Scotiabank Setting Framework for Asian Expansion

The Globe and Mail, Tara Perkins, 6 April 2007Bank of Nova Scotia is setting the framework for its eastern expansion and bracing for a rockier trip than its one down south.Canada's third-biggest bank has been in aggressive acquisition mode for a few years now, but most of its muscle was put to use closer to home in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, said Rob Pitfield, executive