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"The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS” or “Scotiabank”) is a chartered bank under the Bank Act (Canada) and is regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

BNS is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.1 trillion (as at October 31, 2020), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). Scotiabank Europe plc (“SBE”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNS that operates together with BNS London Branch. The combined staff of SBE and BNS London Branch (together “Scotiabank Europe”) is approximately 336 employees. Scotiabank Europe market and sell a range of banking products with their target market being large and mid-sized companies, banks, sovereign entities, supranational organisations and asset managers. Revenue is generated through a range of corporate and investment banking and capital markets products.

Scotiabank Europe’s business is organised into the following business lines: Corporate and Investment Banking, Global Business Payments, Group Treasury, Global Equities, Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, and Commodities."