Scotiabank's Wendy Hannam to Address CIBC's 9th Annual Eastern Institutional
Investor Conference

TORONTO, Sept. 13 /CNW/ - Wendy Hannam, Executive Vice-President, Sales and Service, Products and Marketing, International Banking, Scotiabank, will present at the CIBC 9th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Le Westin, in Montreal. The presentation - from 8:35 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. - includes a question-and-answer session and will be webcast at www.scotiabank.com.

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With close to 70,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve approximately 14.6 million customers in some 50 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a diverse range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With more than $523 billion in assets (as at July 31, 2010), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

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