TORONTO, Jan. 25 /CNW/ - Luc Vanneste, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Scotiabank, will present at the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference in New York City on February 2, 2011. Mr. Vanneste is scheduled to speak at 1:15 p.m. EST.

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 An archived version of the audio webcast will be available on the website.

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With more than 70,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With assets above $526 billion (as at October 31, 2010), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BNS. For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.