BMO Guardian Funds - Fund Management

Portfolio Advisors
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
	Aberdeen Asset Management is a global investment manager with over $240 billion in assets that provides investment expertise across the equity, fixed income and property asset classes. Aberdeen invests worldwide in fundamentally sound investments using a predominantly long-only approach and does not typically engage in short selling securities. It uses a team approach with managers based in the regions that it invests and decisions are based primarily on its own research.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Equity Class Advisor Series
Barrantagh Investment Management Inc.
	Barrantagh Investment Management Inc. is a Toronto-based investment firm managing over $900 million in assets*. Cash-flow-centric techniques form the basis of Barrantagh’s overall estimation of a company’s financial stability and intrinsic value, based on Barrantagh’s belief that cash flow generation is the most crucial indicator of potential success for a business.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Canadian Diversified Monthly Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual US$
BMO Asset Management Inc.
	BMO Asset Management Inc. is a prominent Canadian institutional and mutual fund investment manager providing a variety of investment solutions across asset classes and investment approaches. As of December 31, 2010, BMO Asset Management Inc. and its affiliates had over C$56.8 billion in assets under management for a diverse client base including pension funds, endowments, trusts, insurance company reserves, corporate surpluses, as well as for high-net worth clients and retail mutual funds.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Conservative Solution Mutual BMO Guardian Growth Solution Mutual BMO Guardian Balanced Solution Mutual BMO Guardian Money Market Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Bond Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Aggressive Growth Solution Mutual BMO Guardian Income Solution Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Canadian Equity Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Short-Term Income Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Dividend Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2020 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Precious Metals Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2030 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2025 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Growth ETF Portfolio Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Energy Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian North American Dividend Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Special Equity Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Resource Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Mortgage and Short-Term Income Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Aggressive Growth ETF Portfolio Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Canadian Tactical ETF Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Balanced ETF Portfolio Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Security ETF Portfolio Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Dividend Growth Fund Mutual BMO Guardian SelectClass Security Portfolio Advisor Series BMO Guardian SelectClass Balanced Portfolio Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2017 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian SelectClass Growth Portfolio Advisor Series BMO Guardian SelectClass Aggressive Growth Portfolio Adv Sr BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2022 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage Plus 2026 Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Resource Fund Advisor Series US$ BMO Guardian LifeStage 2040 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage 2035 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage 2030 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage 2025 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage 2020 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian LifeStage 2017 Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian U.S. Dollar Monthly Income Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Canadian Diversified Monthly Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Resource Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Asset Allocation Fund Advisor Series
Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd.
	Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. is a Montreal-based investment manager specializing in global small cap equity investment. Global Alpha employs a ‘core’ investment style that combines growth and value characteristics with bottom-up security selection through fundamental research. Founded in 2008, Global Alpha currently manages approximately $30 million in assets and is an affiliate of Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group, the second largest independently owned asset manager in Canada.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Small Cap Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Small Cap Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Small Cap Fund Mutual US$
Guardian Capital LP (GCLP)
	Guardian Capital LP (GCLP) traces its history back to 1962 and manages over $12 billion on assets*. GCLP is one of Canada’s leading fixed income managers and also manages numerous Canadian equity mandates based on a growth-at-a-reasonable-price style.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Floating Rate Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Monthly Dividend Fund Ltd. Mutual BMO Guardian Monthly High Income Fund II Mutual BMO Guardian Canadian Large Cap Equity Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Floating Rate Income Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Growth and Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Canadian Diversified Monthly Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual BMO Guardian High Yield Bond Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Canadian Large Cap Equity Class Advisor Series
Harris Investment Management Inc.
	Harris Investment Management (HIM) is a Chicago-based investment management firm with over $15 billion in assets under management. HIM’s investment philosophy is premised on the belief that companies with improving fundamentals, attractive valuations and increasing investor interest consistently and predictably outperform the market.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian American Equity Class Advisor Series US$ BMO Guardian North American Dividend Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian U.S. Dollar Money Market Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian American Equity Class Advisor Series
HIM Monegy, Inc.
	HIM Monegy, Inc. is part of Chicago-based Harris Investment Management, Inc. and operates within BMO Financial Group. It is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Bank of Montreal, the parent company of BMO Investments Inc. HIM Monegy's experienced group of professionals is dedicated to managing high yield bonds, loans and credit default swaps. As of December 31, 2009, assets under management for HIM Monegy were approximately $1.8 billion (Cdn.).
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian U.S. High Yield Bond Fund Advisor Series
Kleinwort Benson Investors International Ltd.
	Kleinwort Benson Investors International Ltd. (KBI) was formed in October 2010 when Kleinwort Benson Group acquired KBC Asset Management. KBI is part of Kleinwort Benson Group, which is 100% owned by RHJ International and is one of the most prominent names in UK financial services with roots dating back to the 1850s. KBI has been managing assets since 1980 and currently manages dividend plus, environmental equities, and multi -asset strategies. KBI acts as sub-advisor for a number of mutual funds registered in North America and Ireland.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Dividend Class Advisor Series US$ BMO Guardian Global Dividend Class Advisor Series
Lazard Asset Management
	Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc. is a subsidiary of Lazard Asset Management LLC, which has long maintained a pre-eminent position in the world’s financial marketplace. Tracing its history back to 1848 and with more than 265 investment personnel worldwide, Lazard offers an array of investment management solutions using their global sector-based research platform and network of local offices in ten different countries. As of December 31, 2009, the assets under management were $86.3billion.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Equity Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Global Absolute Return Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Emerging Markets Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian U.S. Dollar Monthly Income Fund Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Equity Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Absolute Return Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Global Absolute Return Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series US$ BMO Guardian Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series
Loomis Sayles & Company LP
	Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles and Company LP is an award winning U.S. based investment manager that provides investment expertise across both equity and fixed-income asset classes. As performance-driven investors seeking exceptional opportunities, Loomis Sayles employs actively managed disciplines that combine bottom-up fundamental research and systematic risk assessment with experienced portfolio management. Loomis Sayles currently manages over $140 billion in assets.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian U.S. Special Equity Fund Advisor Series
Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC
	Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC is a wholly –owned, indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie Investment Management currently has over $550 million in assets under management.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Infrastructure Fund Advisor Series
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd.
	Martin Currie Inc.,originally founded as an accountancy practice in 1881, has been involved in managing investment portfolios for over 100 years and manages almost $20 billion in assets. Using a growth investment style, Martin Currie employs a fundamental, bottom-up approach to try and take advantage of pricing inefficiencies that may arise in these equity markets.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Greater China Class Advisor Series
Matthews International Capital Management
	Matthews International Capital Management LLC, founded in San Francisco in 1991, has over $11 billion in assets under management*. Investing exclusively in Asian markets, Matthews uses fundamental analysis and emphasizes individual security selection using a blend of growth and value styles. Matthews has been appointed as a sub-adviser by the portfolio adviser, Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Asian Growth and Income Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Asian Growth and Income Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Asian Growth & Income Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Diversified Fund Mutual US$
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
	Mawer Investment Management Ltd. was founded in 1974 and is wholly owned by the professionals within the firm, with over $7 billion in assets under management*. Mawer’s investment approach is to systematically create broadly diversified portfolios of wealth-creating companies bought at discounts to their intrinsic values.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Enterprise Fund Mutual
PIMCO (Pacific Investment Mgmt. Co.)
	PIMCO Canada Corp. is a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC which was established in 1971 and is one of the world’s most respected names in fixed income management, with $1,000 billion in assets under management. PIMCO uses both top-down and bottom-up strategies to reduce volatility and dependence upon any one strategy.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Bond Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Global Strategic Bond Fund Advisor Series
Pyrford International Ltd.
	Pyrford International Limited was founded in London, U.K in 1987 and currently manages over $2.5 billion in assets. Pyrford’s investment philosophy is based on a value-driven, absolute return approach, identifying companies that are fairly valued or undervalued in relation to their potential long-term earnings growth.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Tactical ETF Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian International Value Class Advisor Series
RCM Capital Management LLC
	RCM Capital Management LLC is a globally focused investment management firm with more than $140 billion in assets under management*. RCM uses a disciplined, bottom-up approach to stock selection and its proprietary Grassroots^SM Research Division to leverage thousands of industry contacts and conduct regular market surveys on all continents to further hone RCM’s information advantage.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian Global Technology Fund Mutual BMO Guardian Sustainable Climate Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Technology Class Advisor Series BMO Guardian Global Technology Fund Mutual US$ BMO Guardian Sustainable Opportunities Class Advisor Series
Vontobel Asset Management Inc.
	Vontobel Asset Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG of Switzerland, was established in 1984 and manages $8 billion in assets. Vontobel’s investment philosophy emphasizes consistent operating histories, favourable long-term prospects, free cash flow generation, attractive valuations below its estimate of intrinsic value, sound management and business predictability. Vontobel has been appointed as a sub-adviser by the portfolio adviser, Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc.
Fund(s) Managed	BMO Guardian European Fund Advisor Series US$ BMO Guardian European Fund Advisor Series