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Significant Subsidiaries
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
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Significant Subsidiaries

Note 26: Significant Subsidiaries

As at October 31, 2018, the bank, either directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, controls the following significant operating subsidiaries.

 

Significant subsidiaries (1)(2)   Head or principal office     

Book value of shares owned by the bank

(Canadian $ in millions)

 

Bank of Montreal Capital Markets (Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries, including:

    London, England        332  

BMO Capital Markets Limited

    London, England     

Pyrford International Limited

    London, England     

Bank of Montreal (China) Co. Ltd.

    Beijing, China        448  

Bank of Montreal Holding Inc. and subsidiaries, including:

    Toronto, Canada        29,028  

Bank of Montreal Mortgage Corporation

    Calgary, Canada     

BMO Mortgage Corp.

    Vancouver, Canada     

BMO Investments Limited

    Hamilton, Bermuda     

BMO Reinsurance Limited

    St. Michaels, Barbados     

BMO Nesbitt Burns Holdings Corporation

    Toronto, Canada     

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

    Toronto, Canada     

BMO Investments Inc.

    Toronto, Canada     

BMO InvestorLine Inc.

    Toronto, Canada     

Bank of Montreal Ireland plc

    Dublin, Ireland        1,022  

BMO Financial Corp. and subsidiaries, including:

    Chicago, United States        21,893  

BMO Asset Management Corp. and subsidiaries

    Chicago, United States     

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    New York, United States     

BMO Harris Bank National Association and subsidiaries, including:

    Chicago, United States     

BMO Harris Investment Company LLC

    Las Vegas, United States     

BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc.

    Chicago, United States     

BMO Harris Financing, Inc. and subsidiaries

    Chicago, United States     

CTC myCFO, LLC

    Palo Alto, United States     

BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Limited and subsidiaries, including:

    London, England        692  

BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc and subsidiaries (3)

    London, England     

BMO Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries, including:

    Toronto, Canada        1,195  

BMO Life Holdings (Canada), ULC

    Halifax, Canada     

BMO Life Assurance Company

    Toronto, Canada     

BMO Trust Company

    Toronto, Canada        768  

BMO Trustee Asia Limited

    Hong Kong, China        2  

LGM (Bermuda) Limited and subsidiaries, including:

    Hamilton, Bermuda        147  

BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited

    Hong Kong, China     

LGM Investments Limited

    London, England           

 

  (1)

Each subsidiary is incorporated or organized under the laws of the state or country in which the principal office is situated, except for BMO Financial Corp., BMO Asset Management Corp., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc., BMO Harris Financing, Inc., and CTC myCFO, LLC, which are incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware, United States. BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc is incorporated under the laws of Scotland.

  (2)

Unless otherwise noted, the bank, either directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, owns 100% of the outstanding voting shares of each subsidiary.

  (3)

Effective October 31, 2018, F&C Asset Management plc changed its name to BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc.

Significant Restrictions

Our ability to transfer funds between our subsidiaries may be restricted by statutory, contractual, capital and regulatory requirements. Restrictions include:

 

Assets pledged as security for various liabilities we incur. Refer to Note 24 for details.

 

Assets of our consolidated structured entities that are held for the benefit of the note holders. Refer to Note 7 for details.

 

Assets held by our insurance subsidiaries. Refer to Note 12 for details.

 

Regulatory and statutory requirements that reflect capital and liquidity requirements. Refer to Note 19 for details.

 

Funds required to be held with central banks. Refer to Note 2 for details.