TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Rick Waugh, Scotiabank President and Chief Executive Officer, will address the 13^th Annual Global Banking and Markets Financials Summit Conference in Toronto on September 5, 2012. The conference - webcast at www.gbm.scotiabank.com - provides participants with the opportunity to hear Canada's leading financial services companies review their corporate strategies and discuss current topics and trends in the financial markets.

Mr. Waugh's 30-minute presentation will start at approximately 9:00 a.m. EDT and includes a question-and-answer session. Listeners may access the conference live via an audio link at www.gbm.scotiabank.com. The conference will be archived on the Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets website for three months.

Since 1998, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets' Industry Conferences have been ranked No. 1 in Canada by independent surveys. Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets provides corporate and investment banking and capital markets products and services to corporate, institutional and government clients across the globe. The Bank has over 30 Global Banking and Markets offices around the world and more than 300 relationship managers, organized around industry specialties. For more information, please visit www.gbm.scotiabank.com.

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With more than 81,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates serve some 19 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. With assets of $670 billion (as at July 31, 2012), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

SOURCE: Scotiabank