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Tune in to the latest Views from the North episode where host Benjamin Reitzes is joined by Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at BMO, to discuss the impact of Trump’s return to the White House on the Canadian Economy. 

In our latest episode of Sustainability Leaders, BMO's Jonathan Hackett, Managing Director and Head, Sustainable Finance, welcomed Justine Fisher, CFO of Svante, to discuss strong corporate demand for carbon management solutions. Listen here: http://spr.ly/6040sGYPi

Simeon Siegel, CFA speaks to Retail Dive for a thorough post-op on the DTC craze, stressing his research-backed views that “There’s no such thing as a bad channel. There are bad partnerships and there’s bad execution.” “This is not the first time, and it certainly will not be the last time, that everyone chased a buzzword. Where you sell should always be a very important part of your business decision making. But it should not be who you are. You should not aspire to be a DTC brand. You should aspire to sell something special and figure out how to reach your consumer in the most economic, healthy, brand-appropriate way. I think, fortunately, we’ve moved a lot closer to that. Everyone believed the mantra should be DTC or die because they wanted to eliminate the middle person and make more money. What they finally realized was: No one eliminates the middle person, they simply become the middle person. So for a period of time, people became so obsessed with where they sell rather than what they sell that they lost track of who they were.” Read the full article here: http://spr.ly/6048s68xa

Brian G. Belski joined CNBC Halftime Report and the Investment Committee to discuss this week's stock market. Uber: http://spr.ly/6049SxaBN Financials: http://spr.ly/6040SxaB4 Glacier Bancorp: http://spr.ly/6042SxaBA

Simeon Siegel, CFA spoke to Reuters following Under Armour’s earnings beat discussing his recent analysis suggesting the company could enjoy meaningful opportunity to improve its business by focusing on becoming healthier rather than bigger. "For some time, we have believed Under Armour would be best situated to improve its business by focusing on health over growth." Read the full article here: http://spr.ly/6042SsSVm

Stock markets surged following the U.S. election outcome, but investors are still assessing how Washington’s new political landscape will impact the economy and markets. To shed light on that question, we hosted a panel discussion moderated by BMO’s Camilla Sutton, CFA, MBA, ICD.D, Managing Director, Head of Equity Research, Canada & UK and featuring Douglas Porter, Managing Director & Chief Economist, Brian G. Belski, Chief Investment Strategist, and Ian Lyngen, CFA, Managing Director & Head of U.S. Rates Strategy. Read the key takeaways here: http://spr.ly/6040Ssdwg

Congratulations to Lizzie Virgo, Associate, Head of Advisory Sales at BMO Capital Markets, on being named a Rising Star at the VersaFi (formerly WCM) 2024 Leadership Awards. This recognition is a testament to Lizzie’s achievements in her career thus far, and her commitment to accelerating success for women across the industry. Congratulations, Lizzie! http://spr.ly/6044Ss6Xa

The more companies can understand the forces driving an increasingly sophisticated cyber environment, the better businesses can protect themselves. This was just one of the topics Lawrence Zelvin, Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Crimes Unit, BMO Financial Group, discussed on a panel at the 18th annual Toronto Global Forum organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas with other industry leaders. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6040S9cNA

Ilan Bahar, Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Metals & Mining, spoke to Global Business Reports (GBR) to share how BMO Capital Markets is supporting the Metals & Mining sector, and discuss the latest trends impacting the sector. "We have seen M&A activity across the [metals and mining] sector … We expect continued consolidation as larger companies seek to secure assets before the opportunity set dwindles even further," said Bahar. Read more: http://spr.ly/6042Se2mg

With a significant share of the world's GDP reliant on nature, businesses have a lot to lose from the rapid decline of biodiversity. After the UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia came to a close last week, BMO’s Melissa Fifield shares tips on how businesses can turn their relationship with biodiversity to their advantage: http://spr.ly/6047Se0gH #COP16