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The Bank of Nova Scotia: Yearly Checkup
FinancialStorm • Mon, Mar 18 • 21 Comments
Looking Past U.S. Banks For Better Returns: Why I Like Canada's Scotia Bank
Caiman Valores • Mon, Nov 19, 2012 • 14 Comments
This 4% Yielder From North Of The Border Continues To Impress
Bret Jensen • Tue, Aug 28, 2012 • 6 Comments
Bank Of Nova Scotia Earnings Preview
Vytautas Drumelis • Fri, May 25, 2012 • 5 Comments
Scotiabank: Outlook For 2012
Jeff Williams • Thu, Mar 22, 2012 • 2 Comments
Scotia Bank Reporting Earnings Tuesday: What Can We Expect?
Felix Pinhasov • Mon, Mar 5, 2012 • 2 Comments
Bank Of Nova Scotia Plays Equity Catch-Up
Streetwise Blog • Tue, Dec 6, 2011
Solid Canadian Bank Yielding North Of 4%
Bret Jensen • Sun, Nov 27, 2011 • 19 Comments
Profit From The Bank Of Nova Scotia With Options And Dividends
Robert Weinstein • Sun, Sep 11, 2011 • 15 Comments
Scotia's Making A Move In China
Streetwise Blog • Fri, Sep 9, 2011 • 1 Comment
Why Did Bank of Nova Scotia's Costs Rise So Quickly?
Streetwise Blog • Tue, Mar 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
ScotiaBank: The Most International of Canadian Banks Looks Attractive
The Dividend Guy • Thu, Feb 3, 2011 • 13 Comments
ScotiaBank Dividend Stock Analysis
The Dividend Guy • Wed, Feb 2, 2011 • 4 Comments
Scotiabank's Q4 Results Top Estimates
Proactive Investor • Sun, Dec 5, 2010
Scotiabank Looks to Expand Its Wealth Management Business With DundeeWealth Deal
Proactive Investor • Tue, Nov 23, 2010
Scotiabank: Expect Commodities to Rise in 2010
Market Blog • Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Scotiabank: Expanding Operations in Thailand?
Streetwise Blog • Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Scotiabank Makes Efforts to Reduce Head Count
Streetwise Blog • Wed, Dec 9, 2009
Cheap Borrowing Migrates to Canada
Streetwise Blog • Mon, Nov 16, 2009 • 3 Comments
Scotiabank Gets Higher Earnings from Mexican Operations
FP Trading Desk • Wed, Aug 5, 2009

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Canadian Banks Cannot Escape The Effects Of A Housing Market Bubble And A Slowing Economy
Junius • Wed, Jun 19
My Transition To Dividend Growth Investing: A Look Back To Last Summer When It All Began
FinancialStorm • Thu, May 30 • 56 Comments
7 Banking Stocks To Buy For Current Yield And Future Dividend Growth
Dividends Paid • Wed, May 22 • 22 Comments
What To Buy And Sell In Your High-Yield Portfolio
Monty Spivak • Tue, May 14 • 33 Comments
Peru's Credicorp Continues To Perform Strongly And Offers Some Upside For Investors
Caiman Valores • Mon, May 6 • 6 Comments
Limited Supply Of Solidly Above Average Dividend Stocks
Richard Shaw • Tue, Apr 16 • 17 Comments
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Fredrik Arnold • Thu, Apr 11 • 8 Comments
3 Reasons Dividend Growth Investing Will Be Successful For Years To Come
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When Seeking Banks For Income, Look Abroad
Matthew Frankel • Wed, Mar 27 • 21 Comments
Dividend Growth For Americans
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5 Canadian Value Stocks Paying Dividends
TopYields • Tue, Mar 19 • 3 Comments
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Robert Lewis • Fri, Mar 15 • 5 Comments
Canadian Dividends In ETF Form
Cranky • Thu, Mar 14 • 12 Comments
Hecla Mining - Shareholders Overreact As Company Makes A Bid For Aurizon
The Value Investor • Thu, Mar 7 • 7 Comments
In Search Of Canadian Dividends
Cranky • Wed, Mar 6 • 44 Comments
Canadian Income Investing Opportunities
TopYields • Tue, Jan 29 • 27 Comments
2012 Core Dividend Growth Portfolio Results: Rethinking Strategy For 2013
Bob Johnson • Tue, Jan 29 • 90 Comments
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The Bank of Nova Scotia Presents at Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2013, Jun-12-2013 11:30 AM
Wed, Jun 12
The Bank Of Nova Scotia Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 28
The Bank of Nova Scotia's CEO Hosts 181st Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Transcript)
Tue, Apr 9 • 2 Comments
The Bank Of Nova Scotia Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 5
The Bank of Nova Scotia's CEO Discusses F4Q 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Dec 7, 2012
The Bank of Nova Scotia's CEO Discusses F3Q12 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 28, 2012
The Bank of Nova Scotia F3Q08 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 26, 2008
Scotiabank F1Q08 (Qtr End 1/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Bank of Nova Scotia F3Q07 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Sep 17, 2007

Futures Hold Gains After Case-Shiller Report

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Stocks to Watch: Big earnings on Friday: Bank of Nova Scotia, KMG

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Bill Mann's Canada: China-Canada bank merger may hint at Nexen deal

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Financial Stocks: U.S. bank shares retreat on Jackson Hole jitters

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Canadian Markets: Canadian banks weigh on Toronto exchange

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Europe Markets: Weak data send European stocks lower

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Joy Global, Morgan Stanley Among Stocks Up on High Volume Wednesday

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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

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Emerging Markets Report: Peru, Colombia banks thrive as economies boom

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Canadian Markets: Canada stocks rise on China stimulus

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Canadian Markets: Canada equities score first weekly gain in a month

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks slide to third weekly loss

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Canadian Markets: Canada stocks rise on energy, mining

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks fall on Europe uncertainty

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks fall as China concerns linger

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Economic Report: Canada’s housing market flirts with bubble

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks rise on Greece debt deal hopes

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks up on U.S. job data, commodities

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Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks dive on growth fear, China demand

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Canadian Markets: Non-gold miner stocks boost Canadian market

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Company Description

The Bank was granted a charter under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia in 1832 and commenced operations in Halifax, Nova Scotia in that year. Since 1871, the Bank has been a chartered bank under the Bank Act (Canada) (the “Bank Act”). he Bank is one of North America’s premier financial... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: Money Center Banks

Country: Canada

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Tuesday, June 18, 1:32 PM Scotiabank (BNS) and TD Bank are each downgraded to Hold from Buy at Barclays which says earnings growth at the banks will be challenged and instead prefers insurers and asset managers (which ones are as yet unavailable). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, May 31, 9:09 AM Scotiabank (BNS) CEO Rick Waugh announces his retirement, effective November 1. He will remain on the board, assuming the role of Deputy Chairman until January 31, 2014. Brian Porter has been appointed to replace Waugh. Porter has been with the bank for 32 years and was appointed President in November in preparation for the succesion. (PR) Comment! [Breaking News, Financials]
Tuesday, May 28, 8:44 AM More on Scotiabank (BNS) Q1 earnings: Net income of $1.23/share up 10% Y/Y. ROE of 16.4% falls within targeted range of 15-18%. Net interest income up 12% Y/Y. Non-interest revenue up 10%. Operating expenses up 10.8%. Provision for credit losses of $343M, up 30%. CC at 2 ET. (presentation) (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Tuesday, May 28, 8:05 AM Scotiabank (BNS) declares $0.60/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 4.03%. For shareholders of record July 2. Payable July 29.Ex-div date June 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, May 28, 7:43 AM Scotiabank (BNS): Q1 EPS of C$1.23 misses by C$0.03. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Tuesday, May 28, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: BNS, CSIQ, SDRL, TIF Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, May 27, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday's open: BNS, CSIQ, SDRL,TIF Comment! [Earnings]
Saturday, April 27, 8:55 AM Staking the fate of his hedge fund on a large short of Canadian banks (BMO, BNS, RY, CM) and the loonie (FXC), Vijai Mohan's arguments of a property price bubble fueled - in part - by an emerging markets growth bubble aren't unfamiliar ones. A third leg: That the country's banks are the world's best capitalized is a falsity, owing to a required "risk-weight" of just 9.9% on mortgages (the U.S. is 35% minimum, Australia 15-20%, Europe 20%). Should regulators impose a higher rate (it's under discussion), the nation's lenders would be forced to raise capital and/or reduce dividends. 15 Comments [Financials, Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 23, 3:49 PM Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Colombia's Sura group have each paid $516M for a 50-50 purchase of Peru pension fund BBVA Horizonte, which has about $9B AUM, a 23% share of all deposits in the country's private pension system. Free-market reforms in the 1990s meant all but the end of Peru's public-sector pension system. Comment! [Financials, Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 17, 9:04 AM Likely overcapitalized Canadian banks should consider committing to an annual dividend payout ratio of 60-70% each year, argues CIBC's Robert Sedran. He envisions a regular quarterly dividend with a Q4 special payout based on the actual full-year results. "An innovative way to satisfy investors' demand for yield while simultaneously satisfying regulators' demand for prudence." Banks targeted: BMO, BNS, CM, RY, TD. 2 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, April 3, 12:03 PM Canadian lenders are set for a dramatic expansion in P/E multiples, says Scotiabank's Kevin Choquette, believing the slowdown in the country's real estate market is more than discounted in bank stock prices. His favorite pick is Imperial Bank (CM) as it's restructured to lessen its reliance on mortgage banking. 5 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, March 13, 5:25 PM Moving on from Libor, the CFTC is reportedly having an informal look at whether the London fix for gold and silver is open to manipulation. Gold prices are set twice daily by five banks via teleconference (silver by 3), with the fixings then used worldwide as benchmarks for any number of transactions. The banks involved: BCS, DB, HBC, BNS, SCGLY.PK. 3 Comments [Commodities, Financials]
Tuesday, March 5, 7:41 AM Scotiabank (BNS) declares C$0.60/share quarterly dividend, 5.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.57. Forward yield 4.05%. For shareholders of record Apr. 02. Payable Apr. 26. Ex-div date Mar. 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, March 5, 7:32 AM Scotiabank (BNS): FQ1 EPS of $1.27 beats by $0.02. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Tuesday, March 5, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: BNS, MCGC Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, March 4, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: BNS, MCGC Comment! [Earnings]

bjamesh
$BNS $BMO $TD $RY $CM - Big5 Cdn banks report Q2 earnings next wk: May 28 - May 30 resp; incr. in provisions?
May 21, 5:40 PM
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ltfinger
New Upgrades (4/30/13): $AAPL, $ACIW, $ADSK, $AMG, $BEN, $BNS, $CGNX, $DB, $DORM, $EXH, $FDS, $HOS, $HTWR, $IRF, $IWN, $JKHY, $KMX
May 1, 10:17 AM
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Returning Downgrades (3/28/13): $BNS, $CPT, $DGX, $GIFI, $SQQQ, $SSG
Apr 1, 9:18 AM
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Dr. Kris
Foreign banks are rockin'! In strong uptrends & hitting new highs: $SMFG, $RY, $LYG, $BCS, $BNPQY, $HBC, $BMO, $BNS.
12/19/12
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jvix: A friend in the industry told me awhile back that he sees money flowing back into Europe
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jvix: and that foreign investors are buying US equities while US investors have been moving into bonds
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Clayton Rulli
I'll be watching BNS into tommorrow
9/6/12
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The Wall Street Transcript
Canada Emerges as a Clearer and More Stable Investment Option; Money Manager Discusses $PFE, $BNS, $GG, $ABX, $BBRY- http://su.pr/2UYcb8
7/31/12
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Alex Rasmussen
BNS almost at 2012 analyst estimates. Think we can see some upgrades on newsflow
3/23/12
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Alex B. Gray
BNS Holding, Inc. $BNSAA.PK Annual Report: Year Ended December 31, 2011. http://bit.ly/GC4wvc
3/20/12
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Dividend Sheet
Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week + http://stks.co/2m4a + $BNS $CL $CNQ $GD $CME $MJN $HST $SPLS $CPT $CPT $DEI $ELS $PNY $HRC
3/11/12
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Paul Zimbardo
4 Stocks With 4%+ Yields Going Ex-Dividend By New Year's Eve http://seekingalpha.com/a/6rvj $BNS, $PCG, $POR, $PSEC, $PWE
12/28/11
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Foreign banks are rockin'! In strong uptrends & hitting new highs: $SMFG, $RY, $LYG, $BCS, $BNPQY, $HBC, $BMO, $BNS.
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