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Halo Investing Selected by BMO Wealth Management U.S. to Provide Access to Structured Notes Program

The Halo platform gives BMO Wealth Advisors in the U.S. access to a full suite of web-based tools

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Halo Investing (“Halo”), an award-winning platform for protective investments, announced today that BMO Wealth Management U.S. has chosen Halo’s independent structured notes platform as a core technology solution for its structured note program.

The Halo platform gives BMO Wealth Advisors in the U.S. access to a full suite of web-based tools to:

  • Educate advisors and clients
  • Analyze trends
  • Customize structured note options by payoff, theme or risk profile
  • Receive competitive bids and better pricing from a wide array of issuers
  • Execute low cost buy/sell orders in minutes with small minimums and
  • Maintain post-trade, full back-end administration and tracking capabilities.

The Halo platform makes it easier to offer clients defined-outcome solutions, which can lead, in turn, to growing assets under management. 

“If you only have access to stocks and bonds, you may not be able to sufficiently manage risk during volatile market periods, and that’s what structured notes do, they’re a perfect bridge to the risk gap between stocks and bonds,”

-Jason Barsema, Co-Founder & President, Halo Investing

Halo has achieved a significant number of milestones over the past 24 months, including closing a $100+ million Series C round of funding, onboarding more than 40 global banks and carriers, and being ranked as one of the most innovative Chicago-based companies by Chicago Innovation and Fast Company.

“In today’s market environment, managing risk effectively and providing innovative investment solutions to our clients is important to long-term success,” said Josh Palleon, Managing Director of Institutional and Investment Strategies with BMO Wealth Management.

“Partnering with Halo and leveraging its platform capabilities will be a value add to BMO and the delivery to our clients.”

-Josh Palleon, Managing Director of Institutional & Investment Strategies, BMO Wealth Management

About Halo Investing

Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform for protective investment solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Abu Dhabi, Zurich, Dubai, and Singapore, Halo was co-founded by Biju Kulathakal and Jason Barsema in 2015 with a mission that focuses on putting “impact before profits,” providing access to impactful investment opportunities previously unavailable to most investors. Through the Halo platform, financial advisors and investors can easily access structured notes, market-linked CDs, buffered ETFs, and annuities, as well as a suite of tools to educate, analyze, customize, execute, and manage the most suitable protective investment product for their portfolios. Halo has received a growing number of honors and was recently named one of Fast Company’s Ten Most Innovative Companies of 2021. For more information, please visit: https://haloinvesting.com. Before investing, investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the variable annuity and its underlying investment options. The current contract prospectus and underlying fund prospectuses provide this and other important information. Please contact your financial professional or the Company to obtain the prospectuses. Please read the prospectuses carefully before investing or sending money.

Media Contact:
Halo Investing 
David Townsend
david.townsend@haloinvesting.com

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About Halo

Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform on a mission to democratize access to protective investments. By connecting financial advisors with structured notes, buffered ETFs, and annuities from 40+ global banking partners, Halo gives advisors the tools, technology, and education to build more resilient portfolios for their clients. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago — with offices in Abu Dhabi and Zurich — Halo has facilitated over $12.5 billion in transactions.

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