The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has notable insider buying

The Bank of Nova Scotia (T:BNS)

The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a high amount of executive buying compared to its large-cap peers over the past three months. Una Marie Power, a Director, acquired 3,283 Common Shares on a direct ownership basis at a price of $76.187 through the public market on October 1st, 2018. This represents a $250,121 investment into the company's shares and an account share holdings change of greater than 100%.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is an international bank and a financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. The Bank offers a range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. Its segments include Canadian Banking, which provides a suite of financial advice and banking solutions to retail, small business, commercial and wealth management customers in Canada; International Banking, which provides a range of financial products, solutions and advice to retail and commercial customers in select regions outside of Canada; Global Banking and Markets, which provides corporate banking, investment banking, capital markets and transaction banking solutions, and Other, which represents smaller operating segments, including Group Treasury.