For the second time in three years, BMO Capital Markets has been named the Best Bank for the Canadian Dollar by FX Week Magazine. BMO Capital Markets also received this award in 2009. The winners of the FX Week Best Bank Awards are determined by votes from foreign exchange professionals from around the world, and are presented each year in London. In this year's survey, respondents from banks, corporate treasurers and investors, including fund managers, institutional investors and hedge funds, nominated their preferred banks, brokers and vendors in 39 categories. For further details please see our press release.

BMO Capital Markets has won an International M&A Award from The M&A Advisor for its role in a complicated transaction that saw AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ), the Russian state uranium mining company, increase its ownership in Uranium One from ~19.9% to ~51%. The BMO Capital Markets team developed an innovative structure to execute this transaction and balance competing objectives. The final outcome was a significant win for all the parties involved, and enabled Uranium One to take its place among the world’s Top 5 uranium producers.

BMO Capital Markets has been named the Best Trade Bank in Canada by Trade Finance magazine for the second consecutive year. The annual survey encompasses industry votes and feedback from Canadian participants, as well as input from the magazine's editorial team. Manufacturers, exporters, importers, traders, government, multilateral agencies, and other clients and industry partners selected BMO as the No. 1 Canadian bank to help businesses conduct global trade in a fast-changing regulatory environment. For full details, please see our press release.

IDG's CIO magazine today named BMO Financial Group as a member of the 2011 CIO 100. The 24th annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). BMO was the only Canadian bank to be named to this year's Top 100. For full details, please see our press release.

For the second year in a row, BMO Capital Markets has been named the World’s Best Metals and Mining Investment Bank by Global Finance Magazine. Each year Global Finance editors, with input from industry experts, select the best financial institutions around the world. Their awards have become a recognized and trusted standard of excellence. This accolade illustrates our commitment to clients and our ability to assist companies who are looking for new global opportunities. For full details, please see our press release.

BMO Capital Markets has won several awards for its global leadership in foreign exchange. The firm was named the “Best Foreign Exchange (Forex) Provider, North America 2011” by Global Banking & Finance Review. The firm also won the DealMakers Global Award for “Best FX Bank North America, 2011.” In addition, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) named BMO Capital Markets one of the “Most Popular Market Makers in China”, and the “Best Non-U.S. Dollar Market Maker” for the fourth year in a row. Individual Foreign Exchange team members also received recognition, with Gavin Wang taking the newly introduced “Best Head of Trading Award”, and Regine Ou receiving the “Best Trader Award”. For full details, please see our press release.

BMO Capital Markets Economics placed within the Top 10 of global banks and ahead of all other Canadian banks in the 2010 Reuters Foreign Exchange accuracy poll. The annual poll analyzes the accuracy of the contributors based on how closely their one-month forecasts compare with the actual closing rates on the last trading day of each month. BMO moved to 10th place, up from 13th in 2009, out of more than 50 banks in total. This is a significant achievement that reinforces BMO Capital Markets as a trusted and accurate advisor.

BMO Capital Markets has been ranked among the top 20 FX banks globally in the 2010 FX Week magazine client survey. The rankings were based on more than 7,000 responses from dealers, brokers, investors and corporations. BMO finished 20th overall, which represents the firm’s best finish ever in the survey (ranked 25th last year). BMO Capital Markets also ranked first with corporate clients, second for the Canadian dollar, and second with both investor and bank clients. These results are a reflection of the firm’s intense client focus and ability to effectively compete on the global stage.

European CEO Magazine has named BMO Capital Markets the “Best Foreign Exchange [FX] Bank, Canada & North America” (October/November 2010 issue). The criteria for choosing the winners included transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. This award truly underscores BMO’s commitment to continued expansion into global FX markets.

Dr. Sherry Cooper and the BMO Capital Markets Economics team have won the Lawrence R. Klein Award for economic forecasting accuracy. The team beat out nearly 50 other top North American economic forecasters for having the most accurate forecasts as part of the Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey from 2006 to 2009. The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University sponsors and judges the award, which is one of the best-known and longest-standing awards in the profession.

Trade Finance Magazine has awarded BMO Capital Markets the "Best Trade Bank in Canada" Award for Excellence. The annual awards are based on industry votes and feedback as well as input from the magazine’s editorial team. The win recognizes our firm’s in-depth knowledge of global markets and the work the Trade Finance team does to deliver effective solutions to our importing and exporting clients.

BMO Capital Markets placed first in foreign exchange market share growth in Euromoney Magazine’s 2010 annual survey. The report recognized BMO Capital Markets in two categories: “Most Improved Overall Market Share by Volume” and “Most Improved Market Share by Size over US$250 billion.“ The Euromoney FX survey is the benchmark measure for the FX industry, with results based on qualitative and quantitative responses from thousands of companies around the world.

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