TORONTO, March 29 /CNW/ - Brian Porter, Group Head of Risk and Treasury, Scotiabank, will be presenting at National Bank Financial's 8th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on March 30th, 2010. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. Mr. Porter is scheduled to participate from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT.

Interested parties may listen to Mr. Porter's session live on the Investor Relations page of www.scotiabank.com. An archived version of the audio webcast and presentation will be available on the website.

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With close to 68,000 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 $507 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2010), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.