2010

• Scotia Capital Expands Global Fixed Income Rates Team into Europe
  
  Scotia Capital has announced an expanded Global Fixed Income Rates platform, leveraging its solid Canadian operations to build new capabilities in London. This move is supported by the acquisition of Primary Dealer status in Germany and France earlier this year, and in the UK starting November 8, 2010. For more information, please click here to read the press release.
  
  
• ScotiaMocatta named Best Bullion Bank for 2nd year in a row, 2010
  
  Scotiabank today announced ScotiaMocatta has been acknowledged as “Best Bullion Bank” for the second year in a row by the Bombay Bullion Association (BBA), a major hub for gold and silver trading in India. The Best Bullion Bank award recognizes ScotiaMocatta’s ability to maintain a high standard of client service, a consistent supply of physical metals, a broad variety of competitive products and services, and incomparable expertise in bullion trading. For more information, please click here to read the press release.
  
  
• Scotiabank Expands Presence in Thriving Brazilian Marketplace
  
  Scotiabank has reached an agreement with Commerzbank AG to acquire Dresdner Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo (DBB). DBB is headquarted in Sao Paulo, Brazil and operates as a wholesale bank. This new business will report through Scotiabank's wholesale banking division, Scotia Capital - broadening its existing footprint in Latin America. For more information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital’s Financials Summit Conference to be Broadcast on Web
  
  Scotia Capital is hosting its 11th annual Financials Summit Conference on Wednesday, September 15 and Thursday, September 16. Participants will have the opportunity to hear Canada’s leading Financial Services companies review corporate strategies, in addition to discussing current topics and trends in financial markets. For more information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Red Back in Friendly Merger with Kinross
  
  Kinross Gold Corporation and Red Back Mining Inc. have announced a board-approved friendly merger. With Scotia Capital acting as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Red Back, Kinross will acquire all outstanding common shares of Red Back in a transaction that values Red Back at approximately US$8 billion on a fully-diluted basis. For more information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotiabank Announces the Launch of its Wholesale Banking Operation in Colombia
  
  Scotiabank has completed its acquisition of The Royal Bank of Scotland's wholesale banking operations in Colombia. This represents our first acquisition in Colombia, making Scotiabank Colombia S.A. the only Canadian-owned wholesale institution with a presence in the country. Scotiabank Colombia S.A. will provide access to Corporate Banking and Capital Markets products and services through Scotia Capital, and Cash Management and Trade Finance products and services through other divisions of the Scotiabank Group. For more information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital Hires Co-Head for Global Prime Brokerage
  
  Scotia Capital has announced the hiring of John Stracquadanio to serve alongside Patrick Blessing as Co-Head of Global Prime Brokerage. Sharing responsibility for the global prime brokerage strategy, Mr. Stracquadanio will be leading global product development while Mr. Blessing will be leading global client development. For further information, please see the press release.
  
  
• ScotiaMocatta Expands Precious Metals Team to Include Base Metals
  
  ScotiaMocatta has recently expanded their precious metals team to include new base metals capabilities allowing them to manage transactions in copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. For further information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotiabank Launches Two New Products during Canada Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's Visit to India
  
  ScotiaMocatta has launched two new precious metals products during Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's tour of its Mumbai office. For further information, please see the press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital named Best Investment Bank in Canada and Best Infrastructure Bank Globally
  
  Scotia Capital has been named the Best Investment Bank in Canada in 2010 by Global Finance magazine.  This prestigious award, won by Scotia Capital four times in the last six years, is a recognition of our industry leadership, market insight and dedication to clients’ success. Global Finance has also named Scotia Capital the Best in Infrastructure Globally, for the second consecutive year.  This award signifies the growing global expansion of Scotia Capital’s Global Infrastructure teams, as well as their ability to structure and execute winning deals for clients. For further information, please see press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital wins a major Infrastructure deal in Ontario
  
  Host Kilmer Service Centres (HKSC) has signed a contract with the Province of Ontario to be the new service provider of Ontario’s 23 highway service centres along the Highway 400 and Highway 401 corridors. Scotia Capital acted as Financial Advisor to HKSC, and also acted as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent for the construction period financing. This deal is a major win for the Scotia Capital Global Infrastructure team. For more information, please see Globe and Mail.
  
  
• Scotiabank acquires Royal Bank of Scotland's wholesale banking operation in Colombia
  
  As part of its ongoing growth strategy, Scotiabank has announced that it has completed an agreement to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland's wholesale banking operations in Colombia. With this acquisition, the Scotiabank Group will become the only Canadian-owned wholesale institution with a presence in Colombia. For more information, please read press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital hosted its Annual Charity Trading Day on February 25, 2010
  
  On Thursday February 25, 2010, Scotia Capital hosted the annual Charity Trading Day, when all agency commissions generated from institutional equity trading are donated to charitable organizations helping kids and young people across Canada. Since Charity Trading Day began, Scotia Capital has donated over $6.5 million to various children's charities. Visit www.gbm.scotiabank.com/charitytradingday to learn more.
  
  
• ScotiaMocatta Honored by Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Council
  
  For the third year in a row, ScotiaMocatta has been honored by the Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) for outstanding performance and contribution to export trade. This acknowledgement recognizes ScotiaMocatta’s track record for a consistently high level of customer service for jewelry manufacturers in the export sector. To learn more, please read the press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital: Leader in Corporate Debt Financing
  
  For the second year in a row, Scotia Capital has ranked #1 in Bloomberg's League Tables for Canadian Corporate Underwriting (Bonus). In 2009, we led 60 transactions and helped raise over $47 billion in debt financing for some of Canada's leading corporations in different debt products and across all major industry sectors. To learn more, please view our recent advertisement or press release.
  
  
• Scotia Capital Adds 11 U.S. Energy Exploration and Production Firms to Equity Research Coverage
  
  Scotia Capital has announced the expansion of its North American equity research platform to include 11 U.S. energy exploration and production companies. Our equity research teams in Canada and Mexico now provide coverage of over 90 U.S. listed and inter-listed companies. For more information, please read press release.
  
  
• Scotiabank Group Named No. 1 FX Provider in Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Peru
  
  For the sixth consecutive year, Global Finance magazine ranked the Scotia Capital Foreign Exchange team first among Canadian banks while also acknowledging Scotiabank Costa Rica, Scotiabank Jamaica and Scotiabank Peru as the top FX providers in their respective countries. This annual award praises the Scotiabank Group’s efforts in different areas, including transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. To learn more, please read the press release and view our recent advertisement.