Scotiabank
Scotiabank (English) , Banque Scotia (French)
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legal form | Corporation |
ISIN | CA0641491075 |
founding | 1832 |
Seat | Toronto , Canada |
management | Brian J. Porter, CEO |
Number of employees | 97,629 (2018) |
sales | 28.8 billion CAD (2018) 19.3 billion euro |
Branch | Banks |
Website | www.scotiabank.com |
As of October 31, 2018 |
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The Scotiabank , in French Banque Scotia , is the name under which the Bank of Nova Scotia , Canada's third largest bank , appears in customer transactions. The company is listed on the S & P / TSX 60 Canadian stock index and on the Toronto Stock Exchange . Scotiabank has over 950 branches in Canada and 2000 branches in more than 45 countries. Its headquarters are in Toronto , Ontario . According to Forbes' list of the world's 2000 largest companies, the Bank of Nova Scotia ranks 98th.
history
The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in Halifax in 1832 . The first branch opened in Windsor (Nova Scotia) and was initially limited to the Atlantic provinces. It wasn't until 1882 that the bank ventured west with its branch in Winnipeg , Manitoba . The branch was later closed, but this move encouraged expansion in the American Midwest to continue.
In 1900 the bank had 38 branches in Canada, the United States and Jamaica when it moved its headquarters from Halifax to Toronto .
Mergers
In its history, Scotiabank has merged with other Canadian banks:
- Union Bank of PEI (1883)
- Summerside Bank (1901)
- Bank of New Brunswick (1913)
- Metropolitan Bank of Canada (1914)
- The Bank of Ottawa (1919)
- Montreal Trust (1994)
- National Trust (1997)
- Mocatta Bullion and Base Metals (1997)
- National Bank of Greece (Canada) (2005)
- Banco Wiesse Sudameris (Peru) (2007)
- Banco Sudamericano (Peru) (2007)
- Banco Colpatria (Colombia) (2012)
Business areas
- Domestic banking
- Scotia Capital Inc.
- International banking
- e-Commerce / e-Banking at Scotiabank
- Scotiabank Peru SAA
The bank's stock trades on both the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol BNS.
Memberships
Scotiabank is a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and a registered member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal agency that secures the financial transactions of all officially registered banks in Canada. It also offers its customers products from the following systems:
- Interac
- VISA International
- PLUS Network for VISA cards
- Mastercard in the Caribbean
- NYCE network
Web links
- Scotiabank website (English)
- Scotiabank company profile
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Scotiabank: Annual Report 2018 (PDF) Accessed July 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Converted at the rate on the balance sheet date, October 31, 2018
- ^ The World Biggest Public Companies, Jan. 20, 2012