OGLCC

What is your primary service or product?

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 $567 billion (as at July 31, 2011), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS).

When was your organization founded and what is its history?

Since welcoming our first customers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1832, Scotiabank has continued to expand its global reach. Today, through our team of more than 70,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates offer a diverse range of products and services, including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking, to some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world.

What makes your organization unique?

Scotiabank is Canada's most international bank and one of North America’s premier financial services organizations.

What is your field of expertise and role at Scotia Asset Management LP? 

The Scotiabank Group Compliance mandate is, on an enterprise-wide basis, to:

• promote ethical conduct and compliance generally throughout the Scotiabank Group; and

• support directors, officers and employees of the Bank and its subsidiaries in managing compliance risk.

Presently I am a senior compliance officer with Scotia Asset Management LP. I conduct head office compliance oversight (surveillance duties) in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures to detect violations and potential violations warranting further investigation.  

What does being a member of the OGLCC mean to you and your organization?

The OGLCC’s goal is to create an environment in which LGBTQ businesses and professionals can thrive through the sharing of knowledge and success.  This compliments the mission statement of Scotia Pride, Scotiabank’s employee resource group, who’s mission is to help foster an inclusive environment, where employees and customers of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) community and their allies feel safe, valued, and respected. It also supports Scotiabank's reputation as an employer and bank of choice, where we practice and celebrate diversity and inclusion.  I am proud to be an active board member on both committees.

Visit Scotia Asset Management LP online.