Bank of Nova Scotia

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Bank of Nova Scotia
Other forms of name
Banque de Nouvelle-Ecosse
Associated country
Canada
Field of activity
Banks and banking
Associated Language
eng
MARC
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 140736355
Wikidata: Q451476
Library of congress: n 82017483
HAI10: 000403312
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, Scotiabank, viewed February 27, 2023(The bank was incorporated by the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia on March 30, 1832, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with William Lawson serving as the first president. The bank also grew with the merger and acquisition of other banks, including the Bank of New Brunswick in 1913, and the Toronto-based Metropolitan Bank in 1914. The acquisition of Metropolitan Bank made the Bank of Nova Scotia the fourth largest financial institution in Canada at that time. In 1919, the bank amalgamated with the Bank of Ottawa.. In 1975, the Bank of Nova Scotia adopted Scotiabank as its worldwide brand name)
  • Its The Bank of Nova Scotia, 1832-1932 ... 1932.
  • NLC 4/9/81(AACR2: Bank of Nova Scotia)
  • Global economic outlook, 1992:t.p. (Scotiabank) first printed page (Bank of Nova Scotia)
  • NLC 5-10-01(Bank of Nova Scotia; name changed to Scotiabank)