronin (CRO, BMO Financial Group) George A. Cope (Chair of the Board, BMO Financial Group) Thomas E. Flynn (CFO, BMO Financial Group) Dave Casper (CEO, BMO Harris Bank) Darryl White (CEO BMO Financial Group) |
| Revenue |  CAD$22.8 billion (F2019) |
| CAD$5.8 billion (F2019) |
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| Total assets | CAD$852.2 billion (F2019) |
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Number of employees
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45,513 (FTE, F2019) |
| Subsidiaries | BMO Capital Markets BMO Harris Bank BMO Nesbitt Burns |
The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank. Their head office remains in Montreal. They also have operational headquarters and executive offices in Toronto, Ontario, since 1977. One of the Big Five banks in Canada, as well as one of the ten largest banks in North America. It is commonly known by its acronym BMO. BMO is also its stock symbol on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Establishment and early history
On 23 June 1817, John Richardson and eight merchants signed the Articles of Association to establish the Montreal Bank in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. The bank officially began conducting business on 3 November 1817. This is the birth of Canada's oldest bank. It underwent a name change to its current in 1822. BMO's Institution Number (or bank number) is 001. In Canada, the bank operates as BMO Bank of Montreal and has more than 900 branches, serving over seven million customers.
Operations in the USA
In the United States, it does business as BMO Financial Group, where it has substantial operations in the Chicago area and elsewhere in the country, where it operates BMO Harris Bank. BMO Capital Markets is BMO's investment and corporate banking division, while the wealth management division is branded as BMO Nesbitt Burns. The company is ranked at number 131 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
Achievements
The company has not missed a dividend payment since 1829. They paid dividends consistently through major world crises such as World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and the 2008 financial crisis; this makes the Bank of Montreal's dividend payment history one of the longest in the world.
Images for kids
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Austin Cuvillier co-founded BMO with nine other businessmen in June 1817.
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$5 BMO banknote, from 1942. The year was the last that the bank issued its own banknotes for circulation.
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Completed in 1977, First Canadian Place formally serves as the bank's "executive office".
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Footprint of Milwaukee-based bank Marshall & Ilsley prior to its acquisition by the Bank of Montreal in 2010.
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The head office for BMO Harris Bank, a Chicago-based subsidiary of BMO.
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A Bank of Montreal branch in Hamilton. Erected in 1928, the building is presently recognized under the Ontario Heritage Act.
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A former BMO branch on Front and Yonge Street, now houses the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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The bank has been the jersey sponsor for MLS's CF Montréal since 2012.
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