The Bank of Nova Scotia (La Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company.

One of Canada’s Big Five banks, it is the third largest Canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization. It serves more than 25 million customers around the world and offers a range of products and services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking.

With more than 88,000 employees and assets of $998 billion (as of October 31, 2018), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS).

Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Scotiabank moved its executive offices to Toronto, Ontario in 1900.

Scotiabank has billed itself as “Canada’s most international bank” due to its acquisitions primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also in Europe and parts of Asia. Scotiabank is a member of the London Bullion Market Association and one of fifteen accredited institutions which participate in the London gold fixing.

From 1997 to 2019, this was conducted through its precious metals division ScotiaMocatta.

Traded as:           TSX: BNS, NYSE: BNS, S&P/TSX 60 component

Industry:              Banking, Financial services

Founded:             30 March 1832; 188 years ago Halifax, Nova Scotia

Headquarters:    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Subsidiaries:        Tangerine Bank

Website:              www.scotiabank.com