2005

• GMAC and Scotia Capital Announce Long-Term U.S. Retail Automotive Financing Agreement

  General Motors Acceptance Corp. (GMAC) agrees to sell up to US $20 Billion in U.S. Retail Automotive assets to Scotia Capital over five years, under a US $6 billion revolving facility. The agreement expands a long relationship between GMAC and Scotia Capital and reaffirms the depth and investor diversity of the automotive whole loan market. For further information, please view the press release.

• Scotia Capital named Best Foreign Exchange Bank in Canada for second consecutive year

  For the second straight year, Scotia Capital has been named Best Foreign Exchange Bank in Canada by the international financial magazine Global Finance. The annual award recognizes the best Foreign Exchange banks from around the world. For further information, please view the press release. To view our recent advertisement, please click here.

• Scotia Capital announces new Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index

  Scotia Capital announced that it will be launching the Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index early in 2006. The index will follow on Scotia Capital's tradition as a leading provider of market indices used by institutional and private investors in Canada and around the globe. For further information, please view the press release.

• Scotia Capital congratulates CanWest Global Communications Corp. on their successful IPO of CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund

  Scotia Capital is proud to have assisted CanWest Global Communications Corp. in its successful initial public offering of its newspaper and interactive media businesses as CanWest Media Income Fund.  Scotia Capital acted as a lead manger for this IPO and provided complete financing and risk management solutions to the Fund and to CanWest MediaWorks Inc.  To view our recent advertisement, please click here.

• Scotia Capital Provides Quality & Leadership in the Income Trust Market

  As a pioneer in the income trust market, Scotia Capital provides clients with a powerful combination of unparalleled experience and market insight, which allows us to add value for clients in this important market.  To view our recent advertisement, please click here.

• Scotia Capital Extends into Mexico, Launches Unique Wholesale Banking Platform in North America
  

  Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat's wholesale banking operation in Mexico is being aligned with Scotia Capital to create a unique wholesale banking platform spanning North America. For further information, please see press release.

• New Leadership for Scotia Capital Announced
  

  Scotia Capital announces new leadership, effective November 1, 2005. For further information, please see press release.

• Scotia Capital acquires Waterous & Co., and forms global oil and gas M&A Business
  

  The merger of Scotia Capital's oil and gas advisory business and Waterous & Co., creates a powerful global leader in oil and gas M&A. For further information please click here. To view the ad please click here.

• Scotia Capital CEO David Wilson Retires
  

  Scotia Capital CEO David Wilson will retire from Scotiabank effective October 31st, 2005 and take up new position as Chair, Ontario Securities Commission on November 1st, 2005. For further information, please see press release.

• Scotia Capital assists KKR in acquiring Masonite International Corporation
  

  Scotia Capital is pleased to have assisted KKR in its acquisition of Masonite International Corporation. Our long-standing relationships with both companies enabled us to bring them together in a deal that resulted in the largest leveraged buyout in Canadian corporate history. For further information, please click here.

• Scotia Capital Named Best Investment Bank in Canada for second consecutive year
  

  Scotia Capital has been named Best Investment Bank in Canada for the second straight year by the international financial magazine Global Finance. The results of the second annual Investment Bank Awards recognize the best in investment banking from around the world. For further information, please see press release.

• Scotia Capital and Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat Join Forces to Execute Key Mergers and Acquisitions Transaction in Mexico
  

  Scotia Capital and Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat announced they served as financial advisors for one of the largest merger-and-acquisition deals in Mexico during the past year. The transaction features Mexico's fifth-largest retailer, Grupo Comercial Chedraui, acquiring 30 retail stores from France's Carrefour Group, the world's second largest retailer. For further information, please see press release.

• Canadian Federal Budget 2005: A Special Report from Scotia Capital

  Click on the link for Scotia Capital's analysis of the federal budget. Our economics team provides the big picture, and our research analysts give their views on how the budget should affect you and your investments. Regular subscribers will also receive a printed version of the publication. For more information, contact your sales representative. Federal Budget.