BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited

BMO Exchange Traded Funds and BMO Global Asset Management

Since launching its first four funds in June 2009 BMO has emerged as one of the leading ETF providers in Canada—achieving a number of industry firsts with its broad range of products to meet every investment objective. In just five years, BMO’s Canadian ETF business has grown to 58 funds which cover a number of diverse asset classes, sectors and regions and the organisation has become one of the fastest growing ETF providers in the world.

BMO ETFs are part of BMO Global Asset Management, a global investment manager with 24 offices in 14 countries delivering service excellence to clients across five continents. Including discretionary and non-discretionary assets, BMO Global Asset Management had more than C$305 billion in assets under management, as of July 31, 2014.

Headquartered by four multi-disciplined investment teams based in Toronto, Chicago, London and Hong Kong, the organization is complemented by a network of world-class boutique managers strategically located across the globe. BMO Global Asset Management has been recognized by Pension & Investments as one of the world’s largest 100 asset managers and is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative (UNPRI).

BMO Global Asset Management Asia was formed at the end of 2013 to extend the firm’s global presence and have one BMO brand in Asia to house both the well-established and reputed LGM Investments and BMO Global Asset Management Asia, which oversees the development of BMO ETFs in the region as well the management of other regional strategies and product distribution.

BMO Global Asset Management is a part of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), a highly diversified financial services organization based in North America with more than C$587 billion total assets and approximately 47,000 employees as of July 31, 2014.

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