Bank Of Montreal (Chicago)


Bank Of Montreal is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $11.8 billion of regulatory assets for 119,705 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 41 other states.

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Bank Of Montreal provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 7,500 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bank Of Montreal: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bank Of Montreal is $11.8 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $3.66 billion in discretionary accounts and $8.15 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $215.91 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $79.26 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Bank Of Montreal for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Bank Of Montreal

Christopher J Mccomish has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2009. Amanda Jane Demas joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Steven Mark Josephson Vice president of trading 1 May 2006 Other 2239540
Michael Miroballi Director, president, ceo 1 Nov 2007 Other 1545242
Christopher J Mccomish Director 1 Mar 2009 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Wallace William Harris Director 1 Jul 2010 Other 5828561
Bmo Financial Corp Shareholder 1 Dec 2011 75% - 100% 51-0275712
William Joseph Jr Crain Vice president, chief operating officer 1 Aug 2012 Other 1442590
Bradley David Chapin Director 1 Oct 2012 Other 6146485
Barry Sean Mcinerney Director 1 Oct 2012 Other 4379798
Karen Florence Messnick Vice president operations 1 Oct 2013 Other 2000686
Stephanie Ann Lake Chief financial officer, fin op 1 Sep 2014 Other 5845009
James Roth Downing Vice president chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2014 Other 5514806
Darrel Harris Hackett Chairman 1 Oct 2014 Other 6404383
Viki Afrodete Lazaris Director 1 Mar 2015 Other 6442634
Jennifer Lynn Barber Uhri National director of financial advisory services 1 Sep 2015 Other 3052907
Amanda Jane Demas Secretary 1 Dec 2015 Other 4067157

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bank Of Montreal Shareholder 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 13-4941092

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Bank Of Montreal performs its advisory services is located at 115 S Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Madison, WI. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 877-225-3863 or by fax 312-461-7211. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bmoharris.com/financialadvisors.