From Nasdaq and FTSE Russell to MSCI, the rules governing index inclusion are being rewritten in real time. In this episode, Matt Montemurro joins hosts Zayla Saunders and Hilly Cutler to unpack where the guardrails are bending, what SpaceX’s landmark IPO means for passive investors — and why the index you own may determine the exposure you get. Zayla Saunders is Vice President of ETF Online Distribution at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) and Hilly Cutler is Director of Portfolio Consulting and Senior Portfolio Consultant at BMO GAM. They are joined by Matt Montemurro, Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs at BMO GAM. This episode was recorded live on Monday, June 8, 2026.
Matt Montemurro
Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs
Matt is currently the Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs. In his role, Matt, and his team, are responsible for all index tracking mandates, both equity and fixed income, managed by BMO Global Asset Management. Matt joined BMO in 2009 and joined the BMO ETF portfolio management team in 2012. Prior to this expanded role, Matt specialized in fixed income, leading the fixed income portfolio management team and acting as portfolio manager and trader, responsible for all segments of the fixed income market, both in Canada and internationally. Matt has 15 years of industry experience in managing and trading Canadian federal, provincial, corporate and real return bonds; US Treasury and corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield (cash bonds and CDX); as well as emerging market debt. Matt has spent his entire career at BMO, joining the bank in 2009. Matt holds an HBA and MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA Charterholder.
Current Podcasts
All-in-one investing sounds simple. The construction behind it isn’t. In this episode, Matt Montemurro joins host Zayla Saunders to pull back the curtain on BMO’s asset allocation ETF suite — from benchmark methodology and portfolio construction to the tax efficiency decisions often overlooked by everyday investors. Zayla Saunders is Vice President of ETF Online Distribution at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined by Matt Montemurro, Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs at BMO GAM. This episode was recorded live on April 17, 2026.