Bank of Montreal

111 results about this entity

Period: 22 Oct 2004 - 07 Feb 2025

Canada fixed income sees e-trading surge

In the midst of the global financial crisis, Canada's largest and most active institutional fixed-income traders led a long-awaited move into electronic trading, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

BMO Capital Markets starts 2D barcode ad campaign

Canada's BMO Capital Markets has begun placing adverts in the Wall Street Journal that contain two-dimensional barcodes that readers can photograph with their mobile phones to get directed to the firm's Web site.

Unisys wins BMO Financial Group server systems deal

Canada's BMO Financial Group has awarded Unisys a four year contract for the provision of mainframe-class server systems and related support services.

BMO Bank of Montreal plans move to green call centre

BMO Bank of Montreal has signed a lease to move three separate call centre operations to a new, environmentally friendly building in the Canadian city of Mississauga.

BMO Bank of Montreal issues pre-paid travel money card

Canada's BMO Bank of Montreal has launched a re-loadable plastic travel money card designed to replace paper travellers' cheques and cash.

Canadian dealers to set up alternative trading platform

Seven of the biggest investment dealers in Canada are teaming up to establish an alternative trading system (ATS) in a bid to increase equity trading efficiencies and make the country more globally competitive.

Bank of Montreal to lay off 1000 staff

Bank of Montreal is to cut 1000 jobs, representing three per cent of its workforce, and take a restructuring charge of C$135 million as it bids to streamline its back office administrative operations.

Barclays hires Heather Campbell to lead IT efficiency drive

The UK's Barclays Bank has appointed Heather Campbell to the newly-created position of chief operating officer (COO) at its chief information office, with responsibility for the bank's IT effectiveness programme.

Canadian phishers in pump-and-dump probe

Canadian regulators are investigating a rash of phishing frauds at online brokerages in which raiders used the funds from looted accounts to artificially inflate the price of penny stocks.

Reuters signs Chinese banks to Dealing 3000 matching service

UK news and information group Reuters has signed four of China's largest banks to its electronic foreign exchange trading system, Dealing 3000.

BMO, iBank tracking risks with SunGard

BMO Financial Group has gone live with SunGard's Adaptiv Credit Risk software in an implementation that spans North America, Europe, and Asia giving access to over 1300 users globally.

BMO rolls out Reveleus Basel II software

Canada's BMO Financial Group is implementing technology from i-flex subsidiary Reveleus to aid compliance with Basel II capital regulations.