The Bank of Nova Scotia · Toronto, ON Canada ·(NYSE: BNS)(Toronto: BNS)

The last place to look for The Bank of Nova Scotia's headquarters is in Nova Scotia. Although The Bank of Nova Scotia (aka Scotiabank) was 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 50 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. To read the full description, subscribe now.