Brazil's Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday that it had given permission for the issuing of dollar-denominated bonds on the international market.
Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's top award for literature, for her short story collection "How To Pronounce Knife," the prize's sponsor announced on Monday. Laurentian Bank of Canada on Tuesday named Rania Llewellyn chief executive officer and president, making her the first woman to head a major Canadian bank.
Canadian banks are returning to a focus on managing expenses, with some resuming job cuts put on hold in response to the coronavirus pandemic and others holding off on some investments not deemed immediately necessary. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. Quote and financial data from Refinitiv. Fund performance data provided by Lipper. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Latest Trade Change Volume , Today's Range Pricing Previous Close.
Today's High. Today's Low. Shares Out MIL. Market Cap MIL. Latest Developments More. Industry Regional Banks. Executive Leadership Aaron W. To grow its business more quickly, the bank merged with the oldest chartered bank in Canada, the Bank of New Brunswick, in This was followed by a merger with the Toronto-based Metropolitan Bank in , and the Bank of Ottawa in The bank opened its first branch in London, England, immediately after the end of the First World War.
The onset of the Great Depression forced the postponement of plans to build a new, larger office in Toronto to accommodate its growing size, though it did complete the building of a new office in Halifax in Business, however, remained slow through the depression and subsequent war period, resulting in a reduction in total branches. However, management was concerned that the bulk of these assets were invested in federal government bonds and not commercial or individual lending.
By , commercial lending finally became larger than investment in government securities. The bank was particularly successful in growing its consumer credit operations in the s and s.
Called Scotia Plan, the deposit account became popular across Canada and greatly helped the bank grow its consumer banking business. As a result, the Bank of Nova Scotia increased its total market share in the industry from 8. In , the Bank of Nova Scotia introduced a new innovation when it created the first investment for individual depositors that could be held for six years. These investments were sold both by the bank, and through independent dealers who were paid a commission.
This would be the first time a bank in Canada had borrowed funds from individual investors for a term longer than one year. The Bank of Nova Scotia also began developing an expertise in the gold market in the s. It began its foray into this new business in through a partnership with Samuel Montagu and Company of London, England. The bank would soon become known for its skill in trading in the gold and silver markets, a profitable niche business.
In , its foreign currency business had become almost two-thirds as large in dollar value as its Canadian business, growing at an annual rate of 20 per cent between and see Exchange Rates. In addition, foreign assets of the bank were almost 50 per cent of its total assets. In , the bank introduced its new logo — a stylized S with a globe in the centre — and Scotiabank became the operating name of the bank around the world. The Bank Act was amended in to allow banks to own controlling positions in stock brokerage companies see Stock and Bond Markets.
Scotiabank responded by creating a new subsidiary, Scotia Securities, to act as its stock brokerage firm. In , ScotiaMcLeod was incorporated into the capital markets business of the bank. The group was renamed Scotia Capital in , when it was further merged with the corporate banking business.
The bank followed this by acquiring the National Trust Company of Toronto in Unable to gain further control, Scotiabank decided to sell its investment in CI Financial into public hands with a bought deal in whereby a group of stockbrokers agree to buy all the shares and immediately sell them to their investors.
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