The Bank of Nova Scotia

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.scotiabank.ca

Nope. The Bank of Nova Scotia (aka Scotiabank) isn't based in Nova Scotia. Although founded in that province in 1832, it moved to Toronto in 1900. One of Canada's Big Five banks (along with Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, and CIBC), Scotiabank provides retail, corporate, and investment banking services worldwide. In addition to about 1,000 domestic branches, Scotiabank has more than 1,400 offices in about 45 other countries, mainly in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Services include deposit accounts, loans, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mutual funds, and trust services.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending October, 2007:
Sales: $27,690.2M
One year growth: 38.0%
Net income: $4,208.0M
Income growth: 32.6%

Officers:
Chairman: Arthur R. A. Scace
President, CEO, and Director: Richard E. (Rick) Waugh
EVP and CFO: Luc A. Vanneste

Competitors:
CIBC
RBC Financial Group
TD Bank