April 12 (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal BMO.TO :
* BMO REFOCUSES WEALTH MANAGEMENT BUSINESS FOR NORTH AMERICAN GROWTH, ANNOUNCES SALE OF EMEA ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
* BMO FINANCIAL GROUP - BANK WILL RECORD A NET WRITE-DOWN OF GOODWILL RELATED TO CERTAIN BUSINESSES OF ABOUT $745 MILLION AFTER-TAX IN Q2 2021
* BMO FINANCIAL GROUP - BMO WEALTH MANAGEMENT TO ENTER INTO STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENTS
* BMO FINANCIAL - ON PRO FORMA BASIS, TRANSACTION'S IMPACT ON BMO'S EFFICIENCY RATIO, ROE & CET1 RATIOS IS IMPROVEMENT OF ABOUT 64 BPS, 20 BPS & 29 BPS RESPECTIVELY