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BMO unit to pay $40.7 million in US SEC settlement over misleading bond sales

BMO Capital Markets, a unit of Bank of Montreal, has agreed to pay $407 million to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors about the risks associated with $12.5 billion in bond sales. The SEC alleged that from 2010 to 2016, BMO misrepresented the quality of collateral backing the bonds, which were linked to risky structured notes. These notes were tied to the performance of other securities, and BMO failed to disclose that the collateral was not as secure as presented, leading investors to believe the bonds were safer than they actually were. This settlement marks one of the largest penalties ever imposed by the SEC for violations related to bond offerings.

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[ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bmo-unit-pay-407-million-us-sec-settlement-over-misleading-bond-sales-2025-01-13/ ]