Bank of Montreal is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets. It provides diversified financial services and products in personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking segments, to a wide range of customers including more than 12 million individuals, businesses, governments and corporate customers across Canada and the U.S. By geography, Canada is its largest market accounting for over 60% of net income, followed by the US (28%) and other countries (9%) like Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America. The bank has a strong presence across regional economies and markets around the world and is in a good position to address the growing cross border needs of corporate customers. It owns a network of more than 900 branches and ATMs and operates through Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking (41% of net income), U.S. P&C (23%), BMO Wealth Management (18%) and BMO Capital Markets (18%) operating groups.
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Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial services provider and the eighth largest bank in North America by assets. Bank of Montreal provides a large portfolio of products and services in personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking … Read more
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