Scotiabank Case Study

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INTRODUCTION

The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly referred as “Scotiabank,” is one of the largest banks of Canada. It was founded in 1832 in Halifax by local merchants and citizens. They wanted a public bank, owned by shareholders and authorized by the government and that could provide currency for trade and transactions. The bank operates in three business lines: personal banking, commercial banking, and wealth management.” Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange as “BNS”. It serves 23 million customers with a team of more than 88,000 employees and assets of $896 billion (as at October 31, 2016) (scotiabank, n.d.) According to (Bonham, 2010) “Scotiabank has established itself as Canada’s most international bank through extensive …show more content…

Despite the quick growth in the Interest rate household will have slow impact. “The Bank of Nova Scotia’s homeowners who have locked in a fixed-rate mortgage will not ascertain the change until the fixed term ends and it's time to renew, but in terms of those who use their homes as a source of cash by borrowing against their home equity could quickly owe more now that interest rates have risen, as those loans are frequently variable rate.” (The Bank of Canada, 2017)

Downside risks
A recent study by Moody’s (Moody's, 2017) stated that “Debt held by consumers and private businesses in Canada has ballooned to 185 per cent of GDP at the end of 2016, up from 179.3 per cent in 2015.” It can be taken as a lot of additional debt in a short period of time and Continued growth in debt and elevated housing prices leaves consumers, and Canadian banks, more vulnerable to downside risks facing the Canadian economy than in the past.
The Bank of Nova Scotia will not be aloof of this situation. The share price was the highest at 23rd Feb 2017 i.e. CAD$ 81.89 but now it is gradually decreasing. The downside risk is going to have a negative impact over all the Canadian economy. Scotiabank plans to counter this risk by stabilizing inflation expectations and strong investment intentions (Scotia Bank, …show more content…

While the bank's strategic actions were intended to enhance current profitability - in 2016, Scotiabank reported domestic net interest margin lower than the six largest Canadian banks' average. (scotiabank, n.d.).However, the future is changing. The increased in the interest rate has created an opportunity to overcome the margin pressure for all the Canadian banks.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bonham, M. S. (2010, 03 05). The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bank-of-nova-scotia/
Castaldo, J. (2017, July). MACLEANS. Retrieved from Macleans.ca: http://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/what-higher-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate-debt-and-the-economy/
Moody's. (2017). Retrieved from www.moodys.com: www.moodys.com
Rate Hub. (2017). Retrieved from Ratehub.ca: https://www.ratehub.ca/best-mortgage-rates/5-year/fixed
Ratner, J. (2017, July 11). The Financial Post. Retrieved from http://business.financialpost.com/investing/canadian-banks-stand-to-gain-from-interest-rate-hike-but-some-more-than-others scotiabank. (n.d.). Scotia Bank. Retrieved from scotiabank.com: http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,464,00.html
The Bank of Canada. (2017). Retrieved from CBC.ca:

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